Timothy Good
British author whose 1987 bestseller Above Top Secret introduced the American UFO-cover-