AARO Releases Its FY2025 Annual Report on UAP

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Primary sources

U.S. Department of War, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. “Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.” July 20, 2026.
AARO report (PDF) Archived copy

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Key facts

The report is required by 50 U.S.C. 3373(k) and covers UAP reports from June 2, 2024, to May 30, 2025, plus earlier events not covered in a previous report. The document does not state its own publication date; the official PDF was last modified on July 20, 2026.
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AARO received 319 UAP reports in the period: 284 for events during the period and 35 for events between 2010 and 2024. It assessed 274 as air-domain, 44 as space-domain, and one as maritime.
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AARO resolved 114 of the 319 new reports and 256 cases from earlier periods, for 370 resolutions in total. It attributes all resolved cases to prosaic objects, including one commercial rocket launch and one manned jet pack.
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A new three-dimensional modeling capability let analysts resolve 238 reported UAP as satellite flaring. All 44 space-domain reports were assessed as satellite flaring.
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The single maritime case, reported by U.S. Navy assets off the coast of Virginia, described about 100 airborne UAP and two likely uncrewed surface systems. AARO says it is actively investigating.
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AARO received no reports of UAP-related health effects or flight-safety concerns in the period. Two reports described electronic or avionic interference near an aircraft; AARO has not yet determined whether UAP caused it.
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The report states that no evidence suggests any U.S. government or private entity has captured or exploited UAP-derived materials, and that AARO is developing a process for handling such materials should any come into government possession.
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Through AARO's secure reporting mechanism, 262 individuals made contact in the period. AARO judged 255 out of scope and requested follow-on interviews with 7.
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Excerpts from the sources

“AARO assesses that all resolved cases are attributable to prosaic objects such as balloons, satellites, birds, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).”
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office; Section I, Executive Summary, paragraph 3 [1]. Verified against the source October 13, 2026.

“The report described approximately 100 airborne UAP and two, likely uncrewed, surface systems. AARO is actively investigating this event in coordination with the reporting unit.”
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office; Section III.A, Overall Trend Analysis [1]. Verified against the source October 13, 2026.

“To date, no evidence suggests that a USG or private entity has ever captured or exploited UAP-derived materials.”
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office; Section IV.G, Capture or Exploitation of UAP [1]. Verified against the source October 13, 2026.