Catalog Addition: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial
From: campbell@ufomind.com (Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 14:38:11 -0800
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THE UFO BOOK: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL
By Jerome Clark
Price: $19.95
Item Code: ufobook
This is an abridged version of Jerome Clark's huge 3-volume UFO
Encyclopedia. The original volumes are highly recommended as the
definitive UFO reference, but their high price tag ($95 per volume)
puts them out of reach of the average reader. Now the best entries are
available in this hefy paperback version. At over 700 pages, this
"shorter" version is hardly small and is probably the best bargain
around. It has instantly become our #1 recommended UFO book. Every
major case, investigation and social movement in ufology is covered
here, from the airship sightings of the 19th century to Project Blue
Book to the Travis Walton case, ending with the Heaven's Gate
suicides. (There are a few references to events in the 1990s, but the
best coverage seems to be the 1940s through 1960s.) Each entry is 2-20
pages in length and ends with a detailed bibliography. This is a
"real" encyclopedia, written in the neutral style of the Encyclopedia
Britannica. This abridged version is surprisingly complete and
eliminates the need for the full set for most readers. -- Glenn
FROM THE BOOK JACKET
80% of Americans believe the government is hiding evidence of UFOs.
Do you? Decide for yourself...
Jerome Clark's thoroughly researched and objectively written essays
invite you to weigh the evidence, examine the photographs and
drawings, and ponder the possibilities of UFOs and extraterrestrial
visitors.
Believers, skeptics and anyone who is curious about close encounters
will agree that no source provides more thorough or balanced coverage
then The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial.
Fifty years after the famous UFO incident in Roswell, New Mexico --
where witnesses claim to have seen a crashed flying disc and bodies of
dead aliens being whisked away by the military -- we are still
mystified. Are reports of UFO sightings based on fact,
misidentification, or elaborately contrived hoaxes?
According to a recent CNN/Time poll, most Americans think the U.S.
government has covered up evidence of alien visitations. What do you
think?
Now you can explore the extraterrestrial controversy from every angle
with Jerome Clark, an internationally known investigator of anomalous
occurrences. Clark delves into hundreds of intriguing topics, from
claims of aerial phenomena in medieval times to the Heaven's Gate
tragedy. He also covers major investigators and reporters, detailed
accounts of contact and abduction, and important UFO organizations
around the world.
About the Author
JEROME CLARK, who has been following the UFO controversy for four
decades, is editor of International UFO Reporter, the magazine of the
J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies. An internationally respected
authority on the subject, he has written the award-winning,
three-volume UFO Encyclopedia (1990-1996), Unexplained!, and other
books. He lives in Minnesota.
CROSS REFERENCES
Gulf Breeze, Florida, UFO Claims: Ed Walters & Gulf Breeze
case, p.263-267
Lubbock Lights & Levelland Sightings: Levelland sightings of
1957, p.339-340. Lubbock lights, p.342-350.
UFOs Over Washington: Washington National radar/visual
case (7/19/52), p.653-662.
Rancho Santa Fe Suicides: Heaven's Gate cult suicide,
p.269-273
Giant Rock & the Integratron: Van Tassel and Giant Rock
Interplanetary Space Convention, p.622-625
Incident at Exeter: Summary of events, p.182-188
Bentwaters Incident: Lakenheath-Bentwaters radar/visual case
of Aug. 13, 1956, p.333-336
Trindade Island Photographs: Trindade Island UFO photos
(one of the most compelling photo cases, witnessed by many
military observers), p.564-569.
MJ-12 Papers: "The Moore/MJ-12 maze", p.147-149
Alien Abduction: p.1-18; chart of abduction story elements by
percent occurrence, p.4-5
UFO Hoaxes: UFO Hoaxes, p.294-303
UFO Theories: Extraterrestrial Hypothesis, p.188-218.
Paranormal and occult theories about UFOs, p.429-444.
Psychosocial hypotheses, p.492-504.
UFO Crashes: Crashes and Retrievals, p.119-141
Foo Fighters and Ghost Rockets of WWII: Foo Fighters,
p.229-233. Ghost Rockets, p.242-249
Phantom Airships: Airship sightings in the 19th century,
p.27-39. Anomalous phenomena before 1800, p.44-58. UFOs
in the 19th Century, p.571-574. UFOs, 1900-1946,
p.571-574.
