Official UAP Data
AARO's refreshed dashboard shows what its closed cases became
The official trends page is now populated through August 15, with balloons and satellites leading displayed resolutions and ‘orb’ and ‘light’ leading reported morphology.
Briefed August 26, 2026 · Aliens in the Clouds
Confirmed Aggregate Update
AARO's public reporting-trends dashboard now covers reports from January 1, 1996, through August 15, 2026. The displayed closed-case outcomes total 941: 468 balloons, 345 satellites, 61 unmanned aircraft systems, 23 birds, 15 aircraft, 14 jetpacks, eight missiles or rockets, three natural atmospheric events, two sensor artifacts, and one each for laser and ordnance. Balloons and satellites together account for roughly 86 percent of those displayed resolutions.
The morphology chart separately summarizes how objects were reported, not what they ultimately were. Among the 594 reports in that chart, ‘orb/round/sphere’ appears 229 times and ‘lights’ 183 times; AARO notes that not every report contains morphology data. The altitude chart likewise describes reported observations. These aggregates provide useful base rates, but without case-level records, methods, and uncertainty they cannot independently reproduce each resolution or establish the identity of any unresolved case.
Why it matters
Updated base rates help investigators compare a dramatic report with the office's actual resolution history while preventing a shape label from being mistaken for a physical origin.
What the source establishes
Confirmed official update: the dashboard is populated through August 15. Limited: the public aggregates do not expose the complete evidence, confidence level, or analytical chain for every underlying case.
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