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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Impeccably researched, this riveting journalistic investigation separates fact from fiction, and documents the existence of—and government reactions to—actual UFOs. “A treasure trove of insightful and eye-opening information.”—Michio Kaku, PH.D., bestselling author of Physics of the Future Leslie Kean, a veteran investigative reporter who has spent the past ten years studying the still-unexplained UFO phenomenon, reviewed hundreds of government documents, aviation reports, radar data, and case studies with corroborating physical evidence. She interviewed dozens of high-level officials and aviation witnesses from around the world. Among them, five Air Force generals and a host of high-level sources—including Fife Symington III, former governor of Arizona, and Nick Pope, former head of the British Defence Ministry’s UFO Investigative Unit—have written their own breathtaking, firsthand accounts about UFO encounters and investigations exclusively for this book. With the support of former White House chief of staff John Podesta, Kean lifts the veil on decades of U.S. government misinformation about this mysterious phenomenon and presents irrefutable evidence that unknown flying objects—metallic, luminous, and seemingly able to maneuver in ways that defy the laws of physics—actually exist. With a Foreword by John Podesta “The most important book on the phenomenon in a generation.”—Journal of Scientific Exploration “Written with penetrating depth and insight, the revelations in this book constitute a watershed event in lifting the taboo against rational discourse about this controversial subject.”—Harold E. Puthoff, PH.D., Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin “Kean presents the most accurate, most credible reports on UFOs you will ever find. She may not have the final smoking gun, but I smell the gunpowder.”—Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for PBS’s NewsHour
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This book wasn't what I expected. I've read other books about UFOs which always have a (conspiracy) theory about them that they push as fact. This book was different, the author was very articulate and well-researched and didn't push anything beyond eyewitness observations, mostly through interviews and letters. Some ideas of the origin of the phenomena were presented, but never pushed. This is top-notch reporting on the subject, presented clearly. The one thing I found, because it didn't push any answers, just a multitude of mysteries, that the book was more frightening and real than anything I've read.
One of the most important books I have ever read and would consider it essential reading to the public at large.
Leslie Kean presents an amazingly thorough series of interviews, personal accounts, and research regarding UFO's. She managed to interview numerous high level officials including generals and a US governor.
What I found most interesting were the various stories about a cigar like UFO or UAV if you want to use the rebranded term. The way these operated are exactly what the Navy pilot David Fravor and his fellow pilots claimed they chased. This is the initial story that led me down the UAV path.
Either the US has advanced tech they won't reveal and they've had it for over 80 years or it's not of this world.