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According to Avi Loeb's Medium post from yesterday, he has been tasked with the creation of a new "UAP Science Advisory Council". External Quote: The three UAP file releases thus far attracted more than a billion views and a lot of chatter on social media. However, to paraphrase the wisdom of basketball players: "we must keep our eyes on the orbs, not the audience!" What could be a better way of…
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Avi Loeb announced his appointment to lead a new UAP Science Advisory Council for the White House, citing the need to maintain scientific focus on UAP data despite high public engagement.
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President Trump has issued a national security presidential memo directing the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies to waive nondisclosure agreements for former government employees with UAP-related information.
Avi Loeb announces he has agreed to lead a new UAP Science Advisory Council for the U.S. government, following a visit from an ODNI representative. The announcement references a UAP video sighting from July 2025 in the northeastern United States that was released by the Pentagon and obtained by the FBI.
Avi Loeb announces a public survey on attitudes toward the PURSUE initiative, a Trump administration effort to declassify and release previously unresolved UAP records.
President Trump authorized the Pentagon and relevant agencies to compile UFO and UAP files on February 19, 2026. Trump announced the directive on Truth Social.
The Pentagon issued a waiver enabling personnel to come forward with information about UAPs, following increased pressure for disclosure prompted by whistleblower claims of secret programs.

A Metabunk user proposes creating a "UAP Keys" educational document to help non-technical audiences, including the public and congressional staff, understand the basics of forward-looking infrared (FLIR) video phenomenology and related UAP detection methods.
A small, barely distinguishable object of contrast moved across the sensor field-of-view in Djibouti, exiting the bottom right of the frame in a video released by the Department of War.
The US Department of War released Tranche 5 of UAP files via its official portal, making the unclassified documents publicly available.
A Metabunk forum thread compiling technical discussions about Raytheon's Multi-Spectral Targeting (MTS) systems, including operating principles, field of view, and tracking modes.