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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pocket Books
ISBN-10
0743470923
ISBN-13
9780743470926
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30526160
Product Key Features
Book Title
Project Beta : the Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern Ufo Myth
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Political Process / Media & Internet, Ufos & Extraterrestrials, United States / 20th Century, Business Ethics, Popular Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-297375
Reviews
"This is both a true story and a little known but extremely important event in the social history of the fringe movements that swept America during the 1990s." -- Paul Davids, Executive Producer for Showtime's Roswell, "This is both a true story and a little known but extremely important event in the social history of the fringe movements that swept America during the 1990s."-- Paul Davids, Executive Producer for Showtime's Roswell
Table Of Content
Contents Chapter 1 Kirtland Chapter 2 Close Encounters and Dead Cows Chapter 3 Blue Light Chapter 4 The Implant Chapter 5 Pictures of Pictures Chapter 6 The Meeting Chapter 7 Disinformation Chapter 8 The Maverick Chapter 9 Silver Skies Chapter 10 True Adventure Chapter 11 Mystery Man Chapter 12 Riders of the Radioactive Sage Chapter 13 The Saucers Speak Chapter 14 The Shadow Base Chapter 15 Flushing Moles Chapter 16 The Age of Aquarius Chapter 17 Techie Playground Chapter 18 A Serious Problem Chapter 19 Project Beta Chapter 20 The Shit Chapter 21 The Craft Chapter 22 Revelations Chapter 23 More Lies Chapter 24 Fallout Chapter 25 Out of Control Chapter 26 Las Vegas Chapter 27 The Enigma of Belief Epilogue Where Are They Now? Appendix PROJECT BETA: THE REPORT Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
The shocking true story of the United States government's quest to hide the reality of extraterrestrial contact, even at the cost of its citizens. In 1978, Paul Bennewitz, an electrical physicist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, became convinced that the strange lights he saw hovering in the night sky were extraterrestrial. He reached out to newspapers, senators, and even the president before anyone responded. Air Force investigators listened to his story, as did Bill Moore, the author of the first book on the infamous Roswell UFO incident. Unbeknownst to Bennewitz, Moore was hired by a group of intelligence agents to keep tabs on Bennewitz while the Air Force ran a psychological profile and disinformation campaign on the unsuspecting physicist. In return, Air Force Intelligence would let Moore in on classified UFO material. What follows is a scandalous true tale of disinformation, corruption, and exploitation, all at the hands of the United States intelligence community., THE HORRIFYING TRUE STORY OF A GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION THAT DEFINED AN ERA OF ALIEN PARANOIA AND DESTROYED ONE MAN'S LIFE.In 1978, Paul Bennewitz, an electrical physicist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, engaged in some aggressive radio monitoring of the nearby Sandia Labs, then managed by the Department of Defense. When he became convinced that the strange lights hovering over the labs and Kirtland Air Force Base signaled the vanguard of an extraterrestrial alien invasion, he began writing TV stations, newspapers, senators -- and even President Reagan -- to alert them.For the most part Bennewitz received form-letter replies, but Air Force investigators paid him a visit, as did Bill Moore, author of the first book on the Roswell incident. Before long Moore -- then a new force in civilian UFO research -- was tapped by a group of intelligence agents and a deal was struck: Moore was to keep tabs on Bennewitz while the Air Force ran a psychological profile and disinformation campaign on the unsuspecting physicist. In return, Air Force Intelligence would let Moore in on classified UFO material.This is Bennewitz's harrowing tale, told by fringe-culture historian Greg Bishop. It is the troubling account of the custom-made hall of smoke and mirrors that eventually drove Bennewitz to a mental institution, as well as the story of the explosive propagation of disinformation that began in 1979 and reverberates through the UFO community and pop culture to this day., THE HORRIFYING TRUE STORY OF A GOVERNMENT-AUTHORIZED CAMPAIGN OF DISINFORMATION THAT DEFINED AN ERA OF ALIEN PARANOIA AND DESTROYED ONE MAN'S LIFE. In 1978, Paul Bennewitz, an electrical physicist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, engaged in some aggressive radio monitoring of the nearby Sandia Labs, then managed by the Department of Defense. When he became convinced that the strange lights hovering over the labs and Kirtland Air Force Base signaled the vanguard of an extraterrestrial alien invasion, he began writing TV stations, newspapers, senators -- and even President Reagan -- to alert them. For the most part Bennewitz received form-letter replies, but Air Force investigators paid him a visit, as did Bill Moore, author of the first book on the Roswell incident. Before long Moore -- then a new force in civilian UFO research -- was tapped by a group of intelligence agents and a deal was struck: Moore was to keep tabs on Bennewitz while the Air Force ran a psychological profile and disinformation campaign on the unsuspecting physicist. In return, Air Force Intelligence would let Moore in on classified UFO material. This is Bennewitz's harrowing tale, told by fringe-culture historian Greg Bishop. It is the troubling account of the custom-made hall of smoke and mirrors that eventually drove Bennewitz to a mental institution, as well as the story of the explosive propagation of disinformation that began in 1979 and reverberates through the UFO community and pop culture to this day.
LC Classification Number
TL789.5.N6B55 2005
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