The document titled HAVE CARGO Captive Flight Tests, Phase III, Volume IV is a formerly classified report produced by the U.S. Air Force’s Foreign Technology Division in August 1974. It details a series of tests conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of infrared countermeasures and missile guidance systems against Soviet ATOLL (AA-2) and U.S. Sidewinder (AIM-9B) missiles. The report is divided into four parts: ALA-17 Flare Tests: Examines the effectiveness of deploying one to three flares as decoys. The tests demonstrated successful missile decoying under most conditions, with a few exceptions. C-130 Susceptibility: Analyzes the vulnerability of C-130 aircraft to ground-launched…
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STAFF: For those who haven’t met me, I am Sue Gough from the Defense Press Operations in the OSD — Office of the Secretary —Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. We are here today to hear what Doctor Jon Kosloski, the new director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, has to say about AARO’s activities and the release today of the unclassified version of their annual report on unidentified anomalous phenomena, as required by — by statute. I’m going to — in a moment, I’ll turn it over to Dr. Kosloski to provide opening remarks, then we…
The Department of Defense (DoD), alongside the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), delivered its 2024 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to Congress this week, fulfilling requirements outlined in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, with amendments from the FY 2023 NDAA. The report, produced by the DoD’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), presents a comprehensive update on UAP sightings and analyses, covering incidents reported from May 2023 through June 2024. According to the report, AARO received a total of 757 UAP reports during this period. Out of these, 485 incidents occurred…
The U.S. Navy has formally denied access to 78 “documents” containing photos marked as “unidentified aerial [anomalous] phenomena” (UAP). The denial, issued yesterday in response to a FOIA request filed by The Black Vault in 2022 and given case number DON-NAVY-2022-012661, highlights the Navy’s continued use of national defense and intelligence exemptions to keep UAP data classified. The response arrived less than an hour before a highly anticipated UAP hearing on Capitol Hill, where members of Congress heard testimony about the government’s lack of transparency on the issue. The hearing, titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth,” was led yesterday by…
The Black Vault has launched a dedicated page to document all materials related to the upcoming congressional hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). Scheduled for November 13, 2024, the joint hearing, titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth,” will be led by Chairwomen Nancy Mace and Glenn Grothman from the Subcommittees on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Government Innovation, and National Security, respectively. This session marks the second UAP-focused hearing by Congress, aiming to bring greater transparency to government research on UAPs and address the Department of Defense’s (DoD) reluctance to declassify information. The hearing will include testimony from witnesses Navy Rear…