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UFOs: INTERPLANETARY VISITORS
Book by Fowler, Raymond E.
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346 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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May 12, 2024
FOWLER’S FIRST UFO BOOK
Raymond Eveleth Fowler (born 1933) is an American Ufologist who has worked for MUFON, the Center for UFO Studies, and NICAP.
He wrote in the Introduction to this 1974 book, “I, like most of the public at large, had been both puzzled and frustrated over the controversy surrounding UFOs… I was barely a teenager when Kenneth Arnold… sighted nine large, flat, shiny objects flying in line over Mount Rainier… [in] 1947… Intrigued, I collected and read everything that I could find on the subject. This interest continued through high school and college, as well as during an overseas tour with the TOP SECRET United States Air Force Security Service… I became a member of a civilian UFO research group called … NICAP. In 1964, I was appointed to head a technical investigating team for NICAP. This, in turn, led to my being selected to serve as an ‘early warning coordinator’ for the U.S. Air Force Colorado University UFO Project… This book is a record of these investigations… Within these covers you will read the inside story behind both well-known and never-before-published UFO sightings… By the time you finish this book, you will have come as close to the UFO problem as most civilians have ever been, because you will be reliving the last ten years through the eyes of a FLYING SAUCER INVESTIGATOR!”
He recounts how he participated in a call-in radio show with Major Donald Keyhoe and skeptic Dr. Donald. Menzel: “Major Keyhoe vigorously presented evidence that our government was concealing the fact that ‘flying saucers’ were from outer space. His documentation, if taken at face value, was impressive. Menzel, on the other hand, proceeded to brand ALL UFO reports by reliable persons as being just honest misinterpretations of natural or man-made phenomena… The correct approach seemed to lie somewhere in the middle of these two extremes… [Menzel] had to label [all] cases as being either hoaxes or hallucinations… he seemed to really stretch the reported data to make it fit his hypothesis. Conversely, Keyhoe refused to admit the possibility that a nighttime sighting of a FIREBALL might appear to be a strange vehicle, even to experienced airline pilots. All of this further strengthened my contention that it was imperative to build up a record consisting of carefully investigated and painstakingly documented UFO reports.” (Pg. 59-60)
When he decided that he had to go out of town to investigate a UFO sighting rather than taking his wife and family to the zoo, he mused, “It was at times like this that I wondered what on earth I was doing in this business of investigating flying saucers! For some deep-seated reason, I seemed addicted to UFO investigation. To me, the very existence of UFOs, if proved, could very well be the most important scientific discovery that mankind had ever made. If they proved to be extraterrestrial vehicles, the implications were beyond comprehension.” (Pg. 74)
He recounts, “Menzel intrigued me. His attitude on UFOs seemed TOO negative. I wondered if he were just part of an overall government policy to debunk UFOs publicly… Was Menzel part of this program, or was he really ultranegative and emotional about the question of UFOs? One way to help size him up would be for me to have a face-to-face encounter with him, and so I did during the taping of ‘For Women Today’ on June 18, 1970… After the show, I shook hands with Dr. Menzel and told him I had enjoyed debating with him very mush. Menzel’s negative attitude and incredulous remarks concerning UFOs still remain a mystery to me. Is he sincere or are there ulterior motives involved? Dr. Menzel knows; I can only speculate.” (Pg. 168, 172)
He asserts, I am personally convinced that the major governments are working at a feverish pace on the UFO problem but at a very high level of secrecy. It behooves us to practice patience and tolerance toward the often absurd COVER STORIES that are generated from the Pentagon to explain UFOs away. Apparently, someone has decided, on the basis of what is now known (or unknown), that such secrecy in the long run, is for our own good.” (Pg. 287)
He states, “Much of my church life has been centered within Fundamentalist and Evangelical circles. The majority of people within these groups with whom I have discussed the UFO subject tend to either deny or ignore any implications that would affect their personal beliefs. I have heard some within these circles attribute the UFO phenomena to Satan himself… In any event, it is interesting to note that Christianity still thrives regardless of the fact that the earth is not the center of the universe and that man is able to fly. For the Church, such discoveries and events have meant the painful process of reinterpreting Scriptures and expanding its theology to be in harmony with current scientific thought. Unfortunately, because of the very nature of both theology and science, it takes many years to introduce new concepts into either discipline.” (Pg. 298)
He concludes, “The most logical hypothesis, the one that best accounts for all the reported facts about UFOs, is that they are manned and unmanned vehicles from another planet or planets! It would appear that a superintelligent alien species is indeed becoming a more intimate part of our earth’s environment and that mankind apparently has no control over the situation. As a nation and as a planet, we had better begin trying to peacefully adapt ourselves to its presence! Remember---understanding and progress do not come by ignoring or ridiculing the inexplicable. Rather, they come by facing the problem squarely through investigation, acknowledgement and study.” (Pg. 316)
This book will be of keen interest to those studying UFOs.
Raymond Eveleth Fowler (born 1933) is an American Ufologist who has worked for MUFON, the Center for UFO Studies, and NICAP.
