While the internet is full of stories and claims from people who say they’ve encountered UFOs or aliens—now commonly referred to as UAPs—nothing has been officially verified yet.

However, this long search for proof of alien civilizations may soon be coming to an end. According to one expert, evidence could be revealed as early as next month.

Unlike many past claims from pseudoscientists or UFO enthusiasts, these new assertions come from Professor Simon Holland, an academic and prominent scientist who has collaborated with NASA and the BBC.

In an interview with The Mirror, Holland shared that two groups of astronomers are currently racing to release their findings. “We have found a non-human extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy, and people don’t know about it,” Holland stated.

Although he didn’t disclose many specifics, Holland said he received the information through a contact at Breakthrough Listen, a private scientific research institute founded by Yuri Milner. Despite the exciting news, he urged caution. “Don’t unfurl your ‘Welcome Aliens’ banner and scrunch the tin foil on your hat just yet,” he joked, emphasizing that more research is needed before anyone can definitively confirm the presence of alien life.

The current research revolves around a “non-human technological signature” in the form of a radiowave signal, known as BLC-1, which was first detected by Australia’s Parkes telescope in 2019. Initial analysis suggested that the signal wasn’t of extraterrestrial origin, but Holland revealed that Breakthrough Listen, based in Oxfordshire, is now re-examining the data to gather additional evidence.

Holland was also quick to point out that the signals are unlikely to be a natural occurrence. “It’s a single point source,” he explained. “The signal, instead of being the giant buzz of everything in the universe that we hear through all radio telescopes, was a narrow electromagnetic spectrum.”

Interestingly, Breakthrough Listen isn’t the only team working on this. According to Holland, the Chinese space agency is conducting similar research into the same radio signals using their FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope), currently the world’s largest telescope since Arecibo’s collapse. “This is breaking news, as of yesterday,” Holland said. “But the Chinese might be pipping them to the post with their FAST program.”

As for when we can expect to learn more, Holland believes that findings will be released soon, either by Breakthrough Listen or the Chinese team. “The results could be published within the next month or so,” he predicted.