Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy [Paperback]

Kenn Thomas (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Illuminet Press (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881532194
• ISBN-13: 978-1881532194
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,453,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kenn Thomas works as a conspiracy writer, a parapolitical researcher, university library archivist, and showrunner for Steamshovel Press, a parapolitical conspiracy cyber presence and magazine. He has written books on the Inslaw affair, co-authoring The Octopus with the late Jim Keith, and on Fred Crisman and the Maury Island Incident.

Thomas has authored over a dozen books on various conspiracy topics. The latest is JFK & UFO, about the possibility that 1947 UFO witness Fred Crisman was connected to the assassination of John F. Kennedy; and The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro, about theInslaw affair. In 2004, Feral House published a new edition of The Octopus, extending the suggestion of connections to the post-9/11 world and al-Qaeda. Feral House also recently published the new book, fully titled JFK & UFO: Military-Industrial Conspiracy and Cover-Up from Maury Island to Dallas.[1]

Thomas calls his research interest "parapolitics," the study of conspiracies of all colors -- from alien abductions and the Illuminati, to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the September 11, 2001 attacks. The New Yorker called his work "on the cutting edge" of conspiracy. His name has become a proverb for a conspiracy theorist; enough so that a baseball almanac described the sport as involving "enough fishy behavior to keep Kenn Thomas swarming for years."[2]

Thomas lectures extensively. He has appeared at Conspiracy Con in San Francisco many years; the Disinfo Con and Media Monotone conferences in New York,; the Crash Retrieval Conference in Las Vegas; the International UFO Conference in Laughlin; the FortFest and Beyond Knowledge conferences in London; even on a Caribbean cruise ship. Most recently he appeared at the Alternative Research Community conference in Bath, England and the All I Want Is The Truth conference in Atlanta, Georgia.



In addition to JFK & UFO, Thomas' writing currently also appears The Casebook on the Men In Black (published by AUP) and Round Trip To Hell In A Flying Saucer (published by Global Communications). His web site, steamshovelpress.com, also makes available a new PDF book entitled Popular Parapolitics and a DVD of his appearance with psychedelic philosopher Timothy Leary, called Cafe Chaos.


1. http://feralhouse.com/jfk-ufo/
2. Baseball Prospectus by Joseph S. Sheehan and Chris Kahrl.
3. Conspiracy Con: Video & Audio:
http://www.conspiracycon.com/audiotapes.html
4. Steamshovel Press: Appearances:
http://www.steamshovelpress.com/appearances1.html
^ Conspiracy Con: Speakers:
http://www.conspiracycon.com/speakers.html

External links

Steamshovel Press (official site): steamshovelpress.com

Kenn Thomas Profile in St. Louis Magazine:
http://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-Magazine/August-2008/Stalking-the-Octopus/

Nov.22 appearance on Coast To Coast:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/11/22

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy, January 27, 2000

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Gary Lesley (Federal Way, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy (Paperback)

Kenn has carefully researched previous "facts" about the Maury Island UFO incident and has, in some areas, corrected the historical mis-record; he has shed new light on the mysterious main characters, especially the chameleon-like Fred Lee Crisman. What emerges is a fascinating retro look at one of ufology's earliest jump-starters, with numerous sidetracks into the murky world of government security agencies, the mafia, and Jim Garrison's (in) famous JFK assassination probe. Backing up his investigation, Kenn has provided a generous, detailed appendix documenting much of the seemingly incredible aspects of both the story and the intriguing main players. Although the author appears to lean in the direction of UFO's possibly being highly advanced secret aircraft, ET proponents would be foolish to overlook the ramifications suggested here. What emerges is a chilling dissection of the complex, phantom machinations of the human hierarchy and, particularly, the psyche of those "soldiers" sent into the field to carry them out against the "enemy" -- the masses. This is not just another UFO book, drearily recounting tread-worn sighting reports, or screaming that space aliens are inter-breeding with us. We don't need to be alien hybrids to be a weird, darkly dangerous species; a few chapters of Kenn's work is proof enough for virtually anyone. I loved it!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Availability of this book is about to drop/Puh-leeze lie*, February 23, 2004

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Kenn Thomas (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy (Paperback)

I have received word that the remaining print run of Maury Island UFO was destroyed by the widow of the publisher, who wanted to deplete the stock and close the business. I am sending out this heads up to tell potential readers that this might mean an escalation in the price of the book before too long. One of my previous books, The Octopus, typically sells for $100 these days. So get 'em while they're cheap!

* I would apologize too readers of the "Puh-leeze" review on this page, but who can apologize for all the children out there with a computer to play on? I would like to correct an impression left by one of the reviewer's lies, though: none of my books has been pubilshed by a vanity or on-demand press.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let us not speak of ignorance or bias by a certain reviewer!, October 24, 2005

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D. MILLER "D. Miller, M.D" (Burlington, Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy (Paperback)

I found this book to be very fascinating and readily kept my attention. He has researched well and although reaches no specific conclusions, does indeed raise several premises that are not as hypothetical as they may seem. Having dealt with intelligence factors since VietNam, to take on the arrogance of a certain reviewer concerning Ken's work and hide behind anonymity reveals a great deal about the reviewer.Ken's work is an asset to his name, and I applaud him for daring to be forthright concerning his possible speculations. As to the reviewer, you had better come out of your hiding place if you think "they" are not watching. I worked with an agency that could literally monitor any call being placed in the world at any time.Ken has kicked the toe of a giant! Unfortunately, it is the people who are sleeping, not the giant!