Paul Andrews Presents - THE UFOs are Real

Paul Andrews

Description

This gripping read is based on an original report by Donald Keyhoe a former USA serviceman, charged by a magazine to investigate the reports of UFO activity. It documents the unexplained encounters between aircraft and military personnel in the mid and late forties. The book explores whether aliens have been visiting the Earth for centuries and if the military was actively investigating and covering up these visits. Newly edited, and with some new illustrations added, this is a must have book for the person interested in Unidentified Flying Objects.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 15 juillet 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781849895217
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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TITLE PAGE
Paul Andrews Presents
THE UFOS ARE REAL


Original report written by Donald Keyhoe
Edited and extra content added to this book in 2011 by Paul Andrews




PUBLISHER INFORMATION


Digital edition converted and
Distributed in 2011 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

The characters and situations in this book are entirely imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or actual happening.

Copyright © Paul Andrews

The right of Paul Andrews to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Cover Photo Image By
Lars Lindberg Christensen

FOREWORD
By Paul Andrews


I grew up in the era of when space travel started to happen, I also grew up in the era of television and films which made the concept of life on other planets seem so real, and that it was perfectly possible and feasible that alien visitors from other planets could and in fact were already coming to earth.
As as boy I remember well buying whilst on a summer holiday, a paperback book called “The Hynck Report” a book I still own today. This book was a mine of information and theory’s for a young boy.
As I grew up many people I have met and also relatives, all of which I trust have recalled to me sighting of strange craft and lights in the sky. These are people I trust with my life, so how can I doubt what they have seen, even though we cannot define easily what they have seen.
A few years ago I also witnessed lights in the sky over Bedfordshire, in the United Kingdom. I cannot confirm what the lights were but as an engineer by original trade, I know what it was not, even if I cannot identify what it was.
I will be exploring all things UFO in a series of books, both personal experiences and also third hand reports such as this book. I have edited and corrected this book, and also added some relevant illustrations into the book. I hope you find it as interesting as I have.
The original author was Donald E. Keyhoe, who relates here his investigation of the flying saucers, writes with twenty-five years of experience in observing aeronautical developments.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He flew in active service with the Marine Corps, managed the tour of the historic plane in which Bennett and Byrd made their North Pole flight, was aide to Charles Lindbergh after the famous Paris flight, and was chief of information for the Aeronautics Branch, Department of Commerce.



ORIGINAL AUTHOR’S NOTE

ON APRIL 27,1949, the U.S. Air Force stated:


“The mere existence of some yet unidentified flying objects necessitates a constant vigilance on the part of Project ‘Saucer’ personnel, and on the part of the civilian population.
“Answers have been--and will be--drawn from such factors as guided missile research activity, balloons, astronomical phenomena. . . . But there are still question marks.
“Possibilities that the saucers are foreign aircraft have also been considered. . . . But observations based on nuclear power plant research in this country label as ‘highly improbable’ the existence on Earth of engines small enough to have Powered the saucers.
“Intelligent life on Mars . . . is not impossible but is completely unproven. The possibility of intelligent life on the Planet Venus is not considered completely unreasonable by astronomers.
“The saucers are not jokes. Neither are they cause for alarm.” (Quote from Project “Saucer” Preliminary Study of Flying Saucers)
On December 27, 1949, the Air Force denied the existence of flying saucers. (Air Force Press Release 629-49)
On December 30, 1949, the Air Force revealed part of a secret Project “Saucer” report to members of the press at Washington. The official report stated:

