Avi Loeb Appears on Newsmax and Calls for Scientific Review of Imminent UAP File Release

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb appeared on Newsmax on 20 April 2026 to discuss the Trump administration's promised release of classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files, calling for the material to be handed to scientists as original, unprocessed data. On the same day Loeb published a Medium column, 'The White House Will Release UAP Videos, But Will They Be the Most Intriguing Ones?', warning that the most scientifically significant files are likely to stay classified and urging independent analysis of any released material. Loeb linked the growing public debate to the 2025 passage of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and a continued rise in fireball reports. He confirmed he has no personal access to classified UAP videos but noted that the Galileo Project, which he directs, is already building the infrastructure for open scientific review. The intervention coincided with Representative Anna Paulina Luna's standoff with the Department of War over 46 unreleased UAP videos, President Trump's 18 April pledge of an imminent release in Phoenix, and Luis Elizondo's 22 April disclosure tour launch in Minneapolis.