(From Ray X X-Rayer #133. http://efanzines.com/RXXR/index.htm ) By Ray X Flying saucers and spirit duplicators. Those were the days. In the early 1960s Rick Hilberg was an inquisitive teen who wrote about what was popularly called at that time flying saucers. “I was born and raised in Cleveland,” said Rick in a recent email interview. “[I] developed an interest in UFOs quite by accident.” One day in his grade school class someone mentioned “flying saucers.” Rick’s teacher saw an opportunity for a learning experience. The teacher asked some students to delve into the subject, choosing either the pro or con side. At first Rick was skeptical about unidentified flying objects. Rick: “I chose the anti-UFO side, and in my research in trying to make my case began to develop a more open mind, and after a bit became convinced that something strange was indeed going on in our skies.” Like other young ufologists Rick got the word out through a do-it-yourself new