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Donald Keyhoe publishes Flying Saucers from Outer Space

When: 1953
Sources: 3 public sources

Donald Keyhoe, author of 'Flying Saucers from Outer Space' (1953) CBS, "The Mike Wallace Interview" 1958 March 8, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Donald Keyhoe's second UFO book appeared, built on Air Force case reports released to the press and arguing for an extraterrestrial origin. It hit bestseller lists; a CIA review called it highly distorted, and Ruppelt said its sighting details were accurate but its interpretations were not.

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OfficialReport on Book Entitled 'Flying Saucers from Outer Space' (memo, Chief, Operations Staff, OSI), 0005515977 (opens in a new tab)CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room / 1953-12-08
FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956
OtherEarth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), catalog entry citing the Keyhoe book (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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