Bob Spearing graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Communications with Journalism, Advertising, Public Opinion, Propaganda, 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 logistics for public relations such as concerts and cultural festivals, and curated historical railroad exhibitions at a major regional transportation hub.
Bob joined MUFON in 2014 as a Field Investigator and is currently Director of International Development. Bob has long been involved with MUFON’s various special projects including the Project Aquarius historical Database with over 2 terabytes of historical information, the opening of the Pine Bush, N.Y. UFO Museum, and the MUFON Observer Social Network
He has had numerous articles published in various UFO related magazines around the world in several languages including four MUFON Journal cover stories. He has appeared in the Travel Channel television series “UFOs: The Lost Evidence” as a photo analyst and in a recent Ancient Aliens episode about MUFON in February 2023.
He also writes articles for the MUFON Newsletter and MUFON.COM. and speaks at U.S. conventions.
Bob lives in eastern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains with his wife and twin boys.