Here are the secret CIA papers that prove that the government has been tracking UFOs and extraterrestrials for over fifty years. In autumn 2016, the CIA sent to its website a cache of electronic files previously released under the Freedom of Information Act but housed at the National Archives. Among a variety of subjects were "unidentified flying objects." Finally, a stockpile of reports and correspondences were available for serious UFO researchers to examine at home. This book consists of selections from those secret files. Dan Wright spent eighteen months selecting, editing, and organizing the 550 files that are relevant to UFO research and has produced a chronological collection of CIA documents spanning 1949 to 2000. Each chapter focuses on a particular year. The summary of documents for each year is followed by a section called "While You Were away from Your Desk," which provides historical and cultural context for the document summaries and examines other sightings and contacts that are not mentioned in the CIA files. Among the fascinating tidbits areA memo to J. Edgar Hoover about flying saucer reports and The 1949 conference at Los Alamos that included Edward Teller, upper atmosphere physicist Dr. Joseph Kaplan, and other renowned scientists in which the participants debated whether recent incidents were natural phenomena or UFO sightings. This is a must-have book for those fascinated by the history of UFO sightings and those interested in government secrets and cover-ups. 36. 1989: Lots of Activity...Elsewhere14. 1961: Old NewsForewordPrefaceIntroduction1. The 1940s: War and Beyond2. Curiouser and Curiouser3. 1950: Escalation4. 1951: Calm Before...5. 1952: A Genuine Wave6. 1953: Cold Water from Robertson and Others7. Through a Long Winter's Night8. The Ham Radio Flap9. 1956:Transitive10. 1957: Ham Sandwich11. 1958: Insurgencies Peak12. 1959: Same Cast of Characters13. 1960: What's This All About?15. 1962: Blinders16. 1963: Cooper Spills the Beans17. 1964: From a Lull to a Quickening18. 1965: A Gathering Storm19. 1966: All Hell Breaks Loose20. 1967: The Tempest Rages21. 1968: Return to Relative Calm22. Where'd All the UFOs Go?23. 1970: AIAA Weighs In24. 1971: Science Journals--More to Say25. 1972: The Government Remains Quiet26. 1973: MUFON'S Year of the Humanoid27. 1974: Gemini 4 Photos28. Ignoring Base Intrusions29. 1976: An Uptick in Agency Interest30. 1977: Start Spreading the News31. 1978: The New Zealand Film32. Three Decades of Lies33. 1980-81: Disclosure at Home and Away34. 1982-1985: Habeas Corpus and Hudson Valley35. 1986-88: Claims and Counterclaims37. 1990: Back in the USSR38. 1991: USSR, Nay, Russia39. 1992-94: Spy Planes and Homemade Saucers40. 1995-1998: Psychic Woo Woo41. 1999: A Fitting Climax42. 2000 and BeyondPostscript
