Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has dismissed viral claims linking a meteor sighting in the Philippines to extraterrestrial activity, while also weighing in on CIA genetic tracking rumours during a televised interview on NewsNation aired on Sunday. Addressing both the footage and wider speculation, Loeb said the incident and the conspiracy theories circulating online reflect how easily natural and human-made phenomena are misinterpreted.
The comments came after a video shared by afarTV on YouTube showed what appeared to be a meteor descending behind a volcano in the Philippines, followed by a bright light rising from the same area. The clip spread quickly across social media, with some users suggesting the second light could be a UFO or something more unusual.
