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Cold Open: This is the Department of Defense All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office's Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, released in November 2024. The report covers UAP reports from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024, and all UAP reports from previous time periods not included in earlier reports. The report is provided in response to a requirement established in 50 U.S. Code § 3373(k). The canonical PDF is available at https://archive.org/download/curiositiescat-odni-v1/f00f1be79d928812ODNIDODAAROConsolidatedAnnualReportUAPNov2024djvu.txt. Provenance: The document was released by the Department of Defense All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office and is available through The Black Vault's online archive. The entry is accessible at https://archive.org/download/curiositiescat-odni-v1/f00f1be79d928812ODNIDODAAROConsolidatedAnnualReportUAPNov2024djvu.txt. The Document: UNCLASSIFIED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Information Cut Off: June 1, 2024 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED This report is provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) in response to a requirement established in 50 U.S. Code [U.S.C.] 3373(k). This report covers unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024 and all UAP reports from any previous time periods that were not included in an earlier report. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received 757 UAP reports during this period; 485 of these reports featured UAP incidents that occurred during the reporting period. The remaining 272 reports featured UAP incidents that occurred between 2021 and 2022 but were not reported to AARO until this reporting period and consequently were not included in previous annual UAP reports. AARO resolved 118 cases during the reporting period, all of which resolved to prosaic objects such as various types of balloons, birds, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). As of May 31, 2024, AARO has an additional 174 cases queued for closure, pending a final review and Director’s approval. As of the publishing date of this report, all 174 cases have been finalized as resolved to prosaic objects including balloons, birds, UAS, satellites, and aircraft. Many other cases remain unresolved and AARO continues collection and analysis on that body of cases. It is important to underscore that, to date, AARO has discovered no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology. None of the reports AARO received during the reporting period indicated that observers suffered any adverse health effects. U.S. military aircrews provided two reports that identified flight safety concerns, and three reports described pilots being trailed or shadowed by UAP. To date, AARO has no indication or confirmation that these activities are attributable to foreign adversaries. AARO continues to coordinate with the Intelligence…

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Cold Open: This is the Department of Defense All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office's Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, released in November 2024. The report covers UAP reports from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024, and all UAP reports from previous time periods not included in earlier reports.

Date: JUL 16 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Curiosities Cat | Odni Annual UAP Reports about?: Cold Open: This is the Department of Defense All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office's Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, released in November 2024. The report covers UAP reports from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024, and all UAP reports from previous time periods not included in earlier reports.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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