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George Adamski's Desert Center contact claim

When: 20 Nov 1952
Where: Desert Center, CA
Sources: 2 public sources

George Adamski, who claimed a 1952 contact near Desert Center, California Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

George Adamski claimed he met a man from Venus beside a landed scout ship near Desert Center, California, after leaving six companions down the road. His 1953 book with Desmond Leslie told the story and sold widely; Blue Book chief Ruppelt recounted it with open skepticism.

Sources

OfficialScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (Condon Report), Sec. V Ch. 2: UFOs, 1947-1968 (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force (text hosted by National Capital Area Skeptics) / 1969
FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956; revised 1959) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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How the story came out

20 Nov 1952It happened (this event)
1953'Flying Saucers Have Landed' by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski is published

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Where it fits

Earlier in Close encountersFlatwoods, West Virginia close encounter12 Sep 1952 Later in Close encountersUnarius Academy of Science founded1954

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