📅 2023 Year in Review | 🔍 Annual Summary

2023 UAP Milestones

January

• NASA officially launches the UAP research team
• AARO releases monthly UAP reporting mechanism

February

• US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, sparking UAP identification discussions
• Unidentified object shot down over Canada

April

• AARO Director Kirkpatrick delivers first public speech
• Introduces UAP data collection system

June

• David Grusch story first breaks through media coverage
• The Debrief interview draws global attention

July 26 🔥

• David Grusch Congressional Hearing — Historic moment
• Claims government possesses NHI vehicles and biological remains

August

• NASA independent UAP team releases preliminary report
• Calls for more systematic data collection

September

• NASA appoints UAP research director
• Lead agency formally enters scientific research track

December

• Multiple new whistleblowers emerge
• Congressional UAP legislation gains bipartisan support

2023 was a watershed year for UAP disclosure

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📚 References: Congressional records, NASA announcements, mainstream media