White House taps the guy who keeps crying ‘aliens’ to run UFO group
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed to lead the White House's new UAP Science Advisory Council. While his credentials are high, the appointment is controversial due to his history of making unsubstantiated claims regarding alien technology.
Why it matters
This appointment signals a formal government effort to investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena, though it highlights ongoing tensions between scientific rigor and fringe theories in public policy.
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and “the intelligence community.” The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the UAP Governing Board, in an effort to “resolve the nature of UAP,” or unidentified anomalous phenomena.
The article presents both the official nature of the appointment and the significant criticism from the scientific community.
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