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UAP Science Advisory Council

2026

Unpaid, volunteer scientific advisory body assembled by Avi Loeb in June 2026 at the request of the White House, AARO, ODNI, the FBI, and the Intelligence Community, to provide scientific guidance on the study of UAP and report findings toward peer-reviewed publication. Has no budget and no direct access to classified material; requested 50+ videos/documents from the Pentagon after its first meeting.

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confirmedJacob Haqq-Misra
added but not yet publicly announced
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedRavi Kopparapu
added but not yet publicly announced
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedTim Dalrymple
prospective member, awaiting approval
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedRichard Cloete
member; data analysis and AI tools
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedOmer Eldadi
member; data management, AI, psychology
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedRobin Hanson
member; statistics and economics
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedRoss Howard
member; communication
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedKevin Knuth
member; physics and instrumentation
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedDevesh Nandal
member; numerical analysis and astrophysics
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedPeter Skafish
member; anthropology
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedMatthew Szydagis
member; instrumentation and data collection
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedJennice Vilhauer
member; quantitative psychology
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedRegina Sarmiento
member; AI-assisted data analysis
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedLiberty Vittert Capito
member; data analysis and statistics
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedCarol Cleland
member; anomaly identification
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedGarry Nolan
member; molecular biology and materials science
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedVon Neumann Probe (UAP hypothesis)
the probe hypothesis is treated seriously in scientific UAP discussion
Source: UAP science commentary
confirmedBen Lamm
member; oceanography and biology
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedMichael Shermer
member; designated skeptic
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedUAP Governance Board
reports to
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedTimothy Gallaudet
member; oceanography
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedAvi Loeb
founded and chairs
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedAARO
tasked by; requested 50+ files from
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
confirmedODNI
tasked by; reports routed through
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
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