John Schuessler

John F. Schuessler International Director of MUFON
John Schuessler has been involved in the US manned space program since 1962 and a UFO researcher since 1965. He is a founding member of the Mutual UFO Network, Inc. (MUFON), is presently the International Director of MUFON, a consultant in Astronautics, As a staff member he has written numerous articles for Skylook and the MUFON UFO Journal. He administers the MUFON Medical Committee, composed of consultants with medical degrees. He is a member of the UFO Research Coalition Board of Directors, a member of the Science Advisory Board for the National Institute for Discovery Science and an Associate of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies.
John retired from the aerospace industry, where he was involved in the engineering side of most of the US manned space programs. His primary field of interest is the technology of the future. He holds a M.S. degree in Studies of the Future, Technology Forecasting from the University of Houston, Clear Lake.

John F. Schuessler
Post Office Box 369
Morrison, Colorado 80465-0369

Position Statement

    After years of amassing information about Unconventional Flying Objects (UFOs) I have come to the conclusion that we are dealing with a very complex mystery on an international scale. While the time-tested ways of investigating this mystery are still useful and must be continued, new approaches must be tried as well.
    A basic problem is the lack of cooperation between individuals and groups. Whether or not this is caused by human nature in general or it is a part of some devious plan; it impedes progress, causes data to become obscured and questioned, and is usually harmful to the witnesses and investigators alike. I look forward to greater cooperation in the future through a loose federation of most of the UFO organizations in the world. I look at it as the United Nations of ufology. The power of a federation of this nature has outstanding ramifications for everyone involved.
    Another problem stems from the way UFOs are investigated. While it is important to continue to gather and record case information using well-established investigative practices, more must be done. The tools used today in UFO cases are much the same as those used 50 years ago. We need to find ways to tap the myriad of new electronic technologies now available in most government agencies for use in UFO investigations.
    The characteristics of the objects described in UFO reports appear to evolve over time to stay just beyond the state-of-the-art of technology as we know it. This presents the challenge to researchers to forecast where UFO technology is headed and to develop ways to detect and record the new data as the mystery evolves.
    While the quality of UFO investigations improves continuously, we have a tough job ahead. I approach that job with the following points in mind:
·    UFO reports worldwide continue unabated
·    The journalistic approach to resolving the mystery has failed. It has only created camps of believers and disbelievers
·    Debating whether or not UFOs exist is futile. As long as we have unresolved reports, UFOs do exist.
·    High quality UFO reports are inspirational to many individuals involved in science and technology. They want to know “what’s under the hood.”
·    Existing technologies, if properly utilized, could aid engineers and scientists in they quest to solve the UFO mystery.
·    Until governments decide to support their people with free and open channels of UFO information, the quest for truth will be a slow and difficult task.
·    Our future may depend on the ultimate outcome of UFO research.

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