The Mutual UFO Network of Ohio
Director's Message in January
2023 MUFON eNewsletter
by David MacDonald, Director, MUFON International
"MUFON Faces an Interesting 2023"
Well, folks, another year is in the books. It is true that time flies, and the older I get, the faster it flies.
We saw some amazing advances last year. The CMS has undergone a major overhaul, as has
MUFON University, and the overhaul is ongoing.
Our research and investigation facilities have technologically advanced to the point that we are darn near
at the cutting edge.
One of the most exciting projects of the year is MUFON being recognized by the United States Government as a leader in UFO/UAP investigations; in fact, it has been nominated to be the civilian component on the currently developing UAP panel.
This nomination is totally bipartisan and has been introduced in both the House and Senate. It has over
100 signatures so far.
Below is a copy of the Letter of Resolution.
The Honorable Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick Department of Defense
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
1400 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
Dear Dr. Kirkpatrick,
We are writing to request that you give full consideration to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
to serve as a civilian component on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) task force. For 53 years, MUFON has gathered and investigated reports of UAP worldwide, averaging 10,000 to 12,000 sightings per month. The organization uses scientists, photographers, and forensics experts to investigate each UAP, and can prove that 92% of events are explainable. Over the past few decades, they have had various contractual relationships with the DoD to provide information to the AATIP program regarding sightings of interest.
Their network includes over 5000 members, 650 trained investigators and organizations in 48 countries.
We understand that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution task force was established by an amendment to the 2021 NDAA sponsored by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N). Under this amendment, the Task Force has the following duties: developing procedures to synchronize and standardize the collection, reporting, and
analysis of incidents; developing processes and procedures to ensure that such incidents from each component of the Department and each element of the intelligence community are reported and incorporated in a centralized repository; establish procedures to require the timely and consistent reporting of such incidents; evaluating links between unidentified aerial phenomena and adversarial foreign governments,
other foreign governments, or non-state actors; Consulting with other departments and agencies
of the Federal Government and partners of the United States, and preparing reports for Congress. We recommend that MUFON be selected as one of the non-state actors, as they interact with multiple stakeholders worldwide and have a large database to share.
In addition to this, MUFON was formally requested to provide monthly or quarterly statistical reports to
selected departments, which reports will provide a clear insight into the scope of the UFO/UAP
phenomenon.
This is an incredible way to start the New Year.
Thanks to every one of you, and all of us at MUFON wish you the very happiest New Year.
David MacDonald, Director, MUFON International
MUFON's Banner Month - February 2023!
As we have been signaling, February 2023 will be one of the most important months in MUFON's illustrious 54-year existence. Coming on the heels of our successful launch of our social network called The Observer Network we offer you our members and public the following:
A UFO Map App
Our next project, to be launched on February 10th , will be our Global UFO Map App containing all 118,000 mappable cases in our Case Management System (CMS). This will be an ongoing project that will offer more and more in-depth research capabilities for members and the public alike!
A TV Show Appearance
Another big secret announcement is coming on the same day as our Map App launch! It relates to an acclaimed, groundbreaking TV show but we can only tease at this point! Mark February 10th on your calendars!
Registration for the 2023 MUFON Symposium
Finally, February sees the start of open registration for our 2023 MUFON Symposium in the Cincinnati, Ohio/Covington, Kentucky area. It begins on Thursday, August 24th with the FI training and runs through Sunday, August 27th .
2023 MUFON SYMPOSIUM
"Friend or Foe 2.0"
There is so much to tell you! We will have noted scientist Avi Loeb (will join by ZOOM) as one of our prestigious guest speakers! We will be having Experiencer Sessions with our ERT Team. Of course, there is always our Friday night Banquet with a keynote speaker and our awards ceremony! Our Media Director, Ron James, will be giving a showing of his incredible documentary “An Accidental Truth” that will blow the lid off of government secrecy with a few bombshells you will not believe! There will be a private cocktail hour with some of speakers. We will also have bus trips to Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, home of the infamous alleged “Blue Room” and “Hanger 18.” For our Field Investigators, we will have an all-day refresher training course delving into interviewing techniques, astronomy, and digital and field forensics.
Additionally, all day Saturday and Sunday, we will have the finest assortment of experts in the field of Ufology giving lectures on cutting edge topics concerning this year's theme, “Friend or Foe 2.0.”
And finally, as we do each year, MUFON closes out our Symposium with our “Top Cases of Interest for 2022.” This segment features actual MUFON Investigators presenting the best cases of the previous year including the extraordinary amount of commercial airline pilot cases this past summer and a landing case with trace evidence so compelling it is being turned into a major TV show segment.
You do not want to miss this last week of summer extravaganza!
David MacDonald, Director, MUFON International
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