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More than any other strange phenomena, the existence of life on other planets has sparked the most discussion. Many have claimed to have seen strange spacecraft and some are absolutely sure they've been abducted by aliens. Is there any truth to these stories? Could life "out there" exist? Using the scientific method and other information, this book aims to find out!

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

12 septembre 2013

EAN13

9781406269697

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

5 Mo

N C E S O LV I N G M Y S T E R I E S W I T H S C I E A L I E NSa n d U F OS

S O LV I N G M Y S T E R I E S W I T H S C I E N C E ALIENS UFO andS

L O R I H I L E

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Hile, Lori Aliens and UFOs. – (Solving mysteries with science) 001.9’42-dc23 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy pp. 27 (© AF archive), 31 (© Mary Evans Picture Library), 18 bottom (© World History Archive), 21 top (© Thierry Grun); AP/Press Association Images p. 32 (Susan Walsh); Corbis p. 26 (© Bettmann); Dreamstime p. 33 (Innovari); Fortean Photo Library p. (18 top); Getty Images pp. 4 to 5 (Blend Images/PBNJ Productions), 20 to 21 (Science Photo Library/Magrath/Folsom), 22 (Purestock), 23 (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini), 25 (Dave M. Benett), 35 (Visuals Unlimited, Inc./ Victor Habbick), 36 (Science Photo Library/Laguna Design), 43 (Photographer’s Choice RF/Siede Preis); NASA p. 34 to 35 (Spitzer Space Telescope Collection); Photographer unknown p. 29; Reuters p. 37 (© Scanpix Norway/Anita Olsen); Shutterstock pp. 5, 19 (© Albert Ziganshin), 24 to 25 (© Daniele Carotenuto), 28 to 29 (© Bairachnyi Dmitry), 32 to 33 (© revolution), 37 (frenta/© Lukiyanova Natalia), 40 (© Vlue), 40 to 41 (© photobank.kiev.ua), 42 (© photoBeard), 29; The Kobal Collection pp. 38 (Universal/Amblin), 39 (Universal), 41 (Battleship Delta Productions).

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Contents Up in the air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Close encounters of the §rst, second, and third kind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Alien encounters and abductions . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Investigating UFOs and aliens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 UFO or IFO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 UFO hoaxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 What could it be? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Can the mystery be solved?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Fitting the facts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Up in the air

Is it a bird? A plane? Have you ever looked up at the sky and seen something you didn’t recognize? Something that looks and behaves dierently from birds, aeroplanes, stars, planets, or clouds? Then you might have witnessed a UFO, or Unidenti§ed Flying Object! For centuries, people have noticed odd objects in the sky, but only in the last century have many of these sightings been carefully recorded.

Some people also claim to have seen strange creatures on board these unidenti§ed objects. Often these creatures look a lot like humans, only with dierent coloured skin, bigger eyes or heads, fewer §ngers, or shorter, thinner bodies. Because they are unlike ordinary humans, these creatures are called “extraterrestrials” (ETs) or aliens and believed by many to be visitors from outer space.

But what do we really know about UFOs and aliens? Do they truly exist? And if so, are they really from outer space? In the §rst part of this book, you will read dramatic, real-life accounts from people who have witnessed odd, unidenti§ed objects in the sky. Some of them have even described encounters with aliens. The second part of the book uses science to examine exactly what it is that so many people have reported seeing.

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