a first-of-kind public uap disclosure forum convened in washington dc, drawing policymakers, researchers, and whistleblowers. simultaneously, a disclosure foundation announced an executive committee — including former nasa administrator mike gold and former dhs official reggie brothers — that will use ai and machine learning to search nasa archives for anomalous phenomena, with a first in-person meeting scheduled for july 2026. lawmakers at the forum requested access to a 1952 washington dc radar incident recording. the convergence of legislative, institutional, and civil society action in a single week is notable.