Observation • Documentation • Public Preparedness
This summary covers Council activity from 1 January through 31 December 2025. Figures represent administrative intake and archive work and should not be interpreted as a measure of underlying regional activity.
| Disposition at year end | Files | Administrative note |
|---|---|---|
| Probable / high-interest | 9 | Met Council threshold for retained anomalous features after conventional-cause review. |
| Unresolved | 18 | Insufficient evidence to classify further; files remain eligible for cross-reference. |
| Conventional explanation identified | 21 | Closed after animal, human, environmental, or mechanical source was established. |
| Insufficient / non-verifiable | 10 | Incomplete location, no first-person witness, duplicate media, or chronology could not be established. |
| Restricted pending outside matter | 3 | Public summary withheld or reduced because of property, employment, or law-enforcement considerations. |
Eastern Pennsylvania and Northwestern New Jersey chapters completed a joint comparison of thirteen reports near service roads and stormwater access points. Four files were merged as duplicate witness sequences; two were referred for municipal infrastructure review.
The work also produced a limited data exchange with RCABF regarding duplicate-report handling.
Eleven field cassettes recorded between 1992 and 1998 were transferred to preservation-grade digital files. Original tapes remain the archival record. One transfer, EV-0348-A, was prioritized because of binder deterioration.
See Physical Evidence for custody status.
Paid membership ended the year at 127, up from 119. The Delaware Valley Chapter moved to provisional field status following a methods review; the Central Pennsylvania Chapter remained inactive, with records held by the National Archive.
No new chapter charters were issued.
Thirty-one members completed the evidence-handling module; nineteen completed supervised night-observation requirements. Two field qualifications were allowed to lapse for failure to complete annual safety review.
| Category | 2025 amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Membership dues | $4,286 | Corresponding and field memberships. |
| Small donations / restricted gifts | $2,740 | Includes $1,200 restricted to audio preservation. |
| Newsletter and archive-copy receipts | $684 | Printing, postage, and copy reimbursement. |
| Total receipts | $7,710 | |
| Archive storage and supplies | $2,118 | Boxes, sleeves, climate-control contribution, scanning media. |
| Insurance and filing fees | $1,436 | General liability and annual registrations. |
| Field travel reimbursement | $1,204 | Mileage only; no investigator wages. |
| Printing / postage | $886 | Bulletins, witness forms, chapter mailings. |
| Equipment / preservation | $1,511 | Audio transfer, storage drives, replacement field recorders. |
| Total expenses | $7,155 | |
| Year-end operating surplus | $555 | Carried to 2026 archive operations. |
Complete pre-1995 intake indexing; publish chapter standing in a single public directory; establish comparison-soil handling for repeat sites; continue cassette preservation; revise the public archive interface; and maintain separation between witness wording, Council classification, and etymological interpretation.
See Regional Chapters, Membership, and Active Investigation for current-year status.