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"The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects" by Edward J. Ruppelt provides a captivating insider's account of his pivotal role in the US Air Force's UFO study projects during the mid-20th century. Ruppelt, credited with coining the acronym 'UFO,' shares the atmospheric ambiance of working within the shifting perspectives of the USAF during the 1950s - vacillating between denial, ridicule, paranoia, and genuine inquiry.
The book dispels conspiracy...
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McQueen explores the historical horror-comedy and real-life surrealism of the American Midwest. There are tales of a booming grave-robbing industry in late 19th-century Indiana; a Michigan physician who left his estate to his pet monkeys; unexplained deaths, premature burials, peculiar wills, and other twisted yet intriguing insights into human nature and our history.
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A fleeting figure dressed in a white party dress roams the streets of southwest Chicago. A long-dead Iowa college student treads the staircase in an old building. A ghostly, plaid-shirted workman plays peek-a-boo with a ticket seller in a Minnesota theater. A phantom wolf prowls Ohio's Jackson and Pike Counties.
For decades, journalist Michael Norman has been tracking down spine-tingling tales that seem to arise from authentic incidents in Illinois,...
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