The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) cannot explain why the former Director of its Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) office’s prior involvement with UAP was not disclosed to the media and public at the time of his appointment or during his tenure.
Recently, the DoD confirmed to Liberation Times that in 2018, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the former Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), attended a meeting on the Hill about Skinwalker Ranch—famed for its ties to UAP.
A DoD spokesperson told Liberation Times:
‘Dr. Kirkpatrick had no involvement with Skinwalker Ranch. He attended one meeting on it on the Hill in 2018, which he has publicly acknowledged.’
Liberation Times asked the DoD why Dr. Kirkpatrick’s attendance was never previously made public and whether he had disclosed this fact before his appointment to the AARO.
In response, a DoD spokesperson stated:
‘We cannot comment on the interviews that occur during the hiring process, including what was or was not discussed during them.
‘We do not comment on internal discussions and deliberations between a director and his staff nor between a director and senior officials above him.’
This situation is problematic for the DoD, as the AARO’s creation was supposed to begin a new chapter of transparency regarding the UAP topic within the U.S. government.
It is unclear whether the blame lies with the DoD for failing to disclose Kirkpatrick’s involvement with the meeting, or with Kirkpatrick himself, who may not have informed the DoD before taking the role.
The situation also calls into question other aspects of Kirkpatrick’s background and AARO’s investigations which may have also been omitted.
His attendance of the meeting was in the public interest and is indicative of Kirkpatrick’s awareness of the topic of UAP before joining AARO.
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