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Stanton Friedman, famed UFO researcher, dead at 84

Friedman credited with bringing Roswell Incident to mainstream conversation

Colin McPhail · CBC News · Posted: May 14, 2019 4:16 PM AT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Stanton Friedman, a nuclear physicist devoted to uncovering what he could about alien life, has died. He was 84. (Submitted/Melissa Friedman)

Stanton Friedman, the famed UFO researcher based in Fredericton, has died.

Friedman was returning from a speaking engagement in Columbus, Ohio, when he died suddenly at the Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday night, according to his family.

He was 84.

A nuclear physicist by training, Friedman had devoted his life to researching and investigating UFOs since the late 1960s.

He was credited with bringing the 1947 Roswell Incident — the famous incident that gave rise to theories about UFOs and a U.S. military coverup — back into the mainstream conversation.

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Friedman "officially" retired last year but still booked speaking engagements "because he loved talking about UFOs," said his daughter, Melissa Friedman, who works for CBC News.

"Dad was curious about anything he didn't know about. He was always asking questions about how things worked.

Stanton Friedman, second from right, posing for a photo with his wife Marilyn, far right, his daughter Melissa Friedman and her husband David Parsons. (Submitted/Melissa Friedman)

"I think it's rare for someone to stay so engaged and curious and open-minded for a life that's that long."

She remembered her father as encouraging, proud and caring and said she was fortunate to have one last visit a week ago in Nova Scotia.

'He did his homework'

Friedman was an accomplished writer, publishing dozens of papers about UFOs and writing or co-writing several books. Three of those books were written in tandem with Kathleen Marden.

"He will be greatly missed," Marden, a UFO researcher, said in an interview from Florida.

Stanton Friedman, a leading authority on UFOs, is pictured taking part in a parade in McMinnville, Ore., in 2013. (CBC)

His qualifications, intelligence and diligence made him irreplaceable in the research field, she said.

"He did his homework," Marden said.

"He went further than most researchers in that he did on-site investigations. He went to actual physical archives to do his research. He was an outstanding researcher, highly intelligent and had a great sense of humour."

He was also a familiar face in documentaries, radio and television, including multiple appearances on Larry King Live, and lectured about UFOs for hundreds of colleges and professional groups across the United States, Canada and many other countries.

Friedman was also inducted into the UFO Hall of Fame in Roswell, N.M.

Stanton Friedman is survived by his wife of 44 years, Marilyn. (Submitted/Melissa Friedman)

Marden said he remained firm in his conviction that aliens exist and have visited our planet because he had "more than ample evidence."

"He doubted everything until he had the evidence," she said. "He was skeptical himself.

"Once he had the evidence and it was not just speculation — it was confirmatory evidence — he went with it."

'Trying to lift the laughter curtain'

In a 2011 interview with CBC News, Friedman said most people agree with him once they hear the evidence.

"Despite the false claims of a small group of nasty, noisy negativists, most people accept ET reality even though they think most others don't," he said.

"I check my audiences and find at the end of my lecture that about 10 per cent of the attendees have had a sighting. But 90 per cent didn't report it because of a fear of ridicule.

"I am trying to lift the laughter curtain."

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His work was celebrated in New Brunswick, and the City of Fredericton declared Aug. 27, 2007, Stanton Friedman Day.

Friedman, who was born in New Jersey and had dual citizenship, lived in Fredericton with his wife of 44 years, Marilyn, mother to Melissa Friedman. He also had three children from a previous marriage.

Funeral arrangements have yet to be made.

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UFO researcher Stanton Friedman dies after half-century effort to prove alien life
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The Canadian Press
May 14, 2019 12:21 PM
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UFO scientist Stanton Friedman is shown in a handout photo. Friedman, nuclear
physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has
died at the age of 84. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

FREDERICTON — Stanton T. Friedman, nuclear physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has died at the age of 84.

The famed UFO researcher died Monday at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, his daughter Melissa Friedman confirmed Tuesday. She said he was on his way home to Fredericton from a speaking engagement in Ohio.

She did not disclose the cause of death and asked that the family's privacy be respected.

Friedman built a reputation as a leading authority on unidentified flying objects, alien abductions and the so-called Roswell incident, considered by many to be the definitive UFO event.

He said his belief in extraterrestrials was based on data about UFO events he found buried in U.S. government documents over the years.

Friedman grew up in Linden, N.J., and was employed for 14 years as a nuclear physicist by companies including General Electric, Westinghouse and McDonnell-Douglas.

According to his book, Flying Saucers and Science, he first became interested in UFOs in 1958. He began lecturing on the topic in 1967, but he never actually saw one himself.

''I have never seen a flying saucer, and I have never seen an alien. But remember, I chased neutrons and gamma rays for a lot of years as a physicist and never saw one of them either,'' he told The Canadian Press in 2007.

