Albert K. Bender
| Albert K. Bender | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Albert K. Bender 1927 |
| Died | 2002 |
| Occupation | Author, ufologist |
| Organization | International Flying Saucer Bureau |
Albert K. Bender (born 1921) was an American citizen who served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was obsessed with the UFO phenomenon and became a UFO researcher, founding the International Flying Saucers Bureau.
Space Review was the official magazine about ufology news at that time in 1953.
Bender claimed to have solved the UFO mystery by Three Men in Black.
Life
Albert K. Bender was serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. In Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was a supervisor at the Acme shear factory. When Bender was 31 years old, he created an organization called International Flying Saucers Bureau. The Space Review magazine which was filled with UFO news. The group became popular in all over 48 states. Gray Barker is the contact for West Virginia.[1]
Late in the summer of 1953, Bender made a series of discoveries, which led him to believe that he had finally found the truth to the UFO cover-up. He had planned to reveal his findings in the October issue of the Space Review, but before the issue was published, Bender was visited by three "men dressed in black," who had already read the unpublished report and confirmed his findings. The "silencers" as he called them, scared Bender to the point where he did not publish the report, but left a warning: "We advise those engaged in saucer work to please be very cautious." Bender then suspended publishing on his publication and dissolved the IFSB.[2]
Legacy
Albert K. Bender's the first involving the so-called Men In Black which was inspired by Gray Barker introduced a concept Men in Black which comic book written by Lowell Cunningham, which in turn inspired a popular film and animated television series.[3]
See also
External links
- read ebook version of Flying suacers and three men website
- Flying saucers and Three Men on Amazon website
References
- ↑ Albert K. Bender (1921 - 2002) ;
- ↑ http://realmib.tripod.com/bender.html Albert k bender biography;
- ↑ The Albert Bender Mystery;