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Conetnts
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BeforeY ouB egin 5
1.C loseE ncounterosft heF irstK ind
-StrangeS ightings 7
Encountien1r 9 90
TheF irs"tF lnygiS aucer"
Mr.P residSepnotta sU FO
Dangero nt heH ighway
2.C loseE ncounterosft heS econdK ind
-PhysicaElv idence 21
LadninagtS ocorro
BurnaetdF alcLoakne
Noto ft hiEsa rth
IfY ouG oD ownt o tWhooed sTo day
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CloseE ncounterosft heT hidr Kind
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-AlienC ontact
InvsaioantV oronezh
SiegaetS uttFoanr m
TheA lioennI lklMeoyo r
Hijacbkyea dU FO
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4.C loseE ncounterofst heF ourthK ind
-Abducted! 57
Spacenap!p ed
Firei nt heS ky
A Filghitn tOob livion
ManhatTrtaanns fer
5.M arko ft heUF O 77
Boyisnt hFei eld
TheA nimMalu tilators
TheN ighatF lyiSnagu cCerars hed
Nightrem OaveTerh eran
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Index
4 WorldB'ess t" True" UFO Stories
BeforYeo uB egin
Thet itloeft hibso oki sW orld'Bse st" TrueU"F O
StoriesI.t was a toughj obp ickinogu t the
"worldb'ess t." Indteheedr,we e rem anyw e had
tol eavoeu td uet os hortagoefs pacaen dt hen eed
tov ary thes torieBsu.t w e believteh eb ooki n
cludess ome of the best-documentceads es
available.
"True" in the title is in bqeuotation marks
causeo ften" truthi"s a personajlu dgment.
Whato nep ersowni lalc cepats t rutho,t hers may
refusbee causteh eyd emandm orep roofI.n t he
casesw e presenhte re,t herea rev aryindge
greeso f proofS.o metimetsh ee videncies s o
overwhelminags, i n "Landiantg S ocorroo"r
"Dangeorn t heH ighway,�t'h aty oum ay wonder
why some peoples tildle ny thee xistenocfe
UFOs. Ino thera ccountss,u cha s "Fire tihne
Sky"a nd" TheA lieonn I lkleMyo or,y"o um ayb e
morec ritical.
We arep rofessioUnFaOll ogistasn d thea u
thorosf m anyo thebro okso n UFOs ands imilar
subjectBsu.t w e aren ot" believeirnst "h es ense
thatw e swalloewv eyrthingw ithouqtu estion.
We wouldl ikyeo ut ob et hes ame.A skq uestions
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aboupte olpe'sstr anges toersi.I ti sf aitrod e
mands omep rootfha ta ni ncidheanptp eniend
thew ayi tw asr eoprtde.
Howerve,d on otf orgteoat s kq uestiooftn hes
"unbeelrise,vt"o ot,he s keptaincdds e bnukers.
Thecya nb ej usatsg uilitnoy b srcnuigf cattsha t
don otf it wiitnh etih"rr aintoale"x planations.
Finallwye,w o uljdu slti kteos a,yr eaodn a nd
enjotyhe w orlbde'ss" tt reu"U FOs toers.i . .
6 WorldB'ess t" True" UFO Stories
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CLOSE
I.
ENCOUNTERS
OF THE FIRST
KIND
STRA NGE
SIGHTINGS
• UFOsi na ntohera ge.
• Thefl yings aucgeerst intasm e-by
mista.k.e .
• Noto nlyp ilotasn df armersse e
UFOs,p rseidenctas,nt o.o . .
• Wheny ou seea UFO-keeypo ur
disatnc!e
7
1909
Encounetri n
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Starntgii nt he 1808sa, p laguoefm ystieorus
"aishripssw"e patc roNsostr hA meircaan dE u-
ropaen da sf aarw aays N ewZ ealanOdn.eo ft he
mositn etrestciansgeo sc cruerdi n1 909.
Mr. C.L ethbirdgew ast arvellianrgo und
Waledsu irngt hes ummewri thhi sP uncahn d
Judsyh owp,a ckoenda h andrtucAks.h ew alked
oveCra erphilMloyu nt,ah iens awa sighttha t
firghtehniemd.
"Atf irIst th ougihtwt a sa b igb ir,d"he t lod
reopretrlsa te"rIs. a wa f unny-looobkjieoncngt
8 WorldB'ess "tTr ueU"F O Stroies
ther oadsiadnedt, w om enw hos eemetdob ea t
somkei nodf w orckl obsyeT. h eo bjewcatsl ong
andl ikae bigc igaTrh.e yw eret almle n,
milairty-loomkein,na gn dw erder essientd h ick
fur caonadtc sa pOsf.c oursIde i,d tnk 'notwh ey
wereo ffisc,be urtt hewye ret wom en-that's
cert,aa inndm ilitmaern,yt oo.
"Iw asa bouto r23 00y ardsa wayw hne fIi rst
sawt hmee n.T hen osieo fm yt ruck-it ar attles
lotm-usth aved isturtbheedmf ort hey com
mencetdos peak versyo mfeka isntod,f l ingo
whicIhc oulndo tu nderstaTnhde.ay p pearteod
picukp s omethoifntfgh e graonudnj du mp into
theo bjecclto bsye. Tihtre ons uep l ike-lai ke
swihtbcacmko veme-natndw hein th adg outp a
pretgtoyo hde gih,ti tw enstt raiignth htde i rec
tioonfC ardiff.
"It hougahtft i ristwt a ss ombei bg irdb,u ti t
musth avbee ne ana isrhipW.e l,la fteirth ad
gone auw pa yt,w ol ighbtesg atnos hinfer oimt .
Thelyoo kedl ikeel ectlriigchI ttms a.d aen a wful
noi-sae whrirnign oi-saen oislei kaene ngine
workiSnagw.a ndh earid!t hIa vneo d oubt about
itI. w asf righntee,d cIa nt elylou ,a nda fter
watchiintgg oa way towCaarrddis,f cfIo ntinued
to whalokm "e .
Lethbridsgter'asn egxep ieerncteo opkl ace
betwne 1e03:0a nd1 1o 'clooncT ku esdnaiyg ,h t
May1 8ht.I nterestiitwn agscl oyn,f irbmyet dh e
statemeonfrt ess indteisn S alirsybR uoadC,at
hays,C aridffw,h os aitdha tt hye alssoa wa n
obejcitn t haei tr hatl ookleidka en a irshbiep
twee1n0 0:a 4nd1 0:P5M.0.
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