Pentagon: AARO Director Presents FY24 UAP Annual Report at First Media Briefing
Dr. Jon Kosloski, who assumed leadership of AARO in August 2024, conducted his first media roundtable alongside the release of the Fiscal Year 2024 consolidated annual report. The office received over 757 new UAP reports during the reporting period, bringing total holdings to more than 1,600 cases. While hundreds were resolved as conventional objects, over 900 remain unexplained due to data limitations.
Background
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) held a formal media roundtable on November 14, 2024, introducing Dr. Jon Kosloski as the new director. Kosloski, previously with the National Security Agency for over twenty years, outlined the office's scientific approach to investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena near national security sites.
During the briefing, AARO released its Fiscal Year 2024 consolidated annual report, revealing that the office has cataloged over 1,600 total reports. Of these, 757 arrived during the current reporting period. The office successfully resolved numerous cases as balloons, birds, drones, or aircraft, yet over 900 reports lack sufficient scientific data for definitive analysis and remain in active archives.
Kosloski emphasized that AARO has discovered no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial technology or beings. He noted persistent geographic clustering of sightings near military assets, though commercial aviation reports have increased. Future priorities include expanding interagency partnerships, reducing reporting stigma, and releasing a second volume of historical UAP records.