MUFON Announces Lineup for 2025 International Symposium: "Hidden Truths" and teases test results of “Materials Unknown"

Covington, KY – May 02, 2025 — The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is proud to announce the speaker lineup and featured presentations for the 2025 International MUFON Symposium, to be held July 17–20, 2025 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky. This year’s theme, “Hidden Truths: A Modern Analysis of Lost Research,” promises a bold exploration of suppressed data, scientific advances, and the most compelling cases in modern UFOlogy.

The 2025 Symposium will feature distinguished experts, experiencers, investigators, and a Hollywood star keynote—each contributing new insights into the evolving narrative of non-human intelligence.

Keynote Address by Actor and Researcher Thomas Jane

Renowned actor Thomas Jane (The Punisher, The Expanse) will deliver the keynote presentation: “Forbidden Planet: Evaluating the Origins of Non-Human Intelligence.” Jane will explore three primary hypotheses—cryptoterrestrial, extra-temporal, and extraterrestrial—and assess the evidence supporting each theory.

Featured Speakers and Presentations

• Jason Quitt – Do We Have It All Wrong?
• Edoardo Russo – New Perspectives in UAP Studies from the Old Continent
• Greg Bishop – Witness Effects – An Ignored Database?
• Mike Ricksecker – Connecting the Interdimensional Universe
• Michael Schratt – Retrievals of the Third Kind
• Barbara Lamb – Walk-Ins, Starseeds, and Hybrids: Vital Aspects of the ET Phenomenon
• Debra Jordan-Kauble – Intruders: A First-Person Account of the Budd Hopkins Investigation
• Susan Swiatek – From Soil and Metal Samples to AI: How Modern Tools Enhance UFO Research
• Robert Spearing – UFO Cases of Interest with Field Investigators
• Dr. George Medich – Best of the ERT (Experiencer Resource Team)

Special Events and Panels

Friday Night Experiencer Session – “The Experiencers”
Hosted by Dustin Eskelsen with guests Dr. George Medich, Debra Jordan-Kauble, and Barbara Lamb – sharing transformative contact stories.

Saturday Panel Discussion – “Quantifying the Experiencer Realm: Scientific Approaches Today”
Panelists include Ron James, Robert Spearing, Debbie Ziegelmeyer, and Michael schratt and Edoardo Russo  – presenting tools and models for experiencer-based research.

About MUFON

Founded in 1969, the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is the world’s oldest and largest civilian UFO investigation and research organization. MUFON’s mission is the scientific study of UFOs for the benefit of humanity. The annual symposium is MUFON’s premier public event, bringing together researchers, scientists, and experiencers from across the globe.

Visit www.MUFONSymposium.com