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Department of the French space agency CNES. Active since 1977 in various forms (GEPAN, SEPRA, GEIPAN). Collects eyewitness reports, analyzes cases scientifically, and makes all case files publicly available. A global model for institutional UAP research.

Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine (Pathology). 300+ peer-reviewed publications in immunology. Analysis of anomalous materials from alleged UAP crash sites. Co-founder of the Sol Foundation (2023).

Official collection of UAP/UFO-related U.S. government documents at the National Archives. Encompasses documents from numerous record groups and collections. A government primary source of the highest authenticity.

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Extraterrestrial Studies at JMU Würzburg. The world's first university-based UAP research center. SONATE-2 nanosatellite, AllSkyCAM on the Zugspitze, cooperation with Germany's Federal Aviation Office for UAP reporting.

Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at the Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics, Stockholm University. Leads the VASCO project (107,000+ transients). Groundbreaking article in Scientific Reports on correlation between transients and nuclear test data.

Official committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (30,000+ members). Ryan Graves as first chair. Charter: Improving flight safety through expanding scientific knowledge about UAP.

Non-profit citizen science project researching the Hessdalen lights. Collects high-quality, objective data with instruments and makes it publicly available. Peer-reviewed publications. One of the best-documented UAP phenomena worldwide.

Professor of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY). Research areas: information physics, quantum mechanics, Bayesian analysis. Vice President of UAPx. Led the first peer-reviewed UAP field research study in Progress in Aerospace Sciences in 2025.

The world's largest privately operated online archive of declassified government documents. Over 3 million pages from 5,000+ FOIA requests since 1996. Documents from CIA, FBI, DoD, NSA. The gold standard for UAP document research.

Professor at the University at Albany. Research on dark matter, warp drives, and UAP. UAPx member. Co-author of the 2025 field research study in Progress in Aerospace Sciences.

The world's largest UFO archive: 3.5 km of shelf space, 55,000+ books, 88,000 magazine issues, 650,000 newspaper clippings at 15 locations. Led by Clas Svahn, journalist at Dagens Nyheter, named Sweden's Public Educator of the Year in 2024.

Investigative journalist and NYT bestselling author. Together with Ralph Blumenthal, responsible for the groundbreaking NYT AATIP article in 2017 and the Grusch whistleblower article in 2023. Her 2017 article triggered the entire modern UAP debate.

Under the Chilean Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). Investigates unidentified aerial phenomena with direct relevance to flight safety. Cooperates internationally with GEIPAN. Along with GEIPAN, the second serious government UAP program worldwide.

Military pilot-led non-profit organization. The world's largest UAP advocacy community. Focus on pilot support, flight safety, and data-driven research. 1,000+ pilot reports collected, 80+ cases referred to the FBI.

Think tank with the mission to guide and fund public research on UAP and NHI for the next 25 years. Unites physicists, biologists, social scientists. Annual symposia with high-profile speakers. Co-founded by Garry Nolan.

Harvard-based research project for the systematic scientific search for evidence of extraterrestrial technological artifacts. Three observatories with IR, optical, radio, and audio sensors plus AI analysis. Founded by Avi Loeb.

Think tank of scientists, former military, and law enforcement officials. Seeks evidence-based answers to UAP questions. Toronto conference July 2026. Agenda 2025: Federal investment in unclassified UAP research.

Active UFO researcher from Valencia since 1966. Curator of the FOTOCAT database (the most comprehensive collection of UFO photos worldwide). Publishes in Scientific American. Skeptical-analytical approach. Scientific gold standard in photo analysis.

Senior Project Controller at ESA in ESTEC (Netherlands). Founded UAP Check as an independent platform. Co-initiator of the Euro UFO Index. Author of the EuroUFO Barometer (37 countries, 32,000+ events). Key figure in European UAP networking.

Former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot. First active-duty pilot to publicly speak about regular UAP encounters. Founder of Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA). First chair of the AIAA UAP Integration & Outreach Committee. Congressional witness.

Former NYT reporter (1964-2009), Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College CUNY. Co-author of the groundbreaking NYT AATIP article in 2017 with Leslie Kean. Author of 'The Believer' about John Mack. 45 years of NYT career.

Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. Founder of the Galileo Project with three observatories. Longest-serving chair of the Harvard Astronomy Department. Extremely prolific author and speaker.

