National Reconnaissance Office
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| Type | Organization |
|---|---|
| Also known as | NRO |
| On the Timeline | 7 events, 1968–2023 |
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) designs, builds and operates the United States' spy satellites. Created in 1961, it was so secret that its existence was not officially acknowledged until 1992. It is jointly run by the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.
UAP connection
David Grusch, who testified to Congress in 2023 about alleged crash-retrieval programs, worked at the NRO and served as its representative to the UAP Task Force from 2019 to 2021, and later to AARO. He said his work there brought him into contact with information about secret programs. The NRO's satellites and sensors are also among the sources that could detect UAP, though the agency has said little publicly about the subject.
On the UAP Timeline
- F. Robert Naka and NORAD space tracks (14 February 1968) — A MITRE scientist tells the Condon study that NORAD radars have tracked UAP arriving from space.
- NRO Blue Fire document (28 July 1991) — An alleged NRO document warns of UFO-group protests near Area 51.
- Dan Morris testimony (30 August 1996) — Air Force Sgt. Dan Morris says he was part of a group gathering UAP information.
- CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947–90 (3 August 1997) — A CIA history by Gerald Haines covers the agency's role in UAP study from 1947 to 1990.
- NRO "no UFO records" reply (2015) (5 November 2015) — The NRO tells a FOIA requester it has no UFO records.
- NRO underwater objects claim (Forgotten Languages) (23 August 2022) — An anonymous website posts claims about the NRO and underwater objects.
- NRO Sentient system (27 February 2023) — An NRO FOIA reply describes its AI system 'Sentient' detecting a Tic Tac-shaped object in 2021.
References
- National Reconnaissance Office — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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