Another little-known but influential saucer cultist was Dr. Charles Laughead, [who was also alleged to have founded the Lockheed aircraft company -- the name being the anglicized version of Laughead] who with his wife Lillian published Williamson's Book of Transcripts in 1957. When a crowd of up to 200 people gathered to watch the commotion, the police were called once more and after only 20 minutes, the Seekers gave up hope. document.write ("?zoneid="+zoneId+"&block=1&blockcampaign=1"); Adam Scott Laughead, 31, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022. He died on April 29, 2006 at 87 years old. The Seekers, also called The Brotherhood of the Seven Rays, were a group of rapturists or a UFO religion in mid-twentieth century Midwestern United States.The Seekers met in a nondenominational church, the group originally organized in 1953 by Charles Laughead, a staff member at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; Charles' immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Laughead family tree. of Chestertown, MD died on February 28, 2023 at the age of 99. Charles D Jr Laughead Charles Laughead (born 1912) Jump to: Bio graphy Family Photos Comments Obit uary. Elder Brother took over the conversation and Martin's dad soon disappeared. It may seem absurdly obvious now that Festingers phrase has become part of the vernacular, but in 1957, when he published A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, it was a revolutionary theory that would go onto influence the study not only of psychology, but politics, economics, and other fields. //]]>-->,