The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office convened a closed workshop to help guide official UFO", covering any airborne object that cannot be immediately identified.">UAP research priorities, DefenseScoop reported March 16.
AARO has not disclosed when the gathering took place, who participated, or what subjects were addressed. The office, established under the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act partly to increase transparency around government UAP investigations, has issued no public statement confirming the event.
The workshop suggests AARO leadership is soliciting external input as it refines investigative methods. Whether participants included cleared defense contractors, academic researchers, intelligence personnel, or some combination remains unclear.
Members of Congress who drafted AARO's authorizing legislation have previously criticized the office for perceived opacity. A closed workshop conducted without public acknowledgment may attract renewed scrutiny from oversight committees that have pressed AARO on its reporting obligations.
UFOPress has contacted AARO for comment.