Objectives
Our primary objectives are:
- To host public meetings for people with interests in UFOs and related phenomena
- To examination and analysis images and videos that are suspected of showing UFOs
- To collect and publish UFO sightings’ reports on our website
- To support those who may have experienced extra-terrestrial contact, UFO close encounters and related anomalous events
History
UFO Research (NSW) was established on 10 November 1991.
The group was one of the first UFO groups in Australia to launch a public website in 1995.
On 26 April 2007, UFO Research (NSW) became an Incorporated (Inc) Association (INC9887379) under the New South Wales (NSW) Government, Australia, Associations Incorporation Act 2009.
The registered name was changed to UFO Research (NSW) Incorporated. The Association is governed by rules that comply this Act and are documented in our Constitution (640 kB pdf document). The Act is administered in NSW by Fair Trading. Under the tax legislation in Australia the Association is assessed as a non-profit company (Australian Tax Office Guide NAT 7967).
Following incorporation UFO Research launched on Facebook as Exopolitics Sydney and subsequently on Meetup as Exopolitics Sydney.
The third and current website (WordPress) was launched on the 1 March 2015.
Our Youtube Channel was launched on 10 May 2015. Our speakers’ presentations can be viewed on our Youtube Channel.
Mail Chimp as a management tool to send information to our members was introduced in September 2016.
The history of UFO Research can be viewed through our website, using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The first archived snapshot of our website occurred on 27 December 1996 ( click on the year in the horizontal menu and then a highlighted date in the calendar to view the website at that date).
By-Laws (Terms and Conditions) apply to members and non-members.
Committee Members
President: Maree Baker
Vice President: Jaimie Leonarder
Secretary: Maree Baker and Aspasia Leonarder
Treasurer and Membership Secretary: Maree Baker
Public Officer: Maree Baker
Media Spokesperson: Jaimie Leonarder (02) 9517 2010
Meetings’ Audio Visual and Technical Support: Paul Kretzas
PayPal Account Manager: Maree Baker
Meetup Organiser: Maree Baker
Facebook Editor: Aspasia Leonarder
UFO Sighting Reports: Maree Baker / Steve Hiscocks
Website Management: Steve Hiscocks / Maree Baker and Paul Kretzas
Meeting MC: Jaimie Leonarder
Support Team
Lesley Jones and Steve Hiscocks