Jon Kosloski
Dr. Jon Kosloski is the director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), appointed in 2024. He is a former National Security Agency physics and engineering leader.
Background
- Former NSA researcher with expertise in physics and engineering
- Appointed AARO director in 2024, succeeding Sean Kirkpatrick
Leadership Approach
Kosloski has taken a notably different approach from predecessor Sean Kirkpatrick:
- Acknowledged the existence of “some very anomalous objects” under investigation, a rhetorical shift from Kirkpatrick’s firmer denials (src-aaro-kosloski-testimony-2024)
- Emphasized rebuilding trust with potential witnesses and the UAP community
- Stated AARO has been “reaching out to the broader community, encouraging folks who had talked to AARO personnel in the past, and maybe felt uncomfortable to come back to us”
- While acknowledging anomalous cases, maintains AARO has “discovered no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology”
Key Actions
- Presented AARO’s FY2024 annual report revealing 1,600+ total cases (src-aaro-fy2024-annual-report-2024)
- Testified before Senate Armed Services Subcommittee in November 2024 (src-aaro-kosloski-testimony-2024)
- Oversaw AARO reaching full operational capability on October 1, 2024 (src-aaro-full-operational-capability-2024)
- Participated in classified briefing with House Oversight Committee in December 2024
- Deployed the Gremlin prototype sensor system for UAP detection
- Announced plans for a civilian public reporting mechanism
Sources
- src-aaro-kosloski-testimony-2024
- src-aaro-fy2024-annual-report-2024
- src-aaro-full-operational-capability-2024
- src-aaro-uap-data-collection-whitepaper-2026-03 — Delivered opening remarks at the Aug 2025 aui UAP narrative-data workshop