The head of the US Department of Defense’s UFO Research Bureau has acknowledged that many sightings of unidentified objects remain difficult to explain.
On Tuesday, November 19, John Kosloski, the director of the All-Area Anomaly Analysis Office (AARO), testified before the Senate, presenting new findings from the agency’s investigation into UFO sightings.
Founded in July 2022, AARO’s mission is to study unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), a term that encompasses unexplained objects or events observed in the air, in water, in space, and even between these domains.
Kosloski shared insights from investigations conducted between May 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024, as well as unsolved cases from previous reports.
During the hearing, Kosloski emphasized that AARO found no evidence of aliens or alien technology. He stated that the majority of UFO sightings can be attributed to explainable phenomena.
This statement stands in stark contrast to testimony presented to the House of Representatives a week earlier, where a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and a former counterintelligence official alleged that the government had covered up evidence for decades indicating that ” we are not alone in space’.
Kosloski outlined the findings of AARO’s latest report, which analyzed 485 UFO sightings worldwide between May 2023 and June 2024.
Of these, 118 cases have been conclusively declared, while 174 additional cases are on track to be resolved as not related to alien technology. The report attributed most of the identified objects to everyday sources such as birds, balloons and drones.
However, Kosloski admitted that a number of objects remain “very anomalous” and require further investigation. “We don’t yet have enough data to accurately identify these phenomena,” he explained.
Although Kosloski presented several videos during the hearing that purportedly showed UFOs, all were ultimately identified as non-alien in nature.
Despite the lack of evidence for extraterrestrial visitation, Kosloski affirmed AARO’s commitment to continued research. The Pentagon’s special office will persevere in its efforts to understand the phenomena behind sightings that defy explanation, he said.
The challenge of investigating highly anomalous phenomena underlines the complexity of UFO research, with much work still needed to separate fact from fiction in this strange field.
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