Open Skies, Closed Minds: For the First Time a Government UFO Expert Speaks OutThis text reveals what is in the X-Files residing in the deepest vaults of the Ministry of Defence. It outlines cases of sightings, together with the government policy and procedure. It also details the Government's response to phenomena like crop circles, animal mutilations and famous sightings such as the Rendelsham Forest case (1980), the Roswell incident, and the sightings of the US supersonic aircraft Aurora which has never been officially denied or otherwise. The book argues that there is a real threat to national security and that not enough is being done about it. |
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OPEN SKIES, CLOSED MINDS
User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusAs a career civil servant with Britain's Ministry of Defence, Pope served a three-year stint in the early 1990s as chief investigator of UFO sightings in the United Kingdom. He began as a skeptic and ... Read full review
Contents
The CoverUp | 173 |
Danger in the Sky | 191 |
Earth Versus the Flying Saucers | 219 |
Copyright | |
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Open Skies, Closed Minds: For the First Time a Government UFO Expert Speaks Out Nick Pope No preview available - 1999 |
Open Skies, Closed Minds: For the First Time a Government UFO Expert Speaks Out Nick Pope No preview available - 1997 |
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