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Unearthly Disclosure

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In this book, first published in 2000, veteran researcher Tim Good focuses on a small number of little-known but complex and (mostly) compelling cases he personally investigated in the late 1990s. This deeper discussion of a few cases enables the adoption of a narrative style easier to read than the one-case-after-another cataloguing format of his landmark books "Above Top Secret" and "Need to Know" which, although unimpeachable works of reference, can be a difficult read.

The introductory chapter discusses attitudes to government disclosure of the ET issue and focuses on the 90-page COMETA report, released to the public by the French Government in 1999 and declaring, effectively, that the UFO phenomenon is extraterrestrial in origin and that the US Government is almost certainly concealing alien-derived technologies. Many other vital issues are examined in this important and neglected official French document and it is worthwhile getting an original copy for study.

Tim Good shares the conviction of Dr. Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14 Astronaut and moon-walker) and many other senior figures in the aerospace and military fields that information about the ET presence is held in the US by organizations that have "spun off from the military intelligence agencies of the past" which now operate under black budgets. In this regard, he is on the same track as Richard Dolan whose excellent two-volume (eventually planned to be three) history of the phenomenon expounds this controversial thesis.

To quote the author, "All manner of strange creatures associated with the alien phenomenon are featured in `Unearthly Disclosure'. I have also included stories involving quasi-human beings. Although seemingly ludicrous in many respects and often involving confabulation, deception or delusion...it is my contention that important elements of truth are contained in the stories I have selected." There you have it: that's the book, in a nutshell.

The one really controversial case discussed at great length (60 pages or so, including photos and drawings) is that of the creature allegedly photographed by Filiberto Caponi in Pretare, which caused a media sensation in Italy in November 1993 but was soon forgotten. It is generally seen as a hoax, but the author spent a great deal of time investigating the case and interviewing the alleged witnesses, and is convinced to this day (April 2010) it is genuine: I know, because he confirmed this to me recently in person. If you are not familiar with this case, then read this book, do some investigation and make up your own mind. You'll understand why "hoax" is the majority view, even if you find it credible.

Tim Good's curiosity and thoroughness often bring new and hitherto unknown cases into the public domain. This is always refreshing, when so many writers in the field do no more than re-hash old cases. He personally investigated the strange events in 1996 in Varginha and the evidence that something truly extraordinary happened is now so strong, with so many witnesses, that it is recognised throughout Brazil as real. Here he writes up the details of the investigation. He then presents a range of extraordinary reports from Puerto Rico, a centre of ET activity possibly like no other on Earth, backed up by onsite experience and interviews. These accounts are really fascinating and even if they do stretch the prevailing paradigm the evidence presented is compelling.

If you have an interest in the ET presence on Earth or just in the UFO phenomenon, you should read all Tim Good's books and have original hardback copies on your bookshelf. They are a gold mine of unique and valuable reference. "Unearthly Disclosure" is interesting, well-written and easy to read with a good narrative style - though not all the cases discussed are free from controversy.

Mr. Good is a respectable author. He is one of the few investigative reporters that has the nerve to actually investigate his subject...
Anyone that has spent time and effort in the field of Ufology should remember that it wasn't that long ago when organizations such as NICAP, APRO and MUFON through out any case involving actual reports of aliens associated with their prized U.F.O. reports..... They were simply too outlandish! They were all convinced that U.F.O's were from outer space, but they couldn't believe that anyone in there right mind could have actually seen the pilots, or passengers....
So it is that Mr. Good has taken a step to further advance the field of Ufology...Mr. Good, Bud Hopkins, Dr. David Jacobs and others need to be heard.
This volume will open many eyes......

There are probably hundreds of books on the market in which the authors have dug up the actual, first-person primary documents. This author, Timothy Good, has written several books in this vein. In fact, even a hard core UFO fan can get bogged down in these chapters. They are so well-researched, they will overwhelm you with facts. If you have serious interest in this subject, Timothy Good gives you all the proof you need.

I think it says a great deal about the state of UFO research that the other reviewer of this books believes that Good is deliberately discrediting himself,deliberately including good,factual information with nonsense,for an unstated purpose.This paranoid outlook makes it difficult to reccommend any current UFO books to "outsiders"-people who aren't especially informed about UFOs and who are looking for a good starting place in the literature.Good fills this book with information culled from "intelligence sources" who may or may not be giving him the straight story.There is no way to check any of the information he receives.Furthermore,Good is a champion of some of the "contactees"-people who claim to have regular,deliberate contacts with aliens. The classic case is that of George Adamski-Good believes that he was in contact with aliens and that his claims were,for the most part,true as he stated them.(Most mainstream UFO researchers regard his stories as ridiculous.)This book includes a great deal of information from a contactee from,I believe, Costa Rica.This gentleman describes his trips in space craft and his conversations with aliens in great detail,but there is no way for the reader to evaluate the information Good presents.The reader is left to either accept or reject it.There is also a good deal of information concerning a man who has photographed what he believes is an "alien,"but which looks suspiciously like a model.And in fact the witness is a sculptor!Good is an intelligent,sincere man who demonstrates the danger of getting too deeply involved in UFO research.The UFO community is swarming with people,some sincere,some deluded,some dishonest-who are ready to "tell the truth." But there is no way to know what the truth is.This book is better used as a cautionary tale of the dangers of submerging oneself in the UFO ocean than as a factual account of real events.

I had not read much Timothy Good since _Above_Top_Secret_, and fans of that highly footnoted and tightly focused volume may be quite shocked by this work, as was I. With little if any structure, this work is basically a seemingly random collection of anecdotal information. In other words, it reads like the typical, bad UFO books we're all used to. But this is Tim Good?!? What's going on? Early in the volume(?), Good says that he will relay some information from highly reliable sources AND some which is "almost impossible to believe," and herein lies the substance of this book. He gives credence to wackos like Adamski, and lets every theory and idea through the gate ALMOST AS IF he is deliberately discrediting himself. Call me paranoid, but I think he IS. I think there are tidbits of truth scatterred about, and burying it in a massive pile of garbage was part of the deal for receiving the info. Clearly, a vast part of this book should be discounted and dismissed, but I suspect there are core truths revealed within through the conscious executive decisions of Mr. Good's established contacts.

As always, Timothy Good delivers the goods once again. An engaging read filled with fascinating stories backed by strong eye witness accounts and solid evidence (if there is such a thing in the UFO research business). When it comes to published books on UFO research nobody does it as well as Good.

awesome book for beginners. lots of sighting information and some interesting conceptual views. good laymans terms.

this book has most likely been put together by Timothy Good to fulfill
a contract to the publisher, who required a book in a certain timeframe,
however, its only value is to maintain the UFO problem in the publics mind,
unlike the other two reviewers, one who did not provide a name, so therefore should not have been accepted by Amazon, if you have an opinion
then have the fortitude or backbone to put your name to it, both of these
reviewers damn Adamski without any proof or evidence to back their assertions that he was a fraud, typical of the armchair critic, as for
Timothy Good, I think its time he gave the UFO field a rest, and choose
another subject,

I plowed through this book. At times it was rough going. The author included some items of interest that strained even my own limits of gullibility. I saw no strategic overall thought out intention. Instead the book was a collection of various UFO related sightings, encounters, and opinions.

The book had a nice detailed writeup of the Caponi Creature. Which was the reason why I purchased the book. It had some interesting items of note, but no real explosive or otherwise outstanding issues worthy of writing about here.

It is a fair book, but not the best one for a reader of the UFO issues. I rate it a strong 3 stars. Interesting at times, slow at others and has some plain rubbish in it. You can take it or leave it...