Summary
The disclosure-foundation reports that avi-loeb — Harvard astrophysicist, galileo-project lead, and Disclosure Foundation advisory board member — has been tasked by the White House, aaro, odni, the FBI, and other Intelligence Community agencies to assemble and chair a new uap-science-advisory-council. The council’s full 12-member roster spans data science, AI, biology, oceanography, anthropology, and psychology, with an explicit focus on collecting higher-quality future data rather than relitigating older material. The announcement coincided with PURSUE Release 03 and an aaro report by director jon-kosloski documenting an October 2023 western-U.S. orange “mother” orb that launched red orblets, with roughly 40% of phenomena in that case still unexplained. tim-gallaudet is named as a council member and Disclosure Foundation advisor alongside Loeb. This source provides the most complete council membership list; see also src-loeb-uap-science-advisory-council-2026-06 and src-sentinel-uap-science-office-2026-06 for companion coverage.
Key Claims
- Loeb was tasked “over the prior week” (i.e., ~June 6–13, 2026) with recruiting scientists for the council.
- Establishing agencies: White House, AARO, ODNI, FBI, and other IC members.
- Council has 12 members spanning data science, AI, instrumentation, biology, oceanography, anthropology, and psychology.
- Full roster: avi-loeb (chair), Dr. Richard Cloete (Harvard, computer science), Prof. Carol Cleland (philosophy/anomaly identification), Dr. Omer Eldadi (Reichman University, psychology), tim-gallaudet (oceanography), Ross Howard (communication), Dr. Devesh Nandal (Harvard, NSF postdoc), garry-nolan (molecular biology/materials science), Dr. Regina Sarmiento (Harvard, astrophysics/data science), Dr. Michael Shermer (study of anomalies), Prof. Peter Skafish (anthropology), Prof. Matthew Szydagis (U Albany, physics), Dr. Jennice Vilhauer (quantitative psychology). (Loeb / Disclosure Foundation)
- Council’s stated purpose is rigorous scientific analysis of UAP, emphasizing new high-quality data collection over relitigating old unverifiable material.
- A June 5, 2026 AARO report signed by jon-kosloski documents an October 2023 western-U.S. case: orange “mother” orb launching red orblets; ~40% of phenomena in the case remain unexplained.
- Loeb will join the science panel at the Disclosure Forum in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2026.
Notable Quotes
“An amazing A-team of exceptional scientists and experts.” — Avi Loeb, describing the council
“Identifying the unidentified deserves a high priority within the U.S. government and the scientific community.” — Avi Loeb
“Roughly 40 percent of the phenomena documented in the case remain unexplained.” — Jon Kosloski (AARO), June 5, 2026 report