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The Myth and Mystery of UFOs

A folklorist with a doctorate specifically on the abduction narrative examines UFO reports through the lens of comparative folklore and legend formation, arguing the phenomenon shows patterns characteristic of both a genuine anomaly and an actively evolving modern folk narrative simultaneously.

Author
Thomas E. Bullard
Published
2010
Library rank
#91

Why it matters

A folklore-studies perspective that takes both the anomaly and the myth-making seriously without collapsing into either pure belief or pure debunking.