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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Impeccably researched, this riveting journalistic investigation separates fact from fiction, and documents the existence of—and government reactions to—actual UFOs. 

“A treasure trove of insightful and eye-opening information.”—Michio Kaku, PH.D., bestselling author of Physics of the Future

Leslie Kean, a veteran investigative reporter who has spent…

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4 authors picked UFOs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I highly recommend this book because it is a groundbreaking investigative book that compiles credible testimonies from military, aviation, and government figures to argue that UFOs represent a genuine, unexplained phenomenon worthy of serious study.

The book begins by establishing its journalistic foundation: Kean emphasizes that while most UFO sightings can be explained as misidentifications, a small percentage—roughly 5–10% remain unexplained even after investigation. These cases often involve highly trained observers such as military pilots, radar operators, and government officials.

From Marvin's list on exploring UFOs and alien topics.

Before Leslie Kean co-authored the 2017 New York Times article that brought the Pentagon’s secret UFO research program to the public and shared videos of unidentified aerial phenomena from Navy pilots, she wrote this book.

In it, you’ll find written accounts of UFO experiences from the type of people described in the book’s title. In other words, credible people worth listening to. I had the pleasure of interviewing Kean for my book, enabling me to share the behind-the-scenes of her remarkable UFO-based journalism.

Leslie Kean has been deemed one of the most reputable, competent, and thorough investigative journalists/reporters to interview and report on what a selection of important military, government, and other people have to say about the UFO phenomena. She is considered today to be one of the most thorough and respected investigators in the UFO field.

I firmly believe that Leslie Kean’s book is the straw that has broken the UFO “camel’s back!”

Here you have a world-class talent and supremely qualified journalist grabbing the UFO dilemma by the horns and forcing the subject of flying saucers right upon the public…

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

This book soberly presents a stunning collection of eyewitness testimonies by highly credible witnesses, as well as glimpses of government insider information about the decades-long campaign of suppression, ridicule, gaslighting, and overt hostility toward UFO experiencers and theorists alike. Published in 2010, this book played an instrumental role in beginning the gradual sea change in attitudes toward disclosure that continues to build today.

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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