Former AARO Chief Blames the Government for UFO Conspiracy Theories

Former AARO Chief, Blames the Government for, UFO Conspiracy Theories.

The Byte reports that the former head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) says that government secrecy is responsible for conspiracy theories.

If there is a void in the information space, it will be filled with the imagination of the public right and the conspiracies and these accusations, Sean Kirkpatrick, former head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), via Politico.

In an op-ed written for 'Scientific American,' Kirkpatrick also accused whistleblowers of derailing the work of AARO.

Our efforts were ultimately overwhelmed by sensational but unsupported claims that ignored contradictory evidence yet captured the attention of policy makers and the public, Sean Kirkpatrick, former head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), via 'Scientific American'.

Kirkpatrick went on to suggest that the Pentagon should more clearly explain what AARO does and why it is so important.

According to the former AARO chief, the agency's main goal is to determine the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects, as opposed to hunting for aliens.

According to the former AARO chief, the agency's main goal is to determine the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects, as opposed to hunting for aliens.

While speaking to CNN, Kirkpatrick said that more often than not, the unidentified craft people are seeing are secretive military vehicles.

Kirkpatrick stressed that transparency and messaging is key for the public to stop jumping to conclusions.

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There was a very strong concern to engage in the public discourse as often as I thought we needed to, Sean Kirkpatrick, former head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), via Politico.

The fact that [the Pentagon's leadership] can’t figure out how to get at that message without concern for spillage into other areas has always been a frustrating point, Sean Kirkpatrick, former head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), via Politico