The Pentagon on Tuesday launched a new portal where current and former service members, government employees and contractors can report UFO sightings.
The secure online form will help the Department of Defense’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office compile accounts of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena for inclusion in its Congressionally mandated Historical Record Report, which must be submitted to Congress in June 2024.
“This phase of the secure reporting mechanism is for current or former U.S. Government employees, service members, or contractors with direct knowledge of alleged UAP-related U.S. Government programs or activities. dating back to 1945 to contact AARO to voluntarily submit a report,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
The portal is “NOT intended to transmit potentially confidential or classified information,” according to the AARO. fake images
The AARO website notes that the platform is “NOT intended to transmit potentially sensitive or classified information” and that active military personnel and contractors should report UAPs through the process established by their branch of service or federal agency.
The website also encourages civilian pilots to report unidentified objects to air traffic control, which forwards UAP-related sightings to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“In the future, reporting eligibility will be expanded to the general public and will include reporting of any UAP-related event,” the AARO website states.
The AARO Historical Record Report on UFOs is due to Congress in June 2024. Getty Images
AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick strongly encouraged current and former government employees and contractors to use the new form to report UAP activity.
“We want to hear from you,” Kirkpatrick said, according to Politico.
“We understand that the public is also interested in reporting UAP sightings to AARO,” Kirkpatrick added. “We are exploring methods on how the public can do so in the upcoming third phase of the safe reporting mechanism.”
AARO leads DOD efforts to document, analyze and resolve reports of unidentified aerial phenomena. The agency must produce an annual report on UAP activity in addition to the historical report due next year.
In its annual report released earlier this month, the AARO revealed that it has investigated nearly 300 UFO sightings over the past year, some of which it fears may actually be craft from foreign countries trying to spy on the United States.
Some of the flying objects exhibited “concerning performance characteristics,” including high-speed travel and “unusual maneuverability,” according to the report.
“I’m concerned from a national security perspective,” Kirkpatrick told CNN. “There are some indicators that can be attributed to foreign activity and we are investigating them very thoroughly.”
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