Researchers & Officials
Key figures in government UAP investigations and academic research.
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick
Physicist and former intelligence officer serving as the first director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Previously worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency.
David Grusch
Former intelligence officer with the Pentagon's UAP Task Force. Testified before Congress in July 2023 regarding UAP-related government programs.
Ryan Graves
Former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot who reported regular UAP encounters during training missions. Co-founder of Americans for Safe Aerospace.
David Fravor
Retired U.S. Navy commander and F/A-18F pilot. Known for the 2004 Nimitz UAP encounter (the "Tic Tac" incident).
Dr. Avi Loeb
Former chair of Harvard's astronomy department. Founded the Galileo Project to search for physical evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
Christopher Mellon
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Has advocated for increased UAP transparency and helped facilitate release of Navy videos.
Luis Elizondo
Former military intelligence officer who led the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) at the Pentagon. Resigned in 2017, later helped bring the program to public attention.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Member of Senate Armed Services Committee. Led legislative efforts to establish AARO and increase UAP reporting requirements through FY2023 NDAA amendments.
Representative André Carson
Ranking Member of House Intelligence Counterterrorism Subcommittee. Led House hearings on UAP and advocated for increased government transparency on the topic.
Dr. Margaret Hufford
Member of NASA's independent UAP study team. Contributed to the 2023 report examining how NASA can contribute to UAP research using existing data collection methods.
Scott Bray
Former Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. Testified at the May 2022 House Intelligence Committee hearing on UAP, the first Congressional hearing on the topic in 50 years.
Ronald Moultrie
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Testified at the May 2022 House Intelligence Committee hearing on UAP investigations and Pentagon efforts.