“It will never be possible to say with certainty that any individual did not see a space ship, an enemy missile, or some other object.”
Discussing the motives of possible visitors from space, the report also stated:
“Such a civilization might observe that on Earth we now have atomicbombs and are fast developing rockets. In view of the past history ofmankind, they should be alarmed. We should therefore expect at this time above all to behold such visitations.”
(In its April 22 report, Project “Saucer” stated that space travel outside the solar system is almost a certainty.)
On February 22, 1950, the Air Force again denied the existence of flying saucers. On this same date, two saucers reported above Key West Naval Air Station were tracked by radar; they were described as manoeuvring at high speed fifty miles above the earth. The Air Force refused to comment.
On March 9, 1950, a large metallic disk was pursued by F-51 and jet fighters and observed by scores of Air Force officers at Wright Field, Ohio. On March 18, an Air Force spokesman again denied that saucers exist and specifically stated that they were not American guided missiles or space-exploration devices.
I have carefully examined all Air Force saucer reports made in the last three years. For the past year, I have taken part in a special investigation of the flying-saucer riddle.
I believe that the Air Force statements, contradictory as they appear, are part of an intricate program to prepare America--and the world--for the secret of the disks.




CHAPTER ONE

It Was A Strange Assignment.


I picked up the telegram from my desk and read it a third time.

NEW YORK, N. Y., MAY 9, 1949

HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING FLYING SAUCER MYSTERY. FIRST TIP HINTED GIGANTIC HOAX TO COVER UP OFFICIAL SECRET. BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLANTED TO HIDE REAL ANSWER. LOOKS LIKE TERRIFIC STORY. CAN YOU TAKE OVER WASHINGTON END?

KEN W. PURDY, EDITOR, TRUE MAGAZINE

I glanced out at the car, recalling the first saucer story. As a pilot, I’d been sceptical of flying disks. Then reports had begun to pour in from Air Force and airline pilots. Apparently alarmed, the Air Force had ordered fighters to pursue the fast-flying saucers. In one mysterious chase, a pilot had been killed, and his death was unexplained. That had been seventeen months ago. Since then, the whole flying-saucer riddle had been hidden behind a curtain of Air Force secrecy. And now, an assignment from True magazine on flying saucers.
Twenty-four hours later, I was in Ken Purdy’s office.
“I’ve had men on this for two months,” he told me. “I might as well warn you, it’s a tough story to crack.”
“You think it’s a Russian missile?” I asked him. “Or an Air Force secret?”
“We’ve had several answers. None of them stacks up. But I’m positive one was deliberately planted when they found we were checking.”
He told me the whole story of the work that had been done by the staff of True and of the reports sent in by competent writers. The deeper he
elved into the mystery, the tougher the assignment got. The more I learned about flying saucers, the less I knew.
“There’s one angle I want rechecked,” Purdy said.
“You’ve heard of the Mantell case?”
I nodded.
“O.K. Try to get the details of Mantell’s radio report to Godman Tower. Before he was killed, he described the thing he was chasing—we know that much. Project Saucer’ gave out a hint, but they’ve never released the transcript. Here’s another lead. See if you can find anything about a secret picture, taken at Harmon Field, Newfoundland--it was around July 1947. I’ll send you other ideas as I get them.”



(Reconstructed Image of the Mantell incident)

Before I left, Purdy wished me luck and told me that he would work in closest harmony with me.
“But watch out for fake tips,” he said. “You’ll probably run into some people at the Pentagon who’ll talk to you ‘off the record.’ That handcuffs a writer. Look out they don’t lead you into a blind alley. Even the Air Force statements and the Project ‘Saucer’ report contradict each other.”
For six months, I worked with other investigators to solve the mystery of the disks. We checked a hundred sighting reports, frequently crossing the trail of Project “Saucer” teams and F.B.I. agents. Old records gave fantastic leads. So did Air Force plans for exploring space. Rocket experts, astronomers, Air Force officials and pilot gave us clues pointing to a startling solution. Many intelligent persons--including scientists--believe that the saucers contain spies from another planet.
When this first phase was ended, we were faced with a hard decision. We had uncovered important facts, We knew the saucers were real. If it was handled carefully, we believed the story would be in line with a secret Air Force policy.
It was finally decided to publish certain alternate conclusions. The Air Force was informed of True’s intentions; no attempt was made to block publication.
In the January 1950 issue of True, I reported that we had reached the following conclusions:

1.The earth has been observed periodically by visitors from another planet.
2.This observation has increased markedly in the past two years.

“The only other possible explanation,” I wrote, “is that, the saucers are extremely high-speed, long-range devices developed here on earth. Such an adv