Government2022

AARO leaders hold their first Pentagon media roundtable

When: 16 Dec 2022
Where: The Pentagon
Sources: 1 public source

Sean Kirkpatrick, AARO's first director, who led its first Pentagon media roundtable in December 2022 NASA/Joel Kowsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Under Secretary Ronald Moultrie and AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick described the new office's mission to reporters and said it had received several hundred new reports. Both said they had seen nothing indicating alien visitation or a crash.

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OfficialUSD(I&S) Ronald Moultrie and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick Media Roundtable on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (transcript) (opens in a new tab)U.S. Department of War (formerly Defense) / 2022-12-16

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