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December 2007 Number 476
Director’s Message
By James Carrion
James Carrion
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As 2007 comes to a close, I amexcited about the prospects of 2008.In this special issue of the MUFONJournal you will find a roadmap of where MUFON is headed and a listof new initiativesthat will keepthe hard workingvolunteers atMUFON very busy in the newyear.2007 wasa banner year for Ufology, fromworldwide coverage of the O’Hareincident to the international pressconference that is this month’s cover story. UFOs are back in the news and the public consciousness. This is good news for MUFON, but it also meansthat we need your help more thanever to assist MUFON in meeting itsmission and goals. I ask that you takethe time to read about the importantchanges that are coming and not onlyembrace them but to actively parti-cipate in whatever capacity you can.From investigations to research toeducating the public, you can make adifference by putting MUFON’smission in practice.Thank you for being part of theMUFON family. From all of us atMUFON headquarters, I wish youand your loved ones a happy holidayand a joyous new year!
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