Avi Loeb announced to lead new "UAP Science Advisory Council" for White House

During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, July 26, military witnesses and members of Congress called for greater US government transparency on UFOs. A whistleblower testified that the government is hiding evidence of non-human intelligence, a claim that the excerpt presents without independent verification. This refers to the July 2023 House Oversight subcommittee hearing, where David Grusch testified about alleged federal UAP retrieval programs. The government has publicly disputed claims of retrieved non-human craft, and the testimony's specifics remain unverified.

The Department of War has established a new legally protected pathway enabling U.S. government personnel to disclose UAP-related national defense information. The waiver creates official protection for potential insiders seeking to share sensitive UAP data.

President Trump directed the Department of War and intelligence community via a national security presidential memo to waive prior nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors involved in UAP study, enabling them to disclose relevant information to designated officials.

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb was recruited by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to establish and lead a new UAP Science Advisory Council for the US government. The post references a UAP video sighting in the northeastern United States in July 2025 included in Pentagon and FBI-released files.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed to head a new White House group studying UFOs, now referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). The appointment reflects the federal shift in terminology from UFO to UAP that has developed in recent years. Loeb is known for his work on interstellar objects, including the 2017 object 'Oumuamua, and for arguing that some anomalous objects could be technological in origin. The excerpt does not give the group's mandate, full membership, funding, or access to government data. The formal scope and output of the group remain unverified in this report. Many anomalous sightings in past official reviews have received mundane explanations, so the group's eventual conclusions are still open.

Metabunk forum member analyzes a UAP clip (PR100) using thermal imaging analysis, suggesting the heat signature pattern is consistent with a quadcopter drone at full throttle rather than an anomalous craft. The post notes that thermal signatures from quadcopter motors traveling along the arms can mimic unusual visual patterns.

A Metabunk user analyzes a thermal imaging video clip and suggests a prosaic explanation: the heat signature may be consistent with a quadcopter in high-throttle flight, where motor heat travels along the drone arms and creates a misleading thermal profile that does not match the visual shape.

A Metabunk forum user discusses David Grusch's claims on a 2026 Joe Rogan podcast episode, including assertions about extraterrestrial species conflict and recovered alien bodies.

A Metabunk user analyzes a reported UAP sighting near Kubbar Island, Kuwait, concluding it is likely the island itself at high tide rather than an anomalous object.