Head of Pentagon’s UAP office to testify to Senate Armed Services subcommittee (in closed and open sessions)

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-19 12:47:38 | Updated at 2024-11-24 04:32:55 4 days ago

Head of Pentagon’s UAP office to testify to Senate Armed Services subcommittee (in closed and open sessions)
Defense Scoop ^ | Jon Harper

Posted on 11/19/2024 3:40:13 AM PST by RoosterRedux

The new director of the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is scheduled to meet with lawmakers in closed-door and open sessions Tuesday to discuss his organization’s activities investigating “unidentified anomalous phenomena” that have raised national security concerns.

The hearing with the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities comes on the heels of the release of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 consolidated annual report on UAP.

UAP, an acronym that refers to unidentified anomalous phenomena, is a modern term for UFOs and mysterious transmedium objects.

AARO leader Jon Kosloski told DefenseScoop and other reporters last week that his organization has received over 1,600 UAP reports to date, stating that officials have “taken meaningful steps to improve data collection and retention, bolster sensor development, effectively triage UAP reports and reduce the stigma of reporting a UAP event.”

A new AARO-related technology that could be discussed in Tuesday’s hearing is a prototype system called Gremlin that the Defense Department is deploying. The Georgia Tech Research Institute developed the Gremlin sensor architecture, according to the report that was publicly released last week. The technology has “several sensing modalities to detect, track, characterize and identify UAP in areas of interest,” officials wrote.

The document contained a diagram of an architecture that included a Gremlin “network stack” connected to long-range electro-optical/infrared sensors, 2D search radar, 3D radar and an RF spectrum monitor. It also included ADS-B, NAS, GPS, satellite communications, and cellular and copper/fiber links.

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[T]here are “interesting cases that I — with my physics and engineering background and time in the [intelligence community] — I do not understand and I don’t know anybody else who understands,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at defensescoop.com ...

TOPICS: UFO's
KEYWORDS: aaro; uap; ufo

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1 posted on 11/19/2024 3:40:13 AM PST by RoosterRedux

To: Openurmind; Churchjack; eastforker; Levy78; maddog55; Jonty30; GingisK; Mark17; spirited irish; ...

2 posted on 11/19/2024 3:41:27 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )

To: All

The Gremlin System (Source):

“We’re working with some of the government labs, such as the Department of Energy labs, and we have a great partner with Georgia Tech. And what we’re doing is developing a deployable, configurable sensor suite that we can put in Pelican cases. We’re going to be able to pull it to the field to do a long-term [collection]. Since the UAP target — that signature is not clearly defined — we really have to do hyperspectral surveillance to try to capture these incidents,” explained Phillips, who stepped into the AARO lead role when its inaugural director Sean Kirkpatrick departed last year.

The team is currently experimenting with Gremlin at “a very large range in Texas,” where officials have been testing the system against known drone-type targets, and some unknown targets as well, Phillips noted.

“It’s picking up a lot of bats and birds. We’re learning a lot about solar flaring. We’re really starting to understand what’s in orbit around our planet and how we can eliminate those as anomalous objects,” he said.

From there, the plan is to present the system to Defense Department leadership to deploy in response to reports of UAP encounters at militarily significant locations or near U.S. critical infrastructure.

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Another major congressional requirement for the office is the creation of a two-volume report on the U.S. government’s involvement with UAP.

The direction came after multiple whistleblower reports from former U.S. defense officials who shared personal accounts of what they alleged are government-concealed encounters with what they think could be craft and technologies of “non-human origin.”

3 posted on 11/19/2024 3:49:20 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )

To: RoosterRedux

I’m up and got brew going... :)

4 posted on 11/19/2024 4:26:01 AM PST by Openurmind

To: Openurmind

Heheh. I just got my second cup of coffee.

5 posted on 11/19/2024 4:30:08 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )

To: Openurmind

This Gremlin System looks interesting. Here's what I been able to find out about it:

The Gremlin System is a deployable sensor suite developed by AARO (I guess it can be deployed aboard carrier group ships). It will give the military the ability to monitor and understand unidentified objects across various domains, including air, space, and sea.

Key Features of the Gremlin System:

Advanced Sensor Integration: Gremlin incorporates a network of 2D and 3D radars, along with long-range electro-optical and infrared telescopes. These sensors are designed to measure range, direction (azimuth), and elevation of target objects, providing comprehensive data for analysis. BREAKING DEFENSE

Hyperspectral Surveillance: The system is capable of capturing data across multiple spectra, allowing for detailed observation of UAPs and aiding in distinguishing them from known objects or phenomena. DEFENSE SCOOP

Portability and Rapid Deployment: Designed to be housed in portable cases, Gremlin can be quickly deployed to areas of interest, especially near national security sites or critical infrastructure where UAP encounters have been reported. TASK & PURPOSE

6 posted on 11/19/2024 4:45:00 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Emerson (paraphrased): "If you strike at the king, don't fail." The Democrats failed. )

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