About UFO Hunters
An unidentified flying object, or UFO, in its most general definition, is any apparent anomaly in the sky (or near or on the ground, but observed hovering, landing, or departing into the sky) that is not readily identifiable as any known object or phenomenon by visual observation and/or use of associated instrumentation such as radar. These anomalies were referred to popularly as "flying saucers" or "flying discs" during the late 1940s and early 1950s."
That is the wikipedia's definition of Unidentified Flying Object. ufo-hunters.com collects a huge data set of sightings all over the world. Our main purpose is to collaborate spreading objective UFO data. We thank the work of organizations such as NUFORC and MUFON that collect and investigate sighting reports and are a source of inspiration for us.
Who's behind ufo-hunters.com ?
Collaborators
José Luis García
Visual DesignerJosé Luis designed the original logo, icons, and visual identity that shaped the first version of ufo-hunters.com. His work laid the foundation for everything that came after.
Using his own words, José Luis is "just a lucky person in love with my family and my work. I've always been a Visual Designer. Everywhere I look, I see design and taste. I'm an essence searcher who admires simplicity. That's why Design is essential for me, since it 's the ultimate expression and shape of everything."
Art Champoux
UFO InvestigatorArt Champoux has been an UFO investigator since 1964. He has worked with Ray Fowler, Walter Webb, John Keel, and a lady that he cannot name, as well as several different UFO groups.
In the 1960s he collaborated with APRO, CAPER, NIACP, being an investigator when the Aerial Phenomena Research Organisation (APRO) was very prominent in the UFO investigating business. Now he collaborates with MUFON.
The world of the paranormal has always fascinated him, even as a small boy he went through some eerie happenings. His Great Grandmother was a Spirit medium, so maybe he inherited some kind of a special connection with the paranormal. He has written articles for several publications and his leanings are much like John Keel's. He believes there is an ultra-force, not from outer space, but much like John Keel's ideas or even Jacques Vallees' contention..."We are but one dimension out of many that reign on this planet".
You can email Art at [email protected].
Paul Shishis
UFO HunterPaul Shishis has been experiencing contact with ETs and UFOs for some time in Canada.
He has been viewing and capturing both pictures and videos of UFOs in Ontario, Canada, for many years.
He thinks "It is now time in my life to step forward to help bring awareness to the citizens of the world that indeed there are higher forces surrounding us all. I mainly stand for love and peace which has been missed for 1000's of years. There is indeed an alien presences amongst this planet and I feel it a duty to humanity in the sharing of truth and justice for free will of our birthright."
Paul Shishis can be contacted at [email protected]
Courtney Ball
UFO EnthusiastCourtney is a UFO enthusiast interested in the many UFO sightings reported in Ohio.
Courtney is currently investigating the UFO activity in Ohio over the past decades, feel free to contact her at [email protected]
Éric Tessier
UFO HunterÉric has been curious about UFO a good part of his life, now he has created a team, "Quebec UFO Hunter", based in the Great Montreal Area, Canada.
Curieux depuis plusieurs année sur les ovnis, maintenant j ai créé un groupe "Quebec UFO Hunter", basé dans la région de Montréal.
You can contact Éric both in French or English at [email protected]
MUPHART
MA UFO Hunting GroupMUPHART (Massachussets Unknown Phenomena Hunting and Research Team) is a UFO hunting group from the Boston Area, MA. Since 2009 it has been looking for UFO's after its founder, Damian, saw several in a short time span.
Since 2013 it has caught many UFO's on film, and posted many ufo footage videos on its youtube channel.
Damian from MUPHART films the night sky with a digital camcorder every monday night looking for UFO's. Most of the time nothing is seen. But every once and a while something weird gets on camera. Entire investigations into the night sky are filmed on MUPHART's UFO channel once a week. Check them out there.
CISU SARDINIA
Centro Italiano Studi UfologiciCISU stands for Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici. The Italian Center for UFO Studies was founded in 1985, as a merging from three different experiences:
- ▸ a dozen former directors of Centro Ufologico Nazionale (CUN)
- ▸ UPIAR (Ufo Phenomena International Annual Review) Cooperative members
- ▸ Clypeus/Ufologia editorial team
CISU is a private, no-profit organization based on volunteer work of its unpaid members.
Get involved
There are many ways to contribute to ufo-hunters.com and the UFO community. You may collect UFO reports, join a UFO organization such as MUFON or NUFORC, or ellaborate an article to share your story if you witnessed a UFO or had an encounter.
If you are a UFO investigator and want to share your work, just send us a doc or link and we will publish it here.
If there's some other way you'd like to contribute, feel free to contact us! Thanks for your interest!
Our Tech Stack
UFO Hunters is built with Ruby on Rails 8 and Ruby 3.2, using MongoDB with geospatial 2dsphere indexes for all coordinates and geolocation queries.
The frontend uses Tailwind CSS for styling, Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus) for interactivity, and MapLibre GL with OpenFreeMap tiles for all maps — fully open source, no paid APIs.
We also use D3.js for data visualizations.
