UFOs Avoiding Detection: AARO’s Hidden Findings
- Cristina Gomez
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The State of the Union came and went without a single mention of UFOs. But while that silence played out publicly, one of the most significant UAP interviews in recent memory was taking place behind the scenes.
Investigative journalist Chris Sharp, writing for Liberation Times and the Daily Mail, spoke with Weaponized discussing that he sat down with Tim Phillips — the former deputy director and former acting director of AARO, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the official U.S. Department of Defense office created in 2022 to investigate UAP. According to Sharp’s account of the interview, AARO processed thousands of UAP reports, narrowing its focus to cases showing what Phillips described as truly extraordinary performance characteristics. After running those cases through a deconfliction process — confirming objects were neither American technology nor known adversary platforms — roughly 40 to 50 cases remained that the office simply could not explain, even after bringing in what Phillips called the best analysts in the world.
Among the most notable revelations, Sharp reported that Phillips indicated AARO had cases involving UAP activity in space. Per Sharp’s account, no official previously associated with AARO had ever stated this publicly. When pressed for specifics, Phillips became visibly uncomfortable and would not elaborate, though he confirmed AARO had established a formal collaboration with Space Force and Space Command to capture that data going forward.
Sharp described Phillips as carefully staying within certain limits throughout the interview, using language that technically avoided any conclusion while describing observations that pointed strongly in one direction. Phillips stated in both the interview that AARO found no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial or non-human intelligence — the same phrasing addressed under oath by military witness Dylan Borland, who noted that the evidentiary standard required to prove extraterrestrial origin is nearly impossible to meet.
Sharp also raised the name of Glenn Gaffney, former director of science and technology for the CIA, whose name had previously been raised under oath in Congress in connection with an alleged blocked transfer of non-human intelligence technology from Lockheed Martin to the office that preceded AARO. According to Sharp’s reporting, Phillips confirmed AARO contacted Gaffney directly. Gaffney denied knowing anything about it. Sharp further noted that Robert Cardillo, who served under Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — with whom Phillips worked closely — may have been the individual who carried out the blocking.
Meanwhile, AARO’s first director Sean Kirkpatrick, who left the office nearly two years ago, continues to make public media appearances. Following President Trump’s announcement of his intention to authorize the release of UAP-related files, Kirkpatrick stated he had seen everything and that it was all explainable — a direct contrast to what his successor has now said on record.
On Capitol Hill, Senator Mike Rounds, a member of both the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Armed Services Committee, recently addressed the UAP topic directly. As referenced in a recent interview, Rounds acknowledged that objects have been filmed by credible U.S. military personnel that cannot be identified or explained, and called for transparency with the American public — even if that transparency amounts to acknowledging what cannot yet be disclosed.
Sources
Jeremy Corbell. (2026, February 24). Chris Sharp exposes AARO before Trump’s big decision [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOWGhTEec5Y
Troli, B. [@BlakeTroli]. (2026, January 23). New: Senator Mike Rounds on UAPs otherwise known as UFOs. [Video attached] [Post]. X. https://x.com/BlakeTroli/status/2014498711460548737
