Pentagon launches UFO reporting site aimed at those with ‘firsthand knowledge’ of UAPs

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new website to report government activity related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs. The website, announced initially in August, will house photos, videos, and potential cases related to UAPs. Additionally, it provides a platform for individuals with firsthand knowledge of a U.S. Government program or activity related to UAP to submit their information.

The DoD is committed to transparency with the American people on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s (AARO) work on UAPs. The website aims to serve as a “one-stop” shop for publicly available information related to UAPs. The head of AARO, Sean Kirkpatrick, encourages current or former U.S. government employees, military personnel, or contractors with firsthand knowledge of a U.S. government UAP program or activity to come forward using this new secure reporting mechanism.

The website is not intended for sensitive or classified information. It is designed as an initial point of contact with the AARO. Operational reporting, such as a pilot reporting a UAP sighting in his airspace, goes through operational channels. Other advocates for UAP witnesses have also started their own reporting forms, such as Ryan Graves, the executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA), who launched a project to support commercial aircrew and military UAP witnesses who want to share their accounts of encounters with UAPs.

Graves highlighted that there is currently no organized process for UAP witnesses and whistleblowers to apply to testify before Congress. He pointed out the lack of services available for individuals, such as veterans who have had experiences that they’ve witnessed and do not understand the process.