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IUFOC 2010 – Day 3

IUFOC 2010 – Day 3

Nearing the half-way point, day three of the International UFO Congress showed even a larger turnout than day 2, and the energy was very high. A packed room eagerly listened to the presentations throughout the day. Dolores Cannon’s talk about visitors from other planets kept the audience engaged, and her charming sense of [...]

IUFOC 2010 – Day 2

The size of the audience was visibly larger for day two of the International UFO Congress. The speakers were all interesting, but it was Daniel Sheehan who brought the audience to their feet. Sheehan received a standing ovation following his presentation that addressed philosophical and theological questions raised by human contact with extra-terrestrial [...]

IUFOC – Day 1

The 19th Annual International UFO Congress kicked off yesterday in Laughlin, Nevada.  This year is only my second year in attendance at the Congress, but I’m still amazed to see the passion and excitement the attendees at this conference have for the UFO subject.  The organizers, staff, and volunteers who make this event a reality [...]

Missiles: The New Weather Balloon

Missiles: The New Weather Balloon

Historically, if a UFO sighting is significant enough to make it on the nightly news, it has almost been guaranteed that the same explanation will be given for absolutely every sighting – “It’s a weather balloon.” Weather (or “research”) balloons have been the default report offered by government and other officials when it has [...]

Probing Alien Life

Probing Alien Life

The UK’s national academy of science, The Royal Society, assembled this week to discuss alien life. Representatives from NASA, the European Space Agency, and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs were present to discuss the consequences for science and society if/when extra-terrestrial life is discovered, among other things.
Wait. The UN Office for [...]

Stan Romanek in Phoenix

Stan Romanek in Phoenix

On Sunday, January 24th, abductee Stan Romanek presented evidence pertaining to his case in a 3.5 hour event sponsored by Open Minds. Stan led the audience through a chronological summary of his case, touching on some of the bizarre occurrences that make the Romanek case so controversial.
Strange events have become commonplace in [...]

Freedom of (Some) Information

Freedom of (Some) Information

While browsing through UFO news recently, a headline from Pocatello, Idaho (my birth city) caught my eye – “UFO Lecture Held at Idaho State University in Pocatello.” In my experience, UFO discussion and/or research is scarce in Pocatello, Idaho, so, brimming with curiousity, I decided to read the article.
The UFO lecture at [...]

James Carrion to Resign as MUFON International Director

On Tuesday January 12, 2010 James Carrion announced he is stepping down as the MUFON International Director and assuming the position of MUFON Business Manager. This announcement does not come as much of a shock after speculated rumors of a change in organization have flooded the internet for months.
Carrion expressed that he will also [...]

Hot Rods

Hot Rods

A photograph was recently published to the web, showing a “light stick” in the sky over Moscow. Some believe these objects to be UFOs (the Moscow photo was snapped on December 21. Ooooo.), while others believe them to be living creatures. For everything you ever wanted to know about these things, filmmaker [...]

UFO Highway Patrol

UFO Highway Patrol

Video footage of an alleged UFO in Guatape, Colombia was recently uploaded to YouTube. Sighting reports from Colombia and other countries in the northern region of South America are common, and some believe that this is due to the country’s proximity to an exit from a UFO highway.

Entrances and exits for UFO highways are [...]