The Mammoth Book of UFOs

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Unidentified Flying Objects: The Prequel; 2 The Invaders: Cases of UFO sightings from different places and times in the modern era; The Pre-1947 Sightings; UFOs: The Modern Era; 3 The Truth About the Roswell Incident; Setting the Scene; The Revival; The Original Witnesses; The Second Crash Site and the Bodies; Implications; The Mogul Balloon; The Official Investigations; Physical Evidence; Summing Up; 4 UFOs: Associated Phenomena; Cattle Mutilations; Crop Circles; The Men in Black; 5 The Invaded; The Phenomenon.;The ultimate guide to the history, background and meaning of whether UFOs really exist, plus associated phenomena such as alien abduction, crop circles and cattle mutilations. There is also a comprehensive overview of the many conspiracy theories which surround UFOs and abductions - from the craft as secret Nazi technology to weird CIA plots. Written by a ufologist with many years in the field, this exciting and highly provocative book at times reads like a thriller. What messages do UFOs hold for us and for the future of life on earth? Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Unidentified Flying Objects: The Prequel 2 The Invaders: Cases of UFO sightings from different places and times in the modern era The Pre-1947 Sightings UFOs: The Modern Era 3 The Truth About the Roswell Incident Setting the Scene The Revival The Original Witnesses The Second Crash Site and the Bodies Implications The Mogul Balloon The Official Investigations Physical Evidence Summing Up 4 UFOs: Associated Phenomena Cattle Mutilations Crop Circles The Men in Black 5 The Invaded The Phenomenon. The Starchild ControversyThe Visitors 6 The Chosen Ones 7 Conspiracies and Cover-ups The Nazis The Condon Committee Area 51: Dreamland Britain Elsewhere Why the Cover-Up? 8 Explanations Misidentifications Earth Lights The Electromagnetic Trigger Hoaxes The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis (ETH) Tricks of the Brain The Unknown Powers of the Mind Imagination: Humanity's Secret Weapon Abduction as Shamanic Initiation The Magical Kingdom The Embodiment of Evil The Cosmic Joker Time Travellers and Other Dimensions Conclusions Further Reading Index.