Hi There!

My subject is UFOs.  No snickering!  ;-)

A 5-star answer would be a list of 20 books that look at objective
evidence for/against UFOs.

Examples:   

UFOs:  A Scientific Analysis  by Paul R. Hill
UFOs and the National Security State by Richard M. Doland


However, books in the following categories would be less helpful: 
sensational, conspiratorial, or just plain nuts.

Examples:

UFO: Abducted in Las Vegas by  Mr. Mib
Little Green Men Love Little Green Women by Dr. Z
Area 51 Cookbook by Julia X.

You get the picture.  I'm looking for as much objectivity as I can
find in this unusual area.


All comments greatly appreciated.

Thanks a million!
ron

Howdy, Ron!

Fascinating subject matter! I've read quite a bit on this topic
myself. I am a devout skeptic regarding the notion that alien being
are visiting us, but I like to read intelligent discussions of the
subject and view the alleged evidence. This list has a certain
inevitable slant to it, because of my status as a UFO unbeliever, but
I do believe that all of these books are worth reading. None are
tabloid junk, and a few are quite scholarly.

Here's a list of twenty books from fairly reputable sources:

UFO Briefing Document : The Best Available Evidence
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/044023638X 

Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0926524585

The Hynek UFO report
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0760704295

The Ufo Experience: A Scientific Inquiry 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0809480549

Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence and Implications
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967323800

The UFO Evidence - Volume 2 : A Thirty Year Report 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810838818

Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345342135

The Phoenix Lights Mystery
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971427224

Crash at Corona: The U.S. Military Retrieval and Cover-Up of a Ufo
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1569247331

The Roswell Encyclopedia
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380798530

Roswell : Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573928941

The Real Roswell Crashed-Saucer Coverup 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573921645

The World of Flying Saucers; A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth
of the Space Age
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005XZRM

Ufo Abductions: A Dangerous Game 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879755091

The Ufo Invasion: The Roswell Incident, Alien Abductions, and Government Coverups
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573921319

Watch the Skies!: A Chronicle of the Flying Saucer Myth 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425151174

Ufo's & Alien Contact: Two Centuries of Mystery 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573922005

Ufo Sightings: The Evidence
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573922137

The Abduction Enigma 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312872704

Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: A Reporter's Notebook on Alien
Abuduction, Ufos, and the Conference at M.I.T.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140195270

Here you'll find a huge list of "The best UFO books in English." At
the bottom of the page are links to more book lists:

UFO Evidence: The best UFO books in English  
http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1772.htm

My Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: ufology "book list"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ufology+%22book+list%22

Google Web Search: "best ufo books"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22best+ufo+books

I hope this helps to slake your thirst for UFOlogy lore!

Best always,
Pink

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 01 Nov 2005 19:34 PST

When I wrote "I am a devout skeptic regarding the notion that alien being
are visiting us," I meant to write "I am a devout skeptic regarding
the notion that alien *beings* are visiting us." I woulda typed it
correctly if those fershlugginer Venusians hadn't been beaming
confuso-rays through the walls at the time. ;-)

~Pink

PinkFreud,

You are truly a renaissance woman!  Thank you for your exceptional
work...as always!

ron

P.S.  Given that you (1) know Freud and (2) know cigar-shaped UFOs, I
was wondering if...

Uh...er...um...never mind!

Howdy ron, 

Granted, probably not objective, but "The Interrupted Journey" by
John G. Fuller and about the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill in
1961, is a "must read" on the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/044014115X/qid=1130898878/

It shows up on "The best UFO books in English" list that Pink, in
a great answer, references.

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Thanks, denco.  You are terrific!

ron

I think one of the most interesting UFO pages I've come across was
about President Carter, who apparently made some brief inquiries.

The article is pretty weak, if you read carefully and notice it's
third-hand, but it is interesting:

http://www.presidentialufo.com/nobel_prize.htm

The area of ET artifacts is more promising, in some ways. From time to
time, one can find ET artifacts on EBay.

Those who find UFOlogy disturbing cite among the chief reasons that it
breaks all the basic rules of logical argument.  If a thing doesn't
fit logic, a conspiracy is blamed. And actually classified martian
meteorites don't help much.

Locating ET artifacts is probably the thing to do, hobby-wise. They
probably have a lot of characteristics that might make them
detectable.

scotttygett,

Wow!  That's a lot of tees...heh  heh  heh

On a more serious note, thanks for your insightful comments.  I didn't
know about the classified Martian meteorites.  Fascinating.  I will
look into it right away.

I am currently reading about micro-meteorites embedded in larger
objects.  The micro-meteorites are the size of jelly beans.  Don't
know yet if this is legitimate science or a hoax.  It's interesting in
any event!

Thanks again for your comments.
ron

PinkFreud---I know what you mean!

Double Espresso is my antidote to Confuso-Rays.

Double Espresso has always worked for me...unless 
Jose Cuervo is shooting the Confuso-Rays.

heh  heh  heh

Thanks again, PinkFreud!
ron

scotttygett

>And actually classified martian meteorites don't help much.

Classified as in security?  Could you provide a link, please?  I know
Martian meteorites are classified by type, but I'd not heard of that
before.

Cheers

Ian G.