The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office conducted a private August 2025 workshop with 40 government, academic and civilian researchers to develop standardized metadata templates and AI-assisted methods for collecting and analyzing narrative data on unidentified anomalous phenomena across military and civilian sources.
The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has grown its investigation portfolio to over 2,000 unidentified anomalous phenomena cases dating back to 1945, with approximately 1,000 reports lacking sufficient data for analysis, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the office's expanded scope and announces plans for increased transparency.
While the Pentagon's AARO now manages a caseload exceeding 2,000 UAP reports and governments globally have formalized investigation programs, American research universities remain largely absent from UAP scholarship, with fewer than 1% of faculty at major institutions conducting related research despite widespread interest in the topic.