RECORD 03 / RESEARCH ASSESSMENT
A better question begins with better data.
NASA independent study team
14 September 2023
NASA’s independent team examined how UAP could be studied scientifically. It emphasized calibrated observations, consistent reporting, and sufficient metadata. It found no conclusive evidence in the peer-reviewed literature for an extraterrestrial origin, while describing how improved evidence could make future investigations more informative.
What it establishes
A public framework for improving the quality and analysis of UAP observations.
Where the claim stops
The report does not identify every unexplained observation or establish extraterrestrial visitation.
A study of scientific methods and data needs, not a catalog proving or resolving every reported event.
RECORD 04 / AGENCY ASSESSMENT
What the historical review found.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
8 March 2024
AARO’s first historical volume reviewed U.S. government investigations and claims about hidden extraterrestrial technology. It reported no verifiable evidence that the reviewed investigations confirmed an extraterrestrial origin, or that government or private organizations had reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology.
What it establishes
The office’s published conclusions from the records and claims it examined.
Where the claim stops
An agency assessment has a defined scope. It is not proof that life elsewhere is impossible, and secrecy itself is not positive evidence of an extraordinary claim.
Volume I is a dated government review; its conclusions should be read with its stated scope and evidence.
RECORD 05 / REPORTS & UNRESOLVED CASES
Unresolved is a data status.
Department of Defense / ODNI
14 November 2024
The FY2024 report collected hundreds of UAP reports. Some cases were resolved as ordinary objects; others remained under analysis or lacked sufficient information. AARO reported no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology in its work described by this edition.
What it establishes
Reports exist, some have conventional explanations, and some cannot yet be adequately characterized.
Where the claim stops
Missing data does not establish extraordinary flight, a new physical mechanism, or extraterrestrial origin.
Covers 1 May 2023–1 June 2024 and previously unreported events. This is a dated edition, not the latest-report claim.
RECORD 06 / PUBLISHED CASE ANALYSIS
A genuine recording. A testable interpretation.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
6 February 2025
AARO analyzed the January 2015 Navy video commonly called GoFast. Its assessment did not definitively identify the object, but found that the apparent rapid motion did not demonstrate anomalous speed. Viewing geometry and parallax are essential to interpreting the recording.
What it establishes
A recorded observation with a published analysis of its apparent motion.
Where the claim stops
Authenticating a video does not authenticate every claim made about the object in it.
A specific case assessment. The object’s unresolved identity and the motion analysis are separate questions.
