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9781573929912

Shockingly Close to the Truth : Confessions of a Grave-Robbing Ufologist

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    9781573929912

  • ISBN10:

    1573929913

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-07-01
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Summary

This amusing, revealing, and entertaining romp through the confused and controversial history of the UFO craze is a must for believers and skeptics alike. Shockingly Close to the Truth! is the first and only comprehensive tell-all history of UFOlogy from two men who have been at the centre of this cult like movement for close to half a century. James W Moseley conveys the fun he has had over the years pursuing tall tales and purported evidence of visitors from outer space. As the creator of the newsletter Saucer Smear -- the source on the follies, foibles, fads, and feuds of ufology -- Moseley has the inside scoop on the amazing world of serious UFO sleuths and wigged-out 'saucer fiends'. His co-author, Karl T Pflock, has been tracking reports of unidentified flying objects for close to half a century and has written the most thorough investigation of the Roswell incident ever done. A feast for UFO buffs this book will also interest students of popular culture, social trends, and the psychology of belief

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(2)
A Note on Sources 11(2)
Prologue. The Truth Is Out There, Maybe 13(6)
Jim Moseley
Prologue. The Time Machine 19(6)
Karl Pflock
PART 1. The 1950S: S.A.U.C.E.R.S. and SPACE BROTHERS
In the Beginning
25(10)
Tracking the Elusive Flying Saucer
35(24)
Inside the Spaceships
59(28)
Attack of the Saucer Men
87(17)
The Straight Straith and Other Mysteries Revealed
104(24)
Grave Robbing for Fun and Profit
128(27)
PART 2. The 1960s: SWAMP GAS and HIGH HOPES
Adrift in a Saucering Sargasso
155(23)
What a Gas: I Become an Expert
178(16)
The Great Con and the Morning After
194(27)
PART 3. The 1970s: CRASHED SAUCERS and KIDNAPPERS from SPACE
We're Baaaaaaack!
221(13)
Greetings (Again!), Fellow Saucer Fiends
234(14)
Ufology Snatched, Crashed, and Mutilated
248(11)
PART 4. The 1980s: COSMIC BABBLEGATE
Roswell, MJ-12, and All That
259(10)
Conned Again and Other Follies
269(16)
The Marvelous Mr. Ed
285(14)
PART 5. The 1990s and BEYOND: VIRTUAL REALITY?
Trust No One! (Especially Your Abductologist)
299(13)
``I Don't Care What the People Say...''
312(11)
Millennial Musings and Parting Shots
323(5)
Epilogue. The Fact 328(3)
Appendix. The Straith Letter (December 1957) and Special Saucer News Adamski Expose Issue (October 1957) 331(22)
Sources of Further Enlightenment 353(8)
Index 361

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