Pentagon's UFO sighting website launches reporting portal

On Tuesday, the Pentagon's recently launched website dedicated to sharing declassified information regarding unidentified flying objects added a new secure reporting portal for government workers and service members.

In late August, the Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office rolled out a "one-stop shop" website for declassified photographs, videos, and reports of UFOs. The DOD stated that the site would soon include a sighting reporting portal for government employees, service members, and contractors.

DOD spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said, "As we move ahead into the future, there will be a subsequent update to that site that will allow DOD service members or civilians to provide reports via a private and secure means."

On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that the AARO's secure reporting mechanism was now available for use. The department noted that alleged sightings dating back to 1945 may be submitted for investigation.

"These reports will be used to inform AARO's congressionally directed Historical Record Report, due to Congress by June 2024, and its investigations into alleged U.S. government UAP programs," the DOD's statement read.

Reporters are advised to provide a detailed description of the sighting, indicating where the event occurred, when, and any "indications of advanced and/or enigmatic capabilities." For the sighting to be sufficient for UAP analysis, the observer must include details about the phenomenon's behavior, "including whether under apparent intelligent control, apparent response to observation and/or observer presence, and apparent indications of indifference or hostility." Reporters should also provide information regarding "any physiological, psychological, or other effects apparently corresponding to the UAP observation."

The AARO's website instructs civilian pilots to report sightings to air traffic control, stating that the office will receive UAP-related reports from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The DOD previously said it did not have plans to allow private citizens to submit reports through the AARO's portal; however, the website now says the department "will announce when a reporting mechanism is available for others to use."

The AARO has not found any evidence of extraterrestrial technology but notes that "examination of UAP sightings is ongoing."

"We want to hear from you," AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick stated. "The information you submit in the form will be protected. Additionally, any information that you provide in a subsequent interview will be protected according to its classification."

"By law AARO can receive all UAP-related information including any classified national security information involving military intelligence or intelligence-related activities of classification, regardless of any restrictive access controls, special access programs, or compartmented access programs," Kirkpatrick added.

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