An Encyclopaedia of Flying Saucers

This is the exact title of a manuscript by Vernon Bowen, an author and attorney of the 40s and 50s, who decided to give it to the government for review in 1960. In 1999, it was mailed by the Army Freedom of Information/Privacy Office of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, Maryland to Tim Cooper of Big Bear Lake. After keeping it for nearly 40 years, the returned document is clearly the original, as typed by author Bowen. The document is interesting for at least three reasons: (1) it is absolutely authentic, and the aspects of authenticity will be discussed; (2) it provides clear evidence that the government had a high degree on interest in this topic, classifying pages either CONFIDENTIAL or TOP SECRET/MAJIC; and (3) the remarkable handwritten annotations provide confirmation of the involvement of Harvard astronomer Don Menzel in the UFO program, confirm the existence of Lt. General Twining’s 23 Sept 47 report to Chief of Staff USAF, affirm that Project Moon Dust is relevant to UFOs, and offer a variety of handwriting identification. The manuscript is offered for the first time ever as a book, and is exceptionally well written: Vernon Bowen had a great sense of humor but was genuinely puzzled by the phenomenon, reporting on virtually every single newspaper and magazine article up to about 1960. — ISBN13: 9780977205929