UFO crash at Roswell
Subtitle: the genesis of a modern myth
By: Benson Saler, Charles A. Ziegler, and Charles B. Moore.
Contributors: Ziegler, Charles A. 1927-; Moore, Charles B., 1920-
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Unidentified flying objects -- Sightings and encounters -- New Mexico -- Roswell; Unidentified flying objects -- Social aspects; Folklore; Myth
Description: UFO CRASH AT ROSWELL is not simply a recounting of the events of 1947. Rather, it is a detailed, serious examinaton of what we, as humans, believe about our relationship to the universe and to each other. It searches for answers about why so many believe in the crash of a flying saucer at Roswell, how these beliefs came to be, and their meaning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index.