“We had to be involved with the 75 th Anniversary,” said Galde. Arnold’s own story helped launch FATE in March1948, and Arnold and Palmer’s 1953 book “The Coming of the Saucers” fully revealed Dahl’s 1947 Men in Black encounter. Arnold interviewed Maury Island UFO witness Harold Dahl.

Rainier, to cover the Maury Island Incident story. In July, 1947, Palmer – then an editor for Amazing Stories – hired Kenneth Arnold, a pilot famous for his own UFO sighting at Mt. “Our founder Ray Palmer was instrumental in the 1947 Maury Island investigations during the Summer of the Saucers.” “Our histories – the founding of FATE Magazine and the strange events of the Maury Island Incident – are shared in many ways,” Phyllis Galde, FATE’s editor-in-chief, said. The North Carolina-based magazine’s support is inspired by its own historical connection to Washington’s infamous 1947 “flying disc” sightings. The evening will feature the Men in Black Birthday Bash Awards (the MIBBBYs) to celebrate outstanding contributions to Pacific Northwest mythology. at the Quarterdeck in Des Moines, on the shores of Puget Sound and in the shadow of Maury Island. The 6/22 party will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, and is set to begin precisely at 6:22 p.m. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Paranormal Phenomena – written by Patricia D.FATE Magazine – considered the world’s longest-running magazine devoted to UFOs and other paranormal topics – has thrown its support behind ‘ 6/22: The Men in Black Birthday Party,’ the first-ever event celebrating the 75 th anniversary of the Maury Island Incident and the world’s first alleged encounter with the iconic Men in Black. In 1988 the magazine was purchased by Llewellyn Publications, which specializes in the paranormal and is the largest publisher of books on witchcraft. The two men remained with Fate until 19, respectively. Palmer (who was previously the editor of Amazing Stories magazine) and Curtis Fuller. The creators of Fate were editors Raymond A. Most ufologists believe that, thanks to the article, Arnold’s report greatly influenced public opinion on UFOs, convincing many Americans that extraterrestrials were visiting Earth.

Fate’s first issue presented an article on a 1947 UFO sighting by pilot Kenneth Arnold. Issued monthly, Fate publishes articles on subjects as diverse as cryptozoology, faith healing, and haunted houses. Published since 1948, Fate magazine is the foremost periodical dedicated to the paranormal.