DOD: Nearly 800 UAP Reports Received in Past Year

Increasing number of accounts have been connected to Starlink satellite constellations in low earth orbit, DOD said.

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 05:22 PM ET

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An unmanned aerial system [UAS] is observed during Naval exercises off the U.S. East Coast in early 2022. The object in this image was first classified as an unidentified anomalous phenomena [UAP] before being reclassified as a UAS based on additional information and data from other UAP sightings. [Courtesy: DOD]

Key Takeaways:

The Department of Defense's AARO received nearly 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the past year, primarily occurring in the air domain.
AARO explicitly states it has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology in any of the UAP reports to date.
Most resolved UAP cases have prosaic explanations, such as balloons, birds, and unmanned aerial systems, with an increasing number of reports connected to Starlink satellite constellations.

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The Department of Defense (DOD) received nearly 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) this past year, its All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) said Thursday in a new report.

The fiscal 2024 annual report is the latest in U.S. government accounting of UAP—the government’s term for UFOs. Since 2021, the DOD has expanded efforts to detect and identify UAP that could pose flight risks near military training ranges and installations.