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This is a stenographic transcript of an April 19, 2023 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, chaired by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on the mission and budget of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. AARO released it in full in 2025. Director Sean Kirkpatrick testified that AARO has found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial activity and that most reports resolve into mundane objects. He also presented trend data and two declassified MQ-9 videos, one of which was resolved as a commuter aircraft.
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35 Scheduling@TP.One 800.FOR.DEPO www.TP.One (800.367.3376) 1 secretary. Are you taking direction directly from the 2 deputy secretary? Are you able to meet and brief the deputy 3 secretary? Is the office of USDINS working with you to have 4 the right framework? 5 Mr. Kirkpatrick: So USDINS and the -- I currently 6 report to USDINS until they come up with the plan for how 7 they are going to implement legislation. 8 DOD and DNI are working through that now. I would have 9 to refer you back to USDINS on what their plan is. 10 Senator Gillibrand: Do I need to update your reporting 11 structure in the next defense bill or is this something that 12 you think will work its way out or does it need further 13 clarity? 14 Mr. Kirkpatrick: I think they are planning on coming 15 back to you with an answer on what that plan is and I think 16 at that time that will inform what you want to do. 17 Senator Gillibrand: Okay. Thank you. 18 As you know, Dr. Kirkpatrick, Congress has mandated 19 that your office establish a discoverable and accessible 20 electronic method for potential witnesses of UAP incidents 21 and potential participants in government UAP-related 22 activities to contact your office and tell their stories. 23 Congress also set up a process whereby people are 24 subject to nondisclosure agreements preventing them from 25 disclosing what they may have witnessed or participated in Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 2/6/2025 022
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