MUFON’S UFO, ET RESEARCH TRACKING TOOLS

Every investigator as well as the keen UFO enthusiast needs a toolbelt of options when learning about and keeping up to the moment with the latest sightings locally and globally. Here MUFON presents ten great UFO research tools that you can use to track UFO sightings scientifically.

If you’d like to view the latest UFO sightings mapped in realtime, access our Live UFO Map. You’ll see exactly where UFOs have recently been reported and the field notes of the observer. Peruse our list of the last 20 reported sightings, their location, field notes which are often accompanied by images of the event.

Want to revisit or to research a past sighting? Access MUFON’s database via our Case Management System (CMS) to learn if there have been any updates to your favorites. For detailed reporting on the most famous UFO cases in history,  access everyone’s favorite archive to learn more about sightings you may only have heard about. One thing is for certain, you’ll discover reported sightings you did not know about previously. Stop back often for as soon as there is news or an update, you’ll find it here.

We live in the information age. And mobile devices that nearly everyone carries testify to the events observed. Be sure to read the accompanying content by the observer for a full account that is almost like having witnessed the UFO yourself.

MUFON’s Alien UFO Research Tools

Another great way to increase your awareness of UFO encounters is through MUFON’s Video Testimonies. View the videos and make your own determination as to a UFO report’s authenticity. yet another valuable tool every UFO researcher should be aware of is how to determine if an image has been faked. Our Image Analysis Tools will instruct you on the finer points of expert photoshopping techniques that hoaxsters often use to fake images. Use this tool and you’ll soon be able to recognize what is contrived and what is genuine.
 
Excited by human space flight? Be sure to use our great tool for tracking the International Space Station in real time. It’s the next best thing to being an astronaut! Think you’ve spotted a UFO? Use our convenient tool to check local air traffic to rule out mistaking an avionic sighting for a UFO. Can’t get enough of the galaxy? Then you’ll doubtless enjoy our Realtime Planetarium to assist you to understand where the stars are in relation to a possible sighting.
 
As always, MUFON invites you to explore our website to increase your knowledge of as well as your interest in UFOs and ETs. If you’d like, attend one of our events held by a local chapter. You may even wish to join us and train to become a UFO investigator. And should you have had or know of someone who has had a personal experience with the unexplained, we encourage you to report your experience for our researchers to investigate.

LAST 20 REPORTS

Use this tool to see the latest UFO sightings mapped in realtime!

SEARCH THE UFO DATABASE

Search for and locate UFO cases using MUFON CMS

FAMOUS UFO CASES

Detailed reporting on the most famous UFO cases of all time

IMAGE ANALYSIS TOOLS

Use these tools to help you identify whether photos are real or fake.

CHECK LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC

Use this tool to see if your sighting was an airplane or not

TRACK THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

See where the ISS is in relation to your sighting

REALTIME PLANETARIUM

Here is completely free Planetarium software