Seen UFOs as a government worker? The Pentagon wants to hear from you

The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is now accepting reports from current or former U.S. government employees, service members, and contractors who have direct knowledge of UFO programs or activity. The director of AARO, Sean Kirkpatrick, stated that all information shared will be treated as confidential and will only be used for contacting individuals. He also confirmed that there are no restrictions on the classification level or origin of the information reported, and the office is open to investigating information dating back to 1945.

While the AARO is interested in data that may have been recorded in the past, it advises military personnel who encounter anomalous phenomena to report it through their command or service. Civilian pilots are advised to report their sightings to the Federal Aviation Administration. The AARO recently released its annual report, which showed that it had analyzed over 800 UFO reports, none of which were found to be a threat.

Only a small percentage of the sightings demonstrated interesting characteristics, such as high speeds or unknown shapes. The majority of sightings were found to have explainable sources. However, a large number of sightings lacked sufficient data to draw a conclusion. Kirkpatrick noted that the office expects a large influx of reports once the reporting mechanism is open to the general public, but currently anticipates the reports from former and current personnel to be manageable.