This week, we conclude our epic look at 1954 through four flying saucer zines and newsletters (The APRO Bulletin, Saucerian, Nexus, and Vimana). As last week, much thanks to the online archive of the Center for UFO Studies, for having such a wealth of gre

This week we start our look at 1954 through the pages of four flying saucer newsletters and magazines. While this wasn’t the biggest year for sightings in the US, there was no lack of news or controversy. The Al Bender mystery (see Encounter 102), t

Romance and flying saucers certainly aren’t an unheard-of pairing (check out Encounter 106 if you doubt me) but few interplanetary romances were as intense or interesting as that of South Africa’s Elizabeth Klarer in the 1950s (although she di

Welcome to Series 2! In this encounter we travel to the heady days of the 1980s and look at a number of documents, events, and people who would have a lasting effect on the direction of saucer culture. Meet O.H. Krill and his pals John Lear, and Bill Coop

One week ahead of schedule–don’t get used to it! This week we meet Truman Bethurum, who was the second contactee and who met a stunning space sister, Captain Aura Rhanes. His story is interesting not only because it features a woman in an auth

This time around, we’re looking at the contactees–those who thought they had physical or psychic contact with human-appearing space aliens. Their messages were often more earthly than cosmic and they’re a lot of fun. Learn all about Geor

This is the talk I gave on September 30 at the 50th Anniversary Festival commemorating the Shag Harbour UFO Incident in Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. A few notes. First, the ending is a bit rushed and lacking detail near the end. For reasons beyond my contro

A change of pace this time, as we look at four books that either are–or, I predict, one day will be considered–classics in the realm of flying saucer lore. Purchase the books below, or check out your local library! Messengers of Deception The

The Flatwoods Monster appeared in Braxton County, West Virginia in September 1952, at the tail end of a summer full of flying saucers all over the United States. The bizarre sighting drew the attention of people from established saucer figure Donald Keyho

In this episode, we’ll be looking at the story of Albert K. Bender and the origins of the Men in Black strand of flying saucer lore. Bender’s story is an odd one and, in my opinion, oddly touching. As a special treat, we feature some great aud