UAP Check Team intends to help foster the understanding of UAP, reduce the stigma and raise public awareness on the UAP issue.
Michael Vaillant
President & Founder
Founder of UAP Check, Michael Vaillant is a French Data Scientist and consultant specialized in the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). He has worked with GEIPAN, part of the French National Space Center (CNES), where he created a methodology and software to study UAP, developed the official French UAP database, and helped launch the GEIPAN website. Along with the UAP Check Team, he aims to foster understanding of UAP, reduce stigma, and raise public awareness.
Edoardo Russo
Organizations & Editorial Board
Born in 1959, graduated in Economic Sciences. Lives and works as a consultant in Torino (Italy). Actively involved with local, national and International UFO organizations since the late ‘70s. Longtime field investigator, author of a “UFO investigation methodology manual” (1984, 1993). On the editorial board of several UFO periodicals, both in Italy and abroad (Ufo Phenomena International Annual Review, Magonia, European Journal of UFO Studies). Author or coauthor of monographs and books about UAP, and presented papers in UFO congresses or conferences since 1979. Tax and Financial Consultant. APASLA (Associazione piemontese assistenza sclerosi laterale amiotrofica) - president.
Dominique Filhol
Manager
Dominique Filhol is a film director and screenwriter known for "The Nine Billion Names of God" (2018), "Valensole," and "Flying Objects: A State Secret" (2020). He has worked for ARTE and CANAL+ Group.
Jann Halexander
Manager
Jann Halexander, born on September 13, 1982, in Libreville, Gabon, is a well-known figure in the French-speaking world. He celebrated twenty years in the music business on March 30, 2023, in a Paris venue. A former geography student with a major in regional planning, he authored a dissertation on the effects of apartheid on the planning of a South African town from 1948 to 1991. He authored "The UFO Issue in Central Africa" (2023) and founded the UAP AFRICA network in November 2023. With author Stéphane Royer, he hosts podcasts on the UAP AFRIQUE YouTube channel.
Nagib Kary
Manager
Nagib Kary is a speaker and professional coach. He co-founded Vertical Project Media in 2018, organizing numerous events and symposiums in Lyon, France, on themes related to consciousness, quantum physics, and spirituality. He has interviewed many prominent personalities.
Sarah Witeneim
Manager
Stéphanie Martin is the co-founder and Head of International Relations. She crossed the seas and oceans as a sailor for 12 years and managed an event agency in Cannes and Monaco. Exposed to the UAP phenomenon at an early age, having witnessed a UAP in 2003, she has continued to investigate in France and other countries including Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Stéphanie also investigates Crop Circles, inspired by her husband Jonnie Hurn, director of the feature film "In Circles."
Pablo Creus
Writer & Reviewer
Pablo Creus is a university student in Spain studying International Economics and Business. He is currently studying Geopolitics and Geoeconomics and has been following the UAP phenomenon for four years. Pablo manages the X account "UAP Spain."
Arthur Manzinello
Writer
Quality engineer in mass distribution, Arthur Manzinello has always been attracted by events/phenomena that we cannot yet explain, with a certain skepticism, but a great open-mindedness.
Boris Taghin
Writer
Of Ukrainian-Cameroonian origin, Boris lives in a small village in Seine-et-Marne. After studying Social Psychology at the Sorbonne then an MBA in business school at PAU, he is currently a Consultant in Real Estate/Promotion/Construction and in Business Management/Strategy. He was expatriated for around ten years all over the world, is passionate about aeronautics, astrophysics, gastronomy, finance, IT, Diplomacy, Cinema, Art and Literature.
Estelle Moutet
Writer
With a literary and artistic background, Estelle Moutet is a volunteer proofreader and journalist for UAPcheck.
François Mathieu
Writer
Born in 1989, with a diploma in biotechnology, François Mathieu has pursued a career in the crafts, with a passion for history. He has worked in fields such as saddlery, blacksmithing with a specialization in cutlery, jewelry making, armour making and is one of the last people in Europe to know how to make whips. He became interested in uap phenomena as a result of his thirst for knowledge, and considers it the role of every citizen to look into this subject, as exploration is an inherent feature of mankind's great adventure.
Gilbert Koeberle
Writer
Gilbert is a Retired IP network core technician from Strasbourg who speaks German and English, is interested in science, aviation, astronomy and high-tech technology, and regularly produces 4k video montages.
