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Loeb: More Details on the UAP Science Advisory Council

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Summary

Follow-up Q&A by avi-loeb (Medium, Jun 17, 2026) expanding on his June 12 announcement of the uap-science-advisory-council. Loeb provides the full 14-member roster with individual areas of expertise, describes the council’s three-tier reporting chain (Science Advisory Council → uap-governance-board → interagency), and articulates the national-security rationale using the “ant on the kitchen cabinet” analogy. He cites three pursue file batches (May 8, May 22, Jun 12) and jon-kosloski’s June 5 aaro report on the Oct 2023 orange-orb case — 40% of reported phenomena remain unresolved. All council data will be unclassified.

Key Claims

  • The council was tasked by the White House, aaro, odni, the FBI, and the Intelligence Community. (Loeb)
  • Full 14-member roster: Carol Cleland (anomaly identification), Richard Cloete (data analysis/AI), Omer Eldadi (data management/AI/psychology), tim-gallaudet (oceanography), Robin Hanson (statistics/economics), Ross Howard (communication), Kevin Knuth (physics/instrumentation), Ben Lamm (oceanography/biology), Devesh Nandal (numerical analysis/astrophysics), garry-nolan (molecular biology/materials science), michael-shermer (study of anomalies), Peter Skafish (anthropology), Matthew Szydagis (instrumentation/data collection), Jennice Vilhauer (quantitative psychology). (Loeb)
  • The council reports to a higher-level uap-governance-board designed for interagency coordination across military, law enforcement, IC, and civilian agencies. (Loeb)
  • jon-kosloski’s June 5 aaro report: Oct 2023 orange “mother” orb launching red sub-orbs; 40% of reported phenomena remain “Unresolved Technology (Pending).” (Loeb / AARO)
  • Including michael-shermer as a designated skeptic/devil’s advocate is deliberate policy to prevent groupthink. (Loeb)
  • “Ant on the kitchen cabinet” analogy: unknown UAP represents a national-security breach by adversarial nations, analogous to discovering ants implying hidden infestation. (Loeb)
  • All data shared with the council will be unclassified. (Loeb)

Notable Quotes

“When finding an ant on the kitchen cabinet, we get alarmed because we realize that there must be many more ants hiding elsewhere in the kitchen.” — Avi Loeb

“I am honored to serve my country and help AARO resolve the UAP mystery.” — Avi Loeb

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