Hi all! Putting together a gift for my husband and would love suggestions from people who actually know this space well. He's really into alien/UFO lore (Roswell, Area 51, that whole world) and collecting neat memorabilia. He actually lurks on r/UFOs and r/UFOB regularly, though he's never posted or commented. I did make sure I blocked his account before posting this though! A few UFO/space-related things he already owns: Autographed photo from Bruce McCandless A few Fate magazines from the 7...

Here's an interesting glimpse at some flying saucer history. The Shaver Mystery caught a lot of shade for blending fiction and fact to create a LARP-ready fantasy world in the 1940s. UFOs played a part in this narrative even before Arnold's 1947 sighting set the world ablaze with saucers. We analyze a rare collection of THE SHAVER MYSTERY MAGAZINE from 1947-1949 to understand the early role FATE played in supporting and building both the SHAVER MYSTERY and FLYING SAUCER mythos --- and vice ve...