At the end of July 2026, an event occurred within the American intelligence agencies that immediately attracted the attention not only of enthusiasts of the topic of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) but also of scientists. Aaron Lucas, the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, signed a memorandum. It stated that any previous non-disclosure agreements, oaths, and commitments that prohibited reporting on UAP to the President or his authorized representatives were no longer in effect. Employees, former employees, and contractors possessing such information are now obligated to report it to the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) at the Pentagon or the PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) task force.
Congressman Eric Burleson almost immediately published preliminary guidance on the implementation of this directive, calling on those affected to contact his office for assistance. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who heads the UAP Science Advisory Council, reacted swiftly and directly. In his publications and videos, he noted that disclosing information about UAP is no longer optional. The cosmic "neighbors," if they exist, will not disappear just because the data is kept secret. The main question remains the same: is there irrefutable evidence of extraterrestrial technology? Everyone deserves an answer to this.
Today, I'm releasing preliminary implementation guidance shared by the Trump administration regarding President Trump's UAP NDA directive. If you have questions about the directive, or believe it may apply to you, I encourage you to contact my office or another Member of
Loeb was particularly intrigued by one detail in the memorandum. Why did agreements exist that specifically prohibited disclosing UAP information to the President? In the normal classification system, the head of state is at the apex; classification authority emanates from him. An agreement that specifically blocks access for the commander-in-chief seems strange. There are several possible explanations: it could have been highly specialized, special-access programs with strict “need-to-know” lists; or corporate agreements with contractors involving trade secrets rather than state classifications; or simply bureaucratic inertia, where access lists were created under previous administrations and not updated.
According to Loeb, various factors could have been behind such restrictions. Non-human materials and technologies with unusual flight characteristics. Advanced American sensors, the disclosure of which would reveal intelligence capabilities. Or data on how foreign states are trying to deal with similar phenomena. The memorandum removes these legal barriers and consolidates information under one authority – the PURSUE group.
Loeb emphasized that his council is ready to analyze any new data and materials that emerge through this procedure, with plans to make the results public. He stated that this is the only way to finally separate real evidence from speculation. Previous statements by David Grusch, Luis Elizondo, and others often hit a wall due to non-disclosure agreements. Now, that argument has been formally removed.
This event appears to be a logical next step following the President's directive for greater transparency. It does not guarantee immediate revelations, but it removes one of the most persistent barriers to fact-checking. And verification, as Loeb repeatedly stresses, is the only way to understand what humanity is dealing with.
