The mystery of UFOs is tackled head-on by M.K. Jessup, a legendary researcher with a background in both academia (Ph.D. in Astrophysics) and practical experience (as an explorer of the jungles of the Amazon basin and Central America).
Although Jessup had a Master's degree in astronomy he worked most of his time as an automobile-parts salesman and a photographer.
He is mostly known for his pioneering ufological writings and his role in "uncovering" the so-called "Philadelphia Experiment"an alleged military experiment that is said to have been carried out by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania some time around October 28, 1943. The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was claimed to be rendered invisible (or "cloaked") to enemy devices.
I found this book to be very disorganized. There’s not a chronological timeline to follow and the author jumps from events in 1877 and then jumps to events in 1954, then back to the 1800s.
I wonder if this has to do with the version I own. My copy is a hard back cover that is light brown and only 240 pages. The publication page says it is a first edition and published by ARCO. (If you have any information about this copy, please let me know?)