The brain child of the inquiring young mind of Heydon Hewes, who first organized the group in 1957 under another name soon became the International UFO Bureau organized in the mid 1960's. The IUFOB hosted a meeting in Oklahoma in February 1971 where one guest was Dr. Stanton T. Friedman. IUFOB was headquartered in Oklahoma City where Hewes lived. Hewes was prominent in collecting and sharing UFO news and research.
