In a major step reflecting the executive branch’s intensifying focus on unexplained aerial sightings, the White House has appointed Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to a newly formed scientific advisory panel investigating the national security risks posed by unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs.
‘The govt. is baffled’: New WH UFO chief rejects alien cover-up claims
Brooke Mallory
Jul 13, 2026 | 2:20 PM



