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Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects (CRIFO)

From Kook Science

Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects
Abbreviation CRIFO
Formation 10 March 1954
Dissolution c. 1957
Legal status Defunct
Purpose/focus Ufology
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio
Director Leonard H. Stringfield
Main organ C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter, C.R.I.F.O. ORBIT

The Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects (CRIFO) was a Cincinnati, Ohio-based ufology organisation, founded by Leonard H. Stringfield and active during the mid-1950s. Among the reports investigated by the group were 1955 claims later linked to Loveland Frogman lore.

Selected Publications

  • Stringfield, Leonard H., ed. (1954-1955), C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter, 1-2, Cincinnati, Ohio: Leonard H. Stringfield / CRIFO 
  • Stringfield, Leonard H., ed. (1955-1956), C.R.I.F.O. ORBIT, 2-3, Cincinnati, Ohio: Leonard H. Stringfield / CRIFO 
  • Stringfield, Leonard H. (October 1957), Inside SAUCER POST ... 3-0 BLUE, Cincinnati, Ohio: Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, p. 66-67