US government launches new UFO-tracking office for "anomalous, airborne, and transmedium" craft

The United States government has announced a new office for tracking unidentified flying objects.

Pentagon officials announced the establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which replaces the Airborne Object Identification and Management Group established in May this year.

That organisation was primarily set up to watch over “special-use” airspace, including ongoing military operations, firing rangers, and other areas restricted for national security uses.

“The mission of the AARO will be to synchronize efforts across the Department of Defense, and with other US federal departments and agencies, to detect, identify and attribute objects of interest in, on or near military installations, operating areas, training areas, special use airspace and other areas of interest”, the Department of Defence writes.

“As necessary [it will] mitigate any associated threats to safety of operations and national security. This includes anomalous, unidentified space, airborne, submerged and transmedium objects.”