Ufology: The Origins of a “Science” in Popular Culture by Nina Kulenović

“…The paper indentifies pop-cultural precursors to contemporary ufology, an unusual amalgamation of beliefs, conceptions and ideas, based on ontologically officially inexistent phenomena. …”
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The Possible and the Impossible: Reflections on Evidence in Chilean Ufology by Diana Espírito Santo

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Ufology: The Origins of a “Science” in Popular Culture by Nina Kulenović

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The Fall of Ufology: Don’t Bother Me with Your Deceit by Geoffrey B. Cox by John B. Alexander

“…Mechanically speaking, The Fall of the Ufology appears to be designed for an e-publication, as opposed to a print format. …”
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Psychological research in cyberspace: developing predictive models about endorsement of ufological beliefs by Marcos Emanoel Pereira

“…Finally, the implications of these models to the psicossocial research on beliefs, specially the ufological beliefs, are discussed. Keywords: beliefs; shared beliefs; ufology.…”
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Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups by Kevin D. Randle by Thomas E. Bullard

“…UFOs and conspiracies go together like movies and popcorn, only repeated in ufology and popular culture alike to the point of dreary banality.  …”
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Editorial by Peter Sturrock

“…I see we have something for almost everyone in this issue–something, at least, for readers with any interest in ufology, psi phenomena, past-life memories, or ‘‘altered states of consciousness.’’ …”
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The Horse is the White of the Eye: Pioneering and the American Southwest in Twin Peaks by Rob E. King

“…Twin Peaks’ contemporary imagery of ghost towns through Rancho Rosa, perspectives on nuclear testing, and ufology expand upon those narratives of the west. …”
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UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions: A Scientist Looks at the Evidence by Don Donderi by Eddie Bullard

“…In the 1990s, when abductions dominated ufology, he consulted on how to interpret the results of a Roper Poll designed to uncover the prevalence of abduction-like experiences in the general public, and participated in major meetings such as the 1992 Abduction Study Conference held at MIT. …”
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The ancient past and fiction, or about the construction of worlds by humanities scholars: A review of books by D.E. Martynov

“…Marik Lerner’s science fiction novel “Practical Ufology” fits within the subliterary genre of “accidental travel”, and any background information from the Roman-Byzantine life is not very appropriate in the adventure text. …”
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Making sense of personal and global problems: an analysis of the writings and lectures of Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde by Tommy Ramstedt

“…She is an author and lecturer on parapsychology and ufology and has been a guest on several talk shows in the Nordic countries. …”
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A Grounded Theory Update on the Roswell UFO Incident by Kevin Randle

“… Something unquestionably strange fell southeast of the tiny New Mexican town of Corona in the summer of 1947—an event that has become an iconic case in ufology and part of mainstream culture. Documentation and eyewitness testimony proves that rancher William Ware “Mack” Brazel took samples of that debris into the Roswell, New Mexico, sheriff’s office who in turn, reported the situation to Roswell Army Air Force officials. …”
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Oedipus and the cabal: conspiracy theories and the decline of symbolic efficiency by Brian Hughes

“…By employing an exegetical close-reading methodology and psychoanalytic interpretation, three meta-conspiracies are identified as symptoms of the process described above: antisemitic theories of globalization, the “Deep State” as seen from the political Left, and vulgar UFOlogy. This study will argue that the impenetrable complexity of our globalized, financialized, hypermediated world agitates our experience of the Symbolic order, that is, the realm of language, logic, law, which acts as the scaffolding to the individual’s psychic sense of place in society. …”
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Belgium in UFO Photographs, Volume 1 (1950-1988), FOTOCAT Report #7 by Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos & Wim van Utrecht by Martin Shough

“…Both authors of this important book, Vicente-Juan Ballester-Olmos and Wim Van Utrecht, are well known and highly regarded in the field of ufology for the solid work they have done over decades. …”
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The UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomena from the Beginning (3rd ed., 2 vol.) by Jerome Clark by John B. Alexander

“…Absent is the more recent incidences and evidence that have dramatically altered the entire field of UFOlogy. Given the rapid pace of advancement of knowledge, especially since December 2017, it would be nearly impossible for any print medium to keep pace. …”
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Images of the Mind and Images for the Eye. An Iconographical Approach to UFO-Mythology by Mikael Rothstein

“…As far as the iconographical presentations reflect the narrative structure(s) of the UFO myth, these pictures are integrated elements of the UFO story, and sometimes even agents of a further ufological development.…”
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The UFO People: A Curious Culture by M. J. Banias by Eddie Bullard

“…He has earned his credentials, having investigated for MUFON, worked with noted ufologists, interviewed both ordinary experiencers and ufological celebrities.  He acknowledges that UFOs are real enough for people to see and be affected, stricken, fascinated by them, to have lives and outlooks altered.  …”
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