The close encounters man : how one man made the world believe in UFOs
O'Connell, Mark, 1979-2017
Book
Details the life of the astronomer hired by the United States Air Force who spent years debunking sightings of UFOs across the country before shockingly changing his mind and using modern science to accept that they actually might be real.
Main title:
The close encounters man : how one man made the world believe in UFOs / Mark O'Connell.
Author:
O'Connell, Mark, 1979-, author
Imprint:
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]©2017.
Collation:
xi, 403 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-386) and index.
Contents:
Under the dome -- Unusual stars -- The crowded sky -- Debunked -- Scintillations -- Project Henry -- Hynek in wonderland -- Flying saucer conspiracy -- Interaction -- Obscuring influence -- Burned brush -- Will-o'-the-wisp, part one -- Will-o'-the-wisp, part two -- Mr. UFO -- Signal in the noise -- Invisible at last -- The UFO experience -- The spur -- Purple peach trees -- Hynek vs. Sagan -- Close encounters -- Arizona -- The supersensible realm.
ISBN:
97800624841780062484176
Dewey class:
001.942
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
264365