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Discusses sightings of UFO's, presents possible explanations for them, and identifies on-going studies of these phenomena.
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UFO's
UPO's by Ian
Thome
Copyright ® 1978 by Crestwood House,
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Book Numbers: 0-913940-84-4 Library Bound Bol 0-89686-005-1 Paperback
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Ian.
UFO's.
(Search for the Unknown) 1. Flying saucers— Juvenile literature. Schroeder, Howard. II. Title. III. Series. 001.9'42 TL789.T47 I.
78-6529
ISBN 0-913940-84-4
PHOTO CREDITS United Press International: 36, 38, 39A, 39B,
Title page, 10, 13, 18, 20,
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Hale Observatories: Page 7 National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Page National Park Service
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UPO's
IS
ANYBODY OUT THERE?
have looked at the night sky. We see the moon and the stars. There may be a planet gleaming Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn. A meteor may flash All of us
—
across the darkness.
The
lights in
But today,
know
many
of their secrets are well-known.
in
We
The planets are
that the stars are faraway suns.
other worlds
own
the night sky were once a mystery.
space, swinging around the sun like our
The moon is Earth's satellite which men have walked upon. Robot cameras have planet
Earth.
taken pictures of
One
many
of the planets.
by one, the mysteries of outer space are
being solved.
Even
so, there
A commonly asked UNIVERSE?
Or,
creatures living
still
are questions without answers.
question
is,
ARE
do other planets on them?
WE ALONE have
IN
THE
intelligent
u.
Our sun is one of shaped galaxy like
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millions of stars in a vast, wheelAnd the universe contains millions of galaxies. Can the earth be the only planet with intelligent life?
this one.
If
there are other intelligent beings
in
the u