Field Investigator Training and Resources
All field investigators in the Central Region are invited to attend our
regular meetings on the first, and fourth Thursdays at 7 pm CT (except on holidays)
These meetings are set up to discuss MUFON cases. This is an optional meeting. You will receive an invitation from Mel VanVickle by email.
All field investigators in the Central Region are invited to attend our monthly FI Training session on the Third Thursday of the month on ZOOM.
All investigators are encouraged to attend.
You will receive an invitation from Mel VanVickle by email.
Next Training Session
March 20, 2025 7:00 PM On Zoom
Ray Graham
SDD and Chief Historian
What FIs Need to Know About Drones
A link will be sent to all FI’s by Mel Van Vickle before the meeting.
A State Officer Meeting will be held after the training session
Open to all FIs from around the world.
Send an email to Mel Van Vickle if you would like to participate mvanvickle@earthlink.net
Central Region Field Investigator Boot Camp
September, 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Drone Operation—Site Investigations
Collecting Evidence
CE 5 Skywatch
More information to come soon!
Resources for Field Investgiators
Under Construction
Using a Spectrum analyzer
New Dispositions Descriptions
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Trigonometry formula for determining distance, altitude, and size
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MUFON University Helpdesk - James Millard - helpdesk@mufonuniversity.com
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​Membership, Advertising, Certification Status, - Hannah Trimble, Office
Manager cincyhq@mufon.com
​Must-Have Apps for your Phone:
(Get on the App store or Google Play)
Flight Radar 24
SkyView or Sky Map
Earth (Google Earth)
Daff Moon (moon phases)
Air Traffic
ISS Detector
Inclinometer
Altimeter
Compass
EMF Recorder (it works!) Measures electro-magnetic fields
Gauss Meter (it works, too! Measures magnetic fields)
LINKS TO HELPFUL WEBSITES:
Also see our LINKS page
American Meteor Society: See meteor records here: https://www.amsmeteors.org/
Stellarium: Observe the night skies and see what was visible at the time a UFO was sighted. https://stellarium-web.org/p/observations
MADAR (Multiple Anomaly Detection and Automatic Recording): Check your sighting reports against MADAR data to see if there is a hit at the same time.
Also buy a MADAR unit here to put in your house. The Quantum Vacuum (QED vacuum) is being changed as the Craft enter our Space/TIme. This magnetic effect is measurable. Space/Time (Quantum Vacuum) displaced by the Field Emitters on the Craft. The MADAR devices are measuring this effect when the Craft are nearby.
Travel Math: find the best information about airports near a sighting location on this site https://www.travelmath.com/nearest-airport/
ISS Tracker - historical locations www.isstracker.com/historical
Metadata2go: Get Metadata from Video or Photos https://www.metadata2go.com
Find out exactly where and what time a video or photo was taken. Invaluable for investigations!
Flight Radar 24:
A paid subscription service that shows the history of anything airborne including planes, helicopters, and balloons. If you need someone to look this up several of us have a subscription. Send a request to Margie Kay or Larry Tyree.
See sites around the world live: https://www.earthcam.com/
Info about SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com
What's in Space: See where all space objects are located: http://space.tannhuser.de/
All about Space and a live feed from the ISS: https://www.space.com/
Weather Balloon Information from the National Weather Service:
Twice a day, every day of the year, weather balloons are released simultaneously from almost 900 locations worldwide! This includes 92 released by the National Weather Service in the US and its territories. The balloon flights last for around 2 hours, can drift as far as 125 miles away, and rise up to over 100,000 ft. (about 20 miles) in the atmosphere. The balloons, which start out measuring about 6 ft. wide before release, expand as they rise to about 20 ft. in diameter. https://www.weather.gov/bmx/kidscorner_weatherballoons
UFO Sentinel takes UFO reports online. Investigators should check this site for any correlating reports.
National UFO Reporting Center takes UFO reports online. Investigators should check this site for any correlating reports.
Information about Whiteman AFB
​Distance calculator - Calculate the distance online!