Full Description
On June 24th, 1947, a private pilot reported numerous dazzling objects rushing through the sky above Mount Rainier in Washington state. It was the start of the current UFO phenomena, one of the country's most perplexing and persistent mysteries. Within a few weeks, hundreds of sightings of flying saucers were reported to news media. Surprising reports of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico further added to the mystery that July. Since then, UFOs have sparked a slew of incredible claims and speculations.
This is a sober and honest history of America's first major saucer craze, based on many sources including previously classified government records. The book cuts through decades of mystique and confusion, beginning with the 1947 UFO wave and ending with the launch of Project Blue Book in 1952. Balanced and comprehensive, this history provides background, social context and other tools for reframing perceptions of a controversial subject.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Things Seen in the Sky
2. In Search of a Missing Plane
3. Flashes of Light
4. Wildfire
5. Contagion
6. Visitors from Mars
7. Fever Pitch
8. Looking for Answers
9. In from the Ranch
10. Center of Attention
11. About Face
12. Unknown Knowns
13. Down the Rabbit Hole
14. A Laughing Matter
15. Taking Another Look
16. National Security and the Culture of Secrecy
17. Dangerous Skies
18. The Bureaucratic Merry-Go-Round
19. The Twining Memorandum
20. Life on Mars
21. Project Sign
22. Quest and Conspiracy
23. Project Grudge
24. The Flying Saucers Are Real
25. Project Twinkle
26. Fate
27. Going Hollywood
28. The UFO Myth
29. A Tangled Web
30. Project Blue Book
Postscript
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
