2026 · Washington, DC
The UAP Governance Board and Loeb's science council
Avi Loeb announces the UAP Science Advisory Council · Professor Avi Loeb (own channel)
WhenJune 2026
WhereWashington, DC
Backing2 independent
Evidenceofficial records, documents
An interagency UAP Governance Board set up by ODNI, the FBI and the Department of War first met about 16 June 2026. Avi Loeb chairs a UAP Science Advisory Council that supports it, with all shared data unclassified. It follows the 19 February directive, Bigelow's reports and PURSUE (8 May).
Evidence, in date order (2)
- 17 Jun 2026ODNI official (to DefenseScoop)officialconfirmed the board met for the first time DefenseScoop, 17 June 2026: UAP Governance Board's first meeting
- 30 Jun 2026Associated Pressdocumentreported ODNI setting up the UAP science panel AP, 30 June 2026: ODNI sets up UAP science panel
How plausible · Moderate
An ODNI official confirms the board exists and Loeb speaks firsthand; no council charter is published.
- ●●Access Loeb is on it.
- ●●Character record ODNI; Harvard.
- ●●Fits the documented skeleton Documented.
- ●○No gain sought Science.
- ●○Checkable details check out Statements.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- An ODNI official told DefenseScoop the board 'met for the first time yesterday' (17 June 2026).
- Council members named include Garry Nolan, Tim Gallaudet, Matthew Szydagis, Ben Lamm, Carol Cleland and Michael Shermer.
- Sean Kirkpatrick, former AARO head, said Loeb is 'not viewed favorably' by scientists (AP, 30 June 2026).
- Loeb and Shermer have a $1,000 Long Bet on whether alien visitation is confirmed by 31 December 2030.
Claims
Loeb offers a $10 million prize for material that is clearly alien technology.firsthandLeadAvi Loeb
The Apollo blue specks may be cosmic-ray hits rather than objects.analysisSourced, unconfirmedAvi Loeb
In The picture
The shoot-down yearsDrones and orbs came over Langley, U.S. bases in Europe, New Jersey, Europe's airports and Australia's F-35 base at Williamtown, and no operator was caught. At Volkel, the Dutch F-35 base that stores American nuclear bombs, guards opened fire on objects in November 2025, and the defence minister told parliament their…
‹ Previous in Hearings & legislationHearing, 20258 of 8
Similar cases · sharing people, threads, topics or era
Connected cases
People and organizations
AARO orgAvi Loeb personGarry Nolan personPhysical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena document