Mystery in the skies: Pentagon tracks 757 unidentified objects

The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released a report on Thursday, detailing hundreds of UFO reports received over the past year.

The report covers unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) sightings from May 2023 to early June 2024.

“The office received 757 UAP reports during this period; 485 of these reports featured UAP incidents that occurred during the reporting period,” it said.

The 272 other reports involve incidents that occurred in 2021 and 2022 but were only recently reported to the AARO. These cases were not included in previous reports.

The AARO resolved 118 cases during this reporting period, identifying the objects as ordinary items like balloons, birds and drones.

“Reports of unidentified anomalous phenomenon, particularly near national security sites, must be treated seriously and investigated with scientific rigor by the US government,” said Jon Kosloski, the office’s director.

The report noted that many cases remain unresolved, with continued analysis underway.

“It is important to underscore that, to date, AARO has discovered no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology,” said the report.

Since its inception, the office has reviewed over 1,650 cases.

The report came a day after a hearing at a U.S. House subcommittee where some former government officials said UFOs are real and Americans must know the truth.

During the hearing, former Defense Department official Luis Elizondo claimed that a select group within the government is concealing “the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.”