Pentagon's UFO Investigation Chief Sean Kirkpatrick Resigns Amid Controversies and Whistleblower Claims

Kirkpatrick leaves post less than 18 months after appointment, following scrutiny over whistleblower allegations and controversial collaborations, with deputy Tim Phillips serving as acting director till a permanent replacement is found.

Sean Kirkpatrick, the chief of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), resigned less than 18 months after his appointment amid scrutiny over whistleblower allegations and controversial collaborations.
Kirkpatrick admitted that claims made by whistleblower David Grusch about widespread alien cover-ups and the government's possession of reverse-engineered alien technology, which were previously dismissed as 'insulting', might have had some merit.
During his tenure, AARO examined over 800 cases of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), contributing to national security assessments and providing transparency with the introduction of a reporting tool for UFO sightings.
Before stepping down, Kirkpatrick collaborated with Harvard's renowned alien hunter Avi Loeb on a controversial paper discussing the possibility of an 'alien mothership', a move that contributed to the controversies surrounding his tenure.
Deputy Tim Phillips is serving as acting director until a permanent replacement is appointed.