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| Author | Donald Keyhoe |
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| Publisher | Holt |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 315 |
| ISBN | 9781523928668 |
| LC Class | TL 789 .K39 1955 |
| Preceded by | Flying Saucers from Outer Space |
The Flying Saucer Conspiracy is a 1955 book authored by early UFO researcher Donald Keyhoe.[1] The book pointedly accused elements of United States government of engaging in a conspiracy to cover up knowledge of flying saucers.[2] Keyhoe claims the existence of a "silence group" of orchestrating this conspiracy.[3]
Historian of folklore Curtis Peebles argues: "The Flying Saucer Conspiracy marked a shift in Keyhoe's belief system. No longer were flying saucers the central theme; that now belonged to the silence group and its coverup. For the next two decades Keyhoe's beliefs about this would dominate the flying saucer myth."[3] Keyhoe argued that 'the United States had developed protocols in dealing with UFOs and actively undertook measures to silence critics hide the existence of extraterrestrial life'. Keyhoe spread sensationalized claims, ultimately stemming from optical illusions, of unusual structures on the Moon.[4]
The Flying Saucer Conspiracy also incorporated legends of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances.[3]
- ^ Keyhoe, Donald Edward (October 14, 1955). The Flying Saucer Conspiracy. Holt. ISBN 9781523928668 – via Google Books.
- ^ Keyhoe, Donald Edward (1955). The Flying Saucer Conspiracy. ISBN 9781523928668.
- ^ a b c Peebles, p. 111-113
- ^ "A Natural Land Bridge on The Moon". www.amusingplanet.com.