2009 reprint of 1956 First edition. When Prophecy Fails [1956] is a classic text in social psychology authored by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter. It chronicles the experience of a UFO cult that believed the end of the world was at hand. In effect, it is a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world, and the adjustments made when the prediction failed to materialize. "The authors have done something as laudable as it is unusual for social psychologists. They espied a fleeting social movement important to a line of research they were interested in and took after it. They recruited a team of observers, joined the movement, and watched it from within under great difficulties until its crisis came and went. Their report is of interest as much for the method as for the substance."-Everett C. Hughes, The American Journal of Sociology.

Beginning with the infamous 1943 Philadelphia Experiment in radar invisibility, the path leads to modern-day scraps of evidence left at a desolate Air Force Station at the eastern tip of Long Island -- scraps of mind-control experiments and other questionable activities that were undertaken even after the base had officially ceased to function. Connections emerge that weave an incredible tapestry ending with the author's personal involvement in a way which could never have been imagined.

This book investigates numerous encounters between fighter pilots, other people, and UFOs. The author stated that while Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials for centuries, the Air Force was actively investigating these cases of close encounter, and hiding them from the people.

Masters of Light give us their thoughts on homosexuality, the political scene, the Biblical era.

SETI is still searching for the existence of aliens. We already have their names. Ashtar, Xyclon, Teletron, Sananda, Umaruru - so many names, so many aliens. Who can keep track of them all? Thankfully, you don't have to. AN ALIEN WHO'S WHO has done it for you, collecting together the biggest mass of names of real extraterrestrials encountered by earthlings since flying saucers began taking over the planet. We've sifted through the writings of hundreds of UFO contactees, ufologists, and experiencers to bring to you not only their names, but also their views on God, Earth's future, eternity, politics, and how we should run our lives. Like 'em or not, we strongly advise you: Don't leave Earth without it!

In his first published book, independent UFO researcher Kenny Young details his early investigations into the phenomenon in Ohio and beyond. From his first experience during the great UFO wave of 1973 to mysterious claims of flying saucer reverse-engineering by the Monsanto Research Corporation, Young shares his personal thoughts on the strange state of affairs in one of our country's most visited UFO hot spots. Edited by S. Patrick Feeney.

An intimate account, in three interlocked themes, of one man's remarkably complex life. ART: Budd Hopkins is a nationally known Abstract Expressonist painter, with works in the collections of the Guggenheim, Whitney, and Metropolitan Museums, as well as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and New York's Museum of Modern Art. In this revealing memoir, Hopkins explains the development of his work and describes with keen insight his friendships with senior artists such as Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, and Robert Motherwell, and the importance he finds in their work. LIFE: Beginning with his childhood and youth in West Virginia, a period that remains a central theme in this memoir, Hopkins goes on to discuss his life as a victim of polio during the pandemic of the 1930s, his complex relationship with his father, his participation in the famous "Cedar Bar years" of Abstract Expressionism, his adventures evading the attentions of several prominent members in New York's once closeted gay scene, and his summer life in Cape Cod. UFOs: Hopkins has also spent more than 30 years investigating UFO reports and is considered the world expert on UFO abductions. He has authored four seminal books on the subject, including "Missing Time" and the New York Times bestseller "Intruders," which was the subject of a CBS miniseries. Among the personal or professional relationships he writes about during his research are those with the astronomers Carl Sagan and J. Allen Hynek, the philanthropist Laurence Rockefeller, and the Harvard psychiatrist John Mack.

This book fully describes the fifth dimension and instructs the reader as to how they can travel to the fifth dimension to experience the past or future, parallel universes and even teleporting their physical body safely. Many case histories and easy-to-use exercises are included.

In his first book of original research for four years, Jon Downes visits the Antillean island of Puerto Rico, to which he has led two expeditions - in 1998 and 2004. Together with noted researcher Nick Redfern he goes in search of the grotesque vampiric chupacabra, believing that it can - finally - be categorised within a zoological frame of reference rather than a purely paranormal one. Along the way he uncovers mystery after mystery, has a run in with terrorists, art historians, and even has his garden buzzed by a UFO. By turns both terrifying and funny, this remarkable book is a real tour de force by one of the world's foremost cryptozoological researchers.

The author's personal life story of true encounters with conventions' impossibilities. "Armed with photographs, diary entries and accounts from friends and family, Dogged Days is a fabulous book, written in Ellis' usual, witty, self-deprecating style and should take pride of place on anybody's bookshelf." ~ Steve Johnson reviewer for UFO Data magazine.

2009 IPPY Bronze Award Winner (Science) Finalist 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Social Change) "The Thinking Person's UFO Book" seeks to understand the pervasive denial surrounding unidentified flying objects. The team of Gordon Chism and Richard M. Dolan melds philosophical theory and historical scholarship to present an easy-to-read, entertaining, and informative work. Chism shares his personal UFO sighting and his struggle with peer group dismissal. His experience caused him to wonder why people so often reject new ideas and new perspectives of reality. The book weaves his conclusions together with researched accounts of worldwide sightings and the government and military response. A key source for this history was Dolan's 2002 volume, "UFOs and the National Security State." The authors recognize that our human centric view of the cosmos is not serving our planet well. A society based on falsehoods is not the way to move ahead. Acknowledging the truth of UFOs would be a step in the right direction. As Gordon Chism suggests, doing so might just bring us to a new "Age of Reason."

