From time to time in the history of science, situations have arisen in which a problem of ultimately enormous importance went begging for adequate attention simply because that problem appeared to involve phenomena so far outside the current bounds of scientific knowledge that it was not even regarded as a legitimate subject of serious scientific concern. That is precisely the situation in which the UFO problem now lies.
James E. McDonald, Senior Physicist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona.
Statement on Unidentified Flying Objects to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, July 29, 1968
Peter Davenport and Christian Stepien recently attended the annual Contact in the Desert conference, held from May 29 to June 2 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells, California. This year’s event featured a rich tapestry of panels and presentations covering topics such as the interactions of UAPs with
While the most commonly UAP shapes reported to NUFORC are orbs, triangles, and circles or disks, other strange shapes are known to make their appearance from time to time. One of these is the Octahedron, or 8 sided “double pyramid”. Two dramatic Octahedron sightings were recently reported to NUFORC, one
On the afternoon of 9/17/24, the NUFORC hotline received a call from an air traffic controller operating out of the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale, CA. The controller had just had just received a communication from the crew of TROY21, a Beechcraft King Air 350iER flying
Over the past few months, NUFORC investigators dug into several of our best cases from 2024, performing witness interviews and contacting officials to gather more information. In all four of the cases below, the witnesses were deemed to be credible, and their experiences to be of an anomalous nature. Case
Its been a week since we first posted our first thoughts on the mystery drone situation plaguing the country. In that time, we have received 65 new reports of objects conforming to the general “drone” description, that is flying very low, large size, and with bright flashing lights (more come
The anomalous activity in our skies continues unabated, and since the last sighting summary we posted on August 23, we have added 929 new reports to our online Data Bank. The reports range from recent sightings to recollections of events that happened as far back as 1960. While many seem
We’ve just released a big update to our Gallery, adding 70 of the best new images we have received since the last update. The Gallery is a great place to check out the incredible variety of types of craft reported to NUFORC.
A sharp eyed observer noticed what could be a “Foo Fighter” in German gun camera footage taken in 1944. Foo fighters” were unexplained aerial phenomena reported by pilots during World War II. These sightings, often described as glowing orbs or balls of light, appeared to follow aircraft and perform maneuvers
Our latest batch of UFO/ UAP reports include close up sightings of massive triangular UFO’s, weird rectangles, bizarre orbs, floating metallic spheres, and lights in the sky performing strange and dramatic maneuvers. Witnesses also continue to send in stories of impressive sightings from their past, feeling compelled to record them
World UFO Day! Today is World UFO Day, an annual event dedicated to the awareness and celebration of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The day aims to encourage people to think about the possibility of UFOs, discuss related phenomena, and promote government transparency about UFO
Peter and Christian recently attended the Contact in the Desert UFO Conference in Indio, CA, where the topic of disclosure was omnipresent in talks, workshops, and informal discussions. It is clear that as realization of the reality of the phenomenon seeps deeper and deeper into the public consciousness, the frustration
We’ve added 241 new reports to our UFO/UAP sightings database since our last posting earlier this month (in batches). Here are some highlights: June 13, 2023, Newark, NJ An unusual object was observed from an aircraft during takeoff from Newark. Described as oval and blue, smaller than a car, and