AARO Report Discloses Navy-Reported Swarm of ~100 UAP Off Virginia Coast

Within its FY2025 annual report, AARO disclosed the fiscal year's sole maritime-domain UAP case: a U.S. Navy report describing roughly 100 unidentified airborne objects and two likely uncrewed surface systems operating near Virginia's coast. AARO said it is 'actively investigating this event in coordination with the reporting unit' but did not provide the specific date of the underlying sighting. The office noted that 'a lack of timely and actionable sensor data continues to constrain' its investigative capability for incidents like this one, which drew attention as the largest single object count described in the report and occurred near sensitive military installations.