Conference Schedule
Friday, October 17 - Monday October 20, 2025
Please Note: Food and drink are not allowed inside the conference facility except water bottles with screw-on lids, and this policy will be strictly enforced. Picnic tables are available outside for casual dining, and several local restaurants and grocery stores surround the conference venue for easy access to simple dining options.
Friday October 17, 2025
Doors open at 6:15 pm
7:00 pm - Ron James
Film screening Accidental Truth and Q&A with filmmaker Ron James
Ron James discusses his role as director of MUFON’s media relations in the November 2024 congressional hearings.
Click here to watch this interview.
Saturday October 18, 2025
Doors open at 8:30 am
9:15 am - Welcome remarks
9:30 am to 10:30 am - Stacey Wright - Origin Stories & High Strangeness
The ancient history of UFOs, why MUFON exists, and how MUFON plays an important role in UFO disclosure. Stacey is the state director for Arizona MUFON.
10:30 am to 10:40 am
British Naval officers describe being ordered to stand on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to witness the atomic bomb explosion in Japan in 1945.
10:45 am to 12:30 am - Don Schmitt – Roswell - UFO Secrecy Begins
Don will talk about Roswell, and what happened after we dropped the bomb.
He will give a comprehensive presentation on the famous Roswell Army Air Force 509th bomb squad recovering a UFO craft in the New Mexico desert in early July 1947. The era of major UFO secrecy can be traced to this famous event that made international headlines and then was quickly covered up.
12:30 pm to 2:15 pm
Lunch on your own in Sedona— see Jen’s suggestions
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm - David Hatcher Childress - Antarctica & Nazi occupation after WWII
David will relate important events that took place post-WWII. He will describe how the Nazi regime relocated to Argentina, Chile, and Antarctica, developing UFO technology. He will review the famous U. S. Admiral Byrd’s naval expedition to Antarctica in 1947 with a fleet of 14 battleships and what they encountered.
4:45 pm to 6:00 pm - A 50-year Retrospective - Travis Walton & Jennifer W. Stein
View video clips recounting the important aspects of Travis Walton's 1975 UFO encounter and his 5-day abduction from the Sitgreaves National Forest.
Q&A with the audience
Separate registration for this optional event includes dinner and a cash bar.
$75.00 per person.
6:30 pm till late - Evening Meet and Greet with speakers
Light fare buffet dinner - Meet and Greet with speakers— includes a cocktail hour at one of Sedona’s prestigious night spots with music, and indoor and outdoor dining.
Steakhouse 89A. 2620 W State Route 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336
Sunday, October 19, 2025 - Morning free
Take this opportunity to enjoy the amazing places Sedona has to offer. Check out the Visit Sedona link for more information.
12:30 pm- Doors open for the 1:00 pm program
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - Don Schmitt "J Allen Hynek and the Blue Book Project Years"
J. Allen Hynek ran the official Blue Book project from 1952 to 1969, ending with the Edward Condon’s Official Blue Book Report on UFOs in 1969. That year, the Mutual UFO Network UFO reporting system was founded. In 1969, Dr. Hynek quickly founded the Center for UFO Studies, an organization known today as CUFOS. Don Schmitt was the director of CUFOS for 10 years.
2:45 pm to 4:00 pm - Melinda Leslie - The Wilson Document
Melinda explains the discovery and current UFO secrecy within the military-industrial complex, her friendship with retired CIA senior intelligence officer Jim Semivan, and how that led her to help authenticate the Wilson document found in astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s archives after his death. This document helped advance the disclosure movement, and a demand for transparency from our governmental representatives responsible for federal budget appropriation oversight.
4:15 pm to 6:00 pm- Panel of Speakers - Q&A with the audience
6:00 pm - optional activities
Sunday dinner on your own, maybe with new friends you meet at the conference. Plan to make a reservation for a few extra people and invite them or a speaker to join you for dinner. Check out Jen’s favorite restaurants list.
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Night time UFO sky watch “weather permitting” with Melinda Leslie
Melinda provides night vision goggles, and chairs, and gives an excellent overview of what can be seen in the night sky.
UFOs are often reported on her tours.
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Flamenco dance performance outdoors at Tlaquepaque.
See special events.
Monday, October 20, 2025
Doors open at 9:30 am. The program begins at 10:00 am.
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
A highlight of our special conference: the Second Annual International World Disclosure Day with New Paradigm Institute, and Citizens for Disclosure. Participate with Daniel Sheehan and Jim Garrison in a unique event connecting with world leaders and groups in the UFO community pushing for UFO disclosure. As an official watch-party group, we will join via Zoom in sharing pre-written messages for audiences around the world. To view last year’s World Disclosure Zoom event click here.
1:00 pm Monday, October 20, 2025
The conference ends with the opportunity to lunch on your own in Sedona with newfound friends.
If you are looking for special events after the Skyfire Summit, check out our After the Summit events page.