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03729aam a22006618i 4500 001 EF2799F6BEC911E7B248943F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20220910012104 008 170313t20172017inua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017006388 020 $a 025302692X (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780253026927 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)967191110 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IGA $d JQR $d JP3 $d OCLCQ $d VP@ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BF2050 $b .P76 2017 082 00 $a 001.94 $2 23 100 1 $a Prothero, Donald R. $e author. 245 10 $a UFOs, chemtrails, and aliens : $b what science says / $c Donald R. Prothero and Timothy D. Callahan ; foreword by Michael Shermer. 250 $a 1st [edition]. 263 $a 1706 264 1 $a Bloomington, Indiana : $b Indiana University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xviii, 459 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-447) and index. 505 0 $a Science and the paranormal -- The believing brain -- Area 51: what is really going on in there? -- The Roswell incident: what really happened? -- Close encounters of the second kind: physical evidence of alien contact -- Close encounters of the third kind: direct encounters with aliens -- Close encounters of the fourth kind: alien abduction -- The mythos of ancient aliens -- Praying to aliens -- Ancient myths and modern media -- Cloud's illusions -- Are they out there? -- Why do people believe in UFOs and aliens? -- The verdict. 520 $a The authors employ the ground rules of science and the standards of scientific evidence to examine paranormal phenomena such as UFOs, aliens, crop circles, and the alignment of the pyramids. A wide range of topics is discussed, including the reliability of eyewitness testimony, psychological research into why people want to believe in aliens and UFOs, and the role conspiratorial thinking plays in UFO culture. Prothero and Callahan also share their personal experiences of Area 51, Roswell, and other legendary sites. 650 0 $a Human-alien encounters 650 0 $a Extraterrestrial beings 650 0 $a Unidentified flying objects 650 0 $a Curiosities and wonders 650 0 $a Pseudoscience 650 0 $a Parapsychology 650 0 $a Occultism 650 7 $a Curiosities and wonders $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00885285 650 7 $a Extraterrestrial beings $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01742248 650 7 $a Human-alien encounters $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963475 650 7 $a Occultism $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01043123 650 7 $a Parapsychology $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01053079 650 7 $a Pseudoscience $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01080912 650 7 $a Unidentified flying objects $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01161308 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Space Science $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. $2 bisacsh 650 4 $a Parapsychology 700 1 $a Callahan, Timothy D., $e author. 700 1 $a Shermer, Michael. $e writer of supplementary textual content. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Prothero, Donald R., author. $t UFOs, chemtrails, and aliens $b 1st [edition]. $d Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017 $z 9780253027061 $w (DLC) 2017019981 941 $a 8 952 $l WHPE115 $d 20200207012027.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20190118011129.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107051509.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006110859.0 952 $l LOAX706 $d 20180828010715.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20180802011455.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20171122010702.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20171101010149.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EF2799F6BEC911E7B248943F97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search