- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Piatkus (26 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749922907
- ISBN-13: 978-0749922900
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 170,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This title exposes the truth about official investigations into the UFO phenomenon, revealing previously secret MOD files which provide evidence for the existence of extra-terrestrial activity. It includes evidence that a UFO did land in Rendlesham Forrest, Suffolk in 1980.
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Dr David Clarke is a journalist, author and academic and lectures on folklore and supematural belief at the University of Sheffield. He has been featured in the Daily Mail and Fortean Times and has contributed to many tv and radio programmes including Strange But True, BBC Mysteries, Horizon and Radio 4 Today Programme. He lives in Sheffield. Andy Roberts is a freelance writer. He has contributed to many tv productions including Everyman, Down to Earth and Origin Unknown. Together David and Andy have written The UFOs that Never Were and Phantoms of the Sky.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just the facts ma'am,
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This review is from: Out Of The Shadows: UFOs, the Establishment and the Official Cover Up: UFOs, the Establishment and Official Cover Up (Hardcover)
I want to second Mr. Martin's review. As a former USAF historian, I am not ashamed to say I have had an interest in UFOs but the literature on the subject is almost entirely nonsense and paranoid. The authors here have done a terrific job summarizing the history of UK government involvement in the phenomenon. They strip away the nonsense and present realistic scenarios. For instance, they make the strong point that most radar UFO sightings occurred at a time when the natural phenomenon of inversion layers and radar limitations were not well-known. Think about that: when is the last time that a major UFO sighting occurred that was solely by radar? UFO true believers might not want to read such an explanation but it makes sense. Now that said, the authors are not strict skeptics. Two early 1950s UFO sightings over an RAF base in southern England--involving "falling leaf" UFOs are completely puzzling and would challenge even the most hardest skeptic to explain. If more books would concentrate on the small percentage of truly puzzling sightings and leave alone the stuff known to be a hoax or misidentification, then perhaps we might get to the truth on this subject.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Research,
By Mark P Martin (Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out Of The Shadows: UFOs, the Establishment and the Official Cover Up: UFOs, the Establishment and Official Cover Up (Hardcover)
Roberts and Clarke are refreshingly different; they diligently excavated Top Secret documents from the bowels of the Ministry of Defence and Public Record Office. They have tracked down and quizzed original witnesses, including RAF Wing Commanders, Test Pilots and Intelligence agents Over the decades several notorious UFO incidents have been offered as evidence of Alien intrusion. The authors examined such cases. They argue strongly and concisely that their new material, found in the original roots of cases, turns many mysteries mundane. However, supporters of the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis will appreciate that some episodes defy prosaic rationalisation. Some events recorded in official files by utterly credible witnesses must be regarded as truly paranormal. In 1992 the British Government stated it wished dispel its aura of secrecy and become more open. The Freedom of Information Act 2000, drafted in November of that year, will be fully implemented in 2005. As a forerunner its policy now, is of increased co-operation towards people who wish to see official files. Andy and Dave benefited from this; such files were crucial to their research. However, their search for evidence and information was not easy. Years were spent hunting through musty archives. Perseverance produced results, the discovery of a Ufological “Holy Grail”; documentry proof the British Government has conducted Top Secret UFO research. They unearthed a document entitled “Flying Saucer Working Party”. In 1950 a small team of senior military and intelligence specialists assembled to study hundreds of real X-Files. The book runs chronologically, from World War Two when RAF pilots had “Screaming dogfights” with “things” and mystery “lights” (this was several years before people used the terms UFO and Flying Saucer.). As you would expect the mythical Rendalsham incident is analysed. The writers score another first here. In May 2001 they discovered the Governments official file on the events that unfolded in that dark, frozen East Anglian forest My only criticism: a few minor mistakes, such as the names and technical details of aircraft being wrong. These slight mishaps don’t affect the books' great strength. Many UFO books lean towards the melodramatic and sinister. This one does not. Rather it is absorbing, intriguing and intellectually nutritious. Stimulating, not titillating. The UFO research community and general readers should value this. The tome is a 282-page hardback; well illustrated, with a bibliography, thoroughly referenced and indexed. “Out of the Shadows” is a fine piece of writing of craft. A superb example of proper UFO research. Recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
About Time,
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This review is from: Out Of The Shadows: UFOs, the Establishment and the Official Cover Up: UFOs, the Establishment and Official Cover Up (Hardcover)
A superb book and long overdue high profile for two authors who were always more concerned with the realities of UFOs than spectacular myths. From the sense talked about many well known cases to the ideas and clear thinking that inform a few lesser stories this is a benchmark for other books. Packed with facts and delivered with clarity. A great book lads, keep 'em coming.
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