Albert Bender lived and worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He became a believer in Unidentified Flying Objects and created an organization to study and report on UFOs. In July 1953 Bender was visited by three Men in Black, aliens from another world, who told him to stop all UFO work, which he did.
Brad Noble is a Bridgeport artist who painted a Men in Black mural about Bender's visit from the three aliens as part of a Bridgeport mural project. The mural is just a couple of blocks from where Bender's home stood before it was demolished for an interstate highway project.
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Great mural and an even greater story :)
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When I saw your title I assumed it was about the movie Men in Black. But no, it was a local fellow with a story to tell. What a wonderful mural.
ReplyDeleteGood story.
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