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They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers

Barker turned Albert Bender's abrupt 1953 shutdown of the International Flying Saucer Bureau into the founding legend of the sinister, silencing Men in Black, blending real events with what Barker later admitted was substantial embellishment for entertainment value.

Author
Gray Barker
Published
1956
Library rank
#68

Why it matters

Created the Men in Black mythology that has shaped UFO folklore — and Hollywood — ever since.