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orbufo's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. I would consider it a must-read on the subject of UFOs.
calcitestar's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to this during 2, 6 hour car journeys. It was really interesting and warranted further research on the net once I got home. A really thorough book. Well set out. As best research as you could hope for.
willgalltall's review against another edition
5.0
Witness to Roswell is the first UFO book that I have read from cover to cover. I have been interesting in UFO's since I was young and was introduced into the subject by my Dad. Most of the 'knowledge' that I have has come from him and his years of reading, listening to podcasts/radio and watching documentaries and interviews.
I then started to build a fairly small collection of UFO books and decided that it was the right time to pick a book that was dedicated to a case and read it. So this was my choice and I'm so glad I started here.
Roswell is the case that most people know about. Films have been made about it and is often referred to in the X-Files TV series, which automatically puts it into the category of being 'science fiction', and makes it even more difficult to try and place any authenticity onto what happened.
However, what Thomas J. Carey and Donald R. Schmitt have done here is summarise (in a lot of detail) the highlights of their endless years worth of research into 318 pages, and they have done so brilliantly.
What was surprising to me is that they actually started to investigate Roswell as sceptics and wanted to debunk the story. But this turned into the complete opposite after looking at the evidence and obtaining so much witness testimony.
This is the absolute best part of the book: the sheer number of quotes from people based at RAAF in 1947, and their family. For me though, one of the very final chapters saves the best for last. The sealed affidavit of Walter G. Hunt (who was extremely close to Col. Blanchard) which was ordered to remain sealed until his death and claims that the case was real, his involvement, the organised discussions to cover it up and one of the final paragraphs which states "I am convinced that what I personally observed was some type of craft and its crew from outer space.".
I went into this believing that the case was real, and have still come away shocked by what happened and the details of the events starting with the crash, to the cover up that was deployed almost immediately.
As I have said, this is the first and only book I have read on UFO's cover to cover. But I firmly believe that this is the best book out there on Roswell, and that anyone who is interested in the subject should read it.
I then started to build a fairly small collection of UFO books and decided that it was the right time to pick a book that was dedicated to a case and read it. So this was my choice and I'm so glad I started here.
Roswell is the case that most people know about. Films have been made about it and is often referred to in the X-Files TV series, which automatically puts it into the category of being 'science fiction', and makes it even more difficult to try and place any authenticity onto what happened.
However, what Thomas J. Carey and Donald R. Schmitt have done here is summarise (in a lot of detail) the highlights of their endless years worth of research into 318 pages, and they have done so brilliantly.
What was surprising to me is that they actually started to investigate Roswell as sceptics and wanted to debunk the story. But this turned into the complete opposite after looking at the evidence and obtaining so much witness testimony.
This is the absolute best part of the book: the sheer number of quotes from people based at RAAF in 1947, and their family. For me though, one of the very final chapters saves the best for last. The sealed affidavit of Walter G. Hunt (who was extremely close to Col. Blanchard) which was ordered to remain sealed until his death and claims that the case was real, his involvement, the organised discussions to cover it up and one of the final paragraphs which states "I am convinced that what I personally observed was some type of craft and its crew from outer space.".
I went into this believing that the case was real, and have still come away shocked by what happened and the details of the events starting with the crash, to the cover up that was deployed almost immediately.
As I have said, this is the first and only book I have read on UFO's cover to cover. But I firmly believe that this is the best book out there on Roswell, and that anyone who is interested in the subject should read it.
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