Reviews

Echoes Hynek in holding that [UFOs] point to an aspect of the natural world not yet explored by science." —London Review of Books

"Seldom has there been such a careful and exhaustive cataloguing of UFOs as historic, modern, spiritual, cultural, and pop myth." —Fortean Times

"Thick and rich with historical and sociological references that constitute a scholarly literature of ufology. An outsider will get a thorough introduction to the subject as an academic topic. This includes a reductionist approach to the subject that forms the basis for study by distinguishing between phenomena, experiencers, and the resultant downstream flotsam. Highly recommended." —Choice

"Bullard looks at UFOs through his own training as a university professor with a Ph.D. in folklore and comes to many fascinating conclusions. . . . His bibliography is impressive, and the book is a full account of UFO sightings and the development of Ufology. Those interested in the UFO phenomenon will find tons of interesting material to ponder and a different way of looking at it." —Library Journal

"A wide-ranging and wonderfully informed look at an elusive and difficult subject. Bullard, a folklorist, does a remarkable job of analyzing the UFO-and-abduction phenomenon's similarities with ancient myths and legends." —David M. Jacobs, editor of UFOs and Abductions: Challenging the Borders of Knowledge

"A compelling and admirable study that combines lucidity and intellectual rigor. Bullard outlines in eloquent prose the difference between the stimulus (puzzling sightings and encounters) and the stimulated (witnesses, investigators, theorists, hoaxers, skeptics, and spiritual seekers) to reveal a complex and shifting phenomenon that continues to challenge our understanding of reality." —Jerome Clark, author of The UFO Encyclopedia