AARO FY2024 Annual Report — Caseload Analysis and Gremlin Sensor Deployment
DefenseScoop coverage of aaro’s FY2024 consolidated annual report on UAP, presented by Director jon-kosloski in November 2024.
Caseload Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total reports received (cumulative) | 1,600+ |
| New submissions (May 2023–June 2024) | 757 |
| Resolved to conventional explanations | ”Hundreds” |
| Insufficient data for analysis | 900+ |
Conventional explanations included balloons, birds, drones, satellites, and aircraft. A notable breakthrough involved identifying multiple sightings as SpaceX Starlink satellite flares through time, direction, and location correlation.
Flight Safety Incidents
- 2 flight safety concerns reported by military aircrews
- 3 incidents where pilots described being “trailed or shadowed by UAP”
Gremlin Sensor System
AARO’s prototype detection system Gremlin was undergoing a 90-day baseline collection at an undisclosed national security site. The deployment aimed to establish what constitutes “normal” activity near sensitive locations before expanding to other U.S. regions.
Official Assessments
- “Discovered no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology”
- No verified indications that foreign adversaries possess breakthrough UAP capabilities
- Some cases remain genuinely unexplained from a physics and engineering standpoint
Cross-References
- aaro — the investigating office
- jon-kosloski — AARO director who presented the report
- brandi-vincent — reporter covering AARO
- uap-reporting-infrastructure — caseload management and Gremlin deployment
- uap-scientific-study — AARO’s analytical methodology
- non-human-intelligence — AARO’s official position of no evidence