avi loeb, the harvard astronomer who has publicly argued for physical extraterrestrial artifact searches, was appointed to lead the science advisory council supporting a new US government UAP governance structure. in an interview, loeb described how the council came together and how it will interact with government agencies. separately, a podcast host noted that the government's PURSUE initiative — described as releasing 162 UAP files — is ongoing, and a former UAP task force analyst made the public claim that he had encountered non-human intelligence in washington DC, with congressional confirmation allegedly imminent. the loeb appointment is a structural data point; the analyst's claim is a claim only.