NUFOC: From Cleveland Beginnings to Hollywood Expansion (1964–2004)

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NUFOC is an annual UFO research conference that began in 1964 in Cleveland as the Congress of Scientific Ufologists, later moved to Hollywood and led by James W. Moseley until 2004 when Lisa Davis took over to broaden public awareness, with speakers like Whitley Strieber.

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NUFOC, described as the longest-running conference in the United States devoted to ongoing UFO research, was founded in 1964 in Cleveland as the Congress of Scientific Ufologists, later renamed and relocated to Hollywood to broaden ties with entertainment and public awareness, with James W. Moseley serving as Permanent Chairman until 2004 when Lisa Davis became Executive Director and founded The Foundation For Abductee Research and Support; under Davis it hosted NUFOC 39 in Cincinnati (2002) organized by Kenny Young with speakers Derrel Sims, Stephen Bassett, Kevin Randle, and Whitley Strieber, and NUFOC 40–42 in Hollywood (2003–2005) featuring Rick Hilberg, Don Weatherby, Wendy Ban, Jerry Black, and John Timmerman, while NUFOC 38 was canceled in 2001 and merged with a New Jersey event and NUFOC 36 in 1999 took place in San Antonio, reflecting an evolving outreach strategy.