A Brief History of MUFON
By John F. Schuessler, Former International Director [2000 - 2006]When Dr. Haines saw an opportunity for cooperation between Russian and U.S. ufologists and formed the JOINT USA-CIS AERIAL ANOMALY FEDERATION, MUFON pledged support this new venture. A major meeting of the participants, including representatives from Russia and the Ukraine, was held in conjunction with the 1994 MUFON UFO SYMPOSIUM IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
In 1994, Robert Bigelow suggested working with a coalition of U.S. UFO organizations comprised of MUFON, the CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES (CUFOS) and the FUND FOR UFO RESEARCH (FUFOR). By 1995, the groups involved had formed the UFO RESEARCH COALITION (URC), and they have continued working together on a number of very successful projects including the AMBIENT MONITORING PROJECT aimed at measuring environmental changes during on-going abduction experiences.
