Overview
"Part personal odyssey, part espionage adventure, and part social history, Mirage Men delves into the world of UFOs, those who believe in them, and those who would have us believe in them. This is not your average UFO book. Mirage Men explores the strange and symbiotic relationship between the U.S. military and intelligence agencies and the community who believes strongly that UFOs have visited earth. Just how has the U.S. government manipulated the public's belief in UFOs to hide military aircraft experimentation? Among the UFO believers are the ""mirage men""--a close-knit group of men and women whose careers span science medicine, the military, and the intelligence services. They believe they have received parts of a flying saucer-shaped puzzle, whose final pieces lie tantalizingly out of reach. Dive into this comprehensive and astonishing exposition of exactly what these Mirage Men believe, and why. Interviews, anecdotes, and cold hard facts make this a persuasive book that's hard to ignore. Many are sure that official disclosure--government announcement of extraterrestrial presence--is just around the corner."
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Pilkington
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 20.70cm
Weight: 0.404kg
ISBN: 9781602398009
ISBN 10: 1602398003
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 13 September 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"[Pilkington] makes a persuasive case that much UFO-logy canon was started or encouraged by the government trying to conceal Cold War military projects. Ultimately it is persuasive, if not definitive. In Pilkington's telling, UFO stories are ""weapons of mass deception,"" used in bureaucratic battles to discredit competing agencies or protect real secrets. This is the stuff of normal power politics. His impeccable investigative journalism makes other books on this subject read like fantasy fiction. Pilkington knows how to spin a yarn.... Written in a lively, 'Can you believe this stuff actually happened?' style, the book is an absolute must-read for believers and skeptics alike."
Pilkington knows how to spin a yarn.... Written in a lively, 'Can you believe this stuff actually happened?' style, the book is an absolute must-read for believers and skeptics alike.
Pilkington knows how to spin a yarn.... Written in a lively, 'Can you believe this stuff actually happened?' style, the book is an absolute must-read for believers and skeptics alike. His impeccable investigative journalism makes other books on this subject read like fantasy fiction. Ultimately it is persuasive, if not definitive. In Pilkington's telling, UFO stories are weapons of mass deception, used in bureaucratic battles to discredit competing agencies or protect real secrets. This is the stuff of normal power politics. [Pilkington] makes a persuasive case that much UFO-logy canon was started or encouraged by the government trying to conceal Cold War military projects.
