This event served as the inaugural session of a pioneering initiative to elevate the academic discourse surrounding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), commonly known as UFOs, at a time when the U.S. government had begun taking active steps to provide incontrovertible evidence that alien technology and entities exist and have been present on our planet in contemporary times.

The Yale Student UFO Society’s teach-in represented NPI’s and Visible College’s commitment to engaging university professors, students, and academic institutions in the global conversation on UAP. NPI and VC sought to integrate scholarly expertise into a public discourse long overshadowed by secrecy, myths, and speculation by hosting teach-ins and fostering rigorous intellectual debate.

The Yale Student UFO Society reflected the university’s tradition of tackling pressing societal issues through scholarly investigation and debate. The forum, titled ‘More Things in Heaven and Earth’: A UFO Teach-In at Yale, explored the UAP phenomenon from a multidisciplinary perspective, offering presentations on topics ranging from physics to mental health support for experiencers and the philosophical implications of UAP.

“It was an honor to host speakers with the intellectual candor and knowledge required to address this complex issue for the Yale community. In our second year, we were deeply grateful for NPI and the Yale Student Mental Health Association’s support in advancing the Yale Student UFO Society’s mission to interrogate the unknown with the trained presence of mind we take pride in as a school,” said Yale Student UFO Society founder Sydney Morrison.

“As one of the most prestigious institutions in the world, Yale was a fitting venue to launch the first teach-in on UAP Disclosure,” said NPI Chief Counsel Daniel Sheehan. “Yale’s legacy of fostering critical thinking, innovation, and the preservation of knowledge made it the ideal partner in advancing this crucial conversation about UAP and government accountability.”

NPI aimed to bring the academic community to the forefront of the UAP debate, leveraging scholarly integrity to demand truth and transparency. As public interest in UAP disclosures grew, NPI’s initiative provided a crucial platform for expert analysis and advocacy.

“Our goal was not just to educate but to build a global coalition demanding UAP disclosure,” said Jim Garrison, Director of NPI’s Washington, DC office. “The public has a right to know, and governments are responsible for disclosing what they’ve learned about UAP. Engaging academics in this conversation was key to elevating the debate and driving meaningful change.”

Steven Brown, Director of The Visible College, said, “While we understood that most academics were not paying much attention to these topics, a growing group of serious scholars were. We were excited to work with the New Paradigm Institute to help foster a deeper understanding of the subject area and to raise awareness of relevant work being done across the global academic community.”