Ahhhh. Qx was in Jr high in 1962. UFO interest arose out of his love of reading Sci-Fi. Was neutral at the time, to what they were and their implications. Over the years, he let the data lead his beliefs and convictions about the phenomena.
In 1966 a bunch of friends and I were sitting up on Mount Umunhum in the middle of the night and watched UFO’s flying over the valley and the jets scrambling from Moffett.
Pretty much became a believer that night.