The UFO Movement Sees Otherworldly Growth

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.—For many years, the Connecticut chapter of America’s largest UFO research group investigated alien life on Earth from the shadows. That wasn’t by choice—it was because almost nobody ever came to meetings in a suburban basement just outside of Hartford. 

But times are changing. Today, the ranks of the Mutual UFO Network of Connecticut have swelled from six to nearly 100, and the meetups are happening in broad daylight. On the first Saturday of every month, several dozen Mufon members cram into red vinyl booths at AD’s Pizzeria in the town of Windsor Locks and spend hours discussing flying saucers over hearty servings of red sauce pasta and grinders (aka submarine sandwiches).