Maury Island UFO Returns
The infamous Maury Island UFO event of June 1947 is back in the news. And it’s not surprising, given that the case could itself be considered worthy of an episode of The X-Files or even a Hollywood film.
The strange and tragic (and some say suspicious) deaths of several military players in the story; a central character also linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963; weird debris said to have originated with a malfunctioning UFO; saucer-lord Kenneth Arnold; and a host of other memorable players have all ensured Maury Island its place in ufological history, regardless of what you may personally think of the case.
Here’s the latest on all-things Maury to hit the Net:
Roswell, once just a military base in the New Mexican desert, is known today as the site of the United States’ most high-profile and controversial UFO sighting and crash. But few Islanders know that Maury Island was home to the first alleged UFO sighting in U.S. history, and it took place weeks before two crafts fell from the sky in Roswell.
Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the Maury Island Incident, as it was later dubbed in books and newspaper articles. It took place in June 1947, two years after World War II ended. The nation was abuzz with paranoia and suspicion, and it was in this atmosphere that first one, then two, then hundreds of Americans reported seeing strange, unidentifiable, usually saucer-shaped, objects whizzing through the sky.
These were the incidents that triggered UFO hysteria, which gripped the nation for decades and spawned countless movies and books. But it all started with one close encounter. One X file. It all started with Maury Island.
“I consider (the Maury Island Incident) the most complex mystery in Washington,” said Charlette LeFevre, co-director of the Seattle Museum of the Mysteries, the state’s only paranormal science museum. “It wasn’t as well promoted as Roswell, but it was the beginning of modern UFOlogy.”
Here’s the rest of the tale of what is arguably one of the most controversial and argued about UFO cases of the last 60 years.
And for the definitive look at the bizarre affair, be sure to check out Kenn Thomas’s book Maury Island UFO. A more detailed and intriguing study of the story you will not find.
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Jun 21 2007 
June 21st, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Present and accounted for, sir!
Happy Maury Island anniversary day! I expect to be in Kempton, IL tomorrow negotiating to get a new edition of the Maury Island book out. The old edition sometimes goes for $100 these days among amazon dealers. Same thing happened to the book for which it is a prequel, The Octopus, until a new edition appeared. So there’s always intense interest, just the usual problems in finding the best publisher.
Most of the Vashon reporter’s story came from a long e-mail exchange I had with her, although it only officially quotes me once. I’m very happy to see Charlette Lefevre and Phil Lipson quoted too, though. They are truly the local folk who have kept the story alive.
I’m still trying to fit a trip to Roswell in this year. If that happens, I hope to do a Maury Island lecture there. I few weeks ago I was in San Jose for a JFK lecture and brought the Maury Island case up there as well.
Keep up the good work on this blog, Nick and Greg! It’s tremendous! I read it all of the time but rarely find time to post (or even catch a breath) these days. Glad you guys are covering the beat.