Billy Meier's 'Pleiadian beamship' photographs

When: 1975
Sources: 2 public sources

Swiss farmer Eduard 'Billy' Meier said in 1975 that visitors from the Pleiades had landed and spoken with him, and he released photos of their 'beamships'. Critics, notably Kal Korff, argued the craft were small models, and most ufologists rejected his claims.

Sources

OtherMeier, Eduard Albert "Billy" (1937-) (opens in a new tab)Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology (via Encyclopedia.com)
OtherPleiades (opens in a new tab)The Skeptic's Dictionary (Robert Todd Carroll) / 2014-01-15

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