Bob Spearing graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Communications with Journalism and Film Production as major concentrations. Bob recently retired from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey after 34 years. His many duties included being an FRA licensed Rail Traffic Controller and Locomotive Engineer. While in management he was a Safety Investigator, Contract Administrator, prepared multi-million-dollar budgets, managed public relations and curated historical railroad exhibitions at a major regional transportation hub.
Bob joined MUFON in 2014 as a Field Investigator and has previously been National Director of both Spain and India and led MUFON’s Special Assignment Team. Bob has long been involved with our various special projects including MARRS, the Pine Bush, N.Y. UFO Museum, the MUFON member social network called the Observer Network and the MUFON UFO Map App. He has had numerous articles published in various UFO related magazines around the world including four MUFON Journal cover stories and he has appeared in several television series as a photo analyst including UFOs: The Lost Evidence and Ancient Aliens.
A life long UFO enthusiast after reading Frank Edwards’ “Flying Saucers, Serious Business” as a child in the 1960s, he has only had two Ball of Light (BOL) sightings to speak of but has concentrated his area of expertise around that particular phenomenon as a result.
Bob lives in eastern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains with his wife and twin boys.
