The Unexplained UFOs
by Terri Sievert
DDN 001.942 (2005)
How to Catch a Flyer Saucer
by James M. Deem
DDN 001.9 (1991)An Unidentified Flying Object is just that... something unidentified that is seen in the sky. It doesn't mean that it has come from outer space, or that it can't find its way (as many do) into the category of identified flying object (IFO).
The first book, The Unexplained UFOs, provides a brief history of UFOs, the people who have seen them, and the people who study the possibilities of them. One fourth of the book is devoted to the crash in Roswell, New Mexico. Want to know what distinguishes a close encounter of the first kind from a close encounter of the third kind? The UFO sighting classification system in this book can answer that question.
If, however, you want to really study UFOs, you'll have to read How to Catch a Flying Saucer. Divided into two parts, the first part of the book is a UFO primer and the second part instructs the reader on how to become a UFOlogist. Both parts are written with a journalistic credulity that balances skepticism with a willingness to believe in the possibility of UFOs. While Part 1 entertains with stories and investigations, I found Part 2 to be the most interesting part. The chapters on how to observe and document a UFO give surprisingly serious, structured advice that could serve those observing and writing about more terrestrial things just as well.
