New kid on the block Chris Cogswell has been a household name the past month in Ufology, as MUFON's new Director Of Research has been making the rounds introducing himself and his data-driven ideology to the field fascinated with how he can help grow the study of the phenomena.
Read moreINTERVIEW: The Donna Lee Case -Part 1
The famous case of Donna and Clayton Lee can be described as a "modern day Betty and Barney Hill."
Sometimes when investigating the subject of UFOs and the unknown, you look no farther than your own backyard, as the Lees live a mere minutes from this writer in Houston. The highly publicized case is worth another look, as over the next few months the goal is to get to know the Lees more in a multi-part interview series.
Read moreCOMMENTARY: Not another celebrity UFO show. ...
First Rob Lowe, and now Zachary Quinto will be throwing his celeb tin-foiled hat into the field of the unexplained.
Read moreSome standouts from The Black Vault's FBI paranormal files
Kudos to The Black Vault for its consistent work with collecting and providing a database of declassified documents on its site, and recently the site posted an extensive look at the FBI’s paranormal files. The Freedom Of Information Act allows full or partial disclosure ( notice the “or partial part”) of classified government documents, but the documents can still be censored or only partially disclosed.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Nothing is too weird for Allison Jornlin
Whether it's a cryptid like the the Orang Pendek, the mythical Mothman or searching for haunts in the Midwest, no paranormal case is out of the ordinary for Allison Jornlin. Jornlin, an award-winning 20-year veteran of paranormal research, will be curating this year's Hawaii ParaCon, and also recently got back from a Chicago Mothman expedition. Jornlin is also a fellow plant-powered paranormal investigator along with this author and Jason McClellan. Below,Jornlin talks about the backlash for her Mothman findings, what 2018 holds, and her interest in the field.
Read moreThrowback Thursday book review: 'Keepers Of The Garden'
Dolores Cannon's "Keepers Of The Garden" is a book that deserves to be at the forefront of UFO research and may hold the secrets to all the questions we've been collectively asking.
Read moreEXCLUSIVE: Mysterious lights over North Carolina, Texas
Two recent sighting reports from Texas and North Carolina both feature a similar phenomena of lights/orbs in the sky, but the story here may be the whereabouts of the sightings.
Read moreBehind the New York Times secret Pentagon story with Ralph Blumenthal
The New York Times is one the most credible and respected institutions in journalism, so when veteran journalists Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal broke the story about the Pentagon's secret UFO program, the mainstream paid attention.
Read moreCOMMENTARY: What we can learn from recent mainstream coverage
This weekend you may have seen a spike in coverage regarding the UFO phenomena. Mainstream outlets like the New York Times, which first "broke" the story, the Washington Post, MSNBC and others all have picked up on the Times expose that confirms what we've all known for years ; the Pentagon had a secret UFO program and the To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science Gimbal footage release, which is the first "official" video evidence released by the U.S. government.
Read more2017's most intriguing stories
As the year comes to close, 2017 wasn't short on stories in the world of ufology and cryptozoology due to the amazing efforts of journalists, authors, ufologists, podcasters and researchers in these fields. There's simply too many stories to name, and nailing down a select few to cover here isn't easy, but here are some that sparked the interest of the field and this site.
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