Loeb proposes a radar-triggered ‘orb imager’

Avi Loeb published a concept for an observatory that would use paired all-sky radar systems to detect and locate aerial targets, then direct a meter-class optical telescope toward them. He suggests a fast-slewing instrument such as a PlaneWave CDK1000, coupled to a spectrograph, could collect resolved imagery and emission spectra instead of relying on distant video alone.

Loeb says the Galileo Project will design its next observatory as an ‘orb imager,’ but the post supplies no site, budget, construction schedule, test protocol, or new target data. It also treats reported characteristics in released PURSUE cases as motivation for the design; the public case material does not always contain the range, platform, calibration, or environmental metadata needed to establish those characteristics independently. The proposal is testable infrastructure, not evidence that the objects are exotic.

Why it matters

Simultaneous range, calibrated imagery, and spectroscopy could turn ambiguous luminous-object reports into measurements that support or eliminate specific physical explanations.

What the source establishes

Confirmed published observatory concept. No new orb was detected, and extraordinary interpretations of prior clips remain unvalidated by the proposal.