Founded in 1985, the oldest and most scientifically reputable Italian UFO research center. Participates in the EuroUFO Barometer and European data aggregation. Methodologically rigorous, internationally networked.

Virtual community of over 100 scientifically oriented European UFO researchers from 20+ countries. Mailing list with 100+ researchers. Euro UFO Index initiated jointly with UAP Check: 3,000+ reports from 43 nations.

Germany's oldest UFO research society (founded 1972). Publishes the Journal for UFO Research. Conducts monthly case reports. Participates in the EuroUFO Barometer project. Skeptical-scientific approach.

Former State Department analyst and Obama appointee at DoD. Regular columnist at The Hill on UAP policy, disclosure legislation, and national security. Systematically analyzes gaps in official Pentagon reports.

Retired police lieutenant and professional investigator. Co-founder and Executive Director of The Debrief. Investigative journalist for defense, science, and intelligence. Conducted the fact-check for the Grusch story.

News portal founded in 2020. Published the groundbreaking Grusch whistleblower article (June 2023, 2.7M views). Combination of investigative journalism and science reporting. One of the most-cited UAP news portals.

Report published in 1999 by retired French military and defense experts: 'UFOs and Defense: What Should We Prepare For?' Considered one of the most important semi-official UFO reports worldwide.

Swedish UFO research society, founded in 1970. Clas Svahn has been chairman since 1991. Sister organization of AFU. Conducts active sighting collection and field research in Sweden.

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Chairman of the UAP Disclosure Fund. Played a central role in releasing Pentagon UAP videos to the media in 2017. Regular analyst on UAP policy and security issues.

Australian investigative journalist with 30+ years of experience, five-time Walkley Award winner including Gold Walkley. Author of 'In Plain Sight'. NewsNation Special Correspondent. Conducted the David Grusch interview in 2023. Co-host of 'Need to Know'.

Non-profit for scientific UAP field research, founded by Nimitz veterans Gary Voorhis and Kevin Day. First expedition in 2021, results published in Progress in Aerospace Sciences (2025). Team of scientists, engineers, and veterans.

Joint pilot project of EuroUFO.net and UAP Check. 20 national organizations share their datasets for the first time. 37 countries, 32,000+ events (2019-2024). The most comprehensive overview of European UAP reporting activity.

Founded in 1990 as a non-profit to preserve ufological heritage long-term. Deposits archives in national archive centers and public libraries. Purely archival approach, neutral.

Founded in 1973. Germany's oldest UFO reporting center with record sighting numbers (1,106 reports in 2024). Consistently skeptical approach. Strong identification rate. 280 CENAP reports digitized.

Senior Advisor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. Founder and Director of DNUS (2025). 17+ years of UAP transparency advocacy. Cooperates with Sol Foundation, Sheffield University, Durham University.

Physicist and systems analyst in aerospace (EADS). Founded MUFON-CES in 1974 and conducted scientific UFO research for 40+ years. Founded IGAAP in 2014. Passed away in July 2023.

Successor organization of the legendary SOBEPS. Founded by Patrick Ferryn and Leon Brenig (physicist, ULB). Continues the SOBEPS archives. Database with 1,308 reports since 2010.

Brazil ordered all pilots and air traffic controllers to report UFO sightings. Information is stored at the National Archive in Rio de Janeiro and made accessible to researchers. One of the most transparent countries for UAP data.

Successor to CEFAE (founded 2011 under the Argentine Air Force). Conducts field investigations and publishes annual reports. Military-institutional framework with public reporting.

Multi-award-winning journalist (Murrow Awards, Emmys, Peabody Awards). In the UAP field since 1989. Mystery Wire is the world's largest archive of journalistically verified UAP stories. Co-host of 'Weaponized' with Jeremy Corbell.

Head of Research at Enigma Labs and founding board member of SCU. Active since 2009 with 474+ podcast episodes. Often features lesser-known guests for unique perspectives.

Founder and editor-in-chief of Liberation Times, the leading independent UAP news portal. Also Senior Contributing Journalist at the Daily Mail. Has repeatedly scooped mainstream media on UAP exclusive stories.

Leading independent UAP news portal from the UK, founded by Christopher Sharp. Focus on legislation, government programs, and transparency initiatives. Consistently high quality of reporting.

