After the flying saucers came : a global history of the UFO phenomenon /

After the flying saucers came : a global history of the UFO phenomenon /

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Author / Creator:Eghigian, Greg, 1961- author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
©2024
Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Oxford scholarship online
Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:
Unidentified flying objects -- History -- 20th century.
Unidentified flying objects -- Sightings and encounters -- History -- 20th century.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Public opinion.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13502231
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ISBN:9780190092054 No price
Notes:Also issued in print: 2024.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 24, 2024).
Summary:'After the Flying Saucers Came' is a comprehensive account of the stories, the people and the strange events that went into making the fascination with UFOs and aliens a worldwide phenomenon among believers, skeptics and the simply curious. It traces how an odd sighting of 'flying saucers' by an American pilot in 1947 inspired governments, the media, scientists, writers and the general public to consider the possibility that extraterrestrials were visiting earth.
Target Audience:Specialized.
Other form:Print version : 9780190869878
Standard no.:10.1093/oso/9780190869878.001.0001

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