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John A. Keel

Born

in Hornell, New York, The United States

March 25, 1930

Died

July 03, 2009

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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John Alva Keel (born Alva John Kiehle) was a Fortean author and professional journalist.

Keel wrote professionally from the age of 12, and was best known for his writings on unidentified flying objects, the "Mothman" of West Virginia, and other paranormal subjects. Keel was arguably one of the most widely read and influential ufologists since the early 1970s. Although his own thoughts about UFOs and associated anomalous phenomena gradually evolved since the mid 1960s, Keel remained one of ufology's most original and controversial researchers. It was Keel's second book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse (1970), that popularized the idea that many aspects of contemporary UFO reports, including humanoid encounters, often paralleled ancient folklore ...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 10,463 ratings · 1,258 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mothman Prophecies 3.50 avg rating — 6,974 ratings — published 1975 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Trojan Horse 4.24 avg rating — 667 ratings — published 1970 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eighth Tower 3.90 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Haunted Planet 3.87 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 1971 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 1970 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disneyland of the Gods 3.93 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jadoo 4.12 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1957 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind: Selected Writings of John A. Keel by John A. Keel, Andrew Colvin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tessa B. Dick (Introduction) 4.23 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searching For the String: Selected Writings of John A. Keel by John A. Keel, Andrew Colvin (Goodreads Author), Gray Barker (Introduction) 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of John Keel: Volume 1 by John A. Keel, Andrew Honigman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Belief is the enemy.”
― John A. Keel

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“The FBI and the CIA hate each other, and they both hate the telephone company. The telephone company, in turn, seems to hate everybody.”
― John A Keel, The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story

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“They are not from outer space. There is no need for them to be. They have always been here.”
― John A. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies

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