Summary
avi-loeb republishes on Medium a transcript of his Newsmax interview with host Shannon Cake, framed around his appointment to advise the donald-trump White House on UAP. Loeb recounts being tasked by a representative of the odni — working with the Pentagon, the FBI, and the White House — to assemble a council of about 15 scientists spanning physics, oceanography, statistics, data analysis, and psychology, corroborating the previously reported uap-science-advisory-council roster and origin story. He states the council’s first act was requesting more than 50 items of information (videos and potentially physical materials) from known incidents. Loeb reiterates his two-possibilities framing — anomalous objects are either human-made (a national-security threat over strategic assets) or non-human-made (the biggest discovery ever made in science) — and frames his role as advising on the best sensors for detection. He praises Trump’s declassification directive as a step toward resolving the underlying data question, and describes the effort as a “detective story,” with follow-on sensor recommendations if existing government data proves inconclusive.
Key Claims
- Loeb was tasked by a representative of ODNI — coordinating with the Pentagon, FBI, and White House — to establish a council of about 15 scientists covering physics, oceanography, statistics, data analysis, and psychology. (Loeb)
- The council’s first action after convening was requesting 50+ items of information from known UAP incidents, including videos and potentially physical materials. (Loeb)
- Loeb frames the outcome as binary: some anomalous objects may be human-made (posing a national-security threat by hovering over strategic assets), or non-human-made (which “would be the biggest discovery ever made in science”). (Loeb)
- Loeb credits Trump’s directive to declassify UAP-related information as a positive step. (Loeb)
- Loeb describes his advisory obligation as identifying the best sensors for the Pentagon to use, and says the team will recommend new data collection if existing government data is inconclusive. (Loeb)
Notable Quotes
“I was tasked by a representative of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (who works together with the Pentagon, the FBI and the White House) to establish a council of advisors.” — Avi Loeb
“There are two possibilities: first, some of these anomalous objects are human made, in which case they pose a national security threat because they hover over strategic assets. The second possibility that some of them might be non-human-made would be the biggest discovery ever made in science.” — Avi Loeb
“Figuring out the nature of these unidentified objects is like a detective story. We are all excited about this mission.” — Avi Loeb