The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) announced their annual Crystal and Appreciation Awards at the 2018 Symposium. 

Crystal Awards

1. Field Investigator of the Year - Robert Spearing
2. Volunteer of the Year - Linda Flechtner
3. Chapter of the Year - Washington State, (Maurene Morgan SD)
4. International Chapter of the Year - France
5. Excellence in Ufology -  Luis D. Elizondo

Appreciation Awards
 
1. David MacDonald - For Outstanding International Business Development and Growth of International Membership and Chapters.

2. Chuck Reever - For Outstanding Service on International Investigations.

3. John Gagnon - For Outstanding Service to Quality Field Investigations. Form 30 Education.

4. Katie Griboski - For Outstanding Service for the implementation of the MUFON Archive Research and Reporting System - MARRS.

 5. Tomas Karlsson -  For Outstanding Service for the implementation of the Mobile version of the MUFON Case Management System.

6. Roger Marsh - For Excellence in the Creation of the first MUFON Cases of Interest Book for Sale Worldwide.

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) released their Top 13 UFO reports from 2017 at their recent annual Symposium in July. The PDF of this publication can be downloaded here - or purchased in print form for $10.

MUFON also released its first edition of UFO Cases of Interest - which offers overviews on 241 reports from 2017 that are worthy of further study. The book also includes a 2017 statistics section - and a four-part index: Location, Object, Site and Witness.

Readers can search for their hometown, county, state or country - as well as hundreds of other ways. You may want to look at the Witness Index to see only pilots who reported, or police officers or someone from the military. Discover the best time to see a UFO. See which states are getting the best sightings. Read only about witnesses who were chased by UFOs. Or cases where the object was under 500 feet. 

If you wish to purchase the Top 13 UFO Reports in print copy for $10, please email HQ@mufon.com to place your order. 

​UFO Cases of Interest can be purchased at Amazon.com. 

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Communications Group is looking for several volunteers in two different overlapping roles - see job descriptions below.

Director of Communications Roger Marsh is generating regional press releases for the recently-released book - UFO Cases of Interest - that include cases specific to one area/region in the U.S. In addition, the email package will include a PDF of part of the book - front and back covers, table of contents, preface, introduction, and sample pages from each section.

We will be working as a team to complete regional marketing - reaching out to print, radio, television and web media in defined areas and emailing out these packets. Each packet will be tailored to their region.

Media Contact Editor - Would follow Roger's regional market list (35 to 50) and generate an email list of the best print, radio, television and web media contacts. Each contact would include a Media Outlet Name, Media person name, Mailing address, email address, and a telephone number. Roger will create the individual packages going out - and this editor will create the email contact list. Hoping to do about three markets weekly. 

Media Follow-Up Editor - Would watch Roger's emailed market list - and follow up within 7 days with each person to ask if they received it; and if they require additional information or personal interviews with (a) Executive Director Jan Harzan; (b) Director of Investigations Chase Kloetzke; or (c) State Director from their market area who can comment directly on the cases outlined.

All three team members would use a Google Shared Document - an Excel Sheet - that outlines the markets - allowing for the Follow-Up Editor to list follow-up comments; and providing links to where media published. 

This is an important media project for MUFON in 2018 that acts as a vital fundraiser. We can assign more than one person to the above job descriptions - where we assign you a specific marketing region. We are also looking for a national media contact list as well - as we have some interesting insight from the book that is not region-specific. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in MUFON. 

Please get in touch directly with Roger Marsh at editor@mufon.com. Must be a member of MUFON to participate. 

Past featured news generated from UFO Cases of Interest include:
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• Best time to see a UFO? Get your flashlights out
• Statistically speaking: Iowa is a UFO hot spot
• Indiana UFO witnesses observe low-flying crafts
• Scary UFO stories: Objects chasing witnesses
• UFO watch list: Objects ejecting smaller objects
• Under 500 Feet: UFOs as big as football fields​