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by Peter a. Sturrock (Author)
Most reports of UFOs are cases of error or merely hoaxes. However a certain percentage defy all rational explanation. This study examines a number of cases that have been well documented and corroborated, yet remain unexplained.
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For over fifty years, the modern UFO controversy has raged between believers and debunkers, with little input from the scientific community. Now, in a major report commissioned by Laurance S. Rockefeller, an international panel of scientists grills UFO investigators and debates the physical evidence of dozens of cases, including:
Paris, 1984:
Military radar confirms reports of a gigantic disc, more than half a mile in diameter;
Ohio, 1978:
An Army Reserve helicopter's flight-control system is disrupted by an unknown cylindrical object;
Southern France, 1981:
Scientists find soil and vegetation evidence at the location of a reported UFO landing;
Texas, 1980:
Witnesses to a large flaming object suffer radiation-type injuries.
Featuring a focused, sober assessment by a distinguished scientific panel, here is a challenging -- and disturbing -- inquiry into one of the new century's greatest mysteries...
