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Flying Saucers Are Real! is a catalogue of the Jack Womack UFO library and a history of one of the 20th century's most pervasive subcultures. The collection presents an unknown wealth of images taken from mid-century flying saucer books and extensive text by author-collector Womack outlining the history of the UFO phenomenon and opining on the selections. With an introduction by science fiction author William Gibson.
Contents
21st century William Gibson on 20th century phenomena. 19
How this collection came to be; why anyone should care. 21
Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Dero. 29
Saucer slag, dead dogs, the first Man in Black. 39
Making sense of the saucers. Or, not. 87
Telepathic warnings, blonde Venusians, odd trousers, and Moon potatoes. 141
Skeptics take the field, few notice. 151
UFOs in the Aquarian Age, and after. 157
The original Man in Black and others. 183
An infinity of oddity. 239
The mind in action is a marvelous thing. 239