UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-up, 1941–1973
Richard Dolan
Jun 2002 · Hampton Roads Publishing
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“The documentation is spectacularly good, the best ever on the UFO subject. And the conclusion is overwhelmingly powerful.” —Whitley Strieber, New York Times–bestselling author
Richard M. Dolan is a gifted historian whose study of US Cold War strategy led him to the broader context of increased security measures and secrecy since World War II. One aspect of such government policies that has continued to hold the public’s imagination for over half a century is the question of unidentified flying objects.
UFOs and the National Security State is the first volume of a two-part detailed chronological narrative of the national security dimensions of the UFO phenomenon from 1941 to the present. Working from hundreds of declassified records and other primary and secondary sources, Dolan centers his investigation on the American military and intelligence communities, demonstrating that they take UFOs seriously indeed.
Included in this volume are the activities of more than fifty military bases relating to UFOs, innumerable violations of sensitive airspace by unknown craft and analyses of the Roswell controversy, the CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel, and the Condon Committee Report. Dolan highlights the development of civilian anti-secrecy movements, which flourished in the 1950s and 1960s until the adoption of an official government policy and subsequent “closing of the door” during the Nixon administration.
“A thorough and monumental undertaking.” —Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut
“If there ever had been a ‘must-read, must-have’ book on the subject, UFOs and the National Security State is it. I promise you that once you’ve read it, you’ll never view the subject of UFOs or the American military/intelligence establishment in the same light again.” —Don Ecker, senior editor, UFO Magazine
Richard M. Dolan is a gifted historian whose study of US Cold War strategy led him to the broader context of increased security measures and secrecy since World War II. One aspect of such government policies that has continued to hold the public’s imagination for over half a century is the question of unidentified flying objects.
UFOs and the National Security State is the first volume of a two-part detailed chronological narrative of the national security dimensions of the UFO phenomenon from 1941 to the present. Working from hundreds of declassified records and other primary and secondary sources, Dolan centers his investigation on the American military and intelligence communities, demonstrating that they take UFOs seriously indeed.
Included in this volume are the activities of more than fifty military bases relating to UFOs, innumerable violations of sensitive airspace by unknown craft and analyses of the Roswell controversy, the CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel, and the Condon Committee Report. Dolan highlights the development of civilian anti-secrecy movements, which flourished in the 1950s and 1960s until the adoption of an official government policy and subsequent “closing of the door” during the Nixon administration.
“A thorough and monumental undertaking.” —Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut
“If there ever had been a ‘must-read, must-have’ book on the subject, UFOs and the National Security State is it. I promise you that once you’ve read it, you’ll never view the subject of UFOs or the American military/intelligence establishment in the same light again.” —Don Ecker, senior editor, UFO Magazine
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March 8, 2012
I've watched a few of Richard Dolans lectures on YouTube and find him very fascinating, he has a way of conveying the information that would surely convince the most hardened sceptics of the reality of the UFO phenomenon, based on a paper trail of formerly classified documents, but now released through the freedom of information act. I have only just started reading the book, but am already captivated by this book, not only the subject, (I've been fascinated with UFO for nearly 30 years now), but also the writing style and passion of Richards on this topic. He clearly knows what he's talking about. To me, and this is my opinion only, I believe this book (and Leslie Keans UFO Book) should be left in every hotel room bedside drawer around the world as a replacement for the antiquated and quite frankly out of touch Tome that we currently find there.
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Kenneth Jones
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June 29, 2023
preview well written. just ordered the book and anxious to continue.
Mark Brenner
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June 16, 2016
A gifted man indeec
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