Michael David Hall holds a B.A. degree from Illinois College and an M.A. from Western Illinois University in American History. Since 1987 he has served as Executive Director of the Montgomery County Historical Society in Crawfordsville, Indiana. His books include a biography on Indiana Senator Henry S. Lane, "The Road to Washington," and a 1999 release from Galde Press entitled "UFOs, A Century of Sightings." Mr. Hall's interest in the UFO phenomenon began by accident while working at Purdue University on a paper analyzing the effects of American daylight bombing raids on Germany when he discovered several UFO accounts discussed by World War II pilots. Mr. Hall, together with Wendy Connors, is currently at work on a new book detailing the 1952 UFO Wave entitled, "Summer of the Saucers": The UFO Wave of 1952." Mr. Hall is the Director of the Project Blue Book Research Center and can be reached at: P.O. Box 127, Crawfordsville, IN 47933; or by email at mdhall@laf.cioe.com. or email at mdhall@indy.tds.net
Wendy Connors holds a Bachelor of Graduate Studies degree from the University of Iowa in Education and Broadcasting. A retired secondary educator, Ms. Connors has held an active interest in the UFO phenomenon since the late 1940's. A former member of the Civil Air Patrol, she went on to enlist in the United States Air Force where she was an E-5 in Communications and Administration. Ms. Connors taught at hoth the secondary and post secondary levels before retiring from the field of Education. Ms. Connors is the author of several books: "The Lincoln Cent," "Genesis Obscura" and has edited several books detailing outstanding Iowa women. Her book, "Anatomy of a Project: An Illustrative History of Project SIGN" details the first official investigation into unidentified flying objects. She is the Director of the Project SIGN Research Center and can be reached at: P.O. Box 8552, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87198; or by email at ProjectSign@email.msn.com
