Posted on 11/19/2024 3:40:13 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The new director of the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is scheduled to meet with lawmakers in closed-door and open sessions Tuesday to discuss his organization’s activities investigating “unidentified anomalous phenomena” that have raised national security concerns.
The hearing with the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities comes on the heels of the release of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 consolidated annual report on UAP.
UAP, an acronym that refers to unidentified anomalous phenomena, is a modern term for UFOs and mysterious transmedium objects.
AARO leader Jon Kosloski told DefenseScoop and other reporters last week that his organization has received over 1,600 UAP reports to date, stating that officials have “taken meaningful steps to improve data collection and retention, bolster sensor development, effectively triage UAP reports and reduce the stigma of reporting a UAP event.”
A new AARO-related technology that could be discussed in Tuesday’s hearing is a prototype system called Gremlin that the Defense Department is deploying. The Georgia Tech Research Institute developed the Gremlin sensor architecture, according to the report that was publicly released last week. The technology has “several sensing modalities to detect, track, characterize and identify UAP in areas of interest,” officials wrote.
The document contained a diagram of an architecture that included a Gremlin “network stack” connected to long-range electro-optical/infrared sensors, 2D search radar, 3D radar and an RF spectrum monitor. It also included ADS-B, NAS, GPS, satellite communications, and cellular and copper/fiber links.
...
[T]here are “interesting cases that I — with my physics and engineering background and time in the [intelligence community] — I do not understand and I don’t know anybody else who understands,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at defensescoop.com ...
UFO Ping
“We’re working with some of the government labs, such as the Department of Energy labs, and we have a great partner with Georgia Tech. And what we’re doing is developing a deployable, configurable sensor suite that we can put in Pelican cases. We’re going to be able to pull it to the field to do a long-term [collection]. Since the UAP target — that signature is not clearly defined — we really have to do hyperspectral surveillance to try to capture these incidents,” explained Phillips, who stepped into the AARO lead role when its inaugural director Sean Kirkpatrick departed last year.
The team is currently experimenting with Gremlin at “a very large range in Texas,” where officials have been testing the system against known drone-type targets, and some unknown targets as well, Phillips noted.
“It’s picking up a lot of bats and birds. We’re learning a lot about solar flaring. We’re really starting to understand what’s in orbit around our planet and how we can eliminate those as anomalous objects,” he said.
From there, the plan is to present the system to Defense Department leadership to deploy in response to reports of UAP encounters at militarily significant locations or near U.S. critical infrastructure.
...
Another major congressional requirement for the office is the creation of a two-volume report on the U.S. government’s involvement with UAP.
The direction came after multiple whistleblower reports from former U.S. defense officials who shared personal accounts of what they alleged are government-concealed encounters with what they think could be craft and technologies of “non-human origin.”
I’m up and got brew going... :)
Heheh. I just got my second cup of coffee.
The Gremlin System is a deployable sensor suite developed by AARO (I guess it can be deployed aboard carrier group ships). It will give the military the ability to monitor and understand unidentified objects across various domains, including air, space, and sea.
Key Features of the Gremlin System:
Advanced Sensor Integration: Gremlin incorporates a network of 2D and 3D radars, along with long-range electro-optical and infrared telescopes. These sensors are designed to measure range, direction (azimuth), and elevation of target objects, providing comprehensive data for analysis. BREAKING DEFENSE
Hyperspectral Surveillance: The system is capable of capturing data across multiple spectra, allowing for detailed observation of UAPs and aiding in distinguishing them from known objects or phenomena. DEFENSE SCOOP
Portability and Rapid Deployment: Designed to be housed in portable cases, Gremlin can be quickly deployed to areas of interest, especially near national security sites or critical infrastructure where UAP encounters have been reported. TASK & PURPOSE
The Gremlin system includes hyperspectral imaging, radar systems, and thermal imaging as part of its sensor suite. These technologies allow it to detect, analyze, and differentiate between various types of objects, including solid physical entities and phenomena like light or plasma.
Here’s how each component contributes:
1. Hyperspectral Imaging
Purpose: Captures data across a wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths, beyond just visible light. Capability: Identifies materials and surface properties of objects by analyzing how they reflect or absorb light across different spectra (e.g., infrared, ultraviolet). Use for UAPs: Distinguishes between physical objects and non-solid phenomena, such as reflections, plasma, or light projections.
