After the flying saucers came: a global history of the UFO phenomenon
'After the Flying Saucers Came' is a comprehensive account of the stories, the people and the strange events that went into making the fascination with UFOs and aliens a worldwide phenomenon among believers, skeptics and the simply curious. It traces how an odd sighting of 'flying sau...
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| Format: | Electronic Image |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Further subjects: | B
Extraterrestrial beings
Public opinion
B Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal B Unidentified flying objects History B Unidentified flying objects Sightings and encounters History 20th century B Unidentified flying objects History 20th century B Paranormal B Human-alien encounters History |
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| Summary: | 'After the Flying Saucers Came' is a comprehensive account of the stories, the people and the strange events that went into making the fascination with UFOs and aliens a worldwide phenomenon among believers, skeptics and the simply curious. It traces how an odd sighting of 'flying saucers' by an American pilot in 1947 inspired governments, the media, scientists, writers and the general public to consider the possibility that extraterrestrials were visiting earth. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2024. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 24, 2024) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 pages), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-009205-4 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190869878.001.0001 |
