There are many events that shape our collective efforts to explain who we are and what our place is in the Universe. And there is no phenomenon that so aptly encompasses all the fear and wonder of our times than that of the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO). The Mammoth Book of UFOs provides the ultimate guide to the history and background of the phenomenon, and attempts to interpret the meaning through summaries and true-life accounts about alien abduction, crop circles, and cattle mutilations, as well as through the analysis of the many conspiracy theories that surround UFOs, from alleged Nazi-originated technologies to bizarre CIA plots. Further in-depth materials include classic stories and abductee interviews; weird occurrences such as the "breath suckers" of Brazil and poltergeist outbreaks following UFO sightings; examination of the troubled history of UFO contactees, from their harassment to physical illness, murder, and suicide; the influence of cults such as the Aetherius Society, the tragic Heaven's Gate, and infamous tales of the Men in Black. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and witnesses' sketches, The Mammoth Book of UFOs is thoroughly researched and presented as objectively as possible. It does not seek to convert or persuade, but to excite and provoke by providing an overview of a major twentieth-century phenomenon that both defies and challenges our theories about reality.
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UFO Reports That Stick To The Facts,Mam!,
By James (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This book is simply fantastic.The author has documented so many UFO reports it will keep you wanting more and more.BTW,this book is as the title states;Mammoth.I keep going back to this book over and over again.
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Mildly entertaining, the author is against the ET hypothesis feels UFOS are co-habitants of earth trying to trick us to think they they are from another planet, lame theory.
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Nothing new here,
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When I purchased this Mammoth Book series on UFOs, I had high expectations of quality. Alas, I was quite disappointed with the book. The author has not done her research into the many cases she writes about which is a shame. Lynn Pickett has many controversial ideas inside the alternative viewpoints which is a good thing. But this subject seems to have overwhelmed her.One of the problems is her treatment of the controversial Roswell crash. There are many good researchers on this subject she could of contacted to get the evidence to show the case has merit, but decides to call it a Mogul Weather Balloon. The other cases presented are all rehashes of the usual known cases in ufology with nothing new to add to them. There are much better books out there to present the case for UFOs out there one should just skip this book.
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Today the UFO phenomenon is generally thought of as beginning in 1947 when Kenneth Arnold saw nine objects flying in formation that he described, memorably, as "flying saucers", but history has recorded strange objects being seen in the skies and encounters with otherworldly entities for many centuries before that classic sighting. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contactee era, stargate conspiracy, early contactees, second crash site, weather balloon story, structured craft, grey aliens, triangular craft, extraterrestrial explanation, unknown craft, high strangeness, abduction scenario, anomalous light, alien contact, space brothers, flying disc Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Mexico, United States, Fort Worth, Jenny Randles, Fortean Times, Blue Book, Wright Field, Kenneth Arnold, Mac Brazel, Whitley Strieber, Jacques Vallée, William Moore, Budd Hopkins, George Adamski, John Keel, Nick Pope, Second World War, Charles Bowen, Curtis Peebles, Ministry of Defence, Alex Birch, Glenn Dennis, Stanton Friedman, John Mack New!
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Today the UFO phenomenon is generally thought of as beginning in 1947 when Kenneth Arnold saw nine objects flying in formation that he described, memorably, as "flying saucers", but history has recorded strange objects being seen in the skies and encounters with otherworldly entities for many centuries before that classic sighting. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contactee era, stargate conspiracy, early contactees, second crash site, weather balloon story, structured craft, grey aliens, triangular craft, extraterrestrial explanation, unknown craft, high strangeness, abduction scenario, anomalous light, alien contact, space brothers, flying disc Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Mexico, United States, Fort Worth, Jenny Randles, Fortean Times, Blue Book, Wright Field, Kenneth Arnold, Mac Brazel, Whitley Strieber, Jacques Vallée, William Moore, Budd Hopkins, George Adamski, John Keel, Nick Pope, Second World War, Charles Bowen, Curtis Peebles, Ministry of Defence, Alex Birch, Glenn Dennis, Stanton Friedman, John Mack New!
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- Operation Trojan Horse by John A. Keel on 12 pages
- Stargate Conspiracy by Lynn Picknett on 12 pages
- Watch the Skies!: A Chronicle of the Flying Saucer Myth by PEEBLES CURTIS on 9 pages
- Open Skies, Closed Minds by Nick Pope on 7 pages
- The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ by Lynn Picknett on 6 pages
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- UFO Religions by Christopher Partridge on page 341, and Back Matter
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