Our congressional round table, Understanding UAP: Science, National Security, and Innovation, was more than a landmark – the first UAP civil society panel live stream featuring sitting Members of Congress and leading experts. It was a breakthrough. For nearly four hours, Members of Congress, renowned scientists, national security experts, and business visionaries shared one core message: what was once a solitary push for UAP understanding and transparency is becoming a groundswell for greater understanding of the most important issue of our time. 

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the event to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Members of Congress, representatives of the media, the American people, and our supporters. No one else is doing this work. But without your generous assistance, UAPDF wouldn’t be able to. This round table will be the first of many in the campaign for disclosure. 

Today, we are announcing that we are matching your energy–and expectations–with a reinvigorated, empowered leadership team, which will bring a sharper focus on science, public policy, and government.

What’s changing (and why it matters)

• Christopher Mellon → Chairman of the Board. After years of tirelessly fighting for congressional oversight and igniting the modern disclosure movement, Chris will now guide UAPDF’s strategy and future as our Chairman of the Board. Chris already serves as a Director and previously was a Member of UAPDF’s Advisory Board. 

  
  

• Jordan Flowers → Executive Director. Jordan will assume the execution, management, and day-to-day leadership of UAPDF. Already a Director, Jordan brings a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur and executive. He has worked with top firms in management consulting, financial restructuring, and private equity investing.

  
  

• New advisory voices. Dr. Anna Brady‑Estevez (deep‑tech policy) and Dr. Avi Loeb (astrophysics and interstellar science) strengthen our science-first approach by joining UAPDF as Members of our Advisory Board. Welcome! 

  
  

• Departing with gratitude. We thank outgoing Board Members Luis Elizondo and Dr. Garry Nolan, and Director of Strategy Matthew Ford for helping to build the foundation on which we stand. We wish them our very best.

  
  

• Yuan Fung → Director of Government Affairs. UAPDF Founder Yuan passes the torch of Executive Director to Jordan. Yuan will focus on strengthening and expanding our relationships on Capitol Hill and elsewhere in government. Yuan will continue to serve as a Director. 

  
  

• Lester Nare → Director of Operations. Lester, our incredibly talented operations lead, joins the Board as a Director to keep execution–and now governance–tight and our culture collaborative.

What comes next

1. Classified briefing for Congress the week of May 12. We are working with House offices to give Members and staff the secure, firsthand data they need to ensure congressional oversight of this vital matter for science and national security.

   
   

2. Two House hearings in the pipeline. We look forward to collaborating with Congress on witnesses, briefing materials, and other support.

   
   

3. Helping to draft legislation. With our unparalleled collective experience in Congress, law, and national security, UAPDF is working with Members on several pieces of legislation, including to strengthen whistleblower protections and to commission a National Intelligence Estimate on drones, UAP, and other advanced systems.

   
   

4. Push for declassification of UAP evidence. We are urging the Defense Department and NASA to release unclassified imagery and other UAP records so that researchers and the public can analyze the data and decide for themselves.

   
   

5. Send us your resume! We are recruiting mission‑driven volunteers in congressional outreach, grassroots organizing, communications, law, and science. Interested candidates can reach us at contact@uapdisclosurefund.org.

Our mission remains the same: truth, transparency, and protection for those who speak it.

If you are with us, whether on Capitol Hill, in the labs, or watching from home, thank you. The next phase starts now.

- The UAP Disclosure Fund Team