The Pentagon released newly declassified information on Friday relating to unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
The U.S. Department of Defense All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released a report on Friday detailing declassified information about UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) dating back to 1945.
One portion of the report said that the Pentagon previously considered a program that sought to reverse-engineer any extraterrestrial space crafts that were found on Earth. The report showed that the program was never fulfilled.
«In 2021, without sufficient justification, the scope of an IC [Intelligence Community] Controlled Access Program was expanded to protect UAP reverse-engineering. This program never recovered or reverse-engineered any UAP or extraterrestrial spacecraft. This IC program was disestablished due to its lack of merit,» the report said.
The context:
Over the past several months, interest among Americans and elected officials over UFOs and UAPs has increased.
In July 2023, Air Force veteran David Grusch testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee and spoke about his knowledge of UFOs and UAPs saying that «the U.S. Government is operating with secrecy—above Congressional oversight—with regards to UAPs.»
«My testimony is based on information I have been given by individuals with a longstanding track record of legitimacy and service to this country—many of whom also shared compelling evidence in the form of photography, official documentation, and classified oral testimony,» Grusch said in his testimony.
What we know:
The AARO report said that the agency discovered a program called Kona Blue in 2012, which was brought to the Department of Homeland Security to possibly «reverse-engineer any recovered off-world spacecraft that they hoped to acquire.»
«It is critical to note that no extraterrestrial craft or bodies were ever collected—this material was only assumed to exist by KONA BLUE advocates and its anticipated contract performers,» the report added.
Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense via email for comment.
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Update 3/8/24, 11:40 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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