Michael X. Barton

Michael X. Barton, often writing under the pseudonym Michael 'X', was an author and UFO contactee active in the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote extensively about alleged encounters with Venusians and incorporated esoteric, occult, and New Age philosophies into his UFO literature. His publications were widely circulated among early flying saucer enthusiast networks.

Prolific author of esoteric UFO literature and a notable figure in the Venusian contactee subculture.