Contactee George Adamski dies

When: 23 Apr 1965
Sources: 2 public sources

Contactee George Adamski, who died in Maryland in 1965 Unknown (likely a Buffalo Evening News or press photo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

George Adamski, the best-known 1950s contactee, died of a heart attack in Maryland at 74. His claims of meeting Venusians and his saucer photographs had been dismissed by investigators, including Blue Book consultant J. Allen Hynek, who called the photos crude fakes.

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PressGeorge Adamski Got Famous Sharing His UFO Photos and Alien 'Encounters' (opens in a new tab)HISTORY (A&E Networks)
OtherProfiles in Pseudoscience: George Adamski (opens in a new tab)University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics (faculty web page)

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