Via Accidental Mysteries:
Melvin Edward Nelson, aka M.E.N. which also stands for Mighty Eternal Nation, was born in 1908 in Michigan. Nelson, an inventor, was fascinated with the universe, planetary bodies, and atoms. He built a “Planetron” — a device that allowed him to track UFOs. One night, a UFO landed in a clearing near his home; when it left, he gathered the dust from the landing site and began to use it in his paintings …
Currently on view in New York at Cavin Morris.