In the late 90’s they took over pop culture for a while and it was likely the first that the majority of the people had even heard of them. Although, they seem to have been hiding among us for much, much longer.  That’s right folks, it’s time to finally address the creepy, elusive, strongarm police of the extraterrestrial world.

Bridgeport Library.  Bridgeport History Center.  Michael Bielawa.  Bridgeport’s UFO Legacy:  Men in Black and the Albert K. Bender Story.  https://bportlibrary.org/hc/author/michael-bielawa/

The UFO Sightings that Launched ‘Men in Black’ Mythology.  Justin Sablich.  The History Channel.  History Stories.  https://www.history.com/news/men-in-black-real-origins

Peter M. Rojcewicz, PhD.  The Men in Black Experience and Tradition:  Analogues with the Traditional Devil Hypothesis.  Journal of American Folklore.  https://www.academia.edu/7751217/Peter_M_Rojcewicz_PhD_The_Men_in_Black_Experience_and_Tradition_Analogues_with_the_Traditional_Devil_Hypothesis_published_in_the_Journal_of_American_Folklore

San Antonio Current.  Redfern Suggests the Real Men in Black are Alien Enforcers. The Daily.  Chasing Shadows.  August 8th, 2011. 

https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2011/08/08/redfern-suggests-the-real-men-in-black-are-alien-enforcers

Encyclopaedia Britannica.  Kenneth Arnold.  American Businessman.  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kenneth-Arnold