The whole world has heard about flying saucers. But do you really know how it all got started? Do you know who first saw the flying saucer?

Meet pilot Kenneth Arnold. In "The Coming of the Saucers," Arnold describes - in breathtaking detail - his incredible sighting of the flying saucers on June 24, 1947.

Arnold also recounts his harrowing investigation into the infamous Maury Island Incident, which ended with the deaths of two Air Force intelligence officers after they flew past Mount Rainier - where Arnold had seen the discs.

After being followed by Men in Black, Arnold discovered that his hotel room had been bugged, and that he had been manipulated by CIA asset Fred Lee Crisman, an eventual suspect in the JFK assassination. Following these and other strange, spooky occurrences, Arnold barely escaped a plane crash himself!

Arnold was a private man, who rarely lectured or made public appearances. "The Coming of the Saucers" is thus a rare, primary-source document of importance to all UFO researchers and enthusiasts. Not only is this the story of the first two major UFO sightings in the U.S., but it is also the birth of the Men in Black mythos.

“A sobering tale about what happens to those who know too much...” -Gray Barker, "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers"

“The key to understanding all that has gone on in ufology, particularly the relationship between UFOs and the MIB...” -John Keel, "Flying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind"

“An amazing array of factual evidence that still informs us today...” -Ray Palmer, Fate Magazine

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