He wrote in the Introduction to this 1974 book, “I, like most of the public at large, had been both puzzled and frustrated over the controversy surrounding UFOs… I was barely a teenager when Kenneth Arnold… sighted nine large, flat, shiny objects flying in line over Mount Rainier… [in] 1947… Intrigued, I collected and read everything that I could find on the subject. This interest continued through high school and college, as well as during an overseas tour with the TOP SECRET United States Air Force Security Service… I became a member of a civilian UFO research group called … NICAP. In 1964, I was appointed to head a technical investigating team for NICAP. This, in turn, led to my being selected to serve as an ‘early warning coordinator’ for the U.S. Air Force Colorado University UFO Project… This book is a record of these investigations… Within these covers you will read the inside story behind both well-known and never-before-published UFO sightings… By the time you finish this book, you will have come as close to the UFO problem as most civilians have ever been, because you will be reliving the last ten years through the eyes of a FLYING SAUCER INVESTIGATOR!”
He recounts how he participated in a call-in radio show with Major Donald Keyhoe and skeptic Dr. Donald. Menzel: “Major Keyhoe vigorously presented evidence that our government was concealing the fact that ‘flying saucers’ were from outer space. His documentation, if taken at face value, was impressive. Menzel, on the other hand, proceeded to brand ALL UFO reports by reliable persons as being just honest misinterpretations of natural or man-made phenomena… The correct approach seemed to lie somewhere in the middle of these two extremes… [Menzel] had to label [all] cases as being either hoaxes or hallucinations… he seemed to really stretch the reported data to make it fit his hypothesis. Conversely, Keyhoe refused to admit the possibility that a nighttime sighting of a FIREBALL might appear to be a strange vehicle, even to experienced airline pilots. All of this further strengthened my contention that it was imperative to build up a record consisting of carefully investigated and painstakingly documented UFO reports.” (Pg. 59-60)
When he decided that he had to go out of town to investigate a UFO sighting rather than taking his wife and family to the zoo, he mused, “It was at times like this that I wondered what on earth I was doing in this business of investigating flying saucers! For some deep-seated reason, I seemed addicted to UFO investigation. To me, the very existence of UFOs, if proved, could very well be the most important scientific discovery that mankind had ever made. If they proved to be extraterrestrial vehicles, the implications were beyond comprehension.” (Pg. 74)
He recounts, “Menzel intrigued me. His attitude on UFOs seemed TOO negative. I wondered if he were just part of an overall government policy to debunk UFOs publicly… Was Menzel part of this program, or was he really ultranegative and emotional about the question of UFOs? One way to help size him up would be for me to have a face-to-face encounter with him, and so I did during the taping of ‘For Women Today’ on June 18, 1970… After the show, I shook hands with Dr. Menzel and told him I had enjoyed debating with him very mush. Menzel’s negative attitude and incredulous remarks concerning UFOs still remain a mystery to me. Is he sincere or are there ulterior motives involved? Dr. Menzel knows; I can only speculate.” (Pg. 168, 172)
He asserts, I am personally convinced that the major governments are working at a feverish pace on the UFO problem but at a very high level of secrecy. It behooves us to practice patience and tolerance toward the often absurd COVER STORIES that are generated from the Pentagon to explain UFOs away. Apparently, someone has decided, on the basis of what is now known (or unknown), that such secrecy in the long run, is for our own good.” (Pg. 287)
He states, “Much of my church life has been centered within Fundamentalist and Evangelical circles. The majority of people within these groups with whom I have discussed the UFO subject tend to either deny or ignore any implications that would affect their personal beliefs. I have heard some within these circles attribute the UFO phenomena to Satan himself… In any event, it is interesting to note that Christianity still thrives regardless of the fact that the earth is not the center of the universe and that man is able to fly. For the Church, such discoveries and events have meant the painful process of reinterpreting Scriptures and expanding its theology to be in harmony with current scientific thought. Unfortunately, because of the very nature of both theology and science, it takes many years to introduce new concepts into either discipline.” (Pg. 298)
He concludes, “The most logical hypothesis, the one that best accounts for all the reported facts about UFOs, is that they are manned and unmanned vehicles from another planet or planets! It would appear that a superintelligent alien species is indeed becoming a more intimate part of our earth’s environment and that mankind apparently has no control over the situation. As a nation and as a planet, we had better begin trying to peacefully adapt ourselves to its presence! Remember---understanding and progress do not come by ignoring or ridiculing the inexplicable. Rather, they come by facing the problem squarely through investigation, acknowledgement and study.” (Pg. 316)
This book will be of keen interest to those studying UFOs.
November 28, 2016
Nicely detailed! A good buy...
Dated, since it was written in the 1970's, but is a really good book for a detailed description of what people were seeing! Many of these sightings were unknown to me, and I try to keep up with any developments. All in all, this is a very good book for any UFO library. His writing style makes you feel as if you were right there during the sighting.
Dated, since it was written in the 1970's, but is a really good book for a detailed description of what people were seeing! Many of these sightings were unknown to me, and I try to keep up with any developments. All in all, this is a very good book for any UFO library. His writing style makes you feel as if you were right there during the sighting.
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