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Author Menzel, Donald H. (Donald Howard), 1901-1976
Author Boyd, Lyle Gifford, 1907-1982
LoC No. 63012989
Title The World of Flying Saucers: A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth of the Space Age
Original Publication United States: Doubleday & Company,1963.
Credits Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library and Doane University.)
Summary "The World of Flying Saucers: A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth of the Space Age" by Donald H. Menzel and Lyle G. Boyd is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The book delves into the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), arguing that many sightings can be explained through natural and psychological phenomena rather than extraterrestrial visitors. It seeks to debunk the myth of flying saucers by examining various types of reported UFOs and the evidence surrounding them. The opening of the book introduces the authors’ intention to address the surge of UFO sightings that gained immense public attention from the late 1940s onward. They recount how key reports, such as those of Kenneth Arnold's nine disks, sparked national fascination, leading to widespread belief in alien spacecraft. Menzel and Boyd underscore the frequent misinterpretation of natural phenomena, offering insights into how initial sightings may have been influenced by factors like atmospheric conditions and human perception. Through scientific analysis, they aim to separate fact from fiction in the narrative surrounding flying saucers, laying the groundwork for the detailed investigations that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class TL: Technology: Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics
Subject Unidentified flying objects
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EBook-No. 66639
Release Date
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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