UFO Book Lists & Catalogs: List of selected UFO books
currently in print, p.581-689
UFO Video Tapes: List of selected UFO films &
documentaries, with a paragraph for each, p.669-679
World UFO Organizations: List of UFO organizations, with
their contact information and summary of goals, p.663-668
UFO Sighting Classification & Reporting Systems: Examples
of CE-1 through CE-3, p.79-100
UFO Detection by Radar: Lakenheath-Bentwaters radar/visual
case of Aug. 13, 1956, p.333-336. Fort Monmouth
radar/visual case (9/10/51), p.238-241. Kinross AFB case
(over Lake Superior, 11/23/53), p.329-331. Possible
connection of Washington State radar track and Lubbock
Lights, p.348. Radar tracking in New Zealand case,
p.415-417. Ocala radar/visual case (Ocala, FL, 5/14/78),
p.423-425. RB-47 Radar/visual case (from aircraft near
Gulfport, MS, on 7/17/57), p.505-508. Washington National
radar/visual case (7/19/52), p.653-662.
Walt Andrus: Responses slowly to criticism of Lear, p.162
Kenneth Arnold: p.58-62
George Adamski: Biography & references p.18-24
Marshall Applewhite: Heaven's Gate cult suicide, p.269-273
APRO: p.24-26
The Aviary: Falcon & Condor appear on "UFO Cover-Up
Live" in Oct. 1988, p.157. Falcon identified at Doty; Condor
identified as Robert Collins, p.162-163
Paul Bennewitz: Article on "The Dark Side" -- One of the
clearest accounts of the Bennewitz affair; involvement with
Moore, Doty, leading eventually to MJ-12 and Lear/Lazar case,
p.146-165
Project Bluebook: Bluebook history, p.465-482. Bluebook
Special Report #14 (released 10/25/55), p.482-486
Jerome Clark: Author
Edward Condon: Condon Report and Univ. of Colo. study,
p.592-607.
Bill Cooper: Cooper's conspiracy theory, p.158-162
Betty Cash: Cash Landrum incident, p.73-76
Richard Doty: Brief mention as source of Moore, p.149.
Involvement with doctored documents, p.151-153.
Involvement with Linda Howe.
Robert Emenegger: Emenegger/Sandler saga and Holloman
incident, p.143-144
Stanton Friedman: Classic photo of Friedman displaying
censored UFO document, p.148
Charles Fort: Biography, p.233-238
Project Grudge/Sign: Project Grudge, p.486-489. Project Sign,
p.489-492
Betty and Barney Hill: Hill abduction case, p.274-293
J Allen Hynek: Biography, p.304-308
Donald Keyhoe: Biography, p.325-328
Jim & Carol Lorenzen: p.24-26
Bob Lazar: Brief mention of Lazar as source for Lear, p.158
John Lear: Lear's conspiracy theory, p.157-158
James McDonald: Biography, p.363-372
Donald Menzel: Biography, p.386-396
James Moseley: Moseley investigates Adamski, and pulls a
hoax on him, p.296. Moseley photo, p.299
Stefan Michalak: Falcon Lake incident, p.219-229
Bill Moore: "The Moore/MJ-12 maze", p.147-157. Confesses
gov't involvement, p.163-164
Thomas Mantell: Mantell incident, p.351-356
MIB: Men in Black, p.376-386
NICAP: NICAP history, p.411-414
Edward Ruppelt: Biography, p.516-519
Bill Robertson: Robertson Panel, p.513-515
Herbert Schirmer: Schirmer abduction case, p.526-530.
Allan Sandler: Emenegger/Sandler saga and Holloman incident,
p.143-144
Clyde Tombaugh: Tombaugh's sighting of rectangular objects
near Las Cruces, NM, on 8/20/49, p.559-561.
George Van Tassel: Van Tassel and Giant Rock Interplanetary
Space Convention, p.622-625
Frederick Valentich: Valentich disappearance (10/21/78),
p.615-622.
Ed Walters: Ed Walters & Gulf Breeze case, p.263-267
Travis Walton: Walton abduction case, p.627-653
Lonnie Zamora: Zamora case (Socorro, NM, 4/24/64),
p.545-558.
Contactees: Contactee movement, p.104-114
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Created: Feb 26, 1998
