Gabriel Green
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Gabriel Green was a write-in
United States presidential candidate
in 1960 and 1972. He claimed to have graduated with a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley
in 1953, and to have made several important contributions to the Standard Model
of elementary particles, but his actual educational background seems to have been acquired at Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles. For much of his life he worked as a photographer for the Los Angeles
school system. He is probably also among the least well-known of the classic 1950s contactees
, individuals who claimed to have met and talked with friendly human-looking Space Brothers from other planets, and to have ridden in their spacecraft.
He founded the California
-based Amalgamated Flying Saucer
Clubs of America, Inc. in 1957, approximately at the same time he announced his meeting with flying saucer crewmen from the hitherto unknown planet Korender, orbiting the triple star Alpha Centauri
. Like George Adamski
and most other contactees of the period, he said he was able to maintain continual telepathic
links with the wise and helpful extraterrestrials
he had met. In his 1960 run for US president, he claimed to represent the Universal Flying Saucer Party, and to base his political philosophy on "United World Universal Economics." He also ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1962 in California, claiming to have accumulated over 171,000 votes.
In 1967 he published his only book, Let's Face Facts about Flying Saucers. In 1972 he ran again, this time in Iowa
, for US president, collecting less than 200 votes. Like most if not all of the 1950s contactees, Green was evidently far more interested in New Age
/Theosophical
topics such as reincarnation
, channelling, Spiritualism
and psychic phenomena than he was in being a prophet expounding wisdom supposedly acquired from friendly space-alien contacts. Also—like most of the more obscure contactees—he eventually dropped out of sight, moving to the vicinity of Yucca Valley, California
after his last run for president, and very seldom thereafter appearing in public until his death about three decades later.
On June 29, 1984, at a meeting of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Gabriel Green channeled a message from Sananda, the "galactic" name for the Master Jesus
used by devotees of Ashtar (who believe that the Master Jesus under the name Sananda flies with Ashtar on his flying saucer fleet), in which Green divulged that the Master Jesus intends to make his Second Coming to Earth by landing in a flying saucer. Green did not give a specific date when or place where the Second Coming would occur.
ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000. ISBN 1-57607-265-7.
Write-in candidate
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United States presidential candidate
President of the United States
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in 1960 and 1972. He claimed to have graduated with a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1953, and to have made several important contributions to the Standard Model
Standard Model
The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory concerning the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions, which mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles. Developed throughout the mid to late 20th century, the current formulation was finalized in the mid 1970s upon...
of elementary particles, but his actual educational background seems to have been acquired at Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles. For much of his life he worked as a photographer for the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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school system. He is probably also among the least well-known of the classic 1950s contactees
Contactees
Contactees are persons who claim to have experienced contact with extraterrestrials. Contactees have typically reported that they were given messages or profound wisdom by extraterrestrial beings...
, individuals who claimed to have met and talked with friendly human-looking Space Brothers from other planets, and to have ridden in their spacecraft.
He founded the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based Amalgamated Flying Saucer
Unidentified flying object
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Clubs of America, Inc. in 1957, approximately at the same time he announced his meeting with flying saucer crewmen from the hitherto unknown planet Korender, orbiting the triple star Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus...
. Like George Adamski
George Adamski
George Adamski was a Polish-born American citizen who became widely known in ufology circles, and to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have photographed ships from other planets, met with friendly Nordic alien "Space Brothers", and to have taken flights with them...
and most other contactees of the period, he said he was able to maintain continual telepathic
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
links with the wise and helpful extraterrestrials
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
he had met. In his 1960 run for US president, he claimed to represent the Universal Flying Saucer Party, and to base his political philosophy on "United World Universal Economics." He also ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1962 in California, claiming to have accumulated over 171,000 votes.
In 1967 he published his only book, Let's Face Facts about Flying Saucers. In 1972 he ran again, this time in Iowa
Iowa
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, for US president, collecting less than 200 votes. Like most if not all of the 1950s contactees, Green was evidently far more interested in New Age
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
/Theosophical
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
topics such as reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
, channelling, Spiritualism
Spiritualism
Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living...
and psychic phenomena than he was in being a prophet expounding wisdom supposedly acquired from friendly space-alien contacts. Also—like most of the more obscure contactees—he eventually dropped out of sight, moving to the vicinity of Yucca Valley, California
Yucca Valley, California
Yucca Valley is an incorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 20,700 at the 2010 census, up from 16,865 at the 2000 census...
after his last run for president, and very seldom thereafter appearing in public until his death about three decades later.
On June 29, 1984, at a meeting of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Gabriel Green channeled a message from Sananda, the "galactic" name for the Master Jesus
Master Jesus
The Master Jesus in Theosophy and the Ascended Master Teachings, refers to the theosophical concept of Jesus as opposed to the Jesus Christ of the Christian religion.-Position in the Hierarchy of Masters of the Ancient Wisdom:...
used by devotees of Ashtar (who believe that the Master Jesus under the name Sananda flies with Ashtar on his flying saucer fleet), in which Green divulged that the Master Jesus intends to make his Second Coming to Earth by landing in a flying saucer. Green did not give a specific date when or place where the Second Coming would occur.
Primary reference
Lewis, James R., editor. UFOs and Popular Culture Santa Barbara, CA:ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000. ISBN 1-57607-265-7.