UFO Magazine (UK)

{{about|a British magazine|the American version|UFO Magazine}}

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| founder = Graham Birdsall and Mark Birdsall

| founded = 1981

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UFO Magazine was a British magazine devoted to the subject of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and extraterrestrial life. It was founded in 1981 by brothers Graham Birdsall and Mark Birdsall of Leeds, Yorkshire.Townsend, Mark [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/mar/14/pressandpublishing.uknews UFO spies vanish into black hole] The Observer, 14 March 2004 The magazine was one of the success stories of ufology, with an international reputation for quality and a peak circulation of 35,000.Herbert, Ian [https://web.archive.org/web/20090618142635/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/ufospotters-give-up-hunt-for-flying-saucers-502194.html UFO-spotters give up hunt for flying saucers] The Independent, 10 August 2005

Graham Birdsall died from a brain haemorrhage on 19 September 2003. He left behind his wife Christine, daughters Helen and Louise, granddaughter Katy, brother Mark and son-in-law Russel.{{cite web|title=Graham W. Birdsall - Editor UFO Magazine UK 1954 - 2003|url=http://www.fsr.org.uk/GBirdsall.htm|work=Flying Saucer Review|accessdate=1 March 2013}}Jeeves, Paul. [http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/UFO-hunters-back-in-Leeds.1137938.jp UFO hunters back in Leeds...], Yorkshire Evening Post The editor's job was taken over for a few months by Graham's son-in-law Russel Callaghan, but UFO Magazine eventually ceased publication in March 2004.

The void left by UFO Magazine has been filled to some extent by the newly produced UFO Data magazine referred to as the 'UFO Data Report'[http://www.rendlesham-incident.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9 Rendlesham Discussion :: View topic - New UFO Magazine - UFOdata.co.uk] and Gary Heseltine's UFO Monthly Magazine.{{cite web|url= http://www.alienexistence.com/store/16SEPTEMBER2005.pdf|title=Did a ufo crash into the troodos mountains of cyprus in 1973? - UFOmonthly.com }} {{small|(2.17 MB)}}