45 years of newspaper journalism, 30 at Florida Today. His blog 'De Void' was for years the only mainstream media UFO blog. On Substack since 2021 as 'Life in Jonestown'. Evidence-based approach.

Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Debrief. Long-running podcast. Focus on science and mysteries. Combination of journalistic standards and a broader topic spectrum.

Freelance Director of Photography who runs one of the most valuable UAP resources: Detailed transcriptions of important UAP interviews. Systematic documentation and analysis of public statements. Primary source-focused.

Has operated the most important German-language news portal for frontier sciences for over 15 years. Delivers daily, source-based reporting with journalistic standards. Connection to academic UAP research (IFEX, EuroUFO).

Former F-18 pilot interviews experts and pilots. Focus on scientific investigation and mainstream exploration of UAP through pilots, scientists, and innovators. Radically open-minded but scientifically grounded.

Venture-backed startup. The world's largest global, standardized, searchable, and rated UAP sighting database (200K+ entries). Interactive map, AR tools for real-time identification, scoring system for sightings.

Operated by George Knapp / KLAS-TV. The world's largest archive of journalistically verified UAP stories. Serves as a document publication platform for investigative UAP research.

Author of the multi-volume 'UFOs and the National Security State' -- the standard work on the history of UFO secrecy in the USA. Co-author of 'A.D. (After Disclosure)'. Academic history background.

Emmy award-winning TV producer and cameraman, 25+ years experience. Produced 'The Nimitz Encounters' (5+ million YouTube views). Broke the Navy mystery drone story through FOIA work in July 2019.

Investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. Known for releasing Pentagon UAP videos (Pyramid UAP, Jellyfish UAP). Producer of 'Bob Lazar: Area 51'. Co-host of 'Weaponized' with George Knapp.

Former Research Director at CNRS. Co-founder of UFO-Science (2007). Publishes in peer-reviewed journals (European Physical Journal C). Controversial due to his connection to the Ummo topic.

Bipartisan parliamentary group founded in June 2024 with 80+ members. Led by former Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada. Conducted hearings on the Genkai incident. A permanent UAP office in the Ministry of Defense is planned.

Has operated ExoMagazin.tv as a subscription-based video magazine since 2013. Hosts the show 'Erstkontakt' with Dirk Pohlmann since 2019. Committed journalist with good international contacts. Speaker at San Marino Symposium 2025.

Founded in 1974, led by Peter Davenport. 180,000+ cataloged sighting reports from 50 years. Online form, hotline, and open database. The most important long-term sighting database in the USA.

One of the best-known UFO documentary filmmakers. Works: 'Out of the Blue' (2003), 'The Phenomenon' (2020), 'Moment of Contact' (2022). 'The Phenomenon' is considered one of the best UFO documentaries of all time.

Revival of the former 'Projekt Zare' (1992-2022) under the new name 'Tym Zare', coordinated by Martin Chlebovsky. Restores national data collection. Part of the EuroUFO network.

Proyecto CUCO (since 2002) extends systematic data collection across Spain, CEI focuses on Catalonia. Part of the EuroUFO network. Provide data for the Euro UFO Barometer.

Active since 2009, 474+ episodes. Rojas is Head of Research at Enigma Labs and founding board member of SCU. Often features lesser-known guests for unique perspectives.

Long-running podcast (formerly 'The Gralien Report'). Focus on science and mysteries. Combination of journalistic standards and care from The Debrief co-founder.

Founded in 1966, led by Dr. Roberto Pinotti. Headquarters in Florence with over 50 regional representations. Great historical importance for Italian UAP research. 33rd International CUN Symposium in San Marino 2024.

Producer (including 'Ready Player One'). Directorial debut with 'The Age of Disclosure' (2025), which premiered at SXSW and broke the Amazon Prime Video record. 34 on-record interviews with government officials and military personnel.

Viennese journalist and author. Has operated the UFO blog 'Out there' for the daily newspaper Der Standard since 2021 -- a unique platform in a quality newspaper. YouTube channel focuses on public UAP events.

Freelance science journalist and former assistant in the European Parliament (2009-2024). Editor of 'Orbs Special Contact'. Member of SCEAU and CIPO. Book 'Le printemps des ovnis' (March 2025).

