Case file · Non-fiction & research literature
Peebles, 'Watch the Skies! A Chronicle of the Flying Saucer Myth'
Smithsonian aerospace historian Curtis Peebles's history of the flying saucer belief system in the United States.
1994 CE · 38.89, -77.03 · status: explained
The account
Peebles traces how ideas about saucers, contactees, cover-ups and abductions evolved, arguing that the 'myth' grew through culture and media rather than evidence. Published by the Smithsonian Institution Press, it is a key skeptical history.
The sceptical view
Proponents object to the word 'myth' and say the book glosses over strong cases.