[1] The magazine was one of the success stories of ufology, with an international reputation for quality and a peak circulation of 35,000.
[1][2] Graham Birdsall died from a brain haemorrhage on 19 September 2003.
He left behind his wife Christine, daughters Helen and Louise, granddaughter Katy, brother Mark and son-in-law Russel.
[3][4] The editor's job was taken over for a few months by Graham's son-in-law Russel Callaghan, but UFO Magazine eventually ceased publication in March 2004.
[1] The void left by UFO Magazine has been filled to some extent by the newly produced UFO Data magazine referred to as the 'UFO Data Report'[5] and Gary Heseltine's UFO Monthly Magazine.