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Journalist Chris Sharp Exposes AARO Before Trump's Big Decision

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Feb 25, 2026
Chris Sharp, British investigative journalist and publisher of Liberation Times, reveals a hard-to-get interview with AARO’s former deputy. He discusses 40–50 cases with impossible maneuvers, detections in space, and claims of signature management. He also details AARO’s secrecy, limited disclosures, and how whistleblowers felt ignored.
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ANECDOTE

LinkedIn Cold Message Led To Candid AARO Interview

  • Chris Sharp contacted Tim Phillips via LinkedIn and secured the interview with no conditions.
  • Phillips agreed despite it being his anniversary and didn't know who Sharp was, which facilitated candid conversation.
INSIGHT

AARO's Organizational Placement Likely Curbed Transparency

  • AARO was set up under Office of the Secretary of Defense elements that also protect special access programs, potentially limiting what could be discussed.
  • Sharp suggests Phillips could speak unless a case touched on special access programs or classified material.
INSIGHT

AARO Identified 40–50 Truly Unexplainable Cases

  • AARO filtered thousands of reports to focus on ~40–50 cases with extraordinary performance characteristics.
  • Chris Sharp says Tim Phillips described instant acceleration, sudden stops, and right-angle turns that 'no known human system' could match, analyzed by top experts.
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