Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has said that he explored the newly-released Pentagon UFO files, arguing that while most cases likely have conventional explanations, a small number of anomalies remain serious enough to warrant rigorous scientific investigation.
Loeb stressed that even if one of these unexplained incidents were confirmed to involve non-human technology, it would represent the most significant discovery in human history. His remarks have added weight to ongoing debates about transparency, science and the limits of current defence systems.