UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969)

Fortean Ph&nGmena
Constance, Arthur. The inexplicable sky. London, w. Laurie, 1956. 308 p.
Discusses sky phenomena, including meteors, fireballs, mirages, and things
that fall from the heavens. Cites cases of reported extraterrestrial visita-
tions and advances theory with supporting arguments that non-terrestrial
jntelligences are coming to, or emerging from other dimensions into, earth's
atmosphere. American ed. (New York, Citadel Press) published 1957.
Fort, Charles. The books of Charles Fort. Introd. by Tiffany Thayer. New York,
Hem·y Holt, 1941. 1125 p.
Contents: The book of the damned; New lands; Lo!; Wild talents. Collection
of mysterious and unexplained events gleaned from newspaper reports. Accounts
of strange things falling from the sky, the appearance of unidentified flying
objects, showers of frogs and various animals, teleportations, disapnearing
people, and other odd phenomena. It is stated that since these events fall within
the province of no known science, they have never been properly investigated.
Gallegos, Faustin. The pulsing hor.ey".!omb from space. Fate, v. 11, Sept. 1958:
40-43.
A football-shaped object of cells resembling those of a honeycomb reportedly
fell in a Miami, Fla., yard on Feb. 28, 1958. It pulsated, was translucent and
intangible, and had completely vanished--by "melting"--within 45 minutes from
the time it was seen to fall from the sky.
Gardner, Martin. In the name of science. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952.
320 p.
Survey of "quasi-scientific" theories. Chapters are included on the flat and
hollow earth theories; Fortean phenomena; Atlantis and Lemuria; flying saucers;
poltergeist phenomena, extrasensory perception; and pneumokinesis.
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