AARO and the Declassification Process (AARO Information Paper)
- Date
- 2025-09
- Location
- United States
- Agency
- AARO
- Release
- AARO (aaro.mil)
- Type
- document
Summary
This AARO information paper explains why UAP-related imagery is often classified, saying it protects the platform, location, or methods used to capture it rather than the subject. It says AARO cannot declassify information itself and must ask the originating office for a determination. It also states that "AARO has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology to date."
Note
Explanatory process paper; it uses the Al Taqaddum "jellyfish" video as an illustration.