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The episode discusses the role of LIFE magazine in shaping public perception of UFOs during the early years of the phenomenon.
by UFO History Buff & Author , Charles Lear In the early years of the flying saucer/UFO mystery, magazines played a significant part in the public perception of the phenomenon. One of the most popular magazines in that era was LIFE, which started covering saucer/UFO news at the very beginning during the 1947 summer of the saucers. For anyone interested in the early history of the phenomenon, Archives for the Unexplained has a collection of related magazine articles which includes LIFE articles from 1947 t0 1966.In the article published in the July 1947 issue headlined “Speaking of Pictures… a Rash of Flying Disks Breaks Out Over the U.S.,” it is lamented that none of the many saucers seen that summer paused long enough to get its picture taken. There are pictures, however, of two fake saucers: one an obvious saw blade with what looks to be a capacitor attached to it held up by Reverend Joseph Brasky who claimed it hit the lightning rod of his church with an explosion, and the other an aluminum disk with what looks to be spent fireworks attached held up by a man from Shreveport, Louisiana, who said it flew out from behind a signboard. Read more → CONTACT AND SUPPORT 👉 Join us…
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Guest: Charles Lear
Topics covered
- UFO history
- magazine coverage
- public perception
- flying saucers
- LIFE magazine
- early UFO sightings
Keywords
- UFO
- LIFE magazine
- Charles Lear
- flying saucers
- 1947
- public perception
- magazine articles
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Organizations: LIFE
Places: Shreveport, Louisiana
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