https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
On 16 Mar 2026 02:27:47 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
It is indeed a day that seems to have been sung into existence.
Perhaps by the political wing of SF?
On 3/16/26 3:41 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
On 16 Mar 2026 02:27:47 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
It is indeed a day that seems to have been sung into existence.
Perhaps by the political wing of SF?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Contact_Day
" World Contact Day was first declared in March 1953 by an organization called the International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), as a day on which
all IFSB members would attempt to send a telepathic message into space.
... "
The song Ted linked to was released (by Klaatu) in 1976.
The Carpenters version Ted linked to was released in 1977.
On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:45:46 -0400, Tony Nance wrote:
On 3/16/26 3:41 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
On 16 Mar 2026 02:27:47 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
It is indeed a day that seems to have been sung into existence.
Perhaps by the political wing of SF?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Contact_Day
" World Contact Day was first declared in March 1953 by an organization
called the International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), as a day on which
all IFSB members would attempt to send a telepathic message into space.
... "
The song Ted linked to was released (by Klaatu) in 1976.
The Carpenters version Ted linked to was released in 1977.
The funny thing about World Contact Day is that although it /may/ have
been declared by the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1953,
it didn't become public knowledge until it showed up in a song
in 1976. My search of newspaper archives shows coverage of the
formation of the Bureau in late 1952 (and the immediate formation
of sister organizations in Australia and Canada). However, there
is no mention at that time of anybody celebrating a day of
collective mental telepathy aimed at extraterrestials. I have
so far not located any mention of the day apart from its reference in
the song.
The source cited by the Wikipedia article is a 1967 essay by
the founder of IFSB Albert K Bender /saying/ that his organization
created the day in 1953: https://archive.org/details/flyingsaucerread0000jayd/page/81/mode/1up
Since he also claimed, in the essay, to have contacted
extraterrestrials by telepathy, I think we can classify everything
else he said as "unreliable narrator."
On 16 Mar 2026 02:27:47 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
It is indeed a day that seems to have been sung into existence.
Perhaps by the political wing of SF?
In article <10pc4j5$33pm7$2@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/16/2026 3:41 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
On 16 Mar 2026 02:27:47 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8
It is indeed a day that seems to have been sung into existence.
Perhaps by the political wing of SF?
I suspect it may be a stealth PR campaign to gin up interest for
the Spielberg movie 'Disclosure Day', which comes out June 12.
pt
A 50 year stealth PR campaign. Impressive!
The funny thing about World Contact Day is that although it /may/ have
been declared by the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1953,
it didn't become public knowledge until it showed up in a song
in 1976. My search of newspaper archives shows coverage of the
formation of the Bureau in late 1952 (and the immediate formation
of sister organizations in Australia and Canada). However, there
is no mention at that time of anybody celebrating a day of
collective mental telepathy aimed at extraterrestials. I have
so far not located any mention of the day apart from its reference in
the song.
Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
The funny thing about World Contact Day is that although it /may/ have
been declared by the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1953,
it didn't become public knowledge until it showed up in a song
in 1976. My search of newspaper archives shows coverage of the
formation of the Bureau in late 1952 (and the immediate formation
of sister organizations in Australia and Canada). However, there
is no mention at that time of anybody celebrating a day of
collective mental telepathy aimed at extraterrestials. I have
so far not located any mention of the day apart from its reference in
the song.
A lot of important holidays don't get attention until something happens to bring attention to them.
For many years, people in my office had never heard of the tradition of bringing in doughnuts on Oliver Heaviside's birthday, but now they realize how important this celebration is.
The source cited by the Wikipedia article is a 1967 essay by the founder
of IFSB Albert K Bender /saying/ that his organization created the day
in 1953: https://archive.org/details/flyingsaucerread0000jayd/page/81/mode/1up
Since he also claimed, in the essay, to have contacted extraterrestrials
by telepathy, I think we can classify everything else he said as
"unreliable narrator."
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