- UFO convention
A UFO convention is a convention about UFOs that usually take place annually at
hotel s orconvention center s and mainly featurecontactee s giving presentations about their experiences. Other topics, likeUFO conspiracy theory , generalconspiracy theory , and otherparanormal phenomena are often discussed.* "Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions", held by
George Van Tassel and helped pay for theIntegratron from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s nearLanders, California [ [http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/118_rock.shtml "The Giant Rock Conventions"] , Gregory Bishop and Kenn Thomas,Fortean Times , January 1999]
* "Spacecraft Convention", held byBuck Nelson from 1955-1965 nearMountain View, Missouri [ [http://www.richgros.com/People/Buck_Nelson/buck_nelson.html "Buck Nelson: The Spaceman - The Man Who went to Mars (Buck Nelson and His Spacecraft Convention"] , Richard's Journal,Richard Grosenbaugh ] [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20060502030636/http://www.dailybulletin.com/entertainment/ci_3742081 "UFO devotees to gather in Landers"] , Redmond Carolipio,The Daily Bulletin , May 2, 2006]
* "MUFON International UFO Symposium" (1969-present) [ [http://www.mufon.com/faq.htm#mufon "What is MUFON?"] , TheMutual UFO Network FAQ]
* "International UFO Congress Convention and Film Festival", 1991-present [ [http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/local/local2.txt "Phone home: UFO Congress, film festival coming to Laughlin"] , Staff,Mohave Daily News , Februrary 19, 2006] [ [http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2003/02/08/news/export5225.txt "UFO convention speaker says we must become 'galactic citizens' "] , Kay Jenney, Mohave Daily News, February 7, 2003]
* "National UFO Conference " (1999-present)
* "Bay Area UFO Expo ", founded byVictoria Jack (daughter ofRoy Fortner ) in 1999 [ [http://thebayareaufoexpo.com/aboutexpo.html "About the Bay Area UFO Expo"] ]
* "Conspiracy Con ", produced byBrian William Hall from 2001-present
* "UFO Conference ", 2003-present [ [http://www.ufoconference.com/ufo-conference-past-conferences.php UFO Conference] ]UFO conventions have been featured in various
pop culture :Television
*The Lone Gunmen , from the 1994 "X-Files" episode "E.B.E. ", originate from a UFO convention
* "Esteemsters ", 1997 "Daria" episode
* "The Convention", 2000 "Roswell" episode
* "Attack of the Saucer Morons ", 2001 "Invader Zim" episode
* "Alien Abductions", 2003 "Bullshit! " episode, features 3 days at a UFO conventionReferences
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