{"type":"links","slug":"aaro-historical-record-report-volume-1","title":"AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1","url":"https://disclosdex.com/links/aaro-historical-record-report-volume-1","description":"https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf","date":"2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z","connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 is the unclassified first installment of the congressionally directed historical review of U.S. government involvement with UAP, released online by DoD and AARO in March 2024.[^1][^2]\n\nThe report matters because it is the Pentagon's official public baseline for historical UAP claims: AARO says it reviewed government investigatory efforts since 1945, classified and unclassified archives, dozens of interviews, and oversight channels for controlled and special access programs.[^1][^2]\n\nReaders will find a compact chronology of programs and reviews from Project SAUCER, SIGN, GRUDGE, BLUE BOOK, the Condon Report, AAWSAP/AATIP, the UAP Task Force, and AARO, plus sections on interviewee claims, alleged reverse-engineering programs, and named cases such as KONA BLUE.[^1][^3]\n\nAARO's headline assessment was that it found no verifiable evidence that any UAP sighting represented extraterrestrial activity, that the U.S. government or private industry possessed extraterrestrial technology, or that UAP information was illegally withheld from Congress.[^2][^3]\n\nThe main limitation is scope: Volume 1 covers the historical record through October 2023, while DoD said a second volume would address interviews and research completed after November 1, 2023; AARO also continued soliciting eligible firsthand program/activity reports for the congressionally directed review.[^2][^4][^5]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1 PDF, AARO](https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf)\n[^2]: [Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Historical Record Report Volume 1, DoD](https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3700894/statement-by-pentagon-press-secretary-maj-gen-pat-ryder-on-the-historical-recor/)\n[^3]: [Media Engagement With Acting AARO Director Tim Phillips on Historical Record Report Volume 1, DoD](https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3702219/media-engagement-with-acting-aaro-director-tim-phillips-on-the-historical-recor/)\n[^4]: [DoD Report Discounts Sightings of Extraterrestrial Technology, DoD](https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3701297/dod-report-discounts-sightings-of-extraterrestrial-technology/)\n[^5]: [AARO Submit A Report](https://www.aaro.mil/Submit-A-Report/)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/links/aaro-historical-record-report-volume-1","title":"AARO Historical Record Report Volume 1","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/links/aaro-historical-record-report-volume-1","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"url_external":"https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf"}