UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS BRIEFING DOCUMENT: THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE

This briefing document, published in December 1995 by the UFO Research Coalition (comprising CUFONS, FUFOR, and MUFON), presents a compilation of evidence intended to demonstrate the reality of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The document is structured into three parts: an overview of government secrecy and the case for UFO reality, a series of case histories, and a collection of quotations from prominent figures. The authors argue that the evidence for UFOs—ranging from visual sightings by qualified observers to radar tracking and physical traces—is overwhelming and suggests the presence of advanced, manufactured craft that cannot be explained by conventional phenomena. A central theme of the document is the criticism of government secrecy, particularly in the United States, where the authors contend that information has been withheld from the public and the scientific community under the guise of national security. The document highlights several significant cases, including the 'foo fighters' of World War II, the 1947 'flying saucer' wave, the 1952 Washington, D.C. sightings, the 1964 Socorro landing, the 1976 Tehran dog-fight, the 1980 Rendlesham Forest incidents, and the 1989-1990 Belgian wave. Each case is presented as evidence of high-performance craft displaying capabilities—such as extreme speed, acceleration, and silent hovering—that exceed known technology. The document also includes appendices detailing U.S. government UFO projects like Project Blue Book, congressional hearings, and international agreements, arguing that these official efforts were often superficial or designed to dismiss the phenomenon rather than investigate it thoroughly. The authors conclude by urging governments to release all collected UFO evidence to allow for open scientific inquiry, suggesting that the solution to the UFO mystery could represent a major scientific and social breakthrough.