This spring, the Society for UAP Studies (SUAPS) inaugurates its new public education initiative: a recurring, open-access seminar series that brings leading researchers together to examine Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena through a spirit of rigor, openness, and interdisciplinary dialogue.

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This first sequence of the SUAPS MOOC Seminar Series features scholars and practitioners advancing serious inquiry into one of the most complex and contested areas of contemporary science.

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Each seminar approaches the problem from a distinct yet complementary perspective:

Seminar 1: Inaugural MOOC Lecture — Introduction to SUAPS’s New Public Initiative
12 February 2026 (Tentative, Speaker: Executive Director, Mike Cifone)
The opening session introduces the SUAPS MOOC as an ongoing platform for academically grounded discourse on UAPs. It situates the Society’s mission to build a recognized field of study — one that bridges government research, scientific analysis, and philosophical reflection — and outlines what participants can expect from the series ahead.

Seminar 2: Why UAPs Are Intrinsically Good to Think About and With, Regardless of Their Ultimate Reality
20 February 2026 — Prof. Steve Fuller
Philosopher and sociologist Steve Fuller examines why UAPs matter to human thought, irrespective of whether they exist as physical phenomena. By tracing how anomalous experiences challenge entrenched scientific paradigms, Fuller argues that UAPs are conceptually fruitful — expanding our understanding of knowledge, culture, and the limits of rational explanation.

Seminar 3: Toward a Coordinated/Cooperative Global Instrumented Study of UAP
5 March 2026 — Rich Hoffman
Researcher and longtime advocate for scientific UAP monitoring, Rich Hoffman outlines the technical and organizational steps required for a sustained, globally coordinated instrumented study of UAPs. The lecture explores how cross-national collaboration, standardized data collection, and sensor-based observation could advance the field beyond anecdote toward reproducible science.

Seminar 4: Patterns in the Phenomenon — Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives
Late March 2026 (Speaker: Dr. Massimo Teodorani, pending confirmation)
Astrophysicist Massimo Teodorani brings his extensive field experience and analytical background to examine recurring observational patterns in UAP reports. His lecture considers how physical data, energy hypotheses, and signal correlations might inform a coherent theoretical framework for UAP study.