Giant Rock, California

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Also: Giant Rock, Calif.

A massive freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California. During the 1950s, Giant Rock became the epicenter of the UFO contactee movement, hosted by George Van Tassel, who claimed to receive telepathic messages from extraterrestrials. Van Tassel held annual 'Spacecraft Conventions' at the site, drawing thousands of UFO enthusiasts and cementing its place in UFO subculture.

The historic epicenter of the 1950s UFO contactee movement and site of George Van Tassel's famous Spacecraft Conventions.

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