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George Adamski’s UFO Photographs, Films & the Orthon Alien Image — North America, 1946–1965

UnknownOpinionNov 20, 1952, 12:00 AMDesert Center, California

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

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Timeline

3

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Source provenance

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Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise6:19 AM
Sunset4:37 PM
Day length10h 18m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature64°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind7 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days1 sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerLeonids · 15 ZHR
Peak windowNov 17

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Observed facts

Occurred

Nov 20, 1952, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Desert Center, California

Witness account

Narrative

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...

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Encounter windowNov 20, 1952, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Desert Center, California.

PublishedSep 19, 2026, 11:36 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the 1950s incident dossier.

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Cover image

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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