Mutual UFO Network
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The Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, is one of the oldest and largest UFO investigative organizations in the United States.
MUFON was established as the Midwest UFO Network in Quincy, Illinois, on May 30, 1969, by Walter H. Andrus, Allen Utke, John Schuessler, and other scientific-minded researchers. Most of MUFON's early members had earlier been associated with APRO.
The organization now has more than 3,000 members worldwide, with a majority of its membership base situated in the continental United States. MUFON operates a worldwide network of regional directors for field investigations of UFO sightings reports, holds an annual international symposium and publishes the monthly MUFON UFO Journal.
The stated mission of MUFON is the scientific study of UFOs for the benefit of humanity through investigations, research and education.
Along with CUFOS (the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies) and FUFOR (the Fund for UFO Research), MUFON is part of the UFO Research Coalition, a collaborative effort by the three main UFO investigative organizations in the US whose goal is to share personnel and other research resources, and to fund and promote the scientific study of the UFO phenomenon.
MUFON is currently headquartered in Bellvue, Colorado under the direction of James Carrion.
[edit] MUFON International Directors, historically
1969 — 1970: Allen Utke
1970 — 2000: Walter H. Andrus, Jr.
2000 — 2006: John F. Schuessler
2006 — Present: James Carrion
[edit] Cultural References
The Mutual UFO Network is mentioned in several episodes of The X-Files.
