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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE 
Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on 
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena 
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All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
Chief of Staff, AARO 
Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report is provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) in response to a requirement 
established in 50 U.S. Code [U.S.C.] 3373(k). 
This report covers unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports from  
May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024 and all UAP reports from any previous time periods that were not 
included in an earlier report.  The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received 757 
UAP reports during this period; 485 of these reports featured UAP incidents that occurred during 
the reporting period.  The remaining 272 reports feat…

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All reported UAP-related events that occurred during the one-year period;
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All reported UAP-related events that occurred during a period other than that one-
year period but were not included in an earlier report;
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An analysis of data and intelligence received through each reported UAP-related
event;
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An analysis of data relating to UAP collected through:
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Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
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Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
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Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
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Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT)
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The number of reported incidents of UAP over restricted …

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A summary of the reports received using the mechanism for authorized reporting
established under 50 U.S.C. § 3373b.”
 AARO drafted this report in coordination with: 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
ODNI’s National Intelligence Manager for 
and Security 
Military Integration (NIM-MIL) 
ODNI’s National Intelligence Council 
U.S. Army 
U.S. Navy (USN) 
U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 
U.S. Air Force (USAF) 
U.S. Space Force (USSF) 
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) 
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) 
DoD Joint Staff (JS) 
Department of Energy (DoE) 
Feder…

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(USSPACECOM) astrographic area of responsibility.  Of the 757 reports 392 were from the 
FAA, which consisted of all of the FAA’s UAP reports since 2021.   
Figure 1:  AARO Report Totals and Analytic Adjudications from May 1, 2023 – June 1, 2024 
AARO resolved 49 cases during the reporting period, all of which resolved to prosaic 
objects such as various types of balloons, birds, and UAS (see Figure 2).  An additional 243 
cases were recommended for closure as of June 1, 2024, pending peer review.  These cases also 
resolved to prosaic objects including balloons,…

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Figure 2:  AARO’s Closed Cases by Identified Object Type from May 1, 2023 – June 1, 2024 
B. Diversification and Sources of Reporting
AARO received the FAA’s civil and commercial aviation UAP reporting logs during this 
reporting period.  These logs contained information on all UAP incidents reported to the FAA 
since June 2021.  AARO consistently receives UAP reports from the FAA on a weekly basis, 
which is a significant increase from the previous reporting period and reflects the success of 
AARO’s efforts to strengthen relationships with its reporting partner…

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DoD and FAA reports are used to establish the baseline data for many case files.  For
instance, AARO relies on its IC partners to apply GEOINT tradecraft and analytic
methodologies to full-motion video collected by U.S. military aircrews to identify
UAP reported through operational channels.  Additionally, as individual cases
require, AARO searches IC databases for GEOINT, SIGINT, HUMINT, and
MASINT reports to facilitate its analysis and resolution of cases reported through the
sources identified above.
IV. OVERVIEW OF ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
A. Reported Morpholo…