Gray Barker's 'They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers' spreads the Men in Black story

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West Virginia writer Gray Barker's book retold Albert Bender's claim that three men in black suits silenced his saucer club in 1953, bringing the Men in Black idea to a wide audience. Researchers have since questioned how much of Barker's writing was in good faith.

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  1. PressThe Real Origins of the Men in Black (opens in a new tab)History.com (A&E Networks) / 2018-08-23

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