Current official Pentagon UAP investigation office; successor to UAPTF and AOIMSG. Stood up under the FY2022 NDAA.
Notable findings
- 2024 ORNL synopsis on layered Mg-Bi specimen: terrestrial origin, no exotic isotopic signatures
- Revealed Kona Blue code name
Role in PURSUE
Assesses the PURSUE video material for sensor provenance and likely origin, stating where footage probably came from and when it was uploaded. For Release 02 it issues the chain-of-custody caveat: many files lack a substantiated provenance, and uploader-assigned titles are AARO assessments of origin only, not findings about the objects.
Connections
UAPTF · AATIP · ORNL · Mg-Bi · Kona Blue · Luis Elizondo · PURSUE · Department of War