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Disclosure Foundation to Review NASA Archives for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
June 24, 2026
A new executive committee will review NASA archival material for UAP-related information, using expert analysis, citizen science, and modern data tools to identify anomalies warranting further study.
The Disclosure Foundation will conduct a review of NASA archival material for information related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UAP. The effort is intended to support public understanding, scientific analysis, and a more rigorous approach to records that are public but have not yet been fully examined for anomaly data.
The initiative will be led by an executive committee that includes former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Policy and Partnerships Mike Gold, Disclosure Foundation Executive Director Jordan Flowers, astronomer Beatriz Villarroel, PhD, theoretical physicist Maaneli Derakhshani, PhD, aerospace engineer Travis Taylor, PhD, former Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Reggie Brothers, PhD, and clinical psychologist Stephen Bruehl, PhD.
Both Gold and Brothers previously served on NASA's UAP Independent Study Team. The Foundation's review will build on recommendations from the NASA UAP Independent Study Team final report by bringing together additional experts, voluntary contributions from corporations, and citizen science to examine NASA imagery, data, and related archival material.
The objective is to identify anomalies that warrant further investigation and, where appropriate, share findings with the public and interested government entities. The review is expected to make use of modern artificial intelligence and machine learning tools where they can support careful analysis of large public archives.
"Anomalies are what drive scientific progress, and I'm incredibly grateful to this amazing team for volunteering their time and expertise to review the NASA archives," said Mike Gold, a member of the Disclosure Foundation advisory committee. "We are going to do our best to implement the recommendations of the NASA UAP Independent Study Team to apply AI and ML capabilities to identify the most promising evidence of anomalies for further study, in an effort to support transparency, scientific discovery, and national security."
The announcement follows the release of recent Disclosure Foundation polling showing that NASA is the public's most trusted government entity on the UAP issue.
"By conducting our review of the NASA archives, we are meeting the public where their confidence already lies," said Jordan Flowers, Executive Director of the Disclosure Foundation. "This initiative is a direct response to what the data is telling us: that transparency, conducted rigorously and openly, is not only what the public wants, it is what this moment in history requires."
The executive committee has already met virtually and plans to hold its first in-person meeting in July. Updates on the initiative will be shared through the Disclosure Foundation website.