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- Uninvited Guests - Richard Hall
- (A Documented History Of UFO Sightings, Alien Encounters & Coverups)
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- Aurora Press - 1988
- 379 Pages - Extensive Appendix
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- "Uninvited Guests" is probably one of the best books on the subject that I have
- read so far this year. It is a book that should appeal to both the seasoned
- Ufologist as well as serve as good background material for the novice. Richard
- has a talent for communicating complex situations and technical concepts to the
- non-technical person. His prose is factual, yet compelling.
-
- The book is broken into three parts. The first covers confrontation with the
- phenomenon including chapters on close encounters with vehicles, strange
- technology, humanoids, Roswell, and finally abductions.
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- Part Two addresses the physical and spiritual side of the subject (without
- resorting to New Age concepts). Chapters are titled "The UFO Anomaly", "Other
- Realms", "Supermind", and one of the best, in my opinion, "Nuts and Bolts". In
- this last chapter of the second part, Richard make a case for the philosophy
- that given all the facts the the best theory is the simplest. The one that
- relies on the least amount of assumptions is the best. Most all hypothesis in
- this field rely on either a violation of known physical laws OR new laws that
- have not yet been recognized by the scientific community. Mr. Hall carefully
- carves up the carcass of the UFO animal and serves us up a platter neatly
- dressed with the most straight forward scenario. The case that relies on the
- fewest assumptions.
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- Part three (Evaluating the Unknown) deals with the the cloaked and covert
- mysteries. Beginning with the skeptical side, Richard deftly maneuvers around
- the government connection and winds his way through the Psychology of the
- Extraterrestrial.
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- As if this were not enough he delivers, as a denouement, an comprehensive
- appendix. Nearly one third of the books volume, the appendix has four sections.
- The most voluminous are the case histories sporting an elaborate cross reference
- which allows one to find cases based on the following topics: Abduction Reports,
- Animal Reactions, Pursuit, Colors, Electromagnetic Effects, Heat, Humanoids,
- Levitation, Light Beams, Light Engulfment, Odor, Perceptual Anomalies, Physical
- Traces, Psychological Effects, Sound, Loss of Steering Control, Translocation,
- and Vehicle Encounters. Or, if you care to, you can read the over 90 case
- histories in chronological order from October 1, 1948 to November 17, 1986.
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- Appendix B contains over 40 pages of government documents.
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- Appendix C contains the MJ-12 documents
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- Appendix D is a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations.
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- If you can't find this great work in your local book store write to:
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- Aurora Press
- P.O. Box 573
- Santa Fe, NM 87504
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- Reviewed by Ted Markley