Every so often I'm asked to recommend books to those new to the UFO topic. Here’s a bonus episode devoted to book recommendations. Prepare to get book wrecked! 

Beginners:

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O’Connell

UFOs for the 21st Century Mind: A Fresh Guide to an Ancient Mystery by Richard Dolan

Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon by Ryan Sprague

Only Weirdos See UFOs: An Introduction to the Public's Misperception of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Extraterrestrial Life by Jason McClellan

Flying Saucer Occupants by Coral and Jim Lorenzen

Communion by Whitley Strieber

Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers by Jacques Vallee

Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens by John Mack

They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers by Gray Barker

Intermediate:

UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973 by Richard Dolan

UFOs and the National Security State: The Cover-Up Exposed, 1973-1991 by Richard Dolan

Operation Trojan Horse: The Classic Breakthrough Study of UFOs by John Keel

UFOs: Reframing the Debate edited by Robbie Graham

The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry by J Allen Hynek

The Hynek UFO Report by J Allen Hynek

The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee by Mike Clelland

Stories from the Messengers: Owls, UFOs and a Deeper Reality by Mike Clelland

The UFO People: A Curious Culture by MJ Banias

Project Beta: The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth by Greg Bishop

The Truth About Flying Saucers by Aimé Michel

Hardcore All-In Books:

The Eighth Tower: On Ultraterrestrials and the Superspectrum by John Keel

Forbidden Science 1: A Passion for Discovery, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 1957-1969 by Jacques Vallee

Forbidden Science 2: California Hermetica, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 1970-1979 by Jacques Vallee

Forbidden Science 3: On the Trail of Hidden Truths, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 1980-1989 by Jacques Vallee

Forbidden Science 4: The Spring Hill Chronicles, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 1990-1999 by Jacques Vallee

The Edge of Reality: A Progress Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by J Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallee

Mirage Men: A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs by Mark Pilkington

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. by Jerome Clark

UFO-Dynamics: Psychiatric and Psychic Dimensions of the UFO Syndrome by Berthold E. Schwartz

Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact (Alien Contact Trilogy 1) by Jacques Vallee

Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact (Alien Contact Trilogy Book 2) by Jacques Vallee

Revelations: Alien Contact and Human Deception (Alien Contact Trilogy Book 3) by Jacques Vallee

The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained by Whitley Strieber & Jeffrey J. Kripal

A Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch by Joshua Cutchin

Singular Subjects:

The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story by John Keel

The Utah UFO Display: A Scientist's Report by Frank B. Salisbury

Charlie Red Star: True Reports of One of North America's Biggest UFO Sightings by Grant Cameron

Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods by Budd Hopkins

Abducted! The Story of the Intruders Continues… by Debbie Jordan & Kathy Mitchell

Encounter at Buff Ledge: A UFO Case History by Walter N. Webb

Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident by Nick Pope, John Burroughs, and Jim Penniston

UFO Danger Zone: Terror & Death in Brazil by Bob Pratt

The Zanfretta Case: Chronicle of an Incredible True Story by Rino Di Stefano

The Real Men In Black: Evidence, Famous Cases, and True Stories of These Mysterious Men and their Connection to UFO Phenomena by Nick Redfern

The Interrupted Journey by John G. Fuller

Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction by Stanton T. Friedman & Kathleen Marden

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