Presenting a study of the Roswell incident, this book views that after an exhaustive investigation, no alien craft or bodies were found at Roswell. It shows that the US government has no physical evidence of aliens, how critical weather data refute claims of Roswell believers, and why the case rises and falls on the testimony of just one witness.
Many believe UFOs and aliens exist. How did extraterrestrials come to be so real for so many? Toby Smith tracks down our fascination with extraterrestrials, showing how Roswell became the fibre out of which all flying saucer and alien stories were woven in science fiction films and television programs, especially in the late 1940s and the 1950s. ......
Reveals that the alien abduction literary genre has been a part of our history. This book explains that traditional aliens were friendly or merely curious quite different from the ugly, fierce, sinister creatures being portrayed. It draws a parallel to the way societal myths are made, and that in these narratives we see a new myth in the making.
The UFO phenomenon is a controversy that gains strength with each report of strange happenings in the sky. This book gives an overview of the world of UFOlogy, dealing with most major cases and trends, while offering references and commentary. It also includes the Jimmy Carter UFO sighting and the "abduction" of Betty and Barney Hill.
Examines collective behaviour, fallible human perception, deviance, religion, popular culture, history, the role of the media, and relationships to the paranormal. This work explores the power of imagination, group psychology, and the concept of 'fantasy prone personalities'.
The public has been led to believe that the US government and the military have tried to cover up the recovery of a crashed saucer and its alien occupants from near Roswell, New Mexico. This book reveals what crashed on the Brazel ranch, and the serious flaws in the tales told by witnesses, some of whom have drastically changed their accounts.
Did a 'flying saucer' really crash near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, and have we been victims of a sinister government conspiracy to hide its alien occupants in a secret facility? Is there truth behind the swirled crops phenomenon? This book offers accounts of each case of extraterrestrial visitations and paranormal claims.
The case of Eduard 'Billy' Meier has gained world-wide attention for his claims of being in 'on-going contact' with aliens from the star cluster known as the Pleiades. Purported to be the most documented UFO account of all time, Meier has taken 1,000 photographs and 12 motion picture films of the visiting spacecraft. Through thousands of pages of ......
