Matt Mountain

Matt Mountain is a prominent American astronomer serving as president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), overseeing operations of major observatories including NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. He previously directed the Space Telescope Science Institute and the International Gemini Observatory. In UAP research, Mountain was appointed to NASA's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team in 2023, contributing expertise to analyze data and develop scientific approaches for investigating UAP sightings. He also featured in the 2026 NOVA documentary 'What Are UFOs?', discussing UAP mysteries alongside experts like Ryan Graves and Sean Kirkpatrick. No birth/death years or specific UAP publications are documented; his role emphasizes advancing rigorous, stigma-free study of aerial phenomena.