Jeremy Puech
Writer
Jeremy Puech, a 29-year-old French artist and prop maker, has been studying the UFO/UAP phenomenon for several years. He has written several articles for UAP Check and is a self-taught sculptor and prop maker interested in all aspects of the phenomenon.
Matthieu Messonnet
Writer
Matthieu Messonnet is a technician in the field of astronomy. He notably participated in the manufacture of an “All Sky” camera used as part of the Galileo project. He also has professional experience in the fields of optics and aeronautics. An amateur astronomer since adolescence, he is passionate about the potential scientific benefits arising from research on UAPs. The UAP phenomenon only reinforces his curiosity and fascination for the nature that surrounds us.
Paolo Toselli
Writer
Paolo Toselli, born in 1960, has been actively interested in UFOs since 1973. His main interests lie in psychological, social, and cultural issues. He has written several books and numerous articles and participated in various conferences. Paolo is also active in studying contemporary legends. His research includes examining the human factor in IFO cases and cataloging ball lightning reports, university theses about UFOs, and local UFO sightings.
Stephan Buendia
Writer
Being passionate about new technologies, and always fascinated by the way they are transforming our world, Stephan is in constant search of knowledge, and strives to stay at the cutting edge of technological advances in order to understand their impact and possibilities.
Sveva Stallone
Writer
Sveva R. Stallone, born in Milan, Italy, is a professional journalist specializing in ICT. She has worked for various IT publications, directed labor union publications, and edited the "Space & Science Fiction" book series. Active in ufology since 1980, she is a member of CISU and has investigated various close encounters. Sveva is also passionate about rocketry, aeromodelling, aeronautics, astronomy, astronautics, guitar, bass, and science fiction. She has been a radio amateur since 2014.
Thibaut Canuti
Writer
Thibaut Canuti is a contemporary historian and a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques. He has written several books, including "Un fait maudit" and the two-volume "Histoire de l'ufologie française," authored numerous articles, and participated in various conferences. Thibaut is interested in all aspects of the UFO phenomenon and ufology and serves as an editor and writer.
Benny Christen Grandahl
Coordination & Support
Benny Christen Grandahl was born in 1964 and has had a keen interest in UFOs since 1974. Over various periods, he has been an active member of SUFOI - Scandinavian UFO Information – from the late 1970s until today. Benny holds a background in technical communication and online marketing. He frequently writes about UFOs in his own publications, as well as in SUFOI's and other Danish media. Additionally, he appears on Danish radio shows and podcasts discussing UFO-related topics.
Ignacio Cabria
Coordination & Support
Ignacio Cabria was born in Santander in 1955. He graduated in Cultural Anthropology at the Universidad de Barcelona and got a M.A. in International Development and a D.E.A. (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) in Social Anthropology, both at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has worked in Spanish Embassies and in Cooperation for Development in Mozambique, Argentina, Dominican Republic and the Philippines.
Marcio Parussini
Coordination & Support
Márcio Parussini, based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, holds a degree in business administration. From a young age, his interest in mysterious themes, science, and science fiction led him to work in ufology. He has been researching the subject since 1997 and founded his first study group in 2008. In 2009, Márcio established the independent group GEUC – GRUPO DE ESTUDOS DE UFOLOGIA CENTÍFICA, which remains active today. He served as a consultant for the Brazilian magazine UFO, organized events such as UFOLOGICAL WEEK, and has been collecting data on UFO cases in Rio Grande do Sul since 2010, amassing over 1,150 documents. Márcio also contributes to other groups and entities with texts and research, participating in the RUG – Rede de Ufólogos Gaúchos to combat fraud. He publishes on Portal Fenomenum and focuses his research on local casuistry. In 2023, he began writing for the Spanish digital magazine Revista de Ufologia.
Marie-France Barrault
Coordination & Support
Marie-France Barrault, 30, has been passionate about aviation and space since childhood. She worked for five years as an aeronautical engineer and is now a student pilot in Paris, aiming to become a private pilot. Freelance scientist journalist - Absolut Sensing - Business Marketing Manager. Private pilot trainee (jet) and a freelance science journalist. She’s also spent a few months at the CNES, when heavy space launcher Ariane 6 was being designe. Aerospace, Engineering, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Marketing, Communication, Business, Journalism, Environmental Science, Event Management.