Hayden Hewes (1943-2017): Oklahoma's Pioneer UFO Researcher

Hayden Hewes (1943-2017). He founded what is believed to be the first UFO group in the state in 1957 as a teenager (The Interplanetary Intelligence of Unidentified Flying Objects or the IIUFO) , then later formed the International UFO Bureau (IUFOB). President Jimmy Carter reported his own UFO sighting to that group. Mid-1960’s he was gaining recognition as an investigator, author, and advocate for continued and serious research into the topic. 

His published works include: The Collected Issues of Interplanetary Intelligence Report, The Truth About Flying Saucers. Magazine. Hayden C. Hewes, editor. Oklahoma City, OK: Interplanetary Intelligence of Unidentified Flying Objects (IIOUFO), 1965-1966. [Unknown]: Saucerian Publisher, 2020.; Earthprobe : the complete story of the "Piedmont unexplained" : statements taken from over 200 eyewitnesses : complete with illustrations and unexplained photos by Hayden C Hewes; Daniel Garcia. [Oklahoma City, OK]: [International UFO Bureau], [1973]; UFO missionaries extraordinary. Hayden C Hewes; Brad Steiger. New York: Pocket Books, 1976; Inside Heaven's Gate: the UFO cult leaders tell their story in their own words, by Brad Steiger; Hayden C Hewes. New York: Signet, 1997; The Aliens by Hal Crawford; Hayden C Hewes; Kietha Hewes; International UFO Bureau. Oklahoma City: International UFO Bureau, 1970.