There are many around the world, these are American:MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) founded in 1969, NUFORC (J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Reporting Center) founded 1974 and CUFOS (J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies) founded in 1973.
Phenomena is the plural of phenomenon.Two example sentences are:This is a very strange phenomena.The scientists will study the phenomena to see if they can explain it.
MUFON, or the Mutual UFO Network, was founded on May 31, 1969, shortly after the publication of the University of Colorado "Condon Report", as a vehicle to promote the investigation of UFO phenomena. A grass roots organization, it operates as a loose federation of individuals, avoiding strict centralized control in order to encourage initiative and leadership at the local and regional level. State section directors assist field investigators, radio operators, and amateur astronomy groups. In addition, dozens of U.S. scientists and technicians act as consultants on a wide range of specialty subjects, and it is this expertise and experience, at the grass roots level, that sets MUFON apart from other amateur clubs or UFO hobby groups. Every year since 1970, MUFON has held an annual symposium, open to the public, as a means of sharing information.
The unexplained is generally considered to mean the same as anomalous phenomena. Examples of this are UFO sightings and crop circles.
Certainly, many early UFO"s were of this type and may have been meteors or some natural cosmic phenomena, ( Green Fire Balls) are well-documented in the UFO literature.
His credentials are whatever he or his organization made on their printer. There is no authority, public or private, that 'credentials' UFO investigators. You become a UFO investigator just by saying you are.
Many, perhaps all, of these sightings are actually misidentified known objects and natural phenomena. So far, in real life, not one UFO has turned out to be an alien spacecraft. In fact, in real life, aliens are not proven to even exist.
Founders of the International UFO Museum & Research Center, incorporated as a 501c3 non-profit educational organization in 1991 and open to visitors in fall of 1992
Jerome Clark has written: 'UFO encounters & beyond' -- subject(s): Unidentified flying objects, History 'Strange & unexplained phenomena' 'Unnatural Phenomena' -- subject(s): Ghosts, Curiosities and wonders, OverDrive, Nonfiction, Science, Sociology 'Encyclopedia of strange and unexplained physical phenomena' -- subject(s): Science, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Curiosities and wonders, Miscellanea 'The UFO files' 'Strange and Unexplained Phenomena (ANOMOL' 'Extraordinary encounters' -- subject(s): Human-alien encounters, Encyclopedias 'Unexplained!' -- subject(s): Science, Curiosities and wonders, Miscellanea 'The unidentified' -- subject(s): Unidentified flying objects
Earth is the only planet known to have life on it, so obviously Earth is the only known place in the universe that could have UFO sightings. It is important to remember that "UFO" just means "I don't know what that is". It does *not* mean "Alien spacecraft". That is a very unlikely answer to what UFOs are. There is no reason to think UFOs are anything other than a misidentification of known phenomena.
Federation of light is an organization that believes the federal government is hiding the sighting of UFO"s from the American people.
The former US Airforce program for the investigation of UFO and Unexplained Phenomena was called Project Blue Book and later for a short time Project Grudge. Neither program is currently in operation and the official UASF stance on UFO and related phenomena is found in the following statement as found in USAF Fact Sheet 95-03: From 1947 to 1969, the Air Force investigated Unidentified Flying Objects under Project Blue Book. The project, headquartered at Wright-Paterson Air Forse Base, Ohio, was terminated 17 December 1969. Of a total of 12,618 sightings reported to Project Blue Book, 701 remained 'unidentified.'The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an evaluation of a report prepared by the University of Colorado entitled, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects: a review of the University of Colorado's report by the National Academy of Sciences, previous UFO studies and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during 1940 to 1969. As a result of these investigations, studies and experience gained from investigating UFO reports since 1948, the conclusions of Project Blue Book were: # No UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to our national security. # There has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present day scientific knowledge. # There has been no evidence indicating the sightings categorized as "unidentified" are extraterrestrial vehicles. With the termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force regulation establishing and controlling the program for investigating and analyzing UFOs was rescinded. Documentation regarding the former Blue Book investigation was permanently transferred to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, and is available for public review and analysis. Since the termination of Project Blue Book, nothing has occurred that would support a resumption of UFO investigations by the Air Force. There are a number of universities and professional scientific organizations that have considered UFO phenomena during periodic meetings and seminars. A list of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in "Encyclopaedia of Associations", published by Gale Research. Interest in and timely review of UFO reports by private groups ensures that sound evidence is not overlooked by the scientific community. Persons wishing to report UFO sightings should be advised to contact local law enforcement agencies.The USAF does not currently investigate UFO's, unidentified flying phenomena of any type, or reports of extraterrestrial contact. USAF Fact Sheet 95-03 can be found at the link below. It is too large to post here in its entirely.
COMETA, a high level French UFO study organization in the late 1990. The name COMETA in English stands for Committee for in-depth studies. The COMETA report was not solicited by the French Government.