Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Extraordinary Stories of Documented Sightings and Encounters

by Joan Bird

In 1950, two spinning disks flew over Great Falls, Montana, and were filmed on a hand-held camera. Today, those flying saucers in the now-famous Montana Movie still defy conventional explanation. In the 1960s, UFOs were reported at Minuteman missile silos in Montana. In separate incidents while a UFO was overhead, armed and ready nuclear missiles were suddenly deactivated as missile launch officers watched helplessly. The U.S. Air Force ordered these men never to tell anyone what happened. This book critically examines these and other UFO events in Montana, including reported contact with extraterrestrials. Drawing on recently declassified government documents, historic reports, and first-hand interviews, research scientist and author Joan Bird presents compelling evidence that UFOs are real, have frequented Montana s Big Sky, and have landed in the state. This book also introduces readers to significant UFO incidents in the U.S., to official government investigations such as Project Blue Book, and to major figures in the study of UFOs. Whether a skeptic or a believer, this book will inform, entertain, and challenge you to take a closer look at the possibility even the probability of UFOs. Joan Bird has written a book that will be of high interest to anyone living in Big Sky country. But, as Montana has hosted some of the most dramatic and revealing events in UFOlogy, it will also be of special interest to UFO researchers and to the wider community. -- Warren Aston, UFO Researcher and Author

232 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2012

Reviews

[Kevin Candela · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a true believer who's done his fair share of research on the subjects at hand - UFOs and extraterrestrials - I can honestly say this is one of the best fact-based books I've seen on those subjects. Who'd think Montana had experienced enough weirdness from space to fill a book? Well, it has: from Nick Mariana's undoubtedly legitimate 1950 UFO videos - in color - featuring shiny objects flying directly into the documented direction of the prevailing winds, to the Minuteman Missile shutdowns caused by fireballs hovering over Malmstrom AFB, to a couple of extremely detailed contact cases, this book depicts a world not as it's been told...a world ruled by lies that may or may not be intended for the public good. (From what I've gathered to date the secrets are kept for the good of a privileged criminal few, not because the truth would threaten society. Rich and powerful people tend to sacrifice all morals and principles as necessary to continue to live off the fat of the land.) Ms. Bird's interviewees are extremely reputable people from all accounts - you know, folks like public officials who dare to tell the truth of what they've experienced (only to generally find their honesty scorned with fearful ridicule.)

Important tales are told here: earnest mid-20th century photographers who mistakenly trusted the military (because in that era that's what the American public was already programmed to do), military officers who watched fireballs hover as their missile launch systems malfunctioned and then were told by their superiors they saw nothing, scientific evidence not generally known to the public that proves conclusively that human beings don't make all the crop circles (unless they're Stan Lee superhumans with ultrasonic and electromagnetic powers, that is) and detailed accounts of the encounters of a handful of Montana residents with aliens that were most decidedly NOT "grays" but instead looked like we might if we had any cultural concerns about our health and environment. All in all Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials is a great read for anyone who isn't too scared and comfy in their Matrix blue pill world to look at what's really going on. If on the other hand you think all this about UFOs, aliens, ghosts, etc. is just silliness, perhaps you should skip the book reading and just get back to your HBO gangster serials.

UFOs are for adults.

[Greg Strandberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an entertaining book full of stories about UFOs in Montana. I didn't read all of it, mainly because I'd heard some of the accounts before. I liked the information on the 1964 Canyon Ferry sighting, and how this might have been a copycat hoax of an incident that happened in New Mexico a short time before.

The last chapter on a guy that met friendly aliens was really interesting. This was in 1932 by North Dakota, and it's a great account.

I wish there would have been some information about 1800s accounts. We know that there was a supposed crash outside Helena in the 1860s, for instance. Anyways, this book has good tales for both Montana residents and those interested in Ufology.

[Jim Nielsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-researched, well-balanced look at famous, as-of-yet unexplained UFO incidents in Montana. I personally came across this book because of family heritage ties to Montana. Some family members knew people in this book and vouched for their integrity, which makes their experiences even more interesting. Anyhow, if you have ties to Montana, you'll find this interesting. If you don't, it might still be any interesting primer on the UFO phenomenon.

[Beverly J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book but it was so darn hard to read. The info seems good and well researched but the way it was put together it was virtually intelligible. I did, however, love the chapter on crop circles.

[Carlos Rodriquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smartly written... Joan Bird did an excellent job of sharing experiences from many sources. Having recently visited Helena, helped give me a greater perspective of the events that have taken place. Particularly interesting is the spotlight placed on the Gov./Military complex showing how for years they have conspired to high the truth from the public eye. There is more to this than for the sake of "National Security." Alien disclosure is decades overdue.