unidentified flying objects

Presents an examination the phenomena of unidentified flying objects and encounters with alien beings, in simple text with illustrations, and contains real-life stories from people who have allegedly seen them.

Selinsgrove is in the grip of alien fever because people saw a UFO, but nine-year-old reporter Hilde is skeptical about aliens--however when she and her photographer sister Izzy find evidence that something crashed near Grove Pond they are intrigued, (and nervous), and determined to investigate the story for Hilde's newspaper, the Orange Street News.

Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the easy-access text and compelling diagrams and infographics, and then decide for themselves what UFOs really are.

Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects.

"Some think UFO lore began sometime in the 1940s with the sighting of so-called 'flying saucers,' but ancient Egyptians recorded sightings of mysterious unidentified objects in the sky as well! These couldn't have been experimental aircraft, as is so often the explanation for UFO accounts. This entertaining guide to all things alien presents the facts and lore of UFO and alien sightings. The motivating text also considers the impact and influence of alien movies and space discoveries. Readers will weigh the well-balanced evidence with the aid of fun images and photographs and assess whether they are true believers"--From the publisher's web site.

"An introduction to the experience of unidentified flying objects and aliens, and includes a fictional story about an encounter with an alien."-from Follett.

An exploration of unidentified flying objects covering the history of UFOs, Roswell, alien abduction, Area 51, and other related topics.

"Boom! You race to investigate the terrible noise you just heard in the woods. What you find amazes you--a gigantic glowing green disc that's crash-landed near your home! Suddenly, a door on the object slowly opens. . . . Is there an alien inside? Get ready to read four spooky stories about alien landing sites. This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers"--Provided by the publisher.

The author describes his and others' encounters with aliens while discussing America's history of secrecy and the distortion of truth concerning extra terrestrials.

"Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the easy-access text and compelling diagrams and infographics, and then decide for themselves what UFOs really are"--Provided by the publisher.