Flying Saucers Over the White House – rare and collectible book from Deb’s Rare Books
Flying Saucers Over the White House – rare and collectible book from Deb’s Rare Books
Flying Saucers Over the White House – rare and collectible book from Deb’s Rare Books
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Flying Saucers Over the White House

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Condition: ["Fine"]

Format: Paperback

Price:
$50.00

Description

Flying Saucers Over the White House: The Inside Story of Captain Edward J. Ruppelt and His Official U.S. Airforce Investigation of UFOs

Author Colin Bennett

Publisher Cosimo Books, 2010

Format Trade Paperback

Condition like new

Description
This 2010 trade paperback represents the true first Cosimo edition of Flying Saucers Over the White House, a deeply analytical biographical study exploring the early administrative history of United States military ufology. Author Colin Bennett delivers a meticulous investigation into the legacy of Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, the pioneering first director of the U.S. Air Force's famous Project Blue Book. Ruppelt was the official figure who famously coined the acronym "UFO" and guided the military's only early effort to systematically and scientifically decode anomalous tracking data during the height of 1950s Cold War public anxiety.
Bennett moves past standard sensationalism to examine the complex political, psychological, and institutional pressures that shaped early government secrecy and public policy. Complete with an authoritative foreword by legendary UFO historian Jerome Clark and an introduction by former British Ministry of Defence official Nick Pope, this volume functions as an essential text for serious students tracking modern military history, intelligence disclosure timelines, and alternative history sub-stratas. It stands as an uncommon, highly presentable acquisition piece for advanced esoteric libraries.
Why This Copy Belongs in Your Collection
  • True First Cosimo Printing State: This volume represents the true original 2010 release sequence from Cosimo Books, preserving the earliest format layout and introduction placements.
  •  Preservation: Modern independent press paperbacks feature highly delicate dark laminate wrappers that easily show heavy surface scuffing or corner peeling. This copy has been preserved in highly collectible condition.
Curated Vintage Condition Notes
  • Condition: Fine / Like New.
  • Details: The original illustrated wraps remain perfectly flat, sharp-cornered, and vibrant, showing virtually zero shelf edge wear or laminate loss. The spine is square, rigid, and completely uncreased, presenting an unread shelf appearance. The internal text block is immaculate—pages are crisp, bright white, and entirely free of contemporary owner names, margin notes, highlighting, or thumb-soiling.
  • Preservation: Carefully preserved and supplied directly to you housed inside a fresh, premium archival protective sleeve to shield it from ambient wear.