I never met the late Stanton Friedman. Nor did we exchange correspondence, nor did I ever hear him speak. To the memory of this man, I have no personal contribution to make. I can only repeat the obvious: that with his passing on May 13, UFOlogy lost a major figure. I'm moved to write … [Read more...]
UFO Cover Art – Frank R. Paul, Donald Keyhoe
P.S. to my last two posts: I've talked about the amazing cover painted by the great science-fiction artist Frank R. Paul for the pulp magazine Science Wonder Stories, showing a huge mechanical disk drifting through space with the Woolworth Building in tow. I've noted what's yet more amazing: … [Read more...]
Frank R. Paul – “The Man Who Created Flying Saucers”?
It's an accolade more commonly given to Ray Palmer, the Amazing Stories magazine editor who's best known for his promotion of the "Shaver Mystery" of the late 1940s. The idea, floated in 1983 by UFOlogist John Keel in a self-assured article entitled "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers," was that … [Read more...]
UFOs in 1929? – The Art of Frank R. Paul
Look at this picture and tell me: what does it show? Frank R. Paul’s cover for the November 1929 “Science Wonder Stories,” via Wikimedia Commons. A red and yellow UFO, you think–hovering or drifting through outer space with a skyscraper caught in its elongated tentacles? A more distant UFO behind … [Read more...]
UFO Skywatch – December 26-27, 1963
NJAAP PENNSYLVANIA-NEW JERSEY SKYWATCH PRODUCES NO SIGNIFICANT RESULTS But, Undaunted, We Begin Preparing For Another It's a (deservedly) forgotten bit of UFO history: the "skywatch" organized for December 26-27, 1963, by the New Jersey Association on Aerial Phenomena, the small … [Read more...]
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