Where do UFOs really come from? Layne holds an inter-dimensional, etheric-based theory. He terms those from the other realms as Etherians and the UFOs themselves sometimes appear as living creatures, referred to as aeroforms. Much of the information was corroborated by the scientific work of Trevor James Constable or came directly from intelligences channeled through Mark Probert, the greatest psychic medium of his time. Do not discount channeled material until you read this book. Layne was scientific in his approach until hearing Probert's amazing messages, which independently verifies his research. Covers propulsion systems, vibrational frequencies, and the sudden appearance of these craft more accurately than most scientific books on this subject have ever done.

This book contains a series of messages channeled from an extraterrestrial entity named Ashtar. These profound messages were transmitted via automatic writing through Edith Hill, one of the earliest known UFO contactees. Ashtar not only brings a message from our space brothers, but allegedly from Jesus Christ, whom the people of his planet admire and follow.

Was religion created in the minds of men or was it given to us by the ancient gods, who demanded our worship? Who were the ancient gods and why did they come here? Historical evidence shows that we worked for them and tried to appease them at every turn. Then, at some point, they left. Cultures from the around the world tell their stories through mythology and they are still worshipped in our religions. Their power over us was so strong that it is still with us today. We have been conditioned in a religious way and Barranger shows how this conditioning is, in certain ways, stunting our spiritual growth. The author reveals exactly how this slave chip from the gods has programmed us, and how we might finally break free.

Are UFO's of man or are they from alien worlds? This book presents strong arguments that will steer you towards the truths. It contains detailed testimony of numerous UFO eyewitnesses including two frightening close encounters with many sightings occurring near military installations. It covers the massive UFO flap occurring in 1988 in New York's Hudson Valley that extended into the early 1990's. Intimate details are given on personal experiences recent as 2004. From hardcore facts to far-fetched concepts, the author has consumed and digested a phenomenal amount of information related to UFO's as well as the known and speculated science behind them. The far-flung, multi-faceted research conducted by the author over many years is summarized and expressed for all those with a thirst to know. This book contains new revelations about the UFO landing in North Hudson Park, New Jersey in 1975. Fiery opinions are expressed based on thought provoking historical knowledge, both published and shared amongst those who are fascinated by this subject.

THE TUJUNGA CANYON CONTACTS tells the true stories of five young women "abductees" who lived in and near Tujunga Canyon, northeast of Los Angeles, and who were all linked by more or less intimate personal relationships. The abductions and related events, which took place over a period of more than two decades, were first investigated by UFO researcher Ann Druffel for five full years, and later by Druffel and parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo together. Many of the abduction details first revealed in the Tujunga Canyon case have been confirmed in the hundreds of cases that followed it. First published during the peak of the 20th century's UFO abduction epidemic, THE TUJUNGA CANYON CONTACTS was only the second book written about so-called "alien abductions." This edition of the classic work contains the two new chapters prepared for the updated version of the book. During this updating of the story, Druffel first realized that abduction scenarios can be fended off by strong-willed, confident experiencers, since three of the five young women intuitively discovered, and used, various "resistance techniques" to fend off, and eventually end, the harrowing attacks.

Donald Kehoe investigated many of the earliest encounters between the U.S. Air Force and UFOs. Keyhoe believed the Air Force was actively investigating these close encounters, and also came to the conclusion that the Earth has been visited by Beings from outer space for at least two and a half centuries. He also noted, that the sightings increased sharply with the coming of the Atomic Age after WWII. Using anecdotal evidence, Kehoe intimates that the government may have attained and adapted alien technology. Written in an engaging, narrative style, this book is a must have for any UFO library.

This book explores the science of extraterrestrial life, with a particular emphasis on the existence of intelligent alien civilizations. It introduces the reader to the basic chemistry associated with life on Earth and describes the planetary and stellar environments that allow us to exist. It also discusses the likelihood of alien life developing at other locations in our galaxy, along with the possibility that we will meet or communicate with them. This book is suitable for use as a text in an introductory "Life in the Universe" course.

"When Saucers Came to Earth" is the very first book in the English language entirely devoted to the story of UFO sightings that have occurred in Italy. Sightings of a special kind. The landings of "flying saucers" in the 1940s and '50s. These were extraordinary encounters involving ordinary people, in a world that has ceased to exist. Begin a fascinating journey back to distant 1912, when an Italian farmer met up with a ghostly light on a foggy night in the northern Italian flatlands; and travel to the early morning of New Year's Eve 1954, when an odd-looking flying saucer with two "pilots" observed an old bell-ringer. Over 100 amazing saucer landings are described in detail, all featuring sources and critiquing comments aimed at a better understanding of the follow-ups to - and the possible explanations for - every incident. Hundreds of maps, sketches, pieces of artwork, and newsclippings make this book a visual tour of the early years of the "flying saucer" phenomenon and myth.