Private AARO Workshop and 2026 Summit Highlight Standardized UAP Reporting, Civilian Data Networks, and Sensor Deployment

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Private, unpublicized AARO-led meetings and a 2026 summit focus on standardizing UAP reporting, sharing civilian and military data, and using AI to process many reports, with Eric Burlison, Gary Nolan, Ryan Graves, Reed Summers, Mitch Randall involved and Summers pushing for civilian, internationally governed networks, while DefenseScoop notes more than 2,000 reports and growing infrastructure including $500 Skywatch sensors and coastal acoustic sensors, Graves recounting a near-encounter, pilots facing penalties for logging sightings, and the Pentagon saying no additional workshops are planned.