Nov 05, 2023
Written By [Christopher Sharp](https://www.liberationtimes.com/?author=610434e320e3e945538177b1)
Written by [Christopher Sharp](https://twitter.com/ChrisUKSharp) \- 5 November 2023
The U.S. Government’s Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Office was established with the aim of ensuring transparency for the public.
However, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) now grapples with an increasing number of accusations related to concealment.
If its purpose was solely to enhance public perception, it appears to have fallen short.
The AARO’s second annual report, unveiled in October 2023, was initially [leaked to DefenseScoop](https://defensescoop.com/2023/10/18/dods-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office-is-now-investigating-more-than-800-uap-cases/), and additional insights, along with [exclusive comments from its director, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/us-ufo-reports-pentagon/index.html), were shared with CNN.
Of note, DefenseScoop was given the exclusive scoop on Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks assuming direct oversight of the AARO in August 2023.
This week, many defense reporters, including a correspondent from DefenseScoop, were extended an invitation to pose questions to Dr. Kirkpatrick. This invitation followed the introduction of the new “secure” reporting feature on its website, [implemented through Google Forms](https://www.aaro.mil/?_sc_token=v2%253AYXcm7yYFyLR9CayR3clvFmVhxqNYQCZwp5GPwiBO_vP5ZWEzS__sGZjZhPvc_KriIq_BMFrqdz6lquHGn0BQTsRiV7gVv1dMvDyNTk5c49EnWhchGjuxlh2PEbf9HxpEmncdOOe719SxtM-H6gW2EgYVkAuLTbrL2MrvcOgIQ16g_UvoMLF7qTIPOcx7XL4G3VkghgTo3Nz9eQAnfhm-m5LN904KVbRUQ_3xtmyh8mtNhSoXsI7RTA2wTGr2kx2VuL7TZkivo8yndcg5GPfuTuHltLiqBMQneK7NP9n6HtaJf0cdNtQUPTMHxgGnclttAMgPL0ECxx2UlT96rQl50w%253D%253D).
Liberation Times inquired with the Department of Defense (DoD) about why DefenseScoop received the AARO’s recent report ahead of other publications. Spokesperson Sue Gough provided the following response:
“I have nothing for you on that.”
This all seems to indicate a new media strategy being implemented by the DoD following Hicks’ newly mandated oversight role, as stipulated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
The DoD has now become more assertive with its media strategy, although remains relatively tight-lipped in commenting on the challenges encountered by the U.S. military in their interactions with mysterious objects wielding apparent air superiority.
Commenting to the Daily Mail before the release of the AARO’s delayed first report, [one anonymous intelligence source stated](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11373603/New-classified-report-congress-says-HALF-UFO-sightings-properly-explained.html):
‘They’re patting themselves on the back that they’ve resolved over half of them.
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‘But we don’t give a crap about the ones they’ve resolved. Yeah, there’s balloons up there, and balloons are sometimes mistaken for UAP.
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‘But there are s\*\*\*loads of classified videos that are pretty profound and pretty clear.
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‘They don’t want to talk about this stuff, because they really, really don’t know what the hell they are. That’s the truth.’
The strategy, which centres on emphasizing cases that could be resolved, [is evident in the AARO’s most recent report](https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/18/2003323080/-1/-1/1/FISCAL-YEAR-2023-CONSOLIDATED-ANNUAL-REPORT-ON-UNIDENTIFIED-ANOMALOUS-PHENOMENA.PDF). A ‘case closure report’ featured in its appendices references a sighting over the western USA, reported by military personnel, which was evaluated by the AARO as a ‘commercial aircraft travelling on well-established air corridors.’
And the UAP Office has also committed to disclosing another successfully resolved case in the upcoming months. Liberation Times has learned that the AARO will soon share information regarding a transmedium UAP incident. Sue Gough informed Liberation Times that a:
“Previously reported transmedium object has been resolved and the case details are being prepared for public release in the near future.”
The nature of the case remains unclear, and Liberation Times has requested additional information. The most prominent transmedium incidents on record involve UAP that seemingly enter bodies of water.
One such event occurred in 2019 when the USS Omaha documented such an occurrence, and another instance took place in 2013 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – an event filmed by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft.
The AARO’s latest report does offer some glimpse into the challenges the U.S. military faces though:
‘There are some cases where reported UAP have potentially exhibited one or more concerning performance characteristics such as high-speed travel or unusual manoeuvrability.’
Something the AARO is less enthusiastic about talking about is apparent active jamming from UAP.
There have been many reports relating to UAP active jamming military aircraft – a hostile act if such craft are from adversarial nations.
– In 1976, an Iranian military pilot reported losing all instruments and communications when approaching a UAP
– In 2004, U.S. military aircraft approached a tic tac UAP over the Pacific Ocean, the object appeared to be jamming the aircraft’s APG-73 radar.
Earlier this year, a United States Air Force (USAF) pilot stationed at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base, reported that his sensor systems suddenly malfunctioned as his aircraft approached a UAP over the Gulf of Mexico, sparked concern.
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Representative Matt Gaetz, who met with the pilot stated:
“When he approached, he said that his radar went down. He said that his FLIR (infrared camera) system malfunctioned and that he had to manually take this image from one of the lenses.”
In February 2023, USAF pilots engaged a UAP. [According to one source](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/11/politics/unidentified-object-alaska-military-latest/index.html), the pilots claimed that the object “interfered with their sensors”.
However, such concerns are not included in the AARO report.
Commenting to Liberation Times, Sue Gough, explained:
“So far we have not found any verifiable evidence that any UAP have actively interfered with our sensors.”
Regarding the Gulf of Mexico Incident, Gough added:
“The USAF and pilot also reported that this particular test aircraft had fuses blow on those sensor systems three times in the past year.”
Notwithstanding this claim, the recurring pattern of behaviour strongly hints at active jamming by UAP.
Reflecting on jamming activities carried out by the Chinese military over the South China Sea in 2018, a pilot operating an EA-18G Growler, which is the US Navy’s electronic attack variant of the F-18 carrier-based fighter jet, [offered the following comment](https://www.businessinsider.com/china-jamming-us-navy-jets-off-aircraft-carriers-pacific-2018-4?r=US&IR=T):
“The mere fact that some of your equipment is not working is already an indication that someone is trying to jam you.”
The aircraft involved in the Gulf of Mexico incident was a part of the USAF.
There have been persistent accusations that the USAF has been hesitant to collaborate in UAP investigations.
While the event o
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