Overview
- The White House tapped Avi Loeb to lead an outside scientific advisory council that answers to a new UAP Governance Board run by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; UAP means unidentified anomalous phenomena.
- Loeb’s council has formally requested more than 50 Pentagon videos, images and documents about reported UAP incidents as it seeks access to government records for analysis and public reporting.
- The advisory team mixes academic scientists, former military officials and UFO activists, including retired Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet and entrepreneur Ben Lamm, raising questions about expertise and balance.
- Many established scientists criticize Loeb for making bold claims with limited peer review and for controversial findings from his Galileo Project, such as disputed metallic spherules retrieved from the Pacific.
- Officials note the Pentagon’s investigative office has found no evidence of extraterrestrial origin for UAP, and Loeb says he will approach cases from a national security vantage while promising public briefings and a website for findings.