Introduction 1

Part 1: Probing Universal Questions 5
CHAPTER 1: What's a UFO (or UAP)? Identifying the Unidentified 7
CHAPTER 2: Are They Real? Judging the Evidence 21
CHAPTER 3: Are We Alone? Considering Theories of Origin 35

Part 2: Exploring (In)Credible Encounters 51
CHAPTER 4: From Unidentified to Undeniable: Tackling the Tic Tac Event 53
CHAPTER 5: Breaking down Britain's Roswell 63
CHAPTER 6: Proliferating Nuclear UFO Cases 71
CHAPTER 7: Chronicling Mass Sightings 87
CHAPTER 8: Surfing Far-Out Waves 99
CHAPTER 9: Encountering Three Close Encounters of the Third Kind 115
CHAPTER 10: Roswell 127

Part 3: Following How Governments Respond 145
CHAPTER 11: Perusing Public Programs in the Modern UFO Era 147
CHAPTER 12: Transitioning to Post-Modern UAP Programs 159
CHAPTER 13: Hovering over the Hill: Congress Takes Action 173
CHAPTER 14: Launching an International Odyssey 193

Part 4: Invading Mainstream Society 205
CHAPTER 15: Reigning Supreme over Sci-fi 207
CHAPTER 16: Moving beyond Fiction in Media and Entertainment 219
CHAPTER 17: Leading a Renaissance in Science and Academia 237
CHAPTER 18: Connecting UAPs to Religion and Ancient History 253
CHAPTER 19: Reaching Ufology's Outer Limits 267

Part 5: The Part of Tens 285
CHAPTER 20: Ten More (In)Credible Encounters 287
CHAPTER 21: Ten UFO and Alien Conspiracy Theories 295

Index 303