Founded in 1993, organizes interregional UFO research in German-speaking countries. Operates a UFO sighting hotline. Austrian branch (degufo.at). Solid organization with a good network.

Founded in 1985 by A.J. Gevaerd. The world's longest continuously published UFO publication. Official organ of the CBPDV. After Gevaerd's death in 2022, his son Daniel took over leadership.

Former CNN correspondent and TV producer. Co-author of 'A.D. (After Disclosure)' with Richard Dolan. Co-host of 'Need to Know' with Ross Coulthart. Writes 'Trail of the Saucers' on Medium.

Twice monthly. Concise analysis of news, research, and history around UAP. In cooperation with 7NEWS Australia. 1+ million views/listens. Hosts: Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel.

Two hours weekly: Fireside Chat, Off-the-Cuff Podcast, Coffee Talk. On KGRA Digital Broadcasting. In-depth historical analysis and current commentary.

Spanish author (1944-1994). Founded the magazine 'Mundo Desconocido' in 1976. One of the first to publish declassified CIA UFO documents. Inaugurated the first UFO specialist course at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1992.

Constitutional lawyer (Harvard Law, Harvard Divinity School). Founded the New Paradigm Institute (NPI) for UAP disclosure in 2023. Involved in UAP disclosure since the Carter administration. Legally advised David Grusch.

Founded in September 2025. Operates 'Polaris One', an autonomous sky observation system with high-precision sensors and edge AI computing. Promising technical approach.

Volunteer non-profit research center for the scientific investigation of UAP in the airspace and maritime area of Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.

Focus on government aspects: AARO reports, disclosure legislation, congressional hearings, whistleblower statements. Useful infographics on government policy.

Initiative of the Romero Institute, founded in 2023 by Daniel Sheehan. Mission: Inform the public about UAP disclosure. Extensive library. Works with members of Congress. Advocacy organization.

Founded in 1969, one of the oldest and largest UFO research organizations worldwide. Global network of trained field investigators. Great historical importance, but quality varies greatly.

Former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). His resignation in 2017 triggered the modern UAP disclosure movement. Author of the NYT bestseller 'Imminent' (2024). Important source, but to be read with critical distance.

AI-powered knowledge database on UAP topics with structured wiki articles on sightings, organizations, and data sources. Useful aggregation, requires independent verification.

Host of 'The Good Trouble Show', connecting UAP phenomena with AI, technology, and geopolitics. High-profile guest list: Senator Gillibrand, Elizondo, Mellon. Focus on UAP disclosure and security policy.

Connects UAP with AI, technology, crypto, and geopolitics. Exclusive interviews with senators, Pentagon insiders, and scientists.

700+ shows produced. 4 different formats: UFO Case Studies, Mysteries with a History, UFO News Updates, Shifting the Paradigm. Guests including Avi Loeb, Elizondo, Brandon Fugal.

Multi-platform investigative series. Exclusive interviews, previously unreleased documents, original recordings. Focus on whistleblowers and insider perspectives. Hosts: Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp.

Award-winning weekly podcast since 2017. Focus on personal UFO experiences of ordinary people. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. Hosts: Ryan Sprague and Chrissy Newton.

From the UK, delivers current UAP news, interviews, and guests from around the world. Has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field. McGrillen also published the book 'Atlas of UFOs'.

Alliance of various Argentine ufology groups with the main goal of declassifying all UFO-related documents in Argentina. Conducts field investigations.

CTEC Stellar (founded 2023) creates a national structure for systematic collection of UAP reports in Portugal. CIFA in Vila do Conde complements as an older research group.

German-language online portal subtitled 'Die Welt im Blick'. Covers UFO/UAP topics with journalistic approach. Informative portal with balanced reporting.

Originated from the UFO research circle founded at Wuhan University in 1979. Publishes the 'Journal of UFO Research'. Activities are difficult to verify from outside China.

Aggregates UAP/UFO stories, links, podcast lists, and disclosure resources. Curated content. Aggregator, not a primary source.

News service founded in 2025 from Los Angeles. The world's only press release system specifically for the UAP/UFO/ET research community. PR distribution, not investigative.

French news portal for ufology and unexplained phenomena. Activity status not verifiable. Informative, but without clear editorial standards.