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The Flying Saucers are Real Kindle Edition

by Donald E. (Donald Edward) Keyhoe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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COSIMO CLASSICS offers distinctive titles by the great authors and thinkers who have inspired, informed and engaged readers throughout the ages.

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In a personal, no-nonsense style, Keyhoe provides the details of his investigation; he talks with witnesses, reviews the fascinating history of the phenomenon, and attempts to pry open "the lid of secrecy" the United States Air Force had clamped down on the subject of UFOs.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004SQUE6C
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 277 KB
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Cassandra Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Still One of the Best Books on the Subject Ever Written
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015
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This is a classic.

I know
I know
We use that word "classic" much too often. "Classic Coke" "Classic Rock" "Star Trek Classic" and so forth.

"Classic Coke" should be called "Original Coke" then we know where we are. It's the GOOD tasting one.

"Classic Rock". There's very little of that around. Mostly it's just old music. Yeah, I know. It brings back memories for me, too. I'll be observing my 65th birthday in a couple of weeks so I know how you feel. But, really, it isn't "classic", It's old.
As for "Star Trek Classic" I prefer the alternate designation "TOS" (The Original Series). The one with the REAL Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest and not Abrams' demented reimagining.

God only knows what he'll do to STAR WARS.

But this book...THIS BOOK...should be used by every writer in the field as a model on how to cover a subject.

It is well-written, well-researched, AND firmly fastened in the TIME in which it was written.

This is very much a PRE- Space Program book about UFOs. And Major Keyhoe reminds us of just how OUTRAGEOUS the idea of "interplanetary craft" actually WAS to people back then. (It was published the same year I was born, 1950...forget Space Travel, the first JET Airliner, , the British De Havilland Comet, flew for the first time only the year before),

And the Major takes us along on his journey from incredulity through skepticism to acceptance that we are being visited by Interplanetary Craft.
And he even mentions UFO "Orbs". A fellow named Gorman had a dogfight with one. You can read all about that here.)
There are also some fascinating sections about early space flight research that WE were doing...and which show that we don't need to invoke "reverse engineering" of any spare UFOs laying about to explain how far we have come scientifically.

This is a fascinating read, and an educational one. Hope Kindle issues an improved edition soon.

I'd gladly pay for one with some photos of some of the people and sightings and so on.

In the meantime, this one is free on Kindle....do yourself a favor and GET it!
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Bruce D. Wilner
4.0 out of 5 stars folksy but conducive of thought crystallization
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2006
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I found this book unsatisfactorily casual and slap-happy for the work of putative been-there-done-that expert with such lengthy tenure in and around things ufological. Yet, by reading this, I did manage to concretize a philosophical system that has been emerging for years as I read one UFO book after another--while also reading widely in other things paranormal, as well as a spate of less abstract fields, such as history, science, linguistics, anthropology, and such. Let us posit that aliens (1) exist; (2) have the technology to visit remote star systems; and (3) took greatly enhanced interest in earth only when it developed weapons systems capable of either harming other civilizations (i.e., in combination with its rocket technology) or of destroying itself (which would constitute a crying shame from the viewpoint of fundamentally beneficent aliens who respect other sentient life forms). Keyhoe leads me to believe--amid his conspiratorial musings and his subtle hints at what was meant by what was really meant by what Mr. X thought that Mr. Y intended--that they are watching us and executing a hands-off policy until such time that we pose a direct, immediate danger to ourselves (this will occur long before we pose a direct and immediate danger to exocivilizations), at which time--Starfleet-style "Prime Directives" od non-interference notwithstanding--they will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure the harmonious continuation of our culture. Whether that means utterly conquering and enslaving us, or surreptitiously seizing control over certain key organs of our governments (possibly to include forging certain elements of the whole-earth government whose existence Einstein endorsed as a logical and necessary eventuality), or just providing cultural "guidance counselors," who can really say. It is indeed food for thought to ponder the likely--well, the possible--archetypal alien ethos and surmise what it might intend for us and why it should, or will, occur when the time requires it.
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DaleO
5.0 out of 5 stars More interesting than I expected.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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A very early book in the genre. It was interesting to read these initial impressions and i was surprised by how many sightings there were at the time. Most observers seemed quite level headed. The case of the air force pilot who died while chasing something at high speed and altitude was particularly interesting as it was taken very seriously at the time, based on this book. Worth reading if the subject is of interest to you.
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S Huston
3.0 out of 5 stars curiosity
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018
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Even though this book was written in the 1950's, I was curious about its contents in comparison to UFO reports of today, more than 60 years later. Not much has changed although I was a bit surprised to learn how far the military did go to explain away most sightings with such flimsy explanations even back then. There is no surprising information in this book. I gave it three stars for periodic typos which are very annoying to read around and a lengthy interview by the reporter and a military officer which was wordy and could have been summed up in a few paragraphs. I was impressed by the reporter's journalistic ethics and concern for accuracy which seems to be lacking in most of today's news reporting. If you enjoy history, this little piece written in the first person can give you a good perspective on the time.
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Written between 1947-49 so it's contemporary Roswell/Project Sign
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2024
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Buddy that wrote it was a Major in the US Army, he met with many Air Force (which was formed just after Roswell) people who spoke with him candidly (apparently) during the Project Sign epoch, but all clammed up after his story went to press in December 1949 and the start of Project Grudge. Was he legit or was he a CIA (which formed in 1947 just after Roswell) asset "selling" UFO's as a cover for aerial weapons platform research coming down the pike?
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Mrs. J. M. M.
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for learning or revising
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2024
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Everyone should read this book, it gives lots of information. The book is in new condition and appreciated. Thanks for quick delivery.
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Carlos BV
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnífico
Reviewed in Spain on July 3, 2018
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Un libro magnífico, un clásico de la "ufología" cuya lectura es muy recomendable, quizá imprescindible, para conocer los problemas y realidades que comprende el tema de los ovnis y su posible origen.
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Chris38Swift
5.0 out of 5 stars Un must have
Reviewed in France on March 28, 2016
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Si vous commencez vos recherches en Ufologie, c'est le livre par lequel il faut commencer. Écrit à une époque ou la chape de plomb et le "debunking" n'avait pas encore vraiment commencé sur le sujet UFO, par un homme qui avait des entrées privilégiées au Pentagone , une source d'info incomparable...
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Ricardo Luiz Baronto Flores
5.0 out of 5 stars Os OVNIS sempre estiveram conosco
Reviewed in Brazil on July 9, 2014
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Interessante estudo sobre o fenômeno OVNI, no qual percebemos, já nos primeiros avistamentos oficiais, por volta do final da década de 40 e início da década de 50, características idênticas aos avistamentos da atualidade.

Logo o fenômeno OVNI possui consistência em sua essência e não pode ser atribuído somente à causas naturais ou erro de interpretação das testemunhas oculares.
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