2. Radar Systems (2D and 3D)
Purpose: Uses radio waves to measure the distance, speed, and size of an object.
Capability: Creates a detailed spatial map of the object's structure and movement patterns.
Use for UAPs: Confirms the physical presence of objects and tracks their motion, distinguishing solid entities from light phenomena that don’t reflect radar signals in the same way.
3. Thermal Imaging
Purpose: Detects heat signatures emitted by objects. Capability: Determines whether an object is radiating heat (as a solid object might) or is a cooler light-based phenomenon.
Use for UAPs: Differentiates between objects with thermal mass (e.g., vehicles, drones) and non-solid entities or atmospheric effects.
Integration and Advanced Analysis
The combination of these systems allows the Gremlin to:
- Collect comprehensive data across multiple domains (air, space, and sea).
- Cross-correlate sensor readings to improve accuracy.
- Reduce ambiguity by providing a multidimensional profile of detected objects.
Conclusion
The inclusion of hyperspectral imaging, radar, and thermal sensors equips the Gremlin system to analyze UAPs with exceptional precision, making it one of the most advanced tools for investigating such phenomena.
Does it do all these simultaneously? Or do they have to select mode?
I don’t know but I’ll ask ChatGPT.
The Gremlin system is designed to employ multiple sensor technologies (hyperspectral imaging, radar systems, and thermal imaging) simultaneously.
This integrated approach allows for comprehensive data collection across various spectra, enhancing the detection and analysis of UAPs. By operating these sensors concurrently, Gremlin can cross-reference data in real-time, improving the accuracy and reliability of its observations.
Source: BREAKING DEFENSE
If you want to know why I think “disclosure” is going nowhere here is a clip discussing what Congress has done with the Grusch testimony in the past year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdN_APd9Sy0
Bottom line: No SCIF—after one year.
Congress seems to be oblivious to how weak and stupid they look on this.
They really think we won’t notice?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_compartmented_information_facility
Their reports continue to whitewash the subject, humiliate people who report incidents, omit the most significant incidents, and generally say, “Move along. Nothing to see.”
Senator Mike Lee said this yesterday.
NOTICE the second item on the list...
Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
Which Trump declassification files are you most excited to see?
A—JFK assassination files
B—UFOs
C—What happened when Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself
D—Origins of COVID
E—Something else (please specify in the comments)
We’ll see if Trump does anything about this. I think it was Burchett who said that Trump will not take kindly to being told that he doesn’t have clearance for what the DOD knows about UFOs.
Military’s UFO-Hunting Aerial Surveillance System Detailed In Report (11/15/24)
A GREMLIN system is first being used to establish baseline data of aerial activity around a sensitive site so that anomalies can be better spotted in the future.
https://www.twz.com/air/militarys-recently-deployed-ufo-hunting-aerial-surveillance-system-detailed-in-report
—
DoD To Deploy ‘Gremlin’ Sensors To Collect Intel On Unidentified Flying Objects (03/19/24)
New deployable hyperspectral sensors will be able to collect data across multiple bands and help the military assess unidentified objects.
https://www.twz.com/air/dod-to-deploy-gremlin-sensors-to-collect-intel-on-unidentified-flying-objects
You and I have discussed this.
I don’t think there is any one in government who knows more about this subject than President Trump.
Any “briefing” would be just a waste of his time.
The issue is not what he knows—it is whether he wants anyone else to know.
Yes. I see your point.
As Chris Mellon has said, the DOD is so stovepiped that some of what is going on never gets to the top and is never shared with anyone outside the few that know.
Then on the other hand, as you have said, there is hidden shadow government (perhaps even another world) wherein many people are involved.
I'm not sure what to believe about all this.
The mere idea that an alien civilization would cross even the Milky Way and find us in the Local Bubble, and yet only be just 1000-2000 years more advanced than Earth and thus fly just a little faster and a little smarter is just absolutely f-cking hilarious.
The odds are precisely exponentially more infinitesimal than other life itself.
Anything to keep the 2T skunk works off-budget dark money coming ... bread and circuses for everyone. Hopa!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.