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The UFO Book
Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial
By Jerome Clark
Our Price: $19.95
Our Item Code: ufobook
Postage Code: book4
705 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 7 x 9 inches
Visible Ink
Related listings: Jerome Clark: Reference Books on UFOs and the Paranormal
Date: 1998
ISBN: 1-57859-029-9
Added to Catalog: 2/25/98
WIRT: 45444155
Availability: This item is usually in stock and available for immediate
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Features: Oversized, Table of Contents, Index, Bibliography, Photos, Drawings, Photo of Author
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Our Review |
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Credibility
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Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
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High |
Visual Information
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High |
Style
4
Stylish |
Silliness
1
Very Low |
Wow Factor
5
Wow! |
Bargain
5
Very High |
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Explanation of Ratings
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This is an abridged version of Jerome Clark's huge 2-volume
UFO Encyclopedia.
The original volumes are highly recommended as the definitive
UFO reference, but their high price tag ($95 per volume)
puts them out of reach of the average reader.
Now the best entries are available in this hefy paperback version.
At over 700 pages, this "shorter" version is hardly small and
is probably the best bargain around.
It has instantly become our #1 recommended UFO book.
Every major case, investigation and social movement in ufology
is covered here, from the airship sightings of the 19th century
to Project Blue Book to the Travis Walton case, ending with
the Heaven's Gate suicides.
(There are a few references to events in the 1990s,
but the best coverage seems to be the 1940s through 1960s.)
Each entry is 2-20 pages in length and
ends with a detailed bibliography. This is a "real" encyclopedia,
written in the neutral style of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
This abridged version is surprisingly complete and
eliminates the need for the full set for most readers.
-- Glenn Campbell
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Information from the Publisher |
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From the Book Cover
80% of Americans believe the government is hiding evidence of
UFOs.
Do you? Decide for yourself…
Jerome Clark's thoroughly researched and objectively written
essays invite you to weigh the evidence, examine the photographs and drawings, and ponder
the possibilities of UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors.
Believers, skeptics and anyone who is curious about close
encounters will agree that no source provides more thorough or balanced coverage then The
UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial.
Fifty years after the famous UFO incident in Roswell, New Mexico
-- where witnesses claim to have seen a crashed flying disc and bodies of dead aliens
being whisked away by the military -- we are still mystified. Are reports of UFO sightings
based on fact, misidentification, or elaborately contrived hoaxes?
According to a recent CNN/Time poll, most Americans think
the U.S. government has covered up evidence of alien visitations. What do you think?
Now you can explore the extraterrestrial controversy from every
angle with Jerome Clark, an internationally known investigator of anomalous occurrences.
Clark delves into hundreds of intriguing topics, from claims of aerial phenomena in
medieval times to the Heaven's Gate tragedy. He also covers major investigators and
reporters, detailed accounts of contact and abduction, and important UFO organizations
around the world.
About the Author
JEROME CLARK, who has been following the UFO controversy
for four decades, is editor of International UFO Reporter, the magazine of the J.
Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies. An internationally respected authority on the subject,
he has written the award-winning, three-volume UFO Encyclopedia (1990-1996), Unexplained!,
and other books. He lives in Minnesota.
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Cross References
- Green Fireballs of 1948-49: In-depth article on Green Fireballs and Blue Book investigation of
- Gulf Breeze, Florida, UFO Claims: Ed Walters & Gulf Breeze case, p.263-267
- Lubbock Lights & Levelland Sightings: Levelland sightings of 1957, p.339-340.
- UFOs Over Washington: Washington National radar/visual case (7/19/52), p.653-662.
- Rancho Santa Fe Suicides: Heaven's Gate cult suicide, p.269-273
- Giant Rock & the Integratron: Van Tassel and Giant Rock Interplanetary Space Convention, p.622-625
- Incident at Exeter: Summary of events, p.182-188
- Bentwaters/Rendesham/Woodbridge Incident: Lakenheath-Bentwaters radar/visual case of Aug. 13, 1956, p.333-336
- Trindade Island Photographs: Trindade Island UFO photos (one of the most compelling
- MJ-12 Papers: "The Moore/MJ-12 maze", p.147-149
- Alien Abduction: p.1-18; chart of abduction story elements by percent occurrence, p.4-5
- UFO Hoaxes: UFO Hoaxes, p.294-303
- UFO Theories: Extraterrestrial Hypothesis, p.188-218.
