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A review by wyntrchylde
UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record by Leslie Kean
3.0
UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record
Author: Leslie Kean
Publisher: Harmony Books
Publishing Date: 2010
Pgs: 335
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Genre:
Conspiracy Theories
UFOs
Government Cover Ups
Unexplained Mysteries
Why this book:
UFOs…I’m in.
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Favorite Character:
Lots of familiar names here from years of Ancient Aliens, UFOs, and science programming on multiple cable networks.
Favorite Scene:
The Iranian Air Force encounter over Tehran and the Peruvian Air Force encounter over Arequipa are fascinating. I do wonder if the Peruvian pilot is the only one to have ever shot at a UFO from a fighter plane or if there are other examples that are still classified. Of course, there is the UFO flap called the Battle of Los Angeles where anti-aircraft guns fired at a UFO repeatedly. But that one is the classically discounted and derided weather phenomena or balloon.
Hmm Moments:
The Belgium UFO flap beginning in late 1989; the described vehicle sounds surprisingly like the so-called Phoenix Lights vehicle. Add the Ohio and the Hudson Valley UFO waves or flaps or whatever the term is for multiple sightings. The Cosford, UK incident appears to be the same type vehicle.
The idea coming out of the Belgian Air Force and the 1989+ flap that the reason there aren’t any good pics of “real” UFOs is that they emit a lot of UV light which messes with optics is interesting. Someone get in touch with Travis Taylor and the Skinwalker Ranch guys and let’s see what they find.
Uhm Moments:
“I believe that a demand for the release of yet more files—even in the United States—is no longer a useful focus. It’s an interesting sidetrack, but it does not speak to the heart of the problem. Undue emphasis on seeking further release of documents could even prolong the international stalemate we now face, and give governments a way out through claims that they have done their part by declassifying files or will be doing so in the near future.” …uhm, no. This plays into the hands of the deniers, debunkers, and Men In Black. This book came out before Luis Elizondo surfaced into the media spotlight whose oeuvre puts the lie to the idea that the US, specifically, have released and declassified everything without national security aspects.
Wisdom:
The Peruvian Air Force pilot’s story could’ve had a much worse ending similar to the one where the American pilot chased a UFO too high, too fast and lost his plane and his life.
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Last Page Sound:
When the book talks about incidents, it shines. When it spends its closing chapters on the cover-up and denial in the U.S. as compared to the test of the world, it drags.
Conclusions I’ve Drawn:
UFO research should be turned over to an independent United Nations connected research group. Many in the US chain of command would happily wash their hands of involvement and leave it to the “powerless” within the international community. They’ll continue their above top secret research and investigation free of a public facing component. Their current public facing has been dragged out of the deep shadow by Elizondo, Podesta, and former Senator Harry Reid.
Author: Leslie Kean
Publisher: Harmony Books
Publishing Date: 2010
Pgs: 335
=======================
REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Genre:
Conspiracy Theories
UFOs
Government Cover Ups
Unexplained Mysteries
Why this book:
UFOs…I’m in.
_________________
Favorite Character:
Lots of familiar names here from years of Ancient Aliens, UFOs, and science programming on multiple cable networks.
Favorite Scene:
The Iranian Air Force encounter over Tehran and the Peruvian Air Force encounter over Arequipa are fascinating. I do wonder if the Peruvian pilot is the only one to have ever shot at a UFO from a fighter plane or if there are other examples that are still classified. Of course, there is the UFO flap called the Battle of Los Angeles where anti-aircraft guns fired at a UFO repeatedly. But that one is the classically discounted and derided weather phenomena or balloon.
Hmm Moments:
The Belgium UFO flap beginning in late 1989; the described vehicle sounds surprisingly like the so-called Phoenix Lights vehicle. Add the Ohio and the Hudson Valley UFO waves or flaps or whatever the term is for multiple sightings. The Cosford, UK incident appears to be the same type vehicle.
The idea coming out of the Belgian Air Force and the 1989+ flap that the reason there aren’t any good pics of “real” UFOs is that they emit a lot of UV light which messes with optics is interesting. Someone get in touch with Travis Taylor and the Skinwalker Ranch guys and let’s see what they find.
Uhm Moments:
“I believe that a demand for the release of yet more files—even in the United States—is no longer a useful focus. It’s an interesting sidetrack, but it does not speak to the heart of the problem. Undue emphasis on seeking further release of documents could even prolong the international stalemate we now face, and give governments a way out through claims that they have done their part by declassifying files or will be doing so in the near future.” …uhm, no. This plays into the hands of the deniers, debunkers, and Men In Black. This book came out before Luis Elizondo surfaced into the media spotlight whose oeuvre puts the lie to the idea that the US, specifically, have released and declassified everything without national security aspects.
Wisdom:
The Peruvian Air Force pilot’s story could’ve had a much worse ending similar to the one where the American pilot chased a UFO too high, too fast and lost his plane and his life.
_________________
Last Page Sound:
When the book talks about incidents, it shines. When it spends its closing chapters on the cover-up and denial in the U.S. as compared to the test of the world, it drags.
Conclusions I’ve Drawn:
UFO research should be turned over to an independent United Nations connected research group. Many in the US chain of command would happily wash their hands of involvement and leave it to the “powerless” within the international community. They’ll continue their above top secret research and investigation free of a public facing component. Their current public facing has been dragged out of the deep shadow by Elizondo, Podesta, and former Senator Harry Reid.