''In fact, I've never seen Tokyo, but I'm convinced it's there.''

It was in 2007 that the City of Fredericton declared Stanton Friedman Day to honour him.

At the time, he said he owed his personal success to the fact that people have an endless fascination with space and the unknown. "Can you think of anything that touches more deeply on who we are, where we stand and the mystery and the coverup?" he asked.

"People are excited because it opens up the universe to wonderful possibilities."

Kathleen Marden was a friend of Friedman for more than 30 years and co-authored three books on UFOs with him.

"When he knew the truth, he told the truth," she said Tuesday from her home near Orlando, Fla. "He was the original civilian investigator of the Roswell crash. Stanton was a man who did his homework. He always criticized the debunkers because they hadn't done theirs."

Marden said Friedman spoke at conferences and colleges across Canada and the United States and in 20 foreign countries. He was also a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

Source: https://www.nsnews.com/ufo-researcher-stanton-friedman-dies-after-half-century-effort-to-prove-alien-life-1.23822284

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UFO Researcher Stanton Friedman Dead at 84

UFO researcher Stanton Friedman (July 29, 1934-May 13, 2019) (Alex Milan Tracy/AP)

By Solange Reyner | Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:09 PM

Nuclear physicist and famed UFO researcher Stanton Friedman has died at 84, the CBC reports.

Friedman, who devoted his life to researching and investigating unidentified flying objects, was credited with bringing the 1947 Roswell incident to the mainstream – according to Time Magazine, Friedman "painstakingly sought out and interviewed other witnesses, and came to a dramatic conclusion: there had been a cover-up of 'cosmic Watergate' proportions."

The Roswell incident was the first case where the U.S. military and the federal government was thought to have covered up a UFO crash.

Friedman grew up in Linden, New Jersey, and worked as a nuclear physicist for 14 years for General Electric, Westinghouse, and McDonnell-Douglas.

He became interested in UFOs in 1958 and started lecturing on the topic in 1967.

"The universe works on fusion folks — like it or not," he said during a lecture in 2018. "That's what goes on in all those stars out there and so we're babes in the woods. It's not surprising that we haven't expanded our thinking . . . I expect that my great-grandson will be alive when we send visitors to other planets, maybe colonies out there — and maybe we welcome a bi-annual meeting of the galactic federation global neighborhood association, so to speak."

Source: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/stanton-friedman-obituary-ufo-roswell/2019/05/14/id/916022/

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UFO researcher Stanton Friedman dies after half-century effort to prove alien life
By Kevin BissettThe Canadian Press
Tues., May 14, 2019

FREDERICTON—Stanton T. Friedman, nuclear physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has died at the age of 84.

The famed UFO researcher died Monday at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, his daughter Melissa Friedman confirmed Tuesday. She said he was on his way home to Fredericton from a speaking engagement in Ohio.

Stanton Friedman shows one of his books, Captured!, on July 12, 2007, at his Fredericton home. The nuclear physicist,
lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence has died at the age of 84, his daughter Melissa
Friedman confirmed Tuesday. (David Smith / The Daily Gleaner / The Canadian Press file photo)

She did not disclose the cause of death and asked that the family’s privacy be respected.

Friedman built a reputation as a leading authority on unidentified flying objects, alien abductions and the so-called Roswell incident, considered by many to be the definitive UFO event.

He said his belief in extraterrestrials was based on data about UFO events he found buried in U.S. government documents over the years.

Friedman grew up in Linden, N.J., and was employed for 14 years as a nuclear physicist by companies including General Electric, Westinghouse and McDonnell-Douglas.

According to his book, Flying Saucers and Science, he first became interested in UFOs in 1958. He began lecturing on the topic in 1967, but he never actually saw one himself.

“I have never seen a flying saucer, and I have never seen an alien. But remember, I chased neutrons and gamma rays for a lot of years as a physicist and never saw one of them either,” he told The Canadian Press in 2007.

“In fact, I’ve never seen Tokyo, but I’m convinced it’s there.”

It was in 2007 that the City of Fredericton declared Stanton Friedman Day to honour him.

At the time, he said he owed his personal success to the fact that people have an endless fascination with space and the unknown. “Can you think of anything that touches more deeply on who we are, where we stand and the mystery and the coverup?” he asked.

“People are excited because it opens up the universe to wonderful possibilities.”

Kathleen Marden was a friend of Friedman for more than 30 years and co-authored three books on UFOs with him.

“When he knew the truth, he told the truth,” she said Tuesday from her home near Orlando, Fla. “He was the original civilian investigator of the Roswell crash. Stanton was a man who did his homework. He always criticized the debunkers because they hadn’t done theirs.”

Marden said Friedman spoke at conferences and colleges across Canada and the United States and in 20 foreign countries. He was also a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

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