num_pages: 241
description: From the dean of ufologists, an instructive casebook of his own UFO investigations. In Dimensions (1988), Vallee offered his basic UFO theory: that UFOs are not interstellar craft, but are unexplained consciousness-controlling mechanisms intruding from other dimensions. Here, he expands on that theory by reference to the cases he's explored during the past three decades, concluding that "UFOs represent a technology capable of harmful actions"--hence this book's provocative title rather than Whitley Strieber's more pacific Communion or Transformation. Before he details cases of UFO hostility, however, in order to erect a scientific framework for his findings he sifts thru cases that offer hard if inconclusive evidence about UFOs (sightings that have permitted readings of UFO megawatt output; manifestations that have left odd physical remnants in their wake), analyzes various UFO photos &amp; reflects upon the ambiguous nature of UFO research. These discussions feature copious advice &amp; suggested guidelines for fellow UFO researchers; of more interest to general readers will be his in-depth account of his '88 trip into the Amazon jungle to look into mass UFO sightings that involved "medical injuries," including deaths--e.g., that of hunter Raimundo Souza, allegedly seen by his companion to be caught in a UFO's beam, then found dead on the ground, his body covered with circular purple marks. He closes by presenting a series of relatively technical definitions, classifications &amp; rating scales for future UFO research. A sort of personal appendix to Dimensions, partly slanted toward UFO investigators; &amp;, as such, of limited appeal--tho his findings &amp; speculations are a core curriculum for anyone with a serious interest in ufology.--Kirkus (edited)
language: English
title: Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact
titlecomplete: Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact
genres: History, Science, Aliens, Paranormal, Nonfiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 302
publisher: Ballantine Books (NYC)