Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe

by Karl T. Pflock

Book Overview

For over fifty years an incident near Roswell, New Mexico, has sparked the imaginations of UFO enthusiasts. Did the military recover a crashed "flying saucer" there, along with several extraterrestrial bodies? Has the government gone to great lengths to hide the evidence? Over time these speculations have reached the status of unquestionable truths in the minds of many ufologists.In this definitive study of the Roswell incident, longtime UFO researcher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573928941
• ISBN13: 9781573928946
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

not a disinformation agent, but still endorse this book!!!

This is a great book....solid information backed up by intense, verifiable research. Before this book, I was a Roswell believer, who genuinely believed a saucer probably crashed in New mexico in 1947. Upon reading Mr. Pflock's book, I just couldn't endorse that view any longer. Very convincing. Unlike most books about Roswell, this one gives you enough information on the author's research and where the facts led him to allow you to verify the statements within for yourself. No more nebulous informants and shady research. Pay special attention to the parts relating to the amount of individuals who actually came forward with pro-alien stories to relate......the number, when looked at honestly, is nothing near the amount touted by other, pro-saucer crash researchers. For those who approach the whole Roswell story with an open mind, and is willing to go where the facts lead, this is a great book........and for those who feel any anti-roswell information is just disinformation being spread by cia agents and the "government", they prescribe medication for those such as yourselves.

Should be listed under "reference" or "required reading".

After plodding my way through this book, I came to one conclusion, Mr. Pflock has written the finest book on the events in and around Roswell, New Mexico during the early days of July, 1947. Don't let the term "plodding" distract or deter you, the book is pedantic as hell, and a good read nonetheless. This sort of treatment has been sorely lacking, and the recent spate of "pulp fiction" about Roswell hasn't helped anything.Mr. Pflock includes photographs, documents, affidavits, everything the serious student of Roswell needs to make their own decision. Coming from the the "believer" side of the Extra-Terrestrial Hypothesis, Mr. Pflock has truly written a wonderful, exact, and incisive book.Want to know what happened at Roswell? Buy it now. Don't be a cheapskate, buy a couple for yer friends. They make great Christmas gifts. Be a real doll and send one to Stanton Friedman, or Kevin Randle, they need this book. Oh, be extra generous and send one to Whitley Streiber and Art Bell, they REALLY need this book.'Nuff said.

Roswell Laid to Rest

Like JFK's death, a mini-industry has grown up around Roswell, New Mexico, and the claim that a spacecraft crashed there in July of 1947. In recent years there have even been network broadcasts of film footage purporting to show the autopsy of alien beings, together with countless books, TV series, museums, and annual UFO festivals in the desert; and a counter-industry, almost as large, has been devoted to debunking these myths. When biased and self-serving research came under attack, there were cries of conspiracy and cover-up, only deepening confusion and suspicion in the public mind. Finally someone with a first-rate intellect and a genuinely open mind has tackled this issue, and after painstaking research has laid the demons to rest. Sifting through literally thousands of bits of information and conflicting claims, Pflock has organized them all into a well-researched, lucid, and compelling account of what happened that day in July, and in the over half-century since then. His narrative brings together traditional claims and counter-claims, official documentation, and original interviews with many of the people involved. It makes for fascinating and convincing reading.Pflock comes to the subject with some impressive credentials, having been a a former intelligence officer with the CIA, and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence. Drawing heavily on his investigatory and analytical skills, he leads us through the labyrinth of conflicting facts, claims and theories that is Roswell to emerge on the other side with a clear and convincing account, well-documented and closely reasoned. This is not only a book for UFO fans and their critics; it is a model for anyone committed to careful reasoning, rigorous research, and lucid writing. I cannot recommend it too strongly!

Definitive work on Roswell

Perhaps after more than two decades of often bitter controversy, we can now finally put to rest a major myth of the Space Age. I'm referring, of course, to the alleged Roswell, New Mexico UFO "recovery" of early Summer 1947. For the most part (with some notable exceptions) we have been treated to far more heat than light on this badly mis-reported matter. Now comes along a most important book by veteran UFO researcher Karl T. Pflock that deals with virtually every facet of the Roswell story in a clear and perceptive manner. Based on his careful and in-depth investigation since 1992, there is no doubt in my mind that this is THE definitive work on the Roswell story. Entitled, "ROSWELL: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe", this book is an absolutely must read for anyone with a serious interest in finding out what really happened on the high desert of New Mexico at the very beginning of the modern UFO era. A testament to rational thought and critical-thinking, this book should find a prominent place on everyone's bookshelf. Pflock deserves the deep appreciation of all those who really care about inconvenient facts not getting in the way of getting at the truth.

NO LONGER A MYSTERY

ROSWELL, by Karl T. Pflock brings a comprehensive analysis to the 1947 ROSWELL INCIDENT MYSTERY. It is well written and readable, a difficult book to put down once you've started. The book is everything you ever wanted to know about the Roswell Incident,but were afraid to find out. Pflock's book on Roswell answers all the former unknowns with factual evidence. The inside bookcover maps give additional quality to the book.