President Trump has formed a new advisory council on U.F.O.s, tasked with investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena (U.A.P.s). The panel includes scientists like Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who believes alien technology could be present. It was created this summer as part of the administration's release of government records on UAPs.
The council aims to determine if any of the objects are of extraterrestrial technological origin, which Loeb calls "the biggest discovery ever made by humanity." Other members include Tim Gallaudet, a retired rear admiral and oceanographer, and Garry Nolan, a Stanford pathology professor. Critics, including former Pentagon official Sean Kirkpatrick, dismiss the council as a waste of taxpayer money and a distraction from serious scientific work.
The new panel follows increased government transparency, including the Pentagon's first congressional hearing on UAPs in 2022. While officials stated most phenomena were explainable, former intelligence official David Grusch claimed a covert program collected nonhuman materials. Kirkpatrick said he found no evidence of alien tech or government conspiracies.
The council's work continues as the public debates whether the era of the 'X-Files' is upon us, with six tranches of files recently released for review.
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