Description: Albert Einstein signed letter to Albert K. Bender, president of the International Flying Saucer Bureau. Double-matted and framed with the original mailing envelope, a descriptive plaque, and an image of Einstein and a UFO to an overall size of 17.5 x 11.5. On July 23, 1952, Einstein responded to a letter from evangelical minister Reverend Louis A. Gardner, who had asked the physicist his thoughts on the legitimacy of flying saucers. Einstein’s short response: ‘Those people have seen something. What it is I do not know and am not curious to know.” That letter, and the letter offered here, are the only two known examples of Einstein offering his written thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrials. The recipient, Albert K. Bender was a ufologist and author of the 1962 nonfiction book Flying Saucers and the Three Men. After experiencing a supernatural encounter, Bender became obsessed with the UFO phenomenon and became a leading UFO researcher. In 1952, he founded the International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), the first major civilian UFO club in the world, which Bender suddenly shut down only a year later. His account of being approached by three telepathic ‘men in black’ introduced the phrase into popular culture. Full Letter of Authenticity from eBay recommended authentication company PSA. US shipping only, no zero-feedback buyers.
Price: 19500 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-09-04T20:05:04.000Z
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Industry: Historical
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Autograph Authentication: Professional Sports (PSA/DNA)
