Comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of scope, findings, or claims drawn from official records in this archive. Each comparison cites its sources; this archive is independent and is not an official or government source.

• Why U.S. Government UAP Investigation Ended (1969) and Restarted (2022): Project Blue Book vs. AARO

  The U.S. Government closed its longest-running operational UFO program, Project Blue Book, in 1969 following the 1968 Condon Report and a National Academy of Sciences assessment. More than fifty years later, in 2022, Congress directed the Department of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to establish the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to resume systematic UAP analysis. This comparison draws from the National Archives' Project Blue Book research guide and AARO's founding mission statement.

• Project Blue Book (1955) vs. AARO Historical Record Report (2024): How U.S. Government UAP Investigation Has Been Documented

  Two U.S. Government-produced studies, separated by nearly seven decades, each assessed the available evidence on unidentified aerial phenomena and stated their findings. This comparison draws each side directly from the respective document's archived record and published summary.

• Go Fast: Apparent Speed vs. AARO's Assessment

  The AARO case resolution report for the 'Go Fast' video addresses both how the footage appeared and what AARO's analysis concluded. This comparison draws both sides from the same AARO report.

• Mt. Etna Object: Apparent Behavior vs. AARO's Assessment

  The AARO case resolution report for the “Mt. Etna Object” addresses both how the object appeared in the infrared footage and what AARO's analysis concluded. This comparison draws both sides from the same AARO report, dated 28 April 2025.

• NASA UAP Study vs. AARO Historical Record Report — Scope and Findings

  Two major 2023–2024 UAP reports, one from NASA and one from AARO, addressed different scopes and reached their own stated conclusions. This comparison draws each side from the respective agency's published record.

• UAP Reporting: ODNI's 2021 Preliminary Assessment vs. the 2024 Consolidated Annual Report

  Two congressionally submitted UAP reports — separated by three years and by the transition from the UAP Task Force to AARO — each characterized the state of unexplained aerial phenomena reporting. This comparison draws each side directly from the respective document's archived record and published summary.

• Project SIGN (1948–1949) vs. Project Blue Book (1952–1969)

  Two successive U.S. Air Force investigations of unidentified aerial objects, separated by a three-year gap, each reached public conclusions about their findings. This comparison draws each program's scope, era, and stated conclusion from the historical record held in the National Archives.