Kelly–Hopkinsville
The Lakenheath Incident
The Saturn-Shaped Saucers
Waving at the Aliens
5. The Sixties
From Alien Pancakes to Flying Cones: A Timeline
A Case Study: The Falcon Lake Incident
Alien Fireworks
A Shaggy UFO Story?
Dr. X
Astronauts and UFOs
6. THE SEVENTIES
Rockets, Robots, and Rhodesia: A Timeline
Zapped!
Falconbridge
Tehran
Val Johnson’s UFO Encounter
7. The Eighties
The Moscow Jellyfish, Chernobyl, and the Banana Craft: A Timeline
Rendlesham
The Belgian Wave
8. The Nineties
The Belgian Wave Continues
Transformers, Solar Eclipse, and Little Men in Black: A Timeline
The Giant Yukon Saucer
The Phoenix Lights
9. The 2000s
Frankfurters and the Texas Flap: A Timeline
And Beyond
PART THREE: CONTACT: ABDUCTIONS, CREATURES, AND THE SEARCH FOR PROOF
1. Contactees
2. Abductees
Betty and Barney Hill
Pascagoula
Villas-Boas
The Manhattan Abduction
Two More Cases
What Does This All Mean?
The Psychology of Abductions
Other Theories About Abductions
3. Memories and Mementos
Hypnosis
Sleep Paralysis
Implants
Get the Scoop
4. Aliens and Creatures
Venusians and Reptilians
Nordic Aliens: The Blondes
Greys
Alien Hybrids
Little Green Men
5. Other Topics
Crop Circles
British Crop Formations
Are Crop Circles Real?
The Face on Mars
Cattle Mutilations
2012
Religion and Cults
Heaven’s Gate and Others
Alternate Dimensions
PART FOUR: UFOS AND SOCIETY
1. Government and UFOs
Can Secrets Be Kept?
Project Sign
Project Grudge
Project Blue Book
The Condon Report
Wilbert B. Smith
Other Governments and UFOs
CIRVIS Reports
2. Cover-Up?
Majestic-12
Men in Black
3. UFO Organizations and Groups
4. Skeptics and Debunkers
CSI
Science and the Fairy Ring
Debunking
Hoaxes
How to Report a UFO
Bibliography
To produce a Big Book, one must have friends and colleagues with Big Hearts. I certainly have many of these.
In terms of writing and encouragement, I must thank my writers’ group, Off The Wall, including Evelyn Woodward, Susan Rocan, Kevin Russell, Sam Courcelles, K.C. Oliver, Katherine Lovejoy, and Barbara Lange.
My publisher, Dundurn Press, has helped me refine and craft my manuscript into readable form, particularly their staff: Matt Baker, Margaret Bryant, Tammy Mavroudi, Karen McMullin, Michael Carroll, Jennifer Scott, and especially Beth Bruder.
For assistance with scanning and artwork, I would like to thank Pat Goss and Stacey Archer, as well as Jennifer Wang, Susan Birdwise, Vladimir Simosko, Zachary Rutkowski, Erwin Dirks, and Billy Booth.
For moral support and for sharing views, news, and ideas about UFOs, I would like to thank Alan and Cindy Anderson, Geoff Currier, Geoff Dittman, John Danakas, Grant Cameron, Sue St. Clair, Terry Groff, Linda and Don Percy, Dave Trimble, Stanton Friedman, Nicholas Roesler, Vladimir Simosko, Francois Bourbeau, Errol Bruce-Knapp, and Chris Reid.
Finally,