The 2026 UAP Detection and Tracking Summit: Welcome To The New Frontiers Of UAP Science, Technology and Policy

February 7-8, 2026

Holly Wood

Researcher of the unexplained | Experiencer | Public Speaker | Event Producer

We Need To Understand What’s In Our Skies

Curious about what’s happening in our skies, and why it matters? This isn’t just a summit for scientists and researchers. It is for you and members of the concerned public interested in how anomalous phenomena are tracked and what is being done to ensure public safety, transparency, and accountability.

Understanding UAP begins with detecting what is in our skies. Yet, current detection efforts are fragmented, and public trust is eroded by incomplete data. We are gathering to meet the societal demand for credible information on UAP and "drone-like" craft.

If you've ever looked up and wondered, this is your chance to be part of a groundbreaking public conversation.

Charting a Path Forward

Join leading experts, researchers, and citizen scientists for a premier event dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and policies surrounding Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena; a term reflecting the cross-domain characteristics of these objects across air, land, sea, and space.

At this Summit, you will:

Discover current technologies and platforms capable of detecting and tracking UAP.

Learn about the detectable signatures of UAP and how to

distinguish them from conventional aerial phenomena.

Gain Insight into the international dimensions of reported UAP activity and federal oversight.

Get Involved in projects for citizen science and data collection.

Hear from 23 Leading Speakers & Policy Makers

We are uniting technologists, field researchers, and policy experts to coalesce key insights.

Eric Burlison

U.S. House of Representatives

James Fowler

Technologist and Strategist

Gene Greneker

CEO & Chief Scientist, RADAR Flashlight LLC

Rainer Haseitl

CIO, Project Hessdalen

David Dominguez Hooper

ELDÆON

Richard Hopf

Secretary, Sky360

Fred Pallesen

CEO, Project Hessdalen

Gerry & John Tedesco

Nightcrawler: Eye on the Sky

Robert Spearing

Director of International Investigations, MUFON

Mitch Randall

CEO, Ascendant AI

Rich Hoffman

Executive Board Member, Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU)

Massimo Teodorani

Astrophysicist

A Two-Day Roadmap for Detection and Tracking

Day 1: Science and Technology Focusing on the scientific foundations, from emerging platforms to multimodal detection systems.

Day 2: Collaboration and Action Charting the path for society. We will cover international tracking, citizen reporting networks, and the strategic solutions roadmap required to scale UAP solutions globally.

Addressing the Hard Questions

This summit tackles the critical issues confronting society today:

  • Risk of Disinformation: Addressing AI-generated hoaxes and establishing standards for video/photo evidence.

  • Data Silos: Breaking down barriers between independent researchers and government entities.

  • Public Trust: utilizing data-driven analysis to empower society to verify claims and promote transparency.

Program

The 2026 Theme of the UAP Summit is the Detection and Tracking of Unidentified Aerospace-undersea Phenomena (UAP)

The 2026 UAP Summit Is a Two-day Virtual Conference Featuring Leading Researchers, Technologists, Policy Makers and the Public Focused on Charting a Path Forward for the Effective Detection and Tracking of UAP

February 7, Day 1

Science and Technology of UAP Detection and Tracking
8:45 AM MST
Opening Remarks
Speakers: Reed Summers, Rich Hoffman
9:00 AM MST
Session 1, In Our Skies: The Current State of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)
Speaker: Congressman Eric Burlison
Moderator: Matt Ford
10:00 AM MST
Session 2, In Our Oceans: The Current State of Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs)
Speaker: Richard Dolan
Moderator: Reed Summers
10:45 AM MST — Break
11:00 AM MST
Session 3, Homeland Security and First Responders
Speakers: Monica Alnes Niklaus, Keith Taylor, Ted Roe
12:00 PM MST — Lunch Break
1:00 PM MST
Session 4, Aviation Safety and Pilot Reporting
Speakers: Ryan Graves, Michael Lembeck
Moderator: Adam Yingling
2:00 PM MST
Session 5, Current Capabilities in UAP Detection and Tracking, Part 1
Speakers: Richard Hopf, Ronald Olch, Cecilia Levy
Moderator: Rich Hoffman
3:00 PM MST
Session 6, Detectable Signatures of UAP
Speakers: Gene Greneker, Massimo Teodorani, Robert W. McGwier
Moderator: Adam Yingling
3:45 PM MST — Break
4:00 PM MST
Session 7, On the Frontlines of UAP Detection, Part 1
Speakers: Gerry Tedesco, John Tedesco
Moderator: Rich Hoffman
5:00 PM MST
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Speakers: Reed Summers, Rich Hoffman

February 8, Day 2

Collaboration and Action
8:45 AM MST
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Speakers: Rich Hoffman, Adam Yingling, Reed Summers
9:00 AM MST
Session 8, International UAP Detection and Tracking
Speakers: Philippe Ailleris, Gary Heseltine, Eamonn Ansbro
Moderator: Richard Dolan
10:00 AM MST
Session 9, Citizen Reporting Networks as Data Infrastructure
Speakers: Robert Spearing, Mark Rodeghier
Moderator: Adam Yingling
10:45 AM MST — Break
11:00 AM MST
Session 10, Skywatcher Discovery Framework: Technical Field Operations to Scientific Analysis
Speaker: Garry Nolan
Moderator: Richard Dolan
12:00 PM MST — Lunch Break
1:00 PM MST
Session 11, UAP and Society: Media, Education and Public Engagement
Speakers: Chrissy Newton, Matt Ford, Kevin Wright, Reed Summers
2:00 PM MST
Session 12, Scientific Foundations for UAP Detection and Tracking
Speaker: Beatriz Villarroel
Moderator: Reed Summers
3:00 PM MST
Session 13, Current Capabilities in UAP Detection and Tracking, Part 2
Speakers: David Dominguez Hooper, Fred Pallesen, Rainer Haseitl, Mitch Randall
Moderator: Rich Hoffman
3:45 PM MST — Break
4:00 PM MST
Session 14, Strategic Insights from the Frontlines of UAP Detection
Speaker: James Fowler
Moderator: Reed Summers
5:00 PM MST
Strategic Solutions Roadmap and Call to Collaborate
Speakers: Rich Hoffman, Adam Yingling, Reed Summers

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