Flying saucers : an introduction /

"'Jenkins' meticulously researched essay will change how you think about UFOs. The interesting question is not whether flying saucers are real or fake, but rather, in what sociotechnical world were such sightings plausible? A fascinating exploration of military vigilance, technologica...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Timothy, 1952- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2025]
Series:Images of elsewhere ; vol. 1
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