UFO convention
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A UFO convention is a convention about UFOs that usually take place annually at hotels or convention centers. Historically, many would mainly feature contactees giving presentations about their experiences. Other topics, like UFO conspiracy theories, general conspiracy theories, and other paranormal phenomena are often discussed.
Notable conventions[edit]
- Roswell UFO Festival 4th of July Weekend (Roswell NM)
- Alien Con
- UFO Congress
- Contact In The Desert (Indian Wells CA)
- Ozark Mountain UFO Conference (Eureka Springs AR)
- UFO MegaCon
- UFO Fest (McMinnville, Oregon)
- Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions, held by George Van Tassel and helped pay for the Integratron from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s near Landers, California[1]
- MUFON International UFO Symposium (1969-present)[2]
- National UFO Conference (1999-2005)
- Conspiracy Con, produced by Brian William Hall from 2001-2013
In popular culture[edit]
- 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 convention
- Resident Alien (TV series), 2021 "Welcome Aliens" episode (Season 1 Episode 9)
References[edit]
- ↑ The Giant Rock Conventions Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Gregory Bishop and Kenn Thomas, Fortean Times, January 1999
- ↑ The Mutual UFO Network "Who We Are" page
Bibliography[edit]
- Diana Walsh Pasulka. American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology. Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0190692889 Search this book on
..[1] - Almeida, Rafael Antunes (2021). "'Focused Gatherings'? Notes for a Study of a UFO Conference". In Zeller, Ben. Handbook of UFO Religions. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. 20. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp. 233–250. doi:10.1163/9789004435537_011. ISBN 978-90-04-43437-0. ISSN 1874-6691. Search this book on
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- ↑ "American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
