UFO Magazine (UK)

"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 and Mark Birdsall of Leeds, Yorkshire.Townsend, Mark " [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/mar/14/pressandpublishing.uknews UFO spies vanish into black hole] ", The Observer, March 14 2004] The magazine was one of the success stories of ufology, with an international reputation for quality and a peak circulation of 35,000.Herbert, Ian " [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/ufospotters-give-up-hunt-for-flying-saucers-502194.html UFO-spotters give up hunt for flying saucers] ", The Independent, 10 August 2005] Much of this success can be attributed to Editor-in-Chief Graham Birdsall, who was a man of great energy and passion for the subject, but lacking the gullibility and wishful-thinking characteristic of many ufologists. Under his guidance, "UFO Magazine" struck a happy medium between the extremes of debunking skepticism and uncritical belief.

Graham Birdsall died from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 49 in September 2003, leaving a wife and three daughters. [ [http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/updates/2004/mar/m10-028.shtml] ] dead link|date=March 2008 [Jeeves, Paul " [http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/UFO-hunters-back-in-Leeds.1137938.jp UFO hunters back in Leeds...] ", Yorkshire Evening Post] 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.

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' [ [http://www.rendlesham-incident.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9 Rendlesham Discussion :: View topic - New UFO Magazine - UFOdata.co.uk] ] and Gary Heseltine's UFO Monthly Magazine. [PDF| [http://www.alienexistence.com/store/16SEPTEMBER2005.pdf Did a ufo crash into the troodos mountains of cyprus in 1973? - UFOmonthly.com] |2.17 MB]

References

ee also

* List of magazines of anomalous phenomena
* UFO Magazine (US version)

External links

* [http://www.ufomag.com US version of UFO Magazine]
* [http://www.ufodata.co.uk/index1.htm Official UFO Data website]
* [http://www.rendlesham-incident.co.uk Britain's leading UFO Incident]
* [http://www.alienexistence.com/index.php?tpstart=4 Leading UK UFO Forum]
* [http://crowdedskies.com/ Another leading UK UFO Forum]
* [http://www.ufomonthlymagazine.co.uk/ Official UFO Monthly Magazines website]