AudioBlog Timothy Green Beckly's UFO Review

AudioBlog Timothy Green Beckly's UFO Review

From Podcast UFO by Producer: Donna Killeen

April 29, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the contributions of Timothy Green Beckley and others to UFO culture and publishing.

by UFO History Buff & Author , Charles Lear Timothy Green BeckleyAmong UFO enthusiasts, in between the serious, science-based researchers and the crackpots, there are people who enjoy the mystery for the fantastic tales and the colorful people it spawns, as well as the social interaction with the like-minded. One of the first examples of this sort of person was Gray Barker, who became known for his 1956 book They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers. He became good friends with James W. Moseley, who would become well-known as the publisher of Saucer Smear magazine, and the two of them became notorious for pranking and poking fun at what they considered their over-serious peers. As the 1960s got under way, a group formed around Moseley, who was based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. This included Allan Greenfield, Eugene Steinberg, and Timothy Green Beckley. Of these, Beckley, Like Barker, would become a prolific publisher of UFO-related material, and in 1978, he started putting out UFO Review, which was a tabloid-style newspaper chock full of UFO news, reports, interviews, and lurid ads for UFO books, UFO merchandise, new age self-help guides and related paraphernalia. Read more →…

People in this episode

Guest: Charles Lear

Topics covered

  • UFO history
  • publishing
  • mystery
  • social interaction
  • UFO enthusiasts

Keywords

  • UFO
  • Timothy Green Beckley
  • Gray Barker
  • UFO Review
  • UFO enthusiasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saucer Smear

Books & works: They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, UFO Review

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