Ufo investigations manual by nigel watson

Global hot spots of UFO sightings and patterns of activity. Detailed appendices for the budding UFO investigator: kit essentials, how to produce an investigation report, tips on skywatching. Online resources and references. Glossary of UFO terminology. He also runs the website Talking Pictures www. He lives in Plymouth with his wife and three children. Table of contents A thorough look at the history of this phenomenon, from the turn of the 20th century to the present day.

Close encounters of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth kind - famous and not-so famous cases as defined by Hynek's classification system. Features detailed appendices for the budding UFO investigator, including a code of practice, kit essentials and how to produce an investigation report.

Review quote "In this attractive and well-illustrated, concise volume, Watson "The Alien Deception" presents a strong overview of the UFO phenomenon, covering everything from reported abductions to official investigations to physical evidence. The book includes a general history of reported sightings by date and county. For those interested in becoming UFO investigators there are several chapters on the classification and identification of UFOs as well as an appendix on how to produce a UFO investigation report.

To round out the discussion, Watson explores alternative theories and explanations for the objects, considering evidence that they could be natural or human made, rather than extraterrestrial. He points out that interpretations of UFOs have always been shaped by social anxieties of the times, and that there have been periods when the number of abductions reported would have required legions of spaceships transporting people.

The author also shows how simple it is to fake UFO photos. This accessible, attractively laid out title covers a lot of ground and stays relatively captivating throughout. Reference sources include books, websites, and blogs. Rating details. Book ratings by Goodreads. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. UFOs have been a global phenomenon from the late 19th century to the present day.

The UFO Investigator's Manual examines many UFO investigations worldwide by looking at the government reports, both official and secret, that have attempted to explain the "otherworldly". This manual also explains how you can identify a UFO yourself and how to classify an alien encounter--was UFOs have been a global phenomenon from the late 19th century to the present day.

This manual also explains how you can identify a UFO yourself and how to classify an alien encounter--was it of the first, second, third, fourth or fifth kind?

The findings of scientific research will also be explored, as will the human attempts at alien communication, and finally, alternative explanations of uncanny happenings coupled with over illustrations.

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In a sense it is a bit of misnomer. I ought to say straight away that this less wide-eyed and trusting than UFOs Caught on Film, which merely shows photographs and comments on them with little attempt to rule out alternative causes.

There is a section here on non-extra terrestrial causes, for instance. Similarly, the totally discredited concept of hypnotic regression is cited a couple of times as helping people recall abduction incidents without pointing out there is very strong evidence that the technique creates memories rather than restoring them.

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Look at where you live and work out the four points of the compass without a compass then check to see how accurate you were. There is something along these lines in the questions you should ask someone about an encounter but mostly to where the sun or moon was. Chapter 5 is something every UFO spotter should read because it looks at all the things that have been mistaken photographed as UFOs. The triangular UFOs, for instance, look like they could be aircraft being fuelled in flight.

Remember that optical illusion where you have cut circles in three corners so you think there is a white triangle. Same kind of thing, except in black. After all, the sky is never going to be totally black. One obvious thing about the trails of satellites and such is they are curved cross the sky which tends to give away the nature of their orbit.

Probably the most unusual UFO is on page 92 where an unidentified aircraft was radar-tracked in Western Australia in This one is considered to be a radar anomaly than aeroplane but it still looks like a puzzle to me.

With the way radar and satellite usage is done these days, you would think all unusual blips would have their secrets revealed these days. Seeing the selection of faked UFO photos should help tell the difference. Although not identified as such, the cover photographs looks like a George Adamski UFO even if it looks a bit like a speaker cone. If you want to get a grounding on the subject and be able to tell the difference between fake and possibly real UFOs, then this book does more than do the task.

Watch the skies with care and get evidence when you can. ISBN: Category : Books , Culture , Science. Name required. Email required; will not be published. About the Author Author Profile Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories.

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