The Randle Report: UFOs in the '90s [Hardcover]

Kevin Randle (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 1997

From tabloid TV to the respectable news.

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Kevin Randle, a special investigator for the Center for UFO Studies, is considered one of the foremost experts in the field. Evaluating recent examinations of popular current and classic cases such as the alien autopsy footage, the Gulf Breeze UFO photographs, and the Roswell UFO crash, Randle addresses the present state of UFO investigation. With a surprisingly impartial, no-nonsense approach, The Randle Report avoids the popular sensationalism common in today's UFO literature. Randle concludes that the field of UFO studies is evolving, and encourages this change in direction from documentation to investigation.

About the Author

Kevin D Randle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: M.Evans & Company; 1ST edition (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871318202
• ISBN-13: 978-0871318206
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,552,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin D. Randle is a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and in Iraq as a battalion intelligence officer. He began writing for UFO magazines and eventually moved onto books. A goal had been to publish science fiction and to join the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has appeared on countless radio and television programs in the mid-1990s hosted his own show on KTSM Radio in El Paso, Texas. To prove that he hasn't been stuck in a rut, he has written books about UFOs, science fiction, action adventure and even a vampire novel called, cleverly, VAMPYR. Someday he hopes to be on The Amazing Race. His blog can be found at www.KevinRandle.blogspot.com.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Quality Stuff, June 20, 2000

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This review is from: The Randle Report: UFOs in the '90s (Paperback)

This is the sort of book that will give both pro-government ufo sceptics and passionate alien abduction groupies a hard time.

Good to see that under meticulous research, wild alien stories do crackle just as much as those weather-ballon-self-induced-hallucination- mentally-deranged-pathologic-liars type of explanation that is given by the authorities.

All in all, if you want a book that gives you a comprehensive and balanced overview of the whole issue, this is the one to start with.

The topic will put a strain on your wallet, however: Since new previously classified documents pop up every few months, one has to buy the latest on the same stuff year after year. I see a future for the e-book here: You should be able to check with the author's website every few months to download an update.... :-)

5.0 out of 5 stars A look at some of the UFO cases past, October 30, 2008

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KidFlash2008 (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Randle Report: UFOs in the '90s (Paperback)

Lt Col Kevin Randle (USAR-Ret) is one of the best researchers out there. He takes a no nonsense approach to the subject that is sorely needed. Lt Col Randle has the military experience to know how things work and can take a different approach to the many cases out there.

This book takes a look at some of the popular cases from the past up through the 1990s. Some people will not like the conclusions made by Lt Col Randle, but he goes through all the evidence of the case before reaching said conclusion.

One such case is the famous (or infamous depending on one's point of view) Travis Walton abduction. I read the book written by Mr Walton and found he spent more time going after his critics than the case itself. As for Lt Col Randle, the main problem is form the witnesses themselves. Several of the witnesses actually did not see a craft (although they did see a light) which does not get reported when this incident is discussed. The main problem is not the lie detector test Mr Walton failed, but the cover-up so it would not be released. This is sloppy investigation by those who were supposed to be objective on the case. Lt Col Randle finds more and more about the case which does not add up and leads to the conclusion many will not like.

The other case which has created a fuss is the Gulf Breeze incidents reported by Ed Walters. This case goes from strange to bizarre rather quickly. From photographs to claims of contact by beings, it continues to build when new owners of the house find a model of the UFO identical to the one in the photographs. A teenage boy who came forward and stated he helped stage the photographs was trashed by the UFO researchers who were again supposed to be objective and look into all claims. This case also hurts Dr Bruce Maccabee's credibility as he claims the photographs are real.

The Shag Harbor incident is still one of the best UFO sightings out there and gets a review here to show there are some very good cases out there which remain unexplained to this day,

Highly recommended to both believers and skeptics of ufology.