UAP forum on disclosure to bring lawmakers, whistleblowers together - NewsNation Prime

And it appears we are in the age of alien disclosure. This spring alone, we saw three batches of UFO files from the federal government, all unsealed. On top of UFO whistleblower David Brush returning to Capitol Hill, calling for full transparency, that push set to continue this week with lawmakers, whistleblowers, and many more at our nation's capital for the UAP Disclosure Forum that's scheduled for Thursday. It's been an undoubtedly exciting time for those who have always felt the American government has been hiding the existence of aliens. But the question of whether we are or not alone, well, that still remains. A newly appointed UAP Science Advisory Council put together by the White House is hoping to change that. The head of that advisory committee joining me now, Avi Loeb, renowned theoretical physicist and Harvard professor. Professor Loeb, welcome back to the show. Thanks so much for taking your time out tonight. Thanks for having me. You and I, of course, you and I talked about the council and they plan on addressing national security threats posed by UFOs. I have to ask, how concerned are you about the nation's preparedness, at least when it comes to that sphere? Well, it looks like the old domain anomaly resolution office in the Pentagon is unable to figure out a significant fraction of the events that took place on in October 2023. That's according to a report from the director of AERO. And that's a serious matter, because if we are dealing with the drones as being these orbs that were not identified, then we are facing technologies that are not understood by the Pentagon, the intelligence agencies. And we need to figure it out. That's why resources need to be allocated to further research on the existing data, but also collecting new data that will be clearer, because it's like a detective story. We should be able to get to the bottom of it if we have good enough data. And just for our viewers, we're showing them some of the video out of the three batches. These are unexplained orbs that they're seeing on their screen. You were tasked with assembling this council, and there is at least one UAP skeptic, a devil's advocate, as they say. We asked News Nation special correspondent Ross Colthart about this edition last night. Here's what he told me. We should test him by how he performs. Let's be fair. He's a skeptic, and skepticism is good. We need skepticism. It's important that we're skeptical. I like the fact that people like Michael Shermer, Mick West, and other skeptics keep us on our toes. It's important. We should be trying to hold to good science as much as possible. Professor, you're on this board. Why was this inclusion so important? Because if he starts from a different view than many of us have about the nature of UAP, and then by the end of the process, he ends up siding with us, that would be an indication to me that we accomplished our mission and that we have robust conclusions. I want him, this additional member, to participate, express his doubts, and then we will know that we don't have biases. Yes, I'm hearing he was in the studio. He's even made bets to see what may come out of this. We'll see how it plays out. Oh, in fact, I should mention that I do have a bet with this skeptic that by 2030, we will figure out the nature of UAP and that they might be extraterrestrial in origin. That's my bet, personal bet. So I clearly disagree with this person. However, I respect someone who has a different opinion and trying to bring him around. You don't have to tell me all the details, but what's on line for this bet? Is it just who was right or is there some financial compensation? What's the bet about? Well, there is a financial part to it, which is a thousand dollars each of us contributed to the bet. But eventually, this money, irrespective of how the bet turns out, will be allocated to the Galileo project that I'm leading for research on this question. And we all believe that evidence should guide us. You do believe about 40 percent of the reported phenomena lacks a reasonable explanation. How will this council work to get those answers right now with our smartest minds even baffled? Well, we had our first meeting last week. And in fact, one of the initial action items that I put forward is that to summarize the asks that we have for the UAP governing board. So we are asking for specific details first on the events that were already disclosed, but moreover, on other items that we know about. And hopefully we'll get some information. In addition, once we get good enough information, we can guide the Pentagon as to what kind of sensors should be deployed at these strategic sites where the orbs were observed. I mean, basically, we are keeping our eyes on the orbs, not on the audience. So I want to emphasize that because there is a lot of chatter on social media. Sure. So I have 30 seconds left. And I want to get this in because you said that you will be answering to the Pentagon. You're working alongside the federal government. Keeping that in mind, how transparent can this council be? Will we, the public, know if a major discovery is made? Or will you have to go through a lot of regulation and red tape through the White House? Well, all the information that will be processed by the council will be unclassified. And that's a great benefit, because then we can deliberate to the public openly and also share the information the way that scientific research is shared. So I see that as a great boon, because we will not be signed on non-disclosure agreements. And that's what the public is hoping for in the context of this council. So this council brings together an exceptional group of brilliant people. I know each of them personally. And I can guarantee to you that we'll do our best to justify the trust that the public gives us. Well, I look forward to our next conversation. Already interested in that bet for 2030. Professor Avi Loeb, thank you for your time. I'm sure I'll talk to you soon. Thanks for having me. Fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.