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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed to chair a newly formed White House advisory council tasked with advancing the scientific study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), commonly known as UFOs.
The UAP Science Advisory Council brings together experts from government agencies and academia to improve the collection, analysis and evaluation of data on unexplained objects or events reported in the air, space and underwater.
According to Loeb, the council will focus on evidence-based research, advanced instrumentation, data analysis and establishing consistent standards for collecting and assessing UAP observations.
The initiative follows recent efforts by the Trump administration to increase transparency surrounding UAP investigations.
The advisory council was established through collaboration among the White House, the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other members of the US intelligence community.
Loeb, who also founded and leads the Galileo Project, said the aim is to move the search for possible extraterrestrial technological signatures away from anecdotal reports and into the realm of transparent, systematic and scientifically validated research.
He described the newly assembled council as an “exceptional” team of scientists and experts drawn from a broad range of disciplines, including data science, engineering, biology, oceanography, anthropology and psychology.
The council’s primary objective is to help government agencies investigate UAP using rigorous scientific methods, with a particular emphasis on gathering higher-quality evidence and improving analytical techniques rather than re-examining historical reports that cannot be independently verified.
US officials have repeatedly stated that while many reported UAP cases remain unexplained because of insufficient data, there is currently no publicly confirmed evidence that any investigated incident involves extraterrestrial technology. The new council is expected to strengthen scientific research and improve the quality of future investigations.
