The Visible College

We are a volunteer group of scholars conducting and promoting serious research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and related topics.

Our work has been underway at various levels for some time now, but we have just begun to work together publicly.

Our mission

Our goal is to produce, collaborate on, curate, and share high quality research and educational materials that enable other researchers, policymakers, and the public to better understand this complex topic.

We do not advocate for any particular conclusions, nor do we make any claims to exclusive knowledge or authority. Our group is bound only by our common commitment to open-minded, rigorous inquiry, and by our belief that the best way to make progress is to work together, in the open.

We are a volunteer group of scholars conducting and promoting serious research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and related topics.

Our name

J. Allen Hynek, the well known scientific consultant to the US Air Force, once referred to the group of academics working on the UFO subject in secrecy or at least anonymity as “The Invisible College.” Jacques Vallee picked up this designation for the title of his book The Invisible College: What a Group of Scientists has Discovered about UFO Influences on the Human Race.

As the topic of UAP has gone increasingly mainstream in recent years, more and more scholars have begun to take the subject seriously, and to speak publicly about it – “The Invisible College” is gradually becoming visible.

Note: There have been other organizations in the past with the same name as ours. We are unaffiliated with anything posted prior to September of 2024.