We were not sure that the world needed Phil Klass's take on the
Roswell crash, but nonetheless here it is: released after
most of the Roswell hoopla has died down anyway.
Can you guess his conclusion?
No alien craft crashed near Roswell!
Okay, if there is nothing new in Klass's attitude,
it is still interesting to see the current Roswell
debate filtered through his jaundiced eye. Because it
was completed recently, the book covers some of the later
developments not reported in others, including
Project Mogul, the GAO report, Pflock's criticism of Glenn
Dennis, the fall of Don Schmitt and the defection of Kent Jeffrey.
Having been around ufology longer than most still-living
proponents, Klass seems to have plenty of dirt on everyone,
and he follows up on a lot of previously unresolved issues.
We are impressed with the sheer density of data here.
Klass's strength is keeping track of documents and
sequences of events.
Although he uses no footnotes, he gives precise dates
for almost every event he mentions and provides enough
clues to lead us to the source document.
Even if you don't agree with his slant,
this is an important reference
work on the Roswell case and probably Klass's best book yet.
-- Glenn Campbell
By Philip Klass
