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UAP science council seeks legal assurances for whistleblower evidence review

The UAP Science Advisory Council backed requests for legal assurances, including immunity where necessary, so current and former officials could submit alleged evidence for scientific evaluation.

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UAP science council seeks legal assurances for whistleblower evidence review
Avi Loeb portrait from his Harvard/CfA public photo collection, photographed by Lotem Loeb on May 22, 2026.

The UAP Science Advisory Council said on August 18 that it supports requests by David Grusch, Eric Davis and others for the administration to provide legal assurances to current or former government employees and military personnel. The council said those protections should include immunity where necessary so information about alleged technology of non-human origin can be shared for scientific evaluation.

Council chair Avi Loeb said that if Grusch were fully authorized to share evidence supporting his claims, he would welcome working with him to test it scientifically. The statement is an offer to examine material, not confirmation that the alleged material exists or that any non-human origin has been established.

The council linked the request to a broader effort to obtain historical UAP records and legacy data through PURSUE. That creates a proposed channel between testimony, documentary records and scientific review, but the public statement did not announce a new statute, immunity order or completed transfer of classified evidence.

The practical question is whether authorized, testable material will reach independent specialists with enough chain-of-custody and technical context to evaluate it. Until that occurs, the development concerns access and procedure rather than new empirical evidence about UAP origins.