Harvard astronomer leads White House UAP advisory council

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb says he was asked by the White House to lead a new advisory council focused on unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs. The group is reviewing declassified materials released by the Trump administration and working with other scientists to assess what the government has observed. Loeb said federal officials appear uncertain about some of the objects seen by the U.S. military and that national security concerns have limited access to additional videos, images, and documents. He said the council’s goal is to improve understanding of the incidents while distinguishing between ordinary explanations, such as space debris or broken satellites, and objects that may warrant closer study. He also said better sensors could help the government identify future sightings with more confidence. Loeb noted that if any of the objects are not humanmade, the finding would have major scientific implications, but he cautioned that many reports may still have mundane explanations.