MUFON Announces Speakers Lineup for 2025 International Symposium, "Hidden Truths," and Teases Test Results of “Materials Unknown"
Cincinnati, OH, May 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, in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 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 event will also be live-streamed globally.
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.
During the event, MUFON will release the results of advanced scientific analysis conducted on multiple anomalous material samples—physical evidence believed to be associated with encounters involving non-human intelligence.
“These are materials that suggest highly sophisticated manufacturing processes—some of which defy known earthly technologies,” said Ron James, MUFON’s Director of Media Relations. “Each sample is linked to a witness report involving direct contact with non-human entities. We now have physical evidence to support the stories.”
The symposium will also feature newly unearthed case files regarding the retrieval of non-human craft, presented by renowned UFO researcher Michael Schratt. Schratt was recently granted access to the personal archives and unpublished diaries of the late Leonard Stringfield, a pioneer in UFO crash retrieval investigations.
“These newly discovered, highly detailed files shed light on long-denied secret government programs,” stated Robert Spearing, MUFON’s Director of International Investigations.
In a separate explosive presentation, MUFON investigator Greg Cisko will unveil evidence of long-standing classified government and industry efforts to develop psychic warfare capabilities and directed-energy weapons designed to target unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Chris Deperno, Chief Field Investigator for MUFON, will disclose the names and details of these covert programs—long hidden from public scrutiny.
Adding to the unprecedented symposium, filmmaker Ron James will present the highly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed documentary Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations. Narrated once again by actor Matthew Modine, the new film, Accidental Truth – NEXT: Beyond UFO Disclosure, explores deeper government secrecy, advanced materials, and emerging realities that challenge our understanding of the phenomenon. “This is quite possibly the most explosive presentation ever made to the public,” said James. “And it’s backed by scientific results.”
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY ACTOR AND RESEARCHER THOMAS JANE:
During the MUFON Symposium, 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 behind the existence of NHI—crypto-terrestrial, extra-temporal, and extraterrestrial—and assess the evidence supporting each theory.
OTHER FETURES SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT THE SYMPOSIUM:
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 AT THE SYMPOSIUM:
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, 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: https://mufonsymposium.com/now/
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ron James
Director of Media Relations
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
Media@MUFON.com
