
By Robbie Graham
The ninth instalment of the Silver Screen Saucers guest blogger series is a sort of whistle-stop tour of American UFOlogy by way of the movies, and our guide is Robert Barrow, a gentleman who on more than one occasion has been described justifiably as an unsung hero of UFOlogy.
Barrow’s six-decades-worth of memories are infused with all things UFOlogical – not least of all big and small screen UFO-themed entertainment products. Of particular interest to me are his recollections of seeing one of his self-penned UFO articles appear in Spielberg’s 1977 classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind:
“I felt peculiarly rattled that my speculative article regarding the real UFO phenomenon had been subjugated into the realm of cinematic fantasy, creating a blurred image of something taken out of place… suddenly I saw my work transformed into pop art for the sake of theater popcorn munchers.”
Read this exclusive interview at Silver Screen Saucers
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