John G. Fuller
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John Grant Fuller, Jr. was a New England-based American
author
of several non-fiction
books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extra-terrestrials and the supernatural
. For many years he wrote a regular column for the Saturday Review magazine, called "Trade Winds". His three most famous books were The Ghost of Flight 401, Incident at Exeter, and The Interrupted Journey.
The Ghost of Flight 401 was based on the tragic Eastern Air Lines
airplane crash in December 1972, and the alleged supernatural events which followed; it was eventually turned into a popular 1978 made-for-television movie.
Incident at Exeter concerned a series of well-publicized UFO sightings in and around the town of Exeter, New Hampshire
in the fall of 1965. Fuller personally investigated the sightings and interviewed many of the eyewitnesses, he also claimed to have seen a UFO himself during his investigation.
The Interrupted Journey tells the story of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction
. The Hills were a married couple who claimed to have been abducted in 1961 by the occupants of a UFO in the White Mountains
of New Hampshire
while returning home from a vacation. The book was the first to seriously claim that competent, reliable witnesses were being abducted by UFOs for medical and scientific experiments. The book remains one of the most influential in UFO history; and has been hotly debated since its publication. Like The Ghost of Flight 401, The Interrupted Journey was also turned into a made-for-television movie in 1975.
John was also married to a NorthWest flight Attendant who was the researcher mentioned in his book "Ghost of Flight 401"
His book We Almost Lost Detroit
deals with a serious accident at the Fermi nuclear power plant near Detroit. The book title was later the title of a song by Gil Scott-Heron
on the No Nukes live album recorded by the Musicians United for Safe Energy
.
He wrote two plays -- The Pink Elephant, which opened in 1953, and Love Me Little, which opened in 1958, both on Broadway.
Fuller died of lung cancer
in 1990.
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of several non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extra-terrestrials and the supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
. For many years he wrote a regular column for the Saturday Review magazine, called "Trade Winds". His three most famous books were The Ghost of Flight 401, Incident at Exeter, and The Interrupted Journey.
The Ghost of Flight 401 was based on the tragic Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines was a major United States airline that existed from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.-History:...
airplane crash in December 1972, and the alleged supernatural events which followed; it was eventually turned into a popular 1978 made-for-television movie.
Incident at Exeter concerned a series of well-publicized UFO sightings in and around the town of Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
in the fall of 1965. Fuller personally investigated the sightings and interviewed many of the eyewitnesses, he also claimed to have seen a UFO himself during his investigation.
The Interrupted Journey tells the story of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction
Betty and Barney Hill abduction
Betty and Barney Hill were an American couple who claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of New Hampshire on September 19–20, 1961....
. The Hills were a married couple who claimed to have been abducted in 1961 by the occupants of a UFO in the White Mountains
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...
of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
while returning home from a vacation. The book was the first to seriously claim that competent, reliable witnesses were being abducted by UFOs for medical and scientific experiments. The book remains one of the most influential in UFO history; and has been hotly debated since its publication. Like The Ghost of Flight 401, The Interrupted Journey was also turned into a made-for-television movie in 1975.
John was also married to a NorthWest flight Attendant who was the researcher mentioned in his book "Ghost of Flight 401"
His book We Almost Lost Detroit
We Almost Lost Detroit
We Almost Lost Detroit, a 1975 Reader's Digest book by John G. Fuller, presents a history of Fermi 1, America's first commercial breeder reactor, with emphasis on the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown. It was republished in 1984 by Berkley....
deals with a serious accident at the Fermi nuclear power plant near Detroit. The book title was later the title of a song by Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
on the No Nukes live album recorded by the Musicians United for Safe Energy
Musicians United for Safe Energy
Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, is an activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, and John Hall. The group advocates against the use of nuclear energy, forming shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979...
.
He wrote two plays -- The Pink Elephant, which opened in 1953, and Love Me Little, which opened in 1958, both on Broadway.
Fuller died of lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
in 1990.
Published works
- The Gentleman Conspirators: The Story of Price-Fixers in the Electrical Industry, 1962
- The Interrupted Journey: 2 Lost Hours "Aboard a Flying Saucer", 1966
- Incident at Exeter: The Story of Unidentified Flying Objects Over America Now, 1966
- The Day of St. Anthony's Fire, 1968
- Aliens In The Skies - The New UFO Battle of the Scientists, 1969
- 200,000,000 Guinea Pigs: New Dangers in Everyday Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics, 1972
- Fever!: The Hunt for a New Killer Virus, 1974
- Arigo: Surgeon of the Rusty Knife, 1974
- We Almost Lost DetroitWe Almost Lost DetroitWe Almost Lost Detroit, a 1975 Reader's Digest book by John G. Fuller, presents a history of Fermi 1, America's first commercial breeder reactor, with emphasis on the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown. It was republished in 1984 by Berkley....
, 1975 - The Ghost of Flight 401, 1976
- Poison That Fell from the Sky, 1977
- The Airmen Who Would Not Die, 1979
- Are the Kids Alright?, 1981
- The Day We Bombed Utah, 1984
- The Ghost of 29 Megacycles, 1985
- Tornado Watch Number 211, 1987
Notable newspaper articles
- "A Communication Concerning UFOs", Saturday Review, vol. 50, February 4, 1967, pp. 70-72
- "Flying Saucer Fiasco", Magazine Look, May 14, 1968, pp. 58-63
- "Aliens in the Skies: The Scientific Rebuttal to the Condon Committee Report", Putnam, 1969