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3) Diablo Mesa
Author
Series
Nora Kelly novels (Preston & Child) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child continue with the wildly popular series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson. Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A stunning literary saga in the tradition of DeLillo and Egan, chronicling the unexpectedly and eerily intersecting lives of a lineage of American dreamers"--
June 26, 1947. Headlines across America report the sighting of nine pulsating lights flying over the Cascade Mountains at speeds surpassing any aircraft. In Chicago Oliver Danville, a failed actor now a pool hustler, hitchhikes west in a fever-dream quest for a possible sign from above. A...
8) Area 51
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the Air Force base called Area 51 where the Air Force conducts secret tests that some people claim involve unidentified flying objects and aliens.
11) UFOs
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A new set of True Books on Space Exploration"--
12) Project UFO
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 27
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"For years, you've had unique telepathic conversations with an alien named Freedo, who you like and trust. When you're tapped by several high-powered organizations to work with them on top-secret UFO research projects, you know it won't be long until your secret is revealed. ... You've always been fascinated by the possibility of UFOs and space travel. Freedo has told you some things, but hardly enough to prepare you for the dangerous humans--and...
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Using eyewitness accounts and information from footage never before seen on television, author William Birnes takes readers on the hunt for the real truth about flying saucers: what they are and why they're here"--Amazon.com.
15) The second ship
Author
Series
Rho agenda volume 1
Publisher
47 North
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"In 1948, an alien starship crash-landed in the New Mexico desert and brought with it the key to mankind's future. Code-named the Rho Project, the landing was shrouded in secrecy, and only the highest-ranking US government and military personnel knew it existed. Until now. The US president is preparing to unveil one of the nation's greatest secrets when three students stumble across the wreckage of a second ship outside of Los Alamos. With a single...
16) Taken
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
From the world's leading visionary filmmaker comes his newest extra terrestrial smash hit! Includes: Roswell: The Landing; A New Generation; Abductions and Government Conspiracies; Alien Contact; and The Gift. Also, a sixth disc full of bonus features.
Author
Publisher
Indicios
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
An in-depth investigation into UFO phenomena documents the author's survey of official extraterrestrial encounters as experienced by scientists, military heads, and aviators throughout the world, and evaluates government reactions.
Una investigación en profundidad sobre los fenómenos ovni documenta la encuesta del autor de encuentros extraterrestres oficiales experimentada por científicos, jefes militares y aviadores en todo el mundo y evalúa...
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A pop history of UFOs, aliens, and extraterrestrial encounters, including photographs and illustrations"--
After decades of cover-ups and denials, a June 2021 report from the US government finally admitted that yes, UFOs are real, and no, we don't know what (or who) they are. Hartzman separates fact from fiction and provides a comprehensive tour of the skies. Using exclusive interviews, archival photos, and strange but true stories from history,...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell, New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smattering of debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewn across the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that the government was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy. But what really happened at Roswell? The infamous "crash from outer space" has become a fixture in our culture, inspiring a surge...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1947, an unusual object crashed in the New Mexico desert and was recovered by the Roswell Army Air Field officers. People everywhere began to speculate what the object could be. Could it possibly be a flying saucer? Would that be proof of aliens and life beyond Earth? Even decades later, some people still believe that the Roswell Incident is the most famous UFO sighting ever. Still, those who worked at the airfield insist it was just a weather...
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