The Strange World of a Man Named Stranges

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The Strange World of a Man Named Stranges

The late Frank Stranges was the founder of the National Investigations Committee on UFOs, and president of the International Evangelical Crusades, and of the International Theological Seminary of California. Greg Bishop states of the man: “Stranges’ most lasting legacy may be his narrative in [his book] Stranger at the Pentagon, the story of Venusian Captain ‘Valiant Thor.’

According to Stranges, after Val had met with the president and members of the Joint Chiefs [allegedly in the Pentagon on March 16, 1957], he had a meeting with Stranges at the Pentagon. Val Thor sounded (and looked) like Michael Rennie’s portrayal of the ufonaut Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still.”



Stranges himself said of Thor, in his 1967 book, Stranger at the Pentagon: “Being a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as a student of the Bible for many years, coupled with my experience as an special investigator, I felt as though my senses were functioning properly and that I knew exactly what I was about to do. I was on my guard for fakes and frauds.

In walked a man, about six feet tall, perhaps 185 pounds, brown wavy hair, brown eyes. His complexion appeared normal and slightly tanned. As I approached him, and he looked at me, it was as though he looked straight through me. With a warm smile and extending his hand, he greeted me by name.”

Stranges added: “His genuineness astonished me, but quickly I understood. As I gripped his hand, I was somewhat surprised to feel the soft texture of his skin… like that of a baby but with the strength of a man that silently testified to his power and intensity…He told me that his purpose in coming was to help mankind return to the Lord. He spoke in positive terms…always with a smile on his face. He said that man was further away from God than ever before, but there was still a good chance if man looks in the right place. He told me he had been here nearly three years and would depart in just a few months.”

In typical Contactee/Space Brother fashion, Valiant Thor claimed to be from the planet Venus (of course…), and that he was here to help us from (a) self-destructing and (b) doing likewise to the planet. Even to this very day, the Stranges-Thor saga continues to intrigue many.

Frank Stranges died in 2008 – after which a small FBI file on the man was declassified under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. The file reveals that in 1962, the late Richard Hall had quietly contacted the FBI and offered to share certain information with the Bureau. For those who may not know, Hall was a long-time UFO researcher and, at the time he wrote to the FBI, the secretary of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. Hall died one year after Stranges.

An FBI agent recorded the following, in relation to Richard Hall’s correspondence: “[Hall] wrote April 27th enclosing information concerning Dr. Frank E. Stranges who has implied he was associated with the FBI. Hall stated that in addition to the information he was providing, they would be glad to make other material in their files available to the FBI. A review of the enclosed material indicates that the allegations against Dr. Stranges pertain to a period in August and October, 1960.”

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The FBI had more to say: “In October, 1960, the Seattle Office conducted an investigation concerning Dr. Stranges after information was received that he was implying that he was at that time or previously connected with the FBI. During the investigation no one was located who had actually heard Dr. Stranges make any such allegation; although it was generally conceded that he had left a number of people with such an in impression.”

The last words from the FBI were: “Dr. Stranges is an evangelist. Based on his background, numerous addresses and organizations which he has had and the fact that he claims to have talked to an individual from the planet Venus, it appears he may also be something of a confidence man [italics mine].”

Nick Redfern

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humanoidlord

ce3 researcher
i have heard somewhere that frank made the entire thing up, and the alleged pictures of valiant thor were actually himself
 

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The Strange World of a Man Named Stranges

The late Frank Stranges was the founder of the National Investigations Committee on UFOs, and president of the International Evangelical Crusades, and of the International Theological Seminary of California. Greg Bishop states of the man: “Stranges’ most lasting legacy may be his narrative in [his book] Stranger at the Pentagon, the story of Venusian Captain ‘Valiant Thor.’

According to Stranges, after Val had met with the president and members of the Joint Chiefs [allegedly in the Pentagon on March 16, 1957], he had a meeting with Stranges at the Pentagon. Val Thor sounded (and looked) like Michael Rennie’s portrayal of the ufonaut Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still.”



Stranges himself said of Thor, in his 1967 book, Stranger at the Pentagon: “Being a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as a student of the Bible for many years, coupled with my experience as an special investigator, I felt as though my senses were functioning properly and that I knew exactly what I was about to do. I was on my guard for fakes and frauds.

