Avi Loeb analyzes a UAP orb encounter reported near the Gulf of Oman in 2021, where a U.S. AC-130 Gunship detected multiple unidentified objects during live fire training exercises. The analysis examines whether these orbs could represent adversary drone technology.

Avi Loeb discusses the hypothetical policy question of how military and civilian personnel should respond to UAP encounters, particularly near sensitive national security sites.

Avi Loeb reviews the fifth tranche of US government UAP data released on August 7, 2026, noting that the most remarkable anomalies in this release are presented as verbal testimonies rather than video or imagery.

A National Intelligence memorandum by Aaron Lukas directs U.S. government employees, former and current, that disclosure of UAP information related to potential non-human technologies is now mandatory rather than optional.

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.

Avi Loeb proposes a UAP Science Advisory Council for the U.S. Government, published on June 12, 2026 alongside Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' film release and a third batch of declassified government UAP documents.

Avi Loeb highlights June 2026's third UAP disclosure as the most significant release to date, noting a new report by Dr. Jon Kosloski from the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

Avi Loeb provides a preliminary assessment of the U.S. Department of War's second public release of UAP files, including analysis of a spherical object captured in video footage that the Pentagon cannot identify.

Avi Loeb argues that publicly available UAP data is insufficient to attribute sightings to alien technology, with most UAP likely being natural phenomena or human-made objects.

Avi Loeb analyzes a declassified UAP object (DOW-UAP-PR043) from a government disclosure, proposing it is likely a missile based on terrain matching analysis.

Avi Loeb questions why Non-Disclosure Agreements restrict UAP information sharing with President Trump, citing a July 2026 memo from the Deputy Director of National Intelligence regarding the PURSUE Task Force.

Avi Loeb proposes that the Nimitz Tic Tac objects observed in 2015 may have been megafilaments of laser-produced plasma rather than unknown craft, based on analysis of CO2 laser propagation behavior in air.

Avi Loeb discusses triangulation methodology using three Galileo Project observatories in Las Vegas to measure the distance to a UAP, demonstrating how multi-site observations can constrain object properties.

Avi Loeb analyzes highlights from the U.S. Department of War's fourth UAP data release from July 2026, noting the presence of 3 NASA photographs and 14 additional items, including a thin mysterious object in one video.

Avi Loeb critiques social-media UAP influencers for misunderstanding scientific methodology, citing eyewitness reports from September 2023 of a metallic ellipsoid object and comparing them to Apollo-era photographic anomalies.

Avi Loeb discusses a new preprint from Professor John Birks examining whether UAP orbs observed in a July 2025 northeastern US sighting could be explained as meteoritic dust clouds. The analysis is based on Pentagon-released files originally obtained by the FBI.

Avi Loeb announced the public launch of the UAP Science Advisory Council website and discussed a July 2025 UAP sighting in the northeastern United States documented in Pentagon/FBI files.

Avi Loeb discusses the UAP Science Advisory Council's efforts to identify signatures of non-human technology using state-of-the-art sensor data.

Avi Loeb provides commentary on a UAP disclosure forum held in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the U.S. Senate, framing it as a historic event.

Avi Loeb discusses the White House's establishment of a UAP Science Advisory Council in a NewsNation interview, focusing on the scientific approach to understanding UAPs.

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb analyzes the Pentagon's second batch of released UAP/UFO files in a transcribed Deutsche Welle interview, examining objects the U.S. military and intelligence agencies cannot identify.

Avi Loeb analyzes the first batch of newly released U.S. government files on unidentified objects, examining whether they represent human-made, natural, or non-human phenomena.

Avi Loeb reports on materials allegedly recovered from downed orbs near White Sands that could test the hypothesis of extraterrestrial technology, citing investigative journalist Ross Coulthard's claims about Department of War covert operations.

Avi Loeb, chair of the UAP Science Advisory Council, discusses distinguishing characteristics between ordinary objects like baseballs and anomalous phenomena based on motion and behavior.

Avi Loeb examines whether UAP observations suggest previously unknown physics, with historical context from early Nobel laureates in physics.

Avi Loeb discusses GJ 3378 b, a newly confirmed rocky exoplanet 25 light-years from Earth that has been identified as a top candidate in the search for extraterrestrial life based on re-analysis of previous observational data.

