UFO experts to converge in Denver

DENVER - Before man first stepped foot on the moon, a group of stargazers have worked to prove there really are UFOs.

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is marking its 40th Anniversary with a big conference in Denver. The group's goal is to collect and analyze data on unidentified flying objects with the goal of learning what those UFOs are and whether there is extraterrestrial life.

The event at the Marriot Denver Tech Center from Thursday through Saturday will feature some of the top speakers on UFO research, who will present their evidence and research of recent UFO sightings in the US and Canada.

"We actually had 670 reportings to our website in the month of July, of which 31 of those were right here in Colorado," said James Carrion, MUFON's International Director.

"We have a dispatch operation that categorizes them as soon as they come in into 1 of 3 categories, low priority to high priority," he explained. "If it's a high priority case, something that was seen close to the witness, or something that landed, or a creature that was seen walking around, we send investigators out right away. We have a rapid response team that will get there within 24 hours, and gather the data while it's fresh."

He says that Colorado has been a hotbed of UFO activity, which explains why MUFON is based in Fort Collins.

"There's UFO activity everywhere," Carrion said. "A lot of it has to do with the fact that space command is here; we have NORAD, a lot of military installations, there's just a long history of UFOs in Colorado, from the 1968 University of Colorado CONDIN Report that scientifically studied the subject, so we're UFO central."

Carrion is promising to reveal some interesting new research about the topic at the symposium, including evidence that much of the UFO craze of the 40's and 50's was part of a disinformation campaign created by the U.S. Government in response to the growing cold war threat posed by the Soviet Union.

International UFO Symposium
When: August 6-9
Where: Marriott Denver Tech Center
Information: CLICK HERE