Erich von Daniken is probably the world's most famous and well known UFO researcher.  For over 45 years, he has pursued the theory which postulates that Earth might have been visited by extraterrestrials in the remote past.

 

One of the world's most successful non-fiction writer of all time, has written 55 books and e-media on the topic and has sold over 65 million copies worldwide. His books have been translated into 32 languages. In the United States Erich von Däniken won instant fame as a result of the television special "In Search of Ancient Astronauts," based upon his first book Chariots of the Gods. I

 

n addition, Erich von Däniken has participated and contributed in numerous film and TV productions, has written countless articles and compilations, and produced a CDRom. Fluent in four languages, Erich von Däniken is an avid researcher and an energetic traveler, averaging 100'000 miles per year to visit remote places of the Earth. This enables him to closely examine the phenomena about which he writes.

 

His research organization, the A.A.S. R.A. / legendarytimes.com (Archaeology, Astronautics & SETI Research Association), comprises laymen and academics from all walks of life. Internationally, there are about 10,000 members.  The A.A.S. R.A. publishes Legendary Times™, the organization's quarterly journal. It is the only publication in the world to exclusively report about Paleo-SETI, the Ancient Astronaut theory