Astronomer Avi Loeb, known for his hypotheses regarding a possible artificial origin of the object 'Oumuamua, will lead the new UFO council of the Trump administration.

Astronomer Avi Loeb, former director of the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University, has been appointed by the Trump administration to lead a new advisory scientific council that will analyze unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), previously known as UFOs. Loeb is known for the hypothesis that the interstellar object 'Oumuamua' may have had an artificial origin, a theory contested by numerous researchers. The new council will operate within an initiative dedicated to investigating these phenomena and will report to U.S. authorities in the field of intelligence.