In walked a man, about six feet tall, perhaps 185 pounds, brown wavy hair, brown eyes. His complexion appeared normal and slightly tanned. As I approached him, and he looked at me, it was as though he looked straight through me. With a warm smile and extending his hand, he greeted me by name.”

Stranges added: “His genuineness astonished me, but quickly I understood. As I gripped his hand, I was somewhat surprised to feel the soft texture of his skin… like that of a baby but with the strength of a man that silently testified to his power and intensity…He told me that his purpose in coming was to help mankind return to the Lord. He spoke in positive terms…always with a smile on his face. He said that man was further away from God than ever before, but there was still a good chance if man looks in the right place. He told me he had been here nearly three years and would depart in just a few months.”

In typical Contactee/Space Brother fashion, Valiant Thor claimed to be from the planet Venus (of course…), and that he was here to help us from (a) self-destructing and (b) doing likewise to the planet. Even to this very day, the Stranges-Thor saga continues to intrigue many.

Frank Stranges died in 2008 – after which a small FBI file on the man was declassified under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. The file reveals that in 1962, the late Richard Hall had quietly contacted the FBI and offered to share certain information with the Bureau. For those who may not know, Hall was a long-time UFO researcher and, at the time he wrote to the FBI, the secretary of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. Hall died one year after Stranges.

An FBI agent recorded the following, in relation to Richard Hall’s correspondence: “[Hall] wrote April 27th enclosing information concerning Dr. Frank E. Stranges who has implied he was associated with the FBI. Hall stated that in addition to the information he was providing, they would be glad to make other material in their files available to the FBI. A review of the enclosed material indicates that the allegations against Dr. Stranges pertain to a period in August and October, 1960.”

stranger-570x858.jpg

The FBI had more to say: “In October, 1960, the Seattle Office conducted an investigation concerning Dr. Stranges after information was received that he was implying that he was at that time or previously connected with the FBI. During the investigation no one was located who had actually heard Dr. Stranges make any such allegation; although it was generally conceded that he had left a number of people with such an in impression.”

The last words from the FBI were: “Dr. Stranges is an evangelist. Based on his background, numerous addresses and organizations which he has had and the fact that he claims to have talked to an individual from the planet Venus, it appears he may also be something of a confidence man [italics mine].”

Nick Redfern

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Yep, Frank Stranges is a strange, odd name. :D
 

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Here is a picture of the great Venusian Sage 'Valiant Thor' … and the man himself...


I have no doubt whatsoever that in this case we have a [what I would deem to be] 'A Well Intentioned Hoaxter'... inasmuch as I believe that his intentions were in fact honourable, that is if you can forgive the oxymoron of 'a honourable hoaxter' lol as opposed to the more usual "dollar-minded-snake-oil-salesman"!
That's really all I have to say about Stranges' strange story, except that I haven't ever come across any article in which the man ever came clean about it being a hoax HL? ...if you are around and can post a link to that article then thanks mate. :Thumbsup:
...because I found an old thread over on ATS from 2006 when Dr. Stranges was still alive and well , in which one of the posters [aliencowboy] claimed to be in contact with him and nothing had changed... he was still insistent that it was gospel! valiant thor incident, fact or fiction?, page 1
...anyway, as I said before, even I , being a great fan of the original 1951 movie in which my hero Claatu came poured the truth-tea to us inferior humans would dearly love this thing to be true …. think it all to be utter fantasy practiced by a man [joker] with good intentions, but have nothing to back this assertion up with, except the tenuous reasoning of 'a general hunch' … and can only point to the words of his loved ones as any form of confirmation...

...from his eulogy By Julie Ann Stranges ...
Dr. Frank also had his playful side. He loved humor. At home, he was always teasing about this or that, and it was difficult sometimes to tell if he was serious or not. He was able to keep from laughing until the joke was finished. And what a laugh we had during the twenty six years we spent together.
Although he never had children of his own, when Sean and Michael, my sons, were small, he used to ask them to sit in his lap and tell him a story. They never turned down the chance to do this, even when they were teenagers as well as when they had grown into the fabulous men they are.
Dr. Frank Stranges, founder of NICUFO

ps... wished that i'd met the man personally … I think we would have gotten on well over a pint or two down at my local hostelry. :Tongue:

Cheers.
 
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