Pentagon releases new UFO report (Baltimore Sun)

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📝 Description

The latest official UAP assessment by the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was released in November 2024. It analyzes 757 new unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports collected between May 2023 and June 2024, plus a large number of previously unreported incidents. The document concludes that there is no evidence of extraterrestrial life or technology and that most sightings can be explained by common phenomena such as balloons, drones, aircraft, satellites, or data quality issues. A subset of cases remains unexplained and warrants further study, reflecting an ongoing effort to catalog and evaluate reports across U.S. and international airspace. The report emphasizes that popular culture and media attention have amplified public expectations, but the current data do not support alien origins.

🔍 Circumstances

AARO published an unclassified 63-page report detailing historical and current UAP investigations, covering incidents worldwide (May 2023–June 2024 for new cases; additional pre-2023 cases). The release followed congressional interest and separate public briefings, and it aggregates reports from military, commercial, and civilian observers. The findings were reported by multiple outlets in mid-November 2024.

👤 Physical Description

No consistent physical description across cases; objects were reported as lights, spheres, or unconventional craft, but most identifications were attributed to conventional sources or atmospheric phenomena; no verified evidence of alien technology was observed in the reviewed dataset.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Key figures include reports from commercial pilots, military personnel, and ground observers. About 272 incidents had not been previously reported before this period; the majority of cases were explained as misidentifications of balloons, drones, aircraft, satellites, or data artifacts. A subset remains unexplained and is marked for further analysis. The report explicitly states there is no evidence that U.S. government programs have recovered extraterrestrial tech or that aliens are involved in the observed phenomena.

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