It greaves me to announce, a wonderful friend, and one of the true icons of the UFO world, Lee Speigel passed away from a short-term illness on August 15.
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Lee Speigel has presented credible, compelling stories about UFOs, Science and the Paranormal since 1975, when he produced and wrote a documentary record album, “UFOs: The Credibility Factor,” for CBS Inc. This marked the first time that a major recording company offered a UFO-related product to the public via a prime time TV infomercial. During production of his UFO album, Speigel and numerous law enforcement officers were involved in a historic UFO encounter in Lumberton, No. Carolina — the first well-documented, multiple witness, triangular-shaped UFO incident in America, highlighted in David Marler’s 2013 book, “Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation.” In 1978, Speigel’s second attempt at UFO disclosure took place on a world stage when he became the only person in history to produce a milestone presentation on UFOs at the United Nations. Under the sponsorship of Grenada, he brought together leading military and scientific experts (including astronomers J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallee), who urged world leaders to establish an international UFO study committee.
Between 1978 and 1986, Speigel produced, wrote and hosted nearly 1,500 local and national programs on NBC Radio, dealing with UFOs and unexplained phenomena. In 1979, he produced a weeklong series of radio reports that renewed public interest in the legendary 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, UFO crash.
While working at NBC, Lee researched Air Force microfilm files at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. He uncovered original audiotapes of a 1965 four-hour encounter by numerous military personnel who watched nearly a dozen luminous UFOs maneuver in the sky above Edwards Air Force Base in California. He was the first person to bring this enigmatic case to the public in a 1982 edition of OMNI Magazine. In 1993, Speigel wrote and co-produced “Lincoln’s Music In America: The Classics In Space,” a national award-winning classical music special, broadcast over the Concert Music Network. The program, co-hosted by SETI Institute founder, astronomer Frank Drake, focused on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. CONTINUED: http://www.leespeigel.com/index.php?ptp=bio
May you rest in peace dear friend.
Fine sentiments Martin. I enjoyed listening to Mr Spiegel’s most recent show on KGRA a few years back. Lee Spiegel was a naturally born communicator. I always enjoyed the close rapport you and he shared when guesting on your Podcast UFO. Genuinely upsetting news. RIP Lee Spiegel.