Government2023

Tim Phillips becomes acting director of AARO

Name: Tim Phillips becomes acting director of AARO
Start: 2023-12-01
Location: The Pentagon

When: 1 Dec 2023
Where: The Pentagon
Sources: 1 public source

The emblem of AARO, led by Tim Phillips as acting director from December 2023 U.S. Department of Defense, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When Sean Kirkpatrick left AARO, new deputy director Tim Phillips, on assignment from ODNI, became acting director. The Pentagon said his priorities were interviewing people with firsthand UAP knowledge and fusing intelligence and sensor data on open cases.

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PressPentagon's UAP investigation chief to depart Dec. 1 (opens in a new tab)DefenseScoop / 2023-11-30

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