The Myth and Mystery of UFOs
Title | The Myth and Mystery of UFOs PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas E. Bullard |
Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 2016-10-17 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0700623388 |
When United Airlines workers reported a UFO at O'Hare Airport in November 2006, it was met with the typical denials and hush-up that usually accompany such sightings. But when a related story broke the record for hits at the Chicago Tribune's website, it was clear that such unexplained objects continued to occupy the minds of fascinated readers. Why, wonders Thomas Bullard, don't such persistent sightings command more urgent attention from scientists, scholars, and mainstream journalists? The answer, in part, lies in Bullard's wide-ranging magisterial survey of the mysterious, frustrating, and ever-evolving phenomenon that refuses to go away and our collective efforts to understand it. In his trailblazing book, Bullard views those efforts through the lens of mythmaking, discovering what UFO accounts tell us about ourselves, our beliefs, and the possibility of visitors from beyond. Bullard shows how ongoing grassroots interest in UFOs stems both from actual personal experiences and from a cultural mythology that defines such encounters as somehow "alien"-and how it views relentless official denial as a part of conspiracy to hide the truth. He also describes how UFOs have catalyzed the evolution of a new but highly fractured belief system that borrows heavily from the human past and mythic themes and which UFO witnesses and researchers use to make sense of such phenomena and our place in the cosmos. Bullard's book takes in the whole spectrum of speculations on alien visitations and abductions, magically advanced technologies, governmental conspiracies, varieties of religious salvation, apocalyptic fears, and other paranormal experiences. Along the way, Bullard investigates how UFOs have inspired books, movies, and television series; blurred the boundaries between science, science fiction, and religion; and crowded the Internet with websites and discussion groups. From the patches of this crazy quilt, he posits evidence that a genuine phenomenon seems to exist outside the myth. Enormously erudite and endlessly engaging, Bullard's study is a sky watcher's guide to the studies, stories, and debates that this elusive subject has inspired. It shows that, despite all the competing interests and errors clouding the subject, there is substance beneath the clutter, a genuinely mysterious phenomenon that deserves attention as more than a myth.
In Focus Biographies Series, Set
Title | In Focus Biographies Series, Set PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Worth |
Publisher | Julian Messner |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1990-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780671312374 |
Mysteries of UFOs
Title | Mysteries of UFOs PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Walker |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2008-09-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778741459 |
Introduces students to the mysteries surrounding UFOs, with first-hand accounts of alien encounters.
UFO Mysteries
Title | UFO Mysteries PDF eBook |
Author | Curt Sutherly |
Publisher | Llewellyn Worldwide |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9780738701066 |
"UFO Mysteries is one of the best works on the subject of UFOs since Jacques Vallee's seminal 1965 Anatomy of a Phenomenon. Sutherly has blended skillful writing with the determination of a true investigator to produce an objective and introspective look at one of the greatest enigmas humankind has so far faced." Rick R. Hilberg, Ufologist and Anomalist Cleveland, Ohio Fifty Years of UFO Stories Filled with anecdotes and insider information, UFO Mysteries chronicles fifty years of UFO occurrences in the United States and Europe, from Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting over Mt. Rainier to the wave of triangular UFO sightings over the U.S. and Great Britain during the 1990s. Derived in part from Strange Encounters, the author's earlier book, this updated and expanded version combines a journalistic style with first-person recollection to give the reader a fresh-and remarkable-view of the UFO phenomenon. Included are fifteen rare photographs from a private collection, among them a previously unpublished UFO photograph mailed anonymously to radio station KYW in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Mystery of UFOs
Title | The Mystery of UFOs PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Oxlade |
Publisher | Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781403483386 |
The mystery of UFOs has puzzled people for years. Have we really been visited by aliens from outer space? If so, why don't we have more evidence? Can we get to the bottom of this mystery using science and logic, or will it continue to mystify us forever? Discover all of the theories, from the reasonable to the ridiculous, then decide for yourself what to believe. Learn how scientists analyze and explain fakes and hoaxes. This book includes eyewitness accounts, dramatic photographs, up-to-date information, a glossary, further resources, and web search tips.
The UFO Phenomenon
Title | The UFO Phenomenon PDF eBook |
Author | Time-Life Books |
Publisher | Time Life Medical |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9780809463244 |
Examines the history and nature of seemingly paranormal phenomena.
The Mystery of UFOs
Title | The Mystery of UFOs PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Herbst |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2000-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780689838934 |
In this humorous fact-filled look at unidentified flying objects, Judith Herbst poses several explanations for these close encounters, ranging from human-made objects and natural phenomenon to the possibility of life on other planets. Full-color illustrations.