Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2026 --  The New Paradigm Institute has an extremely ambitious year planned, so please stick with us and spread the word about our collective effort to bring about UFO disclosure! Let’s take a look at the latest developments in the world of UAP since our last newsletter.

Could these be signs of artificial 3I-ntelligence?

With 3I/ATLAS streaking away from our planet, speculation remains as to whether the interstellar comet is alien or not.

NASA has staunchly maintained that the cosmic interloper is of cometary provenance, while Harvard scientist Avi Loeb has doubled down on claims that it could be technological.

Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Jan. 12, 2026 -- Darcy Weir’s latest controversial documentary, Dark Alliance: Next Generation, pulls the curtain back on a community in chaos where alien contact has become currency, insider status has become branding, and belief itself has become a battlefield.

Doors will open for this event at 1:30 pm on Jan 18, and the talk will begin at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the door. The location of the event will be: The Crow Comedy Club Theater:  https://crowcomedy.com/  The club is located at 2525 Michigan Ave, Unit F4, Santa Monica, CA 90404. The venue is located within what’s called The Bergamot Station Arts Complex – the site provides a huge, free parking lot.

In August 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio that was part of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI Institute) picked up a brief, powerful radio signal from space that no one has ever been able to explain. The burst lasted just over a minute, appeared at a highly specific frequency, and was never seen again, yet it looked exactly like the kind of signal scientists hoped might come from beyond Earth.

A scientist has revealed how humanity’s first encounter with aliens might unfold and it is probably not what anyone expected. While the images of grey intelligent beings zapping down to Earth from their flying saucers might be a popular depiction of aliens in pop culture, it isn’t reality, according to experts. Instead, it will be nothing like the stuff of Hollywood movies and instead is likely to be very different.

Kansas City, MO, Jan 5, 2026 -- The Un-X Network has formed the OZ Professional Paranormal Investigator's Association to serve as a collaborative network of professional paranormal investigation teams and individuals dedicated to establishing industry standards and ensuring public confidence in qualified investigators. Membership requires formal approval before being finalized.

Melba, Idaho, is located 33 miles southwest of Boise. It's in this region of the state where Dedication Point can be found. Recently, a witness contacted the National UFO Reporting Center in Washington State claiming to have seen an unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) from a lookout platform above the river.

For 27 months, Las Vegas was UFO central. A secret program, known as AAWSAP, was created in 2008 with support from Nevada Senator Harry Reid and became the largest UFO investigation ever undertaken by the U.S. Government (so far as we know).

Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper's conclusion.

The conferenced version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Pentagon to brief lawmakers on operations since 2004 involving any unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) intercepts conducted by the integrated military commands that share leadership and a focus on defending North America.

Washington, D.C., Dec. 22, 2025 -- As I shared in our last newsletter, I recently released a public statement urging thoughtful reflection on The Age of Disclosure and encouraging readers to look beyond the fear-driven national security framing presented in the film. In that statement, I wrote that New Paradigm Institute leadership and members maintain that the ET and non-human intelligence (NHI) presence interacting with humanity since at least 1947 appears, on balance, to be benevolent.

Oklahoma City, OK, Dec. 22, 2025 – The International UFO Bureau (IUFOB) is excited to announce that The Bureau Podcast has officially found a new home on the Enigmatic Anomalies YouTube Channel, owned and operated by IUFOB Media Director Kevin Kehl of Kehl Media. This move marks a major milestone in the evolution of the show and the continued growth of the IUFOB’s public outreach initiatives.

‍London, UK, Dec. 22, 2025 – Editor’s Note: The article below first ran on The Sun’s website in the UK on 12/8/25 by writer Ed Southgate. It can be found here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37573397/ufo-britain-chinese-space-rocket/?ref=ufouapwtf.com

Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 15, 2025 -- Due out in June 2026, Steven Spielberg’s secretive next film, “Disclosure,” will have its first trailer appear playing in theaters in front of James Cameron’s new film “Avatar: Fire & Ash. The news was reported here: https://filmstories.co.uk/news/steven-spielberg-trailer-for-mystery-ufo-movie-to-appear-in-front-of-avatar-fire-and-ash/

Washington, D.C., December 15, 2025 – Danny Sheehan would like everyone to take a look at his recentappearance on the Camp Gagnon podcast. It is a wide-ranging and substantive three-hour conversation. The interview provided him an opportunity to explore many of the most important themes shaping the current UFO/UAP and ET/NHI discussion, from biographies of key personalities to the deeper philosophical and spiritual implications of contact.

Oklahoma City, OK, Dec. 15, 2025 -- The International UFO Bureau (IUFOB) proudly announces the appointment of Jim Penniston to its Board of Directors. This addition marks a significant milestone for the organization as it continues to blend historical legacy with modern scientific inquiry, strengthening its leadership with individuals whose experience and integrity elevate the global conversation on Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

A group of researchers say it's time for academia to get serious about studying UFOs.

The movement, championed by the Society for UAP Studies, is wrapping up an international conference aimed at establishing a new discipline dedicated to studying unidentified anomalous phenomena (or UAPs, the more formal term for UFOs).

Washington, D.C., December 15, 2025 -- A planetary gathering unlike any in history will convene as a global interactive broadcast December 14–17 as the State of the World Forum returns. One major topic will be the probability that Artificial Intelligence and Non-Human Intelligences (NHI) are interacting outside and beyond human awareness and involvement.

According to a recent article from the University at Albany, the school just received a massive endowment gift from a local businessman, Tony Gorman, and it’s all going toward cutting-edge scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), better known to the rest of us as UFOs.