For decades, UFO sightings have sat somewhere between conspiracy theories, military secrets and scientific curiosity. Now, the White House is taking a significant step that could move the conversation into a new era.
A newly formed science council, led by renowned astrophysicist Avi Loeb, has been tasked with studying unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs or UAPs. The announcement arrived on the same day the Pentagon released another batch of declassified files, including reports of strange orb encounters that investigators still cannot fully explain.