Dive into the mysterious world of Texas UFOs with Daniel Alan Jones, investigative reporter for The Vortex. Daniel has spent over a decade uncovering Texas-based UFO sightings, legends, and unexplained events. As the creator of the Texas UFO Network, he connects local enthusiasts and shares in-depth insights into the Lone Star State’s UFO history. His latest project, Aurora, chronicles the 1897 UFO mystery from Aurora, Texas—a fascinating legend that blends fact, folklore, and over a century of intrigue.
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BIO: Daniel Alan Jones is an investigative reporter for The Vortex, a show that explores the mysteries of the world and beyond. He has been researching unexplained phenomena for over a decade and has visited strange sites, conducted numerous interviews, and provided media coverage for several events. Daniel manages online groups including the Texas UFO Network and the Texas Cryptozoology Network. He is a native Texan and professional drummer as well as a private music instructor in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Daniel focuses primarily on the fields of ufology and cryptozoology as an ethnographic study in cultural anthropology. He was part of the 2021 Trinity Giant Salamander Expedition, led by world-renowned cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard, in search of an elusive cryptid purported to exist in the Pacific Northwest while also exploring the Patterson-Gimlin film site in Bluff Creek, California. Daniel’s work has appeared on a variety of media platforms including Spectrum News, the Star-Telegram, Bigfoot Times, Fox News, the Roswell Daily Record, and he has been involved with many events including the Texas Bigfoot Conference, Alien Con, the Edinburg UFO Conference, Bigfoot Roadshow, the MUFON Symposium, Texas UFOcon, the Oklahoma Bigfoot Symposium, the Roswell UFO Festival, and others. His current research project “Aurora” chronicles over a century of history about the facts, fiction, and folklore from a Texas legend from 1897!
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