All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
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Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
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AARO is the institutional successor to AATIP and the UAP Task Force, with broader mandate across all domains.
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All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
organization
AARO is the Department of Defense office established in July 2022 to investigate UAP reports across all domains — air, sea, space, and transmedium. Created by the Gillibrand amendment to the FY2022 NDAA, AARO replaced the earlier Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). Its first director, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, departed in December 2023. AARO released a historical review in March 2024 stating it found no evidence of government reverse-engineering programs, a finding disputed by multiple whistleblowers.
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Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
organization
Name widely used for a DIA-managed Pentagon UAP study (officially AAWSAP, 2009-2012), revealed in Dec. 2017; its funding, dates and leadership are disputed.
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Rubio helped mandate the creation of AARO's predecessor UAP Task Force through intelligence authorization acts.
Kirkpatrick served as AARO's first director from 2022 until December 2023.
NDAA amendments required AARO to produce reports and established UAP disclosure framework.
Grusch's claims of government crash retrieval programs were disputed by AARO's historical review, which found no verifiable evidence.
Gillibrand authored the NDAA amendment that established AARO within the Department of Defense.
AATIP funds were used to support research at Skinwalker Ranch through Bigelow Aerospace.
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