Raymond Palmer co-wrote The Coming of the Saucers with an American aviator and businessman who made what is considered the first widely reported unidentified flying object sighting when?
Raymond A. Palmer Raymond Arthur Palmer (August 1, 1910 – August 15, 1977) was an American editor of "Amazing Stories" from 1938 through 1949, when he left publisher Ziff-Davis to publish and edit "Fate Magazine", and eventually many other magazines and books through his own publishing houses, including Amherst Press and Palmer Publications. In addition to magazines such as "Mystic," "Search," and 'Flying Saucers," he published numerous spirtualist books, including "", as well as several books related to flying saucers, including "The Coming of the Saucers," co-written by Palmer with Kenneth Arnold. Palmer was also a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy stories, many of which were published under pseudonyms.
Russell Maughan Russell Lowell Maughan (March 28, 1893 – April 21, 1958) was an officer in the United States Army and a pioneer aviator. His career began during World War I, and spanned the period in which military aviation developed from a minor arm of the Army Signal Corps to the huge Army Air Forces on the verge of becoming a separate service.