Williamsburg Regional Library

Crash from outer space, unraveling the mystery of flying saucers, alien beings, and Roswell, Candace Fleming

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-256) and index

illustrations

index present

Ages 8 to 12, Scholastic Focus

Grades 4 to 6, Scholastic Focus

non fiction

Crash from outer space

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Candace Fleming

unraveling the mystery of flying saucers, alien beings, and Roswell

Setting her sights on one of the most thrilling mysteries in recent history, an award-winning author investigates the infamous 1947 "crash from outer space" in Roswell, New Mexico, which inspired a surge of UFO sightings and conspiracy theories

Part 1: Something crashed... but what? What's that in the sky? -- What is it? -- What could it be? -- Could it really be a flying saucer? -- Is anyone telling the truth? -- Part 2: Are they watching from space? Little green men from Venus... really? -- Can it be true? -- Who are these mysterious little men? -- Saucers over the White House? -- Does the Air Force believe in UFOs... or doesn't it? -- Who is watching the skies? -- Close encounters or wacky stories? -- Part 3: It crashed at Roswell... right? Did you personally see a crashed flying saucer? -- Is this what really happened at Roswell? -- Real, or fake? -- Can a five-year-old remember all this? -- A top secret group of nine? --The truth, or a tall tale? -- Can a Ufologist fool himself? -- Wait... is this what really happened at Roswell? -- An "alien autopsy"... for real? -- Roswell: case closed, or not? -- Why, Frank, why? -- A case of wishful thinking? -- Part 4: Who knows what the government knows? Why so secretive? -- The truth?

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