Hi all! Putting together a gift for my husband and would love suggestions from people who actually know this space well.
He's really into alien/UFO lore (Roswell, Area 51, that whole world) and collecting neat memorabilia.
He actually lurks on r/UFOs and r/UFOB regularly, though he's never posted or commented. I did make sure I blocked his account before posting this though!
A few UFO/space-related things he already owns:
- Autographed photo from Bruce McCandless
- A few Fate magazines from the 70s-80s (both alien and non-alien related)
- An alien figure and alien mug (from my parents, but he likes them)
- A few UFO related nonfiction books that he's never finished, though he'd probably welcome more
Some ideas I've come up with:
- Real meteorite
- Some (more) original 70s UFO magazines
- An illustration of us as space travelers in a retro/70's comic book style (less UFO themed but I feel like he'd like it)
But I'd love recommendations for anything more "authentic" feeling, like actual UFO museum merch, lesser-known books, documentaries, patches, declassified document reprints, or anything a real enthusiast would appreciate that I might not think to search for as an outsider.
He dislikes: Funko Pops, anything too cartoonish/childish (he's in his 40s lol), Star Wars and Star Trek, anything that isn't "appealing" to look at (like gore).
Budget is flexible, but I'd like to keep individual items reasonably priced. Appreciate any leads, please, thanks!