Case file · Non-fiction & research literature
Vallée, 'Confrontations'
Vallée's field casebook of his own on-site investigations, with emphasis on physical effects and injuries reported by witnesses.
1990 CE · 37.45, -122.18 · status: account
The account
Confrontations is Vallée at his most empirical: he visits witnesses, documents burns and physiological effects, and argues that some cases involve real energetic phenomena even if their origin is unknown. It is often recommended to readers who want first-hand investigation rather than theory.
The sceptical view
Without laboratory-grade samples or controlled measurements, injuries and traces remain open to mundane causes or misreporting.