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Hegseth doubles-down on Trump’s UAP disclosure promise as AARO’s caseload exceeds 2,000 Pentagon officials said they welcome the Trump administration’s new plan to supercharge UAP oversight and transparency.

We are cautiously optimistic and look forward to seeing this process move forward in a comprehensive and transparent way.

Hegseth doubles-down on Trump’s UAP disclosure promise as AARO’s caseload exceeds 2,000 Pentagon officials said they welcome the Trump administration’s new plan to supercharge UAP oversight and transparency.

Here’s the bottom line: the tools already exist. The laws are already on the books. There are unclassified photos and videos sitting in government archives that could be released now.

Hegseth doubles-down on Trump’s UAP disclosure promise as AARO’s caseload exceeds 2,000 Pentagon officials said they welcome the Trump administration’s new plan to supercharge UAP oversight and transparency.

Jordan Flowers, Executive Director of the Disclosure Foundation, in DefenseScoop’s coverage of Secretary Hegseth’s comments on potential new UAP disclosure efforts.

Hegseth doubles-down on Trump’s UAP disclosure promise as AARO’s caseload exceeds 2,000 Pentagon officials said they welcome the Trump administration’s new plan to supercharge UAP oversight and transparency.

“While far from perfect, the existing statutory framework for declassification and disclosure… provides the administration a path — right now — to show that they’re committed to pursue this process in good faith."

DefenseScoop covers the President’s UAP records directive — with comments from Christopher Mellon.

A directive can signal urgency. The real test is whether agencies identify, preserve, and responsibly release what they have.

Full article:
defensescoop.com/2026/02/20/t...

Engagements like this are a core part of our mission to expand serious, evidence-based discussion of UAP within academic institutions and to integrate the topic into rigorous scholarship and research.

We’re grateful for the invitation to present the work of the Disclosure Foundation to a multidisciplinary group of students and professionals engaging seriously with complexity and emerging risk. The discussion explored UAP not just as a scientific question, but one with real implications.

Last week, our Executive Director (Jordan Flowers) had the opportunity to serve as a keynote speaker at MIT for Confronting Unknowns, an interdisciplinary course focused on how institutions, markets, and societies respond to uncertainty, ambiguity, and incomplete information.

2025 Highlights: A Year of Progress at the Disclosure Foundation A concise summary of the Disclosure Foundation’s 2025 work supporting UAP transparency, congressional oversight, whistleblower protection, and serious engagement across government, law, and academia.

A brief update on what we advanced in 2025, including congressional briefings, legal work, and institutional engagement related to UAP transparency and oversight.
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Hal Puthoff and Carlos Eire Join Disclosure Foundation Advisory Board The Disclosure Foundation welcomes physicist Dr. Hal Puthoff and Yale historian Dr. Carlos Eire to its Advisory Board.

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Hal Puthoff and Dr. Carlos Eire to the Disclosure Foundation Advisory Board.

Hal brings deep experience in physics and government research.
Carlos adds a leading humanities perspective from Yale.

Full announcement: disclosure.org/releases/hal...

A sharp, public follow-up to “Age of Disclosure.” Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, responds directly to General James Clapper’s revelation of a… Christopher Mellon Responds to ‘Age of Disclosure’ — The Air Force Must Testify Under Oath

Former DNI James Clapper says the Air Force ran a secret UAP program. Christopher Mellon explains why it’s time for Congress to bring USAF leadership under oath and release the data.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBFg...

Responding to "The Age of Disclosure": A Call For Accountability and Access The Disclosure Foundation responds to “The Age of Disclosure,” outlining concrete steps for accountability, congressional access, scientific engagement, and responsible governance of UAP programs.

“The Age of Disclosure” puts senior officials on the record in a way we’ve never seen before.
This is not the end of the conversation. It is the moment where governance must step in.

We outline the steps that should follow.

Read our full statement:
disclosure.org/releases/aod

Tomorrow at Yale.
We are hosting an event focused on UAP and the future of deep-tech and space innovation.

Speakers include Dillon Guthrie, Kirk McConnell, Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, and Jordan Flowers.

5:30 to 8:30 pm at OC Marsh Lecture Hall.
Event link: www.eventbrite.com/e/unidentifi...

Our Advisory Board member, Prof. Avi Loeb, just launched a public survey on beliefs about extraterrestrial intelligence.

Understanding where the public stands helps shape responsible science, policy, and transparency.

Take the survey 👇

🔗 avi-loeb.medium.com/what-do-you-...

US government grapples with questions about interstellar object 3I/ATLAS amid shutdown NASA experts are set to connect with at least one congressional lawmaker about the mysterious 3I/ATLAS object this week.

We’re watching, in real time, what happens when interagency communication about anomalous detections breaks down.

Disclosure Foundation advisor Avi Loeb raised these concerns during our May D.C. briefing, months before 3I/Atlas became a headline.
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