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In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who, or what, is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future, and our own....

This book discusses reports of UFO sightings and explains that scientists continue to do serious searching for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Examines the history and nature of seemingly paranormal phenomena.

Madcap, zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco. Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin is the bartender in a scruffy gin joint, with street connections that make him the go-to guy for just about everything. When one of his schemes goes south and his lady vanishes, Sammy follows a tortuous trail from Chinatown to Telegraph Hill to a hidden forest enclave in a desperate search to find his girl. Meanwhile, a suspicious flying object has...

Investigates several well-known accounts of UFO sightings as well as theories aimed at explaining why such reports cannot be true.

When a mysterious green, glowing object drops from the sky on the outskirts of Oakdale, Wishbone and friends set out to investigate.

"Engaging images accompany information about UFOs."--Provided by publisher.

Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical Nora Kelly, to her great annoyance, is tasked with the job. Nora's excavation immediately uncovers two murder victims buried at the site, faces and hands...

This story is based on events which occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife, a journalist finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. He soon learns that many of the town's residents have been beset by bizarre events, including sightings of an eerie "moth-like" entity, an entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.

Filmaker and journalist Bruce Burgess goes deep into the heart of the greatest secret of the 20th century : Area 51, or "Dreamland" in this award-winning documentary. Along with his camera crew, Burgess sets out to uncover the truth of what is really going on in the most secret military base in the world. Footage of UFOs performing impossible maneuvers under cover of darkness. Multiple aircrafts flying over the base are only the beginning of this...