Table of Contents

Introduction - The first Flying Saucers; 1. The Phenomena of the First World War; 2. The 'Flying Saucer' age; 3. UFOs and the Cold War; 4. Close Encounters; 5. Crop Circles and Alien Abductions; 6. Turn of the Century UFOs; Afterword

About the Author

Dr David Clarke is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University. He has a long standing interest in UFOs and other aerial phenomena, and has worked with The National Archives in promoting UFO material recently released by the Ministry of Defence. He is an experienced journalist, contributing to the Yorkshire Post, and other newspapers and magazines including BBC History, as well as acting as researcher and consultant to a range of TV and radio programmes including Radio 4 and BBC2's Timewatch series. He is the author of Angel of Mons (2004).