History of UFO Crashes

This is a quick read on the most popular UFO crashes out there. Maj Randle takes a look at the evidence and gives the opinion of it happened, is a hoax, or more information/research needed. There are several in depth looks at some of the cases, and the back is filled with many other crashes, both rumored and hoaxes. If one wants to buy this book thinking all the crashes will be validated, one will have to think again. Maj Kevin Randle should be more appreciated for his research efforts. He is not one to beat a dead horse, and will call a hoax when he sees one. The reason it gets four out of five is that the book is aged, and a lot of new information has come out on Roswell. This is a good introduction paperback for those who are interested in good research. There is no far out theories or stories here, but the facts of what are known.

Clear and concise research by, in my humble opinion, one of the most clear-headed, fact based researchers on the topic of UFO's. As the title suggests, this book concentrates only on stories of CRASHED UFO's; no sightings, no abdution lore. The beef of the book concentrates on the five best cases of authentic crashes, then the book finishes with a chronology of alleged crashes and explinations (85% proven hoaxes, the rest are non-ufo related, insufficiant data, and a handfull of probable authentic cases. Probably one of the best source books for the serious researcher; loony unconditional believers probably won't like it, nor will hardened skeptics (debunkers by another name, who will grasp at anything to explain the authentic cases away). There are only two cases presented in this book with which I have contention: 1) Aurora, Texas (1897). New information ,possibly since the publishing of this book, may lead this case to the point of authentication...there are two ways to find out for sure. A) although the heastone was stolen in the '70's, locate the grave of the "airship pilot" and have it exhumed (it's been in litigation for 10 years to do so). B) Open Proctor's well (where debries was allegedly thrown). If any remains,it would go a long way to proving either authentication or hoax. 2) Roswell. I still consider this the Trojen Horse (too much is made of this when there are better cases). Since the publication of this book, Glen Dennis' testimony has been proven, to the most part, to be fabrication. Would the Air Force fessed up that the wreckage was that of a rocket or experimental aircraft, this case would have for the most part dissapeared. The only things that keep Roswell on the "Unsolved" list is the testimony of the first hand witnesses of the metallic debris, and the length of rediculousness of the explinations that the Air Force continues to distribute. Overall, one of the best books ever written about the topic of UFO crashes, and a must read for beginner and serious researcher alike.

I found this book well researched and stuffed with proven fact. The author hardly ever goes as far as speculating. I find comments such as that by reader JJMcGrath particularly stupid because they try to evade seious discussion by joking their way out of it. A book like this is a good opportunity to ask the question: If all the information, the testimonies by pilots and ex-airforce top ranks, the eyewitness reports from hundreds if not thousands of people, the tons of classified documents crafted by Army, Airforce and various government agencies, if all that is just wishful thinking by some UFO-lunatics, where is the book that relates proof that all the counts against the US government are totally untrue? I haven't found a single one yet, and I would really like the McGraths in this country to tell me.

I enjoyed this book very much and thought the writing was excellent as well as superb analysis of the UFO situation. I've been interested in this field for about two years and got started when I read Steiger's 'Project Blue Book,' 'Rainbow Conspiracy' and his latest exceptional book, "Alien Rapture." I recommend it very much.

This book covers everything that a sci-fier would want to know about ufo crashes