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Which organizations continued to collect public UFO reports in the United States?
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unidentified flying object
Learn about an unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sighting from this video (known as the Gimbal video) captured by fighter pilots associated with the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group. The video shows instrument detections of unknown aerial objects, which the pilots were unable to identify, off the East Coast of the United States, 2014–15.
Following the termination of official government programs like Project Blue Book, the responsibility for collecting and logging public reports of unidentified flying objects in the United States shifted primarily to private research organizations.
The two most prominent organizations that continue to investigate and document these sightings are:
- Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS): Founded in 1973 by astronomer J. Allen Hynek, who previously served as a lead scientist for U.S. Air Force UFO investigations, this organization remains dedicated to the scientific study of the phenomenon.12
- Mutual UFO Network (MUFON): This organization also continues to log and track sightings reported by the public.1
While the U.S. government has periodically revived interest in the subject through initiatives like the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, these efforts have generally focused on national security and military-related aerial phenomena rather than serving as public reporting repositories.312