Born in 1938, Mr. Gross became interested in UFOs as a teenager when he was a member of the civilian Ground Observer Corps in the 1950s. After graduation from high school, he served four years in the U.S. Air Force as a radar operator with the Air Defense Command. In 1966, he received his B.A. degree in Social Science from the University of California at Chico and has since completed post-graduate work in Physical Science, History, and Art.

Mr. Gross is the author of many booklets on the early history of the UFO problem:

• The UFO Wave of 1896 (1974)
• The Mystery of the Ghost Rockets (1974)
• Charles Fort, The Fortean Society, and Unidentified Flying Objects (1976)

His most well-known works are the UFOs: A History series of booklets.

 

Source: http://www.nicap.org/bios/gross.htm