The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says

Whatever they are and from where, UFOs, now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena or UAP, are the subject of serious scrutiny at the highest levels of the U.S. government.

In June 2026, the White House established a new UAP Science Advisory Council in coordination with the Pentagon's All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI Deep diving into the UAP landscape is Avi Loeb , noted Harvard astrophysicist.

He is also director of the Galileo Project at Harvard, which aims to search for signs of extraterrestrial activity here on Earth.

As the council chair, Loeb said the goal of this group is to advise the U.S. government on how to resolve the nature of UAP.

Members of the UAP Science Advisory Council recently gathered at a private meeting, held on Aug.

31 at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Loeb told Space.com.

"I cannot disclose the contents but I will say that the U.S. government is sincere in its efforts to understand UAP based on the scientific method of data collection," Loeb said.

Council membership One of the council's members is Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences .

As a serial technology entrepreneur, he's no stranger to diving into complex challenges.

Colossal is advancing the use of genome editing technology to "de-extinct" previously lost species such as the Wooly Mammoth.

Working along with the council's group of scientists and experts, Lamm is bullish about bringing clarity to a long-standing investigation and wonder of UAP.

"I've been fascinated by this topic for a long time, so having the opportunity to help examine the evidence firsthand and contribute to a serious scientific effort is incredibly exciting," Lamm told Space.com.

"Our mission is straightforward," Lamm added.

"This is not about belief, it is about evidence.