As you
should know as a pop culture fiend, George Adamski was one of the founders of
the 20th-Century flying saucer “contactee” movement. You may read my review of a book about his
influence here.
One of
Adamski’s pieces of “proof” of his wild stories was a series of photographs of
space ships.
Above is
the cover of one of his books, featuring an artist’s conception of the Adamski
saucer.
Many folks
have debunked Adamski’s photos, attributing the object to a modified poultry
incubator, a lampshade, and so on. In
1957, researcher-cum-bomb-thrower Jim Moseley provided a mocking exposé of the pix. A PDF of the mimeoed newsletter may be found here. NOTE:
If the document only partially appears onscreen, it’s perfect when saved
as a PDF.
Another fine
exploration/recreation/debunking may be found in a 2012 report by Joel
Carpenter, to be found here.
Imagine my
amazement when I dined at a local Red Lobster at the end of 2016, and
discovered one of the Adamski saucers doubling as a light fixture!
So there
you have it, Space Fiends. Saucers are
everywhere!
See you next Monday.
