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The Official MUFON Podcast with Richard Beckwith - Why the Pentagon can't Hide NHI with Guest Alan Steinfeld!
What happens when physical UAP telemetry and the outer boundaries of human consciousness collide? In this episode of the Official MUFON Podcast, host Richard Beckwith sits down with Alan Steinfeld-author of Making Contact and founder of New Realities-to explore why…
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Watch the 2026 MUFON Symposium NOW on MUFON Television!
MUFON Television just keeps getting better! By Ron James - MUFONTelevision.com Did you know that MUFON Television is included with every MUFON membership above the Basic level? If you're eligible, you already have access to an incredible library of UFO…
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REAL ALIEN SPECIES EXPOSED - THE BRIEFING ROOM WITH HOST RICHARD BECKWITH
If recent statements from veteran intelligence officials like Jay Stratton and high-level whistleblowers are taken at face value, our airspace is not merely observed-it is being actively partitioned by an astonishing spectrum of non-human entities. From the classic almond-eyed Grays…
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Department of War Publishes Seventh Release of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files on WAR.GOV/UFO
Immediate Release Oct. 23, 2026 | Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell: Today, the Department of War is publishing the seventh release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous…
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JOIN US AT THE MUFON WORLD SYMPOSIUM July 22-25, 2027 - KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
By Bob Spearing & Fernanda Pires Join Us at the MUFON World Symposium 2027 The Mutual UFO Network is excited to announce that planning is underway for the 2027 MUFON World Symposium. Join us from Thursday, July 22, through Sunday,…
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UFOs Breach Nuclear Airspace - The Briefing Room with Richard Beckwith
When an unidentified craft hovers over a commercial nuclear reactor, who takes responsibility? For decades, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) official answer was astonishingly simple: nobody. In this episode of the MUFON Briefing Room, host Richard Beckwith examines recently released,…
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A Mysterious Briefcase Comes MUFON's Way! By Bob Spearing
A mysterious handoff in New Jersey brings a long-lost piece of UFO history directly to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) archives. One of MUFON's Directors (Bob Spearing) gets a mysterious email from a woman named Cara about a briefcase that…
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TsIG - The TechnoSignature Intercept Grid Real Time Alert System Coming Soon to The MUFON Store! By Steve Foss
By Steve Foss, MUFON Florida State Section Director MUFON is preparing to work with another organization to introduce what may become the most comprehensive real-time UAP alert network yet developed. The effort grows out of the earlier NICAP MADAR network,…
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Gray Aliens - a Fungus Among Us? By Geneva Hagen
Recently Gene Steinberg, host of the Paracast and myself, had guest Robert Spearing of MUFON on who mentioned a hypothesis that the greys could be a human-plant or human-fungus hybrid. He wondered if this was the result of biotechnology experiments,…
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Department of War Issues Legal Waiver to Authorize Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosures to PURSUE
Release Immediate Release Department of War Issues Legal Waiver to Authorize Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosures to PURSUE Sept. 14, 2026 War.gov In direct alignment with President Trump's mandate for comprehensive transparency on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Department of…
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Rep. Eric Burlison Releases Statement on President Trump's UAP NDA Directive
July 29, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) today released the following statement regarding President Trump's directive waiving certain nondisclosure agreements for individuals with information related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP): In light of President Trump…
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MUFON CO-FOUNDER JOHN SCHUESSLER HAS PASSED!
Back in the days when M.U.F.O.N. stood for Midwest UFO Network, John Schuessler was there. In 1969, along with Walt Andrus, John, an aerospace engineer with an interest in Unidentified Flying Objects, formed what is now the biggest and best…
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MUFON Mourns the Passing of Executive Director David "Dave" MacDonald FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2026
CINCINNATI, OH - The Mutual UFO Network, known worldwide as MUFON, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its Executive Director, David "Dave" MacDonald, who passed away the morning of June 7 following a series of respiratory complications. Dave…
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Breaking !!!!!!! Trump to Release UFO Files!
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, President Donald Trump authorized the Pentagon and other agencies to begin gathering all files related to UFO and UAP. Trump posted on Truth Social, "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the…
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A MUFON PHOTO ANALYSIS: Is This Green Orb Communicating? A Forensic Image Analysis of a Viral UAP Claim By Seth H. Feinstein MUFON Photo Analyst
January 8, 2026 Abstract A green orb image extracted from a viral social media video attributed to Chris Bledsoe generated widespread speculation that the object displayed internal lettering or symbols and represented a communicating non-human intelligence. This article presents a…
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Geo-localization of sightings over Puglia, Italy By Edoardo Russo, MUFON Italian National Director
Posted on February 8, 2026 by Edoardo Russo The Italian Center for UFO Studies is pleased to present the first example of geo-localization of the entire case history collection in an Italian region. Puglia has reached the finish line, putting…
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THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE, UFO TRANSPARENCY, AND ERIC BURLISON'S EXPANDING ROLE: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR! By JESSE BLASENGAME, COLORADO MUFON
Recent reporting indicates that the Trump White House has taken an unusually direct role in pushing for expanded congressional access to long‑restricted UFO and UAP-related facilities. According to Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison, the administration has explicitly instructed the Department of…
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What's Up with the New Spielberg Movie? Disclosure Day? By Bob Spearing MUFON Director of International Development
Anybody who knows anybody that is aware of anything going down on the UFO Street right now, knows that Steven Spielberg is wading back into the UFO movie field after several decades following his monumental successes with ET and Close…
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- 2024-11-18NJ
Beginning in November 2024, thousands of reports of large drones or unidentified objects were made across New Jersey and neighboring states, including near military facilities such as Picatinny Arsenal. The reports prompted FAA flight restrictions, a federal multi-agency investigation, and extensive media coverage.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 2023-05-01Las Vegas, NV
On the night of 30 April to 1 May 2023, a Las Vegas family called 911 to report a crash in their backyard and the presence of tall figures, shortly after a bright object was recorded on a police officer's body camera and reported across the region. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police investigated the property and released the bodycam footage and 911 call.
Source: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
- 2010-07-07
On the evening of 7 July 2010, Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, China, was closed for about an hour after a flight crew reported an object near the airport. Outbound flights were grounded and inbound flights were diverted, and the event was widely reported by Chinese state media and international outlets.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
- 2008-06-12
Between 2007 and 2009, night guard Murat Yalçın recorded video of objects over the Sea of Marmara near Kumburgaz, Turkey. The footage was presented at a 2009 press conference by the Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center and received wide media coverage in Turkey and internationally.
Source: Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center
- 2008-01-08Lights · Stephenville, TX
Dozens of residents in and around Stephenville reported a large object and bright lights in the evening sky. The Air Force later stated that F-16 fighters had been training in the area that night.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2006-11-07Disc · Chicago, IL
United Airlines employees at O'Hare International Airport reported a disc-shaped object hovering over a gate before shooting up through the clouds. The FAA attributed it to a weather phenomenon.
Source: Wikipedia
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