Avi Loeb explores whether laser-produced plasmas could explain some reported UAP orb sightings, extending his previous analysis of ball lightning as a naturally occurring phenomenon involving silicon-based nanoparticles.

Avi Loeb proposes that UAP orbs may be related to ball lightning, a rare atmospheric phenomenon that has been documented for centuries but lacks a fully confirmed physical explanation.

Avi Loeb discusses the history of UAP reports, noting that many documented cases involve misidentified human-made objects like balloons and drones rather than anomalous phenomena.

Avi Loeb delivered a lecture at the 2026 Delphi Dialogues in Greece discussing the potential benefits of discovering alien intelligence compared to artificial intelligence development for humanity's future.

Avi Loeb responds to reporter questions about recently declassified U.S. UAP files and their significance for the public and scientific community.

Avi Loeb reports on the establishment of a UAP Science Advisory Council with expert members from academia and describes his meeting with council participants.

Avi Loeb discusses his leadership role on the UAP Science Advisory Council, providing details on the council's aims and responsibilities in studying unidentified aerial phenomena.

Avi Loeb discusses whether advanced extraterrestrial civilizations would rely on silicon-based artificial intelligence or synthetic biology for self-replicating autonomous probes to explore the galaxy.

Avi Loeb examines the biochemical implications of discovering extraterrestrial life that shares Earth's nucleobase chemistry, exploring whether this would indicate common ancestry or convergent evolution.

Avi Loeb comments on a June 9, 2026 Washington DC press conference by lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers calling for disclosure, in an interview with NewsNation.

Avi Loeb addresses questions about the likelihood of alien visitation and the scientific framework of the Drake Equation in a Medium article accompanying a book review of his work "Extraterrestrial" by Elizabeth Kolbert.

Avi Loeb discusses recent UFO developments and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence in an interview with Al Arabiya English.

Avi Loeb discusses mysterious blue lights recorded above the lunar surface in Apollo mission footage, suggesting they may be cosmic rays rather than UFOs. The piece presents a scientific caution against misidentification of natural phenomena.

Avi Loeb discusses two interpretations regarding UAP phenomena in an interview with The Hill's Rising, though the excerpt provided is fragmentary.

Avi Loeb reflects on the first government release of UFO files in interviews, offering analysis of the disclosure and its implications.

Avi Loeb proposes that the fastest known star S301, moving at 8.5% the speed of light near Sagittarius A*, may be accompanied by alien entities manipulating its orbit.

Avi Loeb discusses an unrefereed paper by Ukrainian astronomers claiming detection of numerous high-speed objects near the Moon in video recordings, raising questions about possible extraterrestrial bases.

Avi Loeb explores the speculative hypothesis that some UAP sightings may represent technologically advanced artifacts from a pre-human Earth civilization.

Avi Loeb discusses organizational dogmatism and institutional suppression of whistleblowers who challenge official narratives on existential questions.

Avi Loeb discusses claims about alien DNA in a NewsNation interview transcript, commenting on implications of discovering non-terrestrial genetic origins.

Avi Loeb discusses distinguishing reality from imagination in the scientific study of UAP, referencing an edited photo from a ceremonial baseball event.

Avi Loeb has published a Q&A about aliens and black holes as part of promotional material for his book 'Extraterrestrial,' which includes discussion of SETI protocol updates. The excerpt is incomplete and lacks substantive content detail.

Avi Loeb discusses U.S. government and science collaboration on UAP investigation in a Newsmax interview transcript.

Avi Loeb comments on the upcoming Spielberg film 'Disclosure Day,' emphasizing the value of expanding public imagination about the unknown and noting U.S. investment in data infrastructure.

Avi Loeb's reflective essay on mystery and wonder in science and art, opening with an Albert Einstein quote about the importance of experiencing mystery.

Avi Loeb discusses the Artemis lunar base program and raises questions about resource utilization and jurisdiction on the Moon as humans pursue long-term lunar presence.

Avi Loeb recounts receiving a phone call from someone claiming to represent the Houston Astros, which he initially misunderstood as an astrophysics reference.

Avi Loeb describes his experience as a movie actor, appearing in a cameo role on the set of 'Sol Hershowitz's Guide to Extraterrestrial Life' in New York City.