Ann Druffel

Ann Druffel (1926–2020) was an American UFO researcher and author who began investigating UFO reports in Southern California in April 1957 with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). She researched over 2,000 Los Angeles Basin reports and contributed more than 180 articles to UFO journals and magazines. Druffel became acquainted with atmospheric physicist Dr. James E. McDonald through NICAP's Los Angeles Subcommittee (1966–1971) and later authored the biography 'Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science.' After NICAP's closure in 1970, she joined the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS). She also authored 'How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Abductions' and co-authored 'Tujunga Canyon Contacts.' Beyond UFO research, Druffel worked as a psychic researcher with the Mobius Society (1986–1991).