Pentagon appoints new UFO office director | Space

(NewsNation) — The Pentagon office in charge of investigating reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, has appointed a new director following a leadership shake-up late last year.

Dr. Jon T. Kosloski will be the next leader of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which investigates sightings of UAPs, more commonly referred to as UFOs. Kosloski has a background that includes quantum optics and crypto-mathematics.

“Jon possesses the unique set of scientific and technical skills, policy knowledge, and proven leadership experience required to enhance AARO’s efforts to research and explain unidentified anomalous phenomena to the Department, Congress, and the American people,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement announcing the appointment.

AARO’s previous director, Sean Kirkpatrick, departed not long after whistleblower David Grusch alleged the Pentagon was operating a secret crash-retrieval program. Grusch’s allegations sparked a congressional hearing and renewed interest in UFOs.

The Pentagon and Kirkpatrick denied Grusch’s claims and have said there is no evidence that UAPs are extraterrestrial in nature. A report from AARO found no reason to believe UAPs originate from other beings and while it did acknowledge the existence of Kona Blue, a program designed to…

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