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Selected Books On UFOs

  

Introduction

The UFO literature spans a wide range from the sober to the cultish.

This section is intended to help you find and purchase interesting books on the UFO phenomenon. We offer specific links to titles at Amazon.com and UFOmind (the largest on-line UFO database and source for a variety of books).

Obviously, this is not a complete selection. The books listed are simply those which offer some of the best presentations of their theories or which provide high-quality reports and investigations.

New Titles Of Interest (January 1999)

  • Peter Hassall of New Zealand, an excellent investigator of UFOs in the region of New Zealand and Australia, has recently published a new book available through UFOmind - "The NZ Files: UFOs in New Zealand"

  • Illobrand Von Ludweiger has completed an excellent reference, also available from UFOmind - "Best UFO Cases - Europe".

Case Collections

  • Night Siege : The Hudson Valley Ufo Sightings - An excellent reference to the highly publicized sightings of the early to mid-1980s, updated with events into the early 1990s in this new edition.

  • Incident at Exeter and The Interrupted Journey - Two classic New England cases. "The Incident At Exeter" documents the highly credible concentration of sightings in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1965, while "The Interrupted Journey" includes the transcripts of the hypnosis sessions performed for this first published abduction case. This new edition combines both volumes into one.

  • The Maritime UFO Files - Don Ledger's detailed look at UFO events in the records over 150 different UFO reports in the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with one chapter dedicated to the Shag Harbour Incident. Includes over 40 photos and maps.

  • The FC Files - Written by Fran Ridge, this book summarizes decades of field experience and includes excellent sketches and reports summaries. Available from Francis Ridge.

Reference

  • The UFO Encyclopedia - This is THE reference for UFO related information. Jerome Clark, board member of the Center for UFO Studies and editor of the International UFO Reporter, has assembled the most comprehensive set of references on UFOs ever created. Includes an excellent entry on abductions by Bullard, and an exclusive examination of the radar-visual evidence in the RB47 case by Brad Sparks (a case which may be the first scientifically documented demonstration of UFOs engaging in intelligent behavior). Expensive, but worth it for any serious researcher.

  • The UFO Book - If you can't afford "The UFO Encyclopedia", then this book is for you. Jerome Clark provides excellent information on all aspects of the phenomenon. Includes the Bullard abduction entry and Sparks' RB-47 radar-visual case analysis.

  • The UFO Evidence - This is a new printing of the 1964 classic reference to the UFO phenomenon. A large compendium of cases in nearly every category, with analysis by NICAP's Richard Hall.

  • The Field Guide To Extraterrestrials - While the drawings are rather poor, this book does provide an excellent overview of the variety of UFO occupant cases.

Classics

  • The UFO Experience - The classic text by astrophysicist and Air Force Project Blue Book consultant Dr. J. Allen Hynek. This book introduced the famous Hynek classification system, which includes "Close Encounters of The Third Kind".

  • Anatomy Of A Phenomenon - Jacques Vallee's classic analysis of the UFO phenomenon. Possibly his best and most clearly reasoned book.

Scientific / Technological Hypotheses

  • Unconventional Flying Objects: a scientific approach - Paul Hill, a respected NASA scientist, developer of the first "flying platform", discusses the possible technological explanations for UFO appearance and performance.

  • UFOs and Anti-Gravity: Piece For A Jig-Saw - Though flawed by his acceptance of the Adamski contactee tale, Leonard Cramp, former Vice President of the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA) nevertheless provides an interesting account of his conception of the use of gravity and anti-gravity effects in relation to the appearance, behavior and effects of UFOs.

Paranormal Hypotheses

  • The Mothman Prophecies - John Keel details perplexing case evidence gathered during the 1967 UFO wave. He covers his theory for the paranormal origin of UFO and other anomalistic phenomena, including non-UFO entities, silent contactees, and the Men In Black.

  • Passport To Magonia - The classic book that represents the turning point in Jacques Vallee's theories of the UFO phenomenon. This book has been a starting point for paranormal hypotheses, psychosocial hypotheses, and Vallee's own "control system hypothesis". Also includes the first comprehensive catalog of landing and contact cases.

Psychosocial Hypotheses

Government Involvement

  • The UFO Cover-Up (Clear Intent) - Greenwood and Fawcett reveal significant information on government involvement, based on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and on their own investigations.

Abductions

  • Missing Time - Budd Hopkins first book on the abduction phenomenon, this volume introduced the concept of "missing time" and demonstrated the use of hypnosis in retrieving abduction experience memories.

  • Communion - Whitley Streiber's ground-breaking discussion of his abduction experiences. Made into a fascinating film starring Christopher Walken.

  • The Andreasson Affair - Perhaps the most complex abduction case ever documented, with extensive testimony and drawings by the primary witness.

Controversial Cases

  • The Gulf Breeze Sightings - Perhaps the most controversial photographic case of all time. If true, some of the best photographic evidence for the existence of UFOs. If false, a hoax which has eluded positive proof for almost a decade.
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