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Behind the Flying Saucers was the first full-length American book on flying saucers, and it became a bestseller. It was published in 1950, and written by well-known Variety author Frank Scully.

The book supports the idea of the saucers being from space, and recounts the recovery of a disc (and ufonauts). While that particular story is considered to be a hoax by many, the book was influential in the effect it had on the American public's beliefs about UFOs (as they would come to be called).

It also had a listing of sightings in the back of the book.

The hardback was reprinted by Popular Library in March of 1951, with a pulp-type cover illustration with scantily dressed women.

The entire text of the book is available as a free download from OPUS.

The Back of the Paperback Edition

Are they real-—or are they a hoax?

Are they a hallucination—or mass hysteria?

Are they a secret weapon of our army?

Are they enemy missiles from Russia?

Are they space ships from Venus?

Is it true that little men three feet high were found inside them?

These questions—and many more that you never dreamed of—are answered openly and forthrightly in this amazing book. Mr. Scully has torn aside the veil of secrecy that surrounds a controversial subject, and the astounding facts he presents here—ignored by the armchair beaurocrats (sic) and the hush-hush boys—are not to be found in any other book.

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