Evidence Guides Discovery
The Cultural Phenomenon of UFOs Although unusual sightings in the sky have been recorded throughout history, 1947 marked the beginning of the UFO phenomenon when the first saucer-like object was identified. Early theories of sightings were heavily influenced by the Cold War: people explained them as world power technologies or a result of mass hysteria. … Read more
The Precursors to Project Blue Book The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, also known as CUFOS, is an organization that archives and disseminates information on UFO investigations. The organization was founded by Dr. Hynek, who served as the astronomical consultant to the United States Air Force’s investigation into UFOs. Initially, he was a … Read more
The Spark of the 1966 UFO Sightings In 1966, all eyes were on Dexter, Michigan, as the United States government representative Dr. J. Allen Hynek arrived to investigate UFOs reportedly seen by dozens of witnesses. Listen in as Lara Zielin, Editorial Director of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, tells the story of a … Read more
The Modern UFO Era It seems that we may be in a period of transition in terms of UFO investigations. Between 2000 and 2015, public interest and imagination regarding UFOs mostly disappeared. All of that changed in 2017, when the New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico articles reshaped the narrative by reporting on Pentagon … Read more
Introduction to MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Dating back over 50 years and with over 4000 members worldwide, the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is one of the oldest and largest organizations that evaluates UFO reports. MUFON investigators utilize both open-ended and closed-ended questions to gather information about sightings. In the next three videos, Bill Konkolesky, State … Read more
In March 2025, AARO issued a formal case-resolution report on the Aguadilla UAP event, a high-profile infrared video recorded near Rafael Hernández Airport in Puerto Rico on April 25, 2013, local time. The original recording was made from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft and had become one of the most frequently cited modern … Read more
On March 8, 2024, the Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, AARO, released Volume I of its Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. The report was directed by Congress and reviewed the historical record of U.S. government activity related to UAP from 1945 through October 2023. Its … Read more
On September 14, 2023, NASA released the final report of its independent study of unidentified anomalous phenomena. The study was commissioned in 2022 and brought together 16 experts in fields including astrophysics, aeronautics, data science, artificial intelligence, and aviation safety. The study was not designed to investigate or validate individual historical UAP cases. It was … Read more
On July 26, 2023, the House Oversight Committee’s national-security subcommittee held a public hearing titled Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency. It became one of the most consequential modern UAP events because it brought active concerns about reporting, oversight, and alleged government secrecy directly before Congress. The witnesses were … Read more