John Grant Fuller, Jr. | |
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Born |
John Grant Fuller, Jr. November 30, 1913 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | November 7, 1990 Norwalk, Connecticut |
(aged 76)
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Occupation | Author |
Employer | Saturday Review |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth |
Children | Christopher John G. Geoffrey Judd |
John Grant Fuller, Jr. (November 30, 1913 – November 7, 1990) was a New England-based American author of several non-fiction books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extra-terrestrials and the supernatural. For many years he wrote a regular column for the Saturday Review magazine, called "Trade Winds". His books include We Almost Lost Detroit, The Ghost of Flight 401, Incident at Exeter, and The Interrupted Journey.
Incident at Exeter (1966) concerned a series of well-publicized UFO sightings in and around the town of Exeter, New Hampshire in the fall of 1965 (see the Exeter incident). Fuller personally investigated the sightings and interviewed many of the eyewitnesses; he also claimed to have seen a UFO himself during his investigation.
The Interrupted Journey (1966) tells the story of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction. The Hills were a married couple who claimed to have been abducted in 1961 by the occupants of a UFO in the White Mountains of New Hampshire while returning home from a vacation. The book was the first to seriously claim that competent, reliable witnesses were being abducted by UFOs for medical and scientific experiments. The book remains one of the most influential in UFO history, and has been hotly debated since its publication. Like The Ghost of Flight 401, The Interrupted Journey was also turned into a made-for-television movie in 1975.
Aliens in the Skies (1969) is based on transcripts from the July 29, 1968 Congressional Hearing Before the House Committee on Science and Astronautics where experts such as Carl Sagan and J. Allen Hynek testified on the possibility of UFOs.