{"product_id":"flying-saucers-over-america-9781476687667","title":"Flying Saucers Over America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   On June 24th, 1947, a private pilot reported numerous dazzling objects rushing through the sky above Mount Rainier in Washington state. It was the start of the current UFO phenomena, one of the country''s most perplexing and persistent mysteries. Within a few weeks, hundreds of sightings of flying saucers were reported to news media. Surprising reports of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico further added to the mystery that July. Since then, UFOs have sparked a slew of incredible claims and speculations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This is a sober and honest history of America''s first major saucer craze, based on many sources including previously classified government records. The book cuts through decades of mystique and confusion, beginning with the 1947 UFO wave and ending with the launch of Project Blue Book in 1952. Balanced and comprehensive, this history provides background, social context and other tools for reframing perceptions of a controversial subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Things Seen in the Sky\u003cbr\u003e 2. In Search of a Missing Plane\u003cbr\u003e 3. Flashes of Light\u003cbr\u003e 4. Wildfire\u003cbr\u003e 5. Contagion\u003cbr\u003e 6. Visitors from Mars\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fever Pitch\u003cbr\u003e 8. Looking for Answers\u003cbr\u003e 9. In from the Ranch\u003cbr\u003e10. Center of Attention\u003cbr\u003e11. About Face\u003cbr\u003e12. Unknown Knowns\u003cbr\u003e13. Down the Rabbit Hole\u003cbr\u003e14. A Laughing Matter\u003cbr\u003e15. Taking Another Look\u003cbr\u003e16. National Security and the Culture of Secrecy\u003cbr\u003e17. Dangerous Skies\u003cbr\u003e18. The Bureaucratic ­Merry-Go-Round\u003cbr\u003e19. The Twining Memorandum\u003cbr\u003e20. Life on Mars\u003cbr\u003e21. Project Sign\u003cbr\u003e22. Quest and Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e23. Project Grudge\u003cbr\u003e24. The Flying Saucers Are Real\u003cbr\u003e25. Project Twinkle\u003cbr\u003e26. Fate\u003cbr\u003e27. Going Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e28. The UFO Myth\u003cbr\u003e29. A Tangled Web\u003cbr\u003e30. Project Blue Book\u003cbr\u003ePostscript\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515848954199,"sku":"9781476687667","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476687667.jpg?v=1745428066","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/flying-saucers-over-america-9781476687667","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}