Desert Center, California
LocationDesert Center, California
LocationGeorge Adamski became one of the best-known UFO contactees of the 1950s after claiming repeated encounters with human-looking Venusians. His most famous encounter took place at Desert Center, California, on November 20, 1952, where he met and photographed a Venusian named Orthon. Adamski later described contacts with visitors from Venus, Mars and Saturn, which he called the Space Brothers. He continued photographing and filming UFOs through 1965, producing photographs and motion-picture foota...

George Adamski became one of the best-known UFO contactees of the 1950s after claiming repeated encounters with human-looking Venusians. His most famous encounter took place at Desert Center, California, on November 20, 1952, where he met and photographed a Venusian named Orthon. Adamski later described contacts with visitors from Venus, Mars and Saturn, which he called the Space Brothers. He continued photographing and filming UFOs through 1965, producing photographs and motion-picture foota...
