Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) serves as a modern version of Project Blue Book.
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Comparing AARO to Project Blue Book is a common shorthand, since both are official government bodies set up to look into aerial phenomena reports, so it isn't unreasonable on its face. But it glosses over real differences: AARO has a broader scientific and intelligence mandate covering cross domain threats, while Blue Book was a narrower Cold War era program, and government reporting traces AARO's direct lineage to more recent programs rather than to Blue Book itself.
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Is it true that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) serves as a modern version of Project Blue Book?
It leaves out the other side. Comparing AARO to Project Blue Book is a common shorthand, since both are official government bodies set up to look into aerial phenomena reports, so it isn't unreasonable on its face. Jesse Michels said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 2:46:00. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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