Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security & Innovation

Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security
& Innovation

Understanding UAP:
Science, National Security
& Innovation

UAP Disclosure Fund
Hosted by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

May 1, 2025

Join members of the US Congress and leading experts for a groundbreaking discussion on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). This multi-panel event covers:

  • Government Transparency: Hear from Reps. Luna, Burlison, Burchett, & Begich on government transparency efforts, oversight challenges, and bipartisan action for UAP investigations.

  • Scientific Inquiry: Scientists Dr. Avi Loeb (Harvard/Galileo), Dr. Eric Davis (AATIP), Mike Gold (NASA UAP Study/Redwire), & Anna Brady Estevez (American Deep Tech/NSF) discuss rigorous scientific investigation, Galileo Project updates, potential physics, stigma challenges, leveraging existing data (NASA/military sensors), and the future of UAP innovation & microgravity research.

  • National Security: Former officials Chris Mellon (Dep Asst Sec Def-Intel) & Kirk McConnell (Senate Armed Services/Intel) address airspace vulnerabilities, sensor gaps, documented military encounters (USS Roosevelt, Nimitz, Langley AFB), overclassification, whistleblower protection, & the need for a national strategy.

  • Witness Accounts & Data: Insights from moderator Lue Elizondo (AATIP), RAdm Tim Gallaudet (Ret., NOAA/Navy) on naval encounters, & discussion of firsthand pilot/military accounts and challenges.

This forum explores UAP complexities from scientific, national security, & policy perspectives, highlighting the push for disclosure, tech breakthroughs, & profound questions.

Please note: A photograph presented by the moderator around 1:31:41 has since been widely identified, with analysis suggesting a conventional origin.

Moderator

Luis Elizondo

Former Head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, Department of Defense; 


Former Director, National Programs Special Management Staff,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

Former Head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, Department of Defense; 


Former Director, National Programs Special Management Staff, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

Former UAPDF Board Member

Panelists

Science Panel

Science Panel

Science Panel

This panel explores what data exists, where the knowledge gaps remain, and how new research frameworks from atmospheric science to astronomy can help us investigate UAP.

Dr. Avi Loeb, PhD

Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University

Principal Investigator of the Galileo Project; Founding Director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative

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Dr. Eric Davis, PhD

Theoretical and Applied Physicist

Senior Science Advisor at Earthtech; Former Researcher at the Aerospace Corporation.

Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D (ret.)

Former Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Former Oceanographer of the Navy

Former Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Former Oceanographer of the Navy

Former Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Former Oceanographer of the Navy

UAPDF Advisory Board Member

National Security Panel

National Security Panel

National Security Panel

This panel addresses concerns around airspace sovereignty, data classification, foreign interest in UAP, and the critical gaps in domain awareness that may threaten U.S. security if left unaddressed.

Christopher Mellon

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; Former Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

UAPDF Board Member

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Kirk McConnell

Former Senior Professional Staff Member for the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees

UAPDF Advisory Board Member

Innovation Panel

Innovation Panel

Innovation Panel

This panel explores the potential intersections between UAP-related research and emerging sectors like aerospace, AI, and advanced energy. The conversation highlights opportunities for U.S. leadership in transformative technologies.

Anna Brady-Estevez, Ph.D

Former Program Director, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), U.S. National Science Foundation

UAPDF Advisory Board Member

Mike Gold

Former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships

President, Civil and International Space, Redwire; Member of the NASA UAP Independent Study Team; Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, and Senior Advisor the Administrator for International and Legal Affairs; Vice President for Civil Space, MAXAR Technologies; Director of DC Operations and Business Growth, Bigelow Aerospace; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School

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© 2025 UAP Disclosure Fund. All rights reserved.

Disclosure Advocacy Group, Inc. (d/b/a UAP Disclosure Fund), is a 501(c)(3) public charity. UAP Disclosure Fund (d/b/a UAP Disclosure Action Fund) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit advocacy group.

*Tax exempt status pending IRS approval for both organizations.

EIN: 33-3962144

Address: 42 Water St, PO Box 334, Guilford, CT 06437

© 2025 UAP Disclosure Fund. All rights reserved.

Disclosure Advocacy Group, Inc. (d/b/a UAP Disclosure Fund), is a 501(c)(3) public charity. UAP Disclosure Fund (d/b/a UAP Disclosure Action Fund) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit advocacy group.

*Tax exempt status pending IRS approval for both organizations.

EIN: 33-3962144

Address: 42 Water St, PO Box 334, Guilford, CT 06437