Current Interview & Policy
Former NASA official calls the current UAP release process ‘evolutionary disclosure’
A new interview with Mike Gold separates growing institutional openness from claims that the released material has already established an extraordinary origin.
Briefed August 18, 2026 · Aliens in the Clouds
Reported Analysis
Space.com interviewed Mike Gold, a former NASA associate administrator and member of NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team, about the federal government’s expanding UAP releases. Gold described the present moment as an ‘evolutionary disclosure’: a process of publishing and evaluating information rather than a single announcement that presupposes non-human intelligence.
Gold said NASA’s participation can reduce stigma and argued that UAP observations should be incorporated into aviation-safety reporting so more consistent data become available for science and national security. He remained neutral about origins, criticized certainty at both extremes, and said Congress must receive sufficient information to exercise democratic oversight. Those are his assessments and recommendations, not confirmation of a retrieval program or extraterrestrial cause.
Why it matters
The interview gives readers a useful definition of disclosure that can be tested against the quality, completeness, oversight, and scientific usefulness of what institutions actually release.
What the source establishes
Confirmed: Gold served on NASA’s independent UAP study team and the federal PURSUE releases are public. His expectations about future releases and views on what disclosure may ultimately reveal are informed commentary, not established outcomes.
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