The Harvard astronomer dubbed Trump’s chief alien hunter starts by assuming UFOs human-made

According to The Guardian, Harvard cosmologist Avi Loeb has been appointed to lead the Trump administration's new secretive scientific advisory panel investigating unidentified aerial phenomena—or UFOs. Loeb, known for proposing that extraterrestrial lifeforms could travel through our solar system disguised as meteors, is now overseeing a government inquiry into security risks posed by mysterious aircraft. His committee has already requested dozens of videos, images, and documents from the Pentagon documenting reported encounters. The appointment represents an unusual intersection of unconventional astronomical theory and high-stakes government security.

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