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UFO Magazine (UK)

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UFO Magazine
Categoriesunidentified flying objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrial life
FounderGraham Birdsall and Mark Birdsall
Founded1981
Based inLeeds, Yorkshire
Websitewww.fsr.org.uk/GBirdsall.htm

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 Birdsall 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]

Graham Birdsall died from a brain haemorrhage on 19 September 2003. He left behind his wife Christine, daughters Helen and Louise, granddaughter Katy, brother Mark and son-in-law Russel.[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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Townsend, Mark UFO spies vanish into black hole The Observer, 14 March 2004
  2. ^ Herbert, Ian UFO-spotters give up hunt for flying saucers The Independent, 10 August 2005
  3. ^ "Graham W. Birdsall - Editor UFO Magazine UK 1954 - 2003". Flying Saucer Review. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ^ Jeeves, Paul. UFO hunters back in Leeds..., Yorkshire Evening Post
  5. ^ Rendlesham Discussion :: View topic - New UFO Magazine - UFOdata.co.uk
  6. ^ "Did a ufo crash into the troodos mountains of cyprus in 1973? - UFOmonthly.com" (PDF). (2.17 MB)
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