PALMER

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Enrichment (EN)

Disambiguation: Raymond Alfred Palmer (1910–1977), science fiction editor and UFO publisher. Note: distinct from other individuals named Palmer in historical records. Sometimes referred to as 'Ray Palmer' in informal contexts.

Raymond Alfred Palmer (August 1, 1910 – August 15, 1977) was an American science fiction editor and publisher who became a pivotal figure in early UFO disclosure and popular flying saucer mythology. As editor of Amazing Stories (1938–1949) at Ziff Davis, he published landmark works by Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, and others; he later launched independent magazines including Fate (1948), Other Worlds, and Flying Saucers. Palmer is best known for championing the 'Shaver Mystery'—underground civilization narratives he claimed were factual—and for connecting UFO sightings to these accounts. In 1948, he published aviator Kenneth Arnold's report of 'flying discs' in the first issue of Fate, a report credited with launching the modern UFO era. Palmer co-authored The Coming of the Saucers (1952) with Arnold and became instrumental in popularizing flying saucer beliefs and the disclosure movement, deliberately blurring lines between science fiction and purported factual UFO encounters.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: Raymond Alfred Palmer (1910–1977), science fiction editor and UFO publisher. Note: distinct from other individuals named Palmer in historical records. Sometimes referred to as 'Ray Palmer' in informal contexts.

Raymond Alfred Palmer (1º de agosto de 1910 – 15 de agosto de 1977) foi um editor de ficção científica e editor de revistas norte-americano que se tornou uma figura fundamental na divulgação inicial de UFOs e na mitologia popular dos discos voadores. Como editor da revista Amazing Stories (1938–1949) na Ziff Davis, ele publicou obras revolucionárias de Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch e outros; mais tarde lançou revistas independentes, incluindo Fate (1948), Other Worlds e Flying Saucers. Palmer é mais conhecido por apoiar o 'Mistério Shaver'—narrativas de civilizações subterrâneas que ele afirmava serem factuais—e por conectar avistamentos de UFOs a essas histórias. Em 1948, publicou na primeira edição de Fate o relato do aviador Kenneth Arnold sobre 'discos voadores', um relato creditado por ter lançado a era moderna de UFOs. Palmer co-autorizou The Coming of the Saucers (1952) com Arnold e tornou-se instrumental na popularização de crenças sobre discos voadores e do movimento de divulgação, deliberadamente apagando linhas entre ficção científica e encontros com UFOs supostamente factuais.

External Sources

• Raymond A. Palmer · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Born 1910 in Milwaukee, died 1977 in Portage, Wisconsin; Editor of Amazing Stories (1938–1949); Founded Fate magazine (1948) and published Kenneth Arnold's flying disc report; Promoted Shaver Mystery as factual; Co-authored The Coming of the Saucers (1952)
• Palmer, Raymond A. · Science Fiction Encyclopedia · reliability: high — Science Correspondence Club co-founder (1929); Associate Editor Science Fiction Digest (1932); Ziff Davis editor from 1938; Launched Fantastic Adventures (1939); Established independent publishing ventures 1948–1957
• UFOs, Fictionality and Ray Palmer: The Shaver Mystery · ResearchGate · reliability: medium — Palmer claimed Shaver Mystery achieved 180,000 circulation for Amazing Stories; Connected UFO sightings to Shaver underground civilization narratives; Pioneering figure in UFO disclosure movement of 1940s–1950s

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