The Field Guide to Ufos

by Stacy, Dennis W.; Huyghe, Patrick; Trumbore, Harry

• ISBN13: 9780380802654
• ISBN10: 0380802651
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-06
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

The classic UFO-shaped like a flying saucer with a dome on top--in reality represents but a small fraction of the mystery aerial objects people have reported seeing over the past half century or so. Eyewitnesses around the world actually describe a bewildering array of forms in flight. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive look at the physical structure of UFOs, a book devoted to identifying and categorizing the dozens of different shapes the UFO phenomenon exhibits globally. From double-ringed to triange-shaped UFOs, from saucers to cigar-shaped craft-and more-this book documents each variant, describes often extraordinary encounters, and even takes the extra step of offering the skeptic's explanation for some of the sightnings. What can the shape of a UFO tell us? In some cases, the shape of the object or phenomenon provides a strong clue to its origin. But in all cases, the classification system developed in this book shows quite clearly that there is no single solution to the UFO mystery--there are most likely many answers. And some surprises too.

Table of Contents

Introduction
An Embarrassment of Riches	1	(1)
The First Flying Saucer	2	(3)
The Problem of Human Observation	5	(4)
The Arnold Phenomenon	9	(2)
The UFO Report	11	(2)
Classify and Reclassify	13	(4)
UFO Geometry 101	17	(1)
On with the Show	18	(3)
Lightform	21	(6)
Spherical	27	(10)
Discoid	37	(30)
Elliptical	67	(16)
Cylindrical	83	(20)
Rectangular	103	(4)
Triangular	107	(16)
Shape-Shifter	123	(48)
AFTERWORD
Sizing Up Shapes	133	(1)
UFO Fashions	134	(4)
Physical Evidence	138	(3)
Inside Scoop	141	(5)
Extraordinary Maneuvers	146	(3)
Modes of Propulsion	149	(2)
Waves and Flaps	151	(4)
Hot Spots	155	(8)
In Theory	163	(2)
The Answer(s)	165	(6)
Acknowledgments	171	(2)
Bibliography	173	(4)
Resources	177	(2)
Case Index	179