Friday, January 18, 2008

What do you think of the recent UFO sightings?

It’s been all over the news… area residents seeing mysterious objects in the sky. Whether you believe they’re real or not, the idea of UFOs has fascinated people for decades. Explore some of our UFO resources and decide for yourself!

We currently have a display of UFO videos and books available for check-out at the circulation desk.

Books & videos available at Dick Smith Library
Title: Area 51 : [videorecording] : the alien interview / Larry Finch, Jeff Broadstreet, producers ; Jeff Broadstreet, director.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - BF2050 .A73 1997 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: The best UFO video of the '90s [videorecording].
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789 .B47 2002 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Billion dollar secret [videorecording].
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL671.7 .B55 1999 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: Flying saucers : a modern myth of things seen in the skies / C. G. Jung ; translated by R. F. C. Hull.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789.J813 1978 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Flying saucers are real [videorecording] / produced by Curley & Company.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789 .F59 1993 (VIDEO-AV)


Title: Flying saucers, serious business.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789.E3 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Kecksburg UFO crash [videorecording] : what really happened at Kecksburg? / produced by Grizzly Adams Productions, Inc.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789 .K42 2000 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Paranormal phenomena : opposing viewpoints / Mary E. Williams, book editor.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - BF1031 .P334 2003 (BOOK-STACKS)

Title: Roswell [videorecording] : final declassification /produced by Indigo Films for The History Channel ; A & E Television Networks.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789.5.N6 R67 2002 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: Roswell UFO crash [videorecording] : what really happened at Roswell? / produced by Grizzly Adams Production, Inc., a Charles E. Sellier production in association with the Total Living Network.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789.5.N6 R67 2000 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: Secret NASA transmissions [videorecording] : [the smoking gun]
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - QB54 .S4 2000 (VIDEO-AV)

Title: UFO [videorecording] : the untold stories continue / Independent Television News/Castle Home Video.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789 .U345 1996 (VIDEO- AV)

Title: UFO's [videorecording] : secrets of the black world / a film by Michael Hesemann ; 2000 Film Productions.
DICK-SMITH CALL NUMBER - TL789.5.N3 U345 V. 1 (VIDEO- AV)

Database articles
Replicating the Real Thing: UFOs, Photographs, and the Burdon of Proof. Randi, James Skeptic 2004, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p6-8 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=13943511&site=ehost-live

The Art of Imagining UFOs. Cuoghi, Diego,Loxton, Daniel Skeptic 2004, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p43-51 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=13943546&site=ehost-live

Orbs, Blobs, and Glows: Astronauts, UFOs, and Photography. Marsching, Jane D. Art Journal Fall2003, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p56-65 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=11998988&site=ehost-live

UFOs over Russia and Eastern Europe. Ramet, Sabrina P. 1 Journal of Popular Culture Winter98, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p81 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1883333&site=ehost-live

Panel says some UFO reports worthy of study. Kestenbaum, David Science 07/03/98, Vol. 281 Issue 5373, p21 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=813626&site=ehost-live

`Experts' declare UFOs need closer look. Skeptic 1998, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p12 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1317899&site=ehost-live

Good Aliens, Bad Aliens. Journal of Religion & Psychical Research Jul93, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p171 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=8635835&site=ehost-live

1 comment:

Cathy W. said...

Excellent list of resources! I plan to show the list to a group of journalism students who are looking into the recent conversations about UFOs in the S'ville area.