- UFO Crashes: Crashes and Retrievals, p.119-141
- Foo Fighters and Ghost Rockets of WWII: Foo Fighters, p.229-233.
- Phantom Airships: Airship sightings in the 19th century, p.27-39.
- Contactees: Contactee movement, p.104-114
- UFO Book Lists & Catalogs: List of selected UFO books currently in print, p.581-689
- UFO Video Tapes: List of selected UFO films & documentaries, with a
- World UFO Organizations: List of UFO organizations, with their contact information
- UFO Sighting Classification & Reporting Systems: Examples of CE-1 through CE-3, p.79-100
- UFO Detection by Radar: Lakenheath-Bentwaters radar/visual case of Aug. 13, 1956, p.333-336.
- Walt Andrus: Responded slowly to criticism of Lear, p.162
- Kenneth Arnold: p.58-62
- George Adamski: Biography & references p.18-24
- Marshall Applewhite: Heaven's Gate cult suicide, p.269-273
- APRO (Lorenzen): p.24-26
- The Aviary: Falcon & Condor appear on "UFO Cover-Up Live" in Oct. 1988, p.157.
- Paul Bennewitz: Article on "The Dark Side" --
- Project Bluebook: Bluebook history, p.465-482.
- Jerome Clark: Author
- Edward Condon: Condon Report and Univ. of Colo. study, p.592-607.
- Bill Cooper: Cooper's conspiracy theory, p.158-162
- Betty Cash: Cash Landrum incident, p.73-76
- Richard Doty: Brief mention as source of Moore, p.149. Involvement with
- Robert Emenegger: Emenegger/Sandler saga and Holloman incident, p.143-144
- Stanton Friedman: Classic photo of Friedman displaying censored UFO document, p.148
- Charles Fort: Biography, p.233-238
- Project Grudge: Project Grudge, p.486-489.
- Betty and Barney Hill: Hill abduction case, p.274-293
- J. Allen Hynek: Biography, p.304-308
- Donald Keyhoe: Biography, p.325-328
- Jim & Coral Lorenzen: p.24-26
- Bob Lazar: Brief mention of Lazar as source for Lear, p.158
- John Lear: Lear's conspiracy theory, p.157-158
- James McDonald: Biography, p.363-372
- Donald Menzel: Biography, p.386-396
- James Moseley: Moseley investigates Adamski, and pulls a hoax on him, p.296.
- Stefan Michalak: Falcon Lake incident, p.219-229
- Bill Moore: "The Moore/MJ-12 maze", p.147-157. Confesses gov't involvement,
- Thomas Mantell: Mantell incident, p.351-356
- MIB: Men in Black, p.376-386
- NICAP: NICAP history, p.411-414
- Edward Ruppelt: Biography, p.516-519
- Bill Robertson: Robertson Panel, p.513-515
- Herbert Schirmer: Schirmer abduction case, p.526-530.
- Allan Sandler: Emenegger/Sandler saga and Holloman incident, p.143-144
- Nathan Twining: Mention of Twining and his memorandum that the UFO phenomena is
- Clyde Tombaugh: Tombaugh's sighting of rectangular objects near Las Cruces, NM,
- George Van Tassel: Van Tassel and Giant Rock Interplanetary Space Convention, p.622-625
- Frederick Valentich: Valentich disappearance (10/21/78), p.615-622.
- Ed Walters: Ed Walters & Gulf Breeze case, p.263-267
- Travis Walton: Walton abduction case, p.627-653
- Lonnie Zamora: Zamora case (Socorro, NM, 4/24/64), p.545-558.
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I just picked up "The UFO Book" encyclopedia by Jerome Clark, and yes,
you are right: it is the single best reference *I* have seen on the
subject, and I've been collecting for 30 years now. (Hey, I even have an
*autographed* Adamski book! ;-)
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