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| Founded | 1964 |
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| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Key people | Jenny Randles (Director 1982 – 1994)[1] Philip Mantle (Director 1995)[2] |
| Website | bufora.org.uk |
TheBritish UFO Research Association orBUFORA is aUK organisation, formerly registered as "BUFORA Ltd", dedicated to investigatingUFO phenomena in theBritish Isles. In 1997 the organisation was reported to have around 1,000 members.[3]
In 1991, the bookUFO Encyclopedia was compiled for the group by Major SirPatrick Wall.[4]
BUFORA investigates over 400 cases a year, with the organisation reporting 95% of them as hoaxes.[5] They run witness support groups for those who believe they have encounteredextra terrestrials.[5] The organisation has held an annual conference atSheffield Hallam University since 1987[2] and hold meetings across the country; withRendlesham Forest being a frequent spot for gatherings.[6] They have been outspoken critics of the UK government'sFreedom of Information Act as it relates to UFOs.[7]
An entry in theUFO Encyclopedia, which was a sighting confirmed as genuine by BUFORA, was later found to be a hoax. The supposed contactee, who claimed to have seen a UFO hovering over the town ofWarminster, admitted to the hoax in 1994.[citation needed] In 1995, the group were the only official UFO organisation to endorse a film, purportedly by the US government, showing analienautopsy atRoswell.[8]
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