UFO Magazine was a British magazine devoted to the subject of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrial life. It was founded in 1981 by brothers Graham and Mark Birdsall of Leeds, Yorkshire.[1] The magazine was one of the success stories of ufology, with an international reputation for quality and a peak circulation of 35,000.[1][2] Much of this success can be attributed to Editor-in-Chief Graham Birdsall, who was a man of great energy and passion for the subject, but lacking the gullibility and wishful-thinking characteristic of many ufologists. Under his guidance, UFO Magazine struck a happy medium between the extremes of debunking skepticism and uncritical belief.
Graham Birdsall died from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 49 in September 2003, leaving a wife and three daughters.[3][4] The editor's job was taken over for a few months by Graham's son-in-law Russel Callaghan, but UFO Magazine eventually ceased publication in March 2004.[1]
The void left by UFO Magazine has been filled to some extent by the newly produced UFO Data magazine referred to as the 'UFO Data Report'[5] and Gary Heseltine's UFO Monthly Magazine.[6]
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