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Extraterrestrial & Unexplained · UFO/UAP sightings & disclosure

Competing accounts of whether governments have withheld non-human craft or recovered materials, versus accounts that UAP programs concern mundane aerospace and sensor issues.

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Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena8

  • Official · A presidential directive instructed relevant departments and agencies to identify and release government files related to UAP, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life.
  • Official · AARO investigated claims that secret or hidden U.S. government UAP programs existed and might not have been reported to Congress.
  • Official · AARO issued a historical-record report concluding that examined U.S. government UAP-related work did not substantiate sightings of extraterrestrial technology.
  • Official · AARO’s historical review stated that examined U.S. government UAP-related programs did not substantiate extraterrestrial technology claims.
  • Official · Declassified military UAP videos and imagery have been released publicly by the Department of Defense while officials continue to describe many cases as unresolved sensor or aerospace puzzles.
  • Official · The Department of Defense has publicly released declassified UAP videos, photos, and original source documents.
  • Official · The Department of Defense launched a public AARO website to share resolved UAP cases, reporting trends, and official resources as materials are cleared for release.
  • Documented · U.S. military and intelligence components have operated named UFO/UAP study efforts across multiple decades under changing titles.

Boston University2

  • Documented · A Boston University researcher who served on a NASA UAP study team has publicly expressed skepticism toward prominent UFO cover-up allegations.
  • Documented · Public discussion of The Age of Disclosure includes both cover-up allegations and skepticism from a Boston University researcher who served on a NASA UAP study team.

Project Blue Book2

  • Documented · Predecessor Air Force efforts such as Project Sign and Project Grudge preceded Project Blue Book in official UFO case review.
  • Documented · Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force public UFO investigation program that closed after attributing most cases to conventional explanations.

The Age of Disclosure2

  • Contested · The documentary film The Age of Disclosure alleges a government cover-up of UFOs.
  • Contested · The documentary The Age of Disclosure claims an approximately eighty-year multi-government cover-up of non-human craft and related technology.

Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program1

  • Official · The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was a Pentagon effort that reviewed military reports of unexplained aerospace encounters.

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office1

  • Official · The Department of Defense established the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office in 2022.

NASA1

  • Official · NASA commissioned an independent study team on UAP and published related public materials.

National Security Agency1

  • Documented · The National Security Agency maintains a public FOIA collection of frequently requested UFO and other paranormal-related information.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence1

  • Official · ODNI released a preliminary UAP assessment in June 2021.

U.S. Air Force1

  • Official · The U.S. Air Force issued a 1994 research report concluding that the Roswell debris was consistent with a Project Mogul balloon train rather than a recovered flying disc.

Victor Marchetti1

  • Contested · Former CIA official Victor Marchetti claimed the U.S. government colluded with other national powers to keep extraterrestrial contact information from the public.

Other2

  • Documented · A General Accounting Office audit in the 1990s sought federal records related to the Roswell incident at the request of a New Mexico member of Congress.
  • Contested · Congressional hearing testimony has included claims that unelected government personnel are aware of ongoing non-human interaction with humanity.

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