Adam Frank is an astrophysicist at the University of Rochester involved in the search for intelligent life. In a May 13, 2026 npr All Things Considered interview, Frank dismissed pursue Release 01 as “fuzzy blob videos or photos and unverifiable personal testimony” and criticized the inclusion of at least one apparently unrelated document (a launch-failure report). He demands scientific evidence — bodies, craft, or published study results — to substantiate congressional claims about crash retrievals and nonhuman biologics.
Frank’s skepticism aligns with sean-kirkpatrick’s and mick-west’s reactions to PURSUE. See src-npr-astrophysicist-uap-reaction-2026-05.