UFOs Flying Saucers and the Bender Mystery
Tonight, we delve into one of the most enigmatic and influential stories in UFO history—the Bender Mystery. In the early 1950s, Albert K. Bender was at the forefront of flying saucer research and even founded the International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), the first major civilian UFO organization in the world. But then… he suddenly shut it all down.
Why? Because Bender claimed he had been silenced by mysterious visitors, often described as the original Men in Black. What did he discover that forced him into silence? Was it government pressure, a psychological breakdown… or something far more otherworldly?
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In the early days of the flying saucer mystery, the U.S. Air Force was the only organization doing any sort of significant investigation.
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Then, in 1952, a number of private groups were organized, and the first citizen investigators went into the field and endeavored to solve the mystery for themselves.
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The first of these to rise to global attention was the International Flying Saucer Bureau, founded by Albert K. Bender.
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They put out a quarterly publication called Space Review and were taken seriously by their fellow enthusiasts.
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They didn't last long, however, as Bender put an end to his creation in 1953 after telling his followers he had solved the mystery.
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He later informed them he'd been visited by three men wearing black suits and homburg hats who threatened him into keeping Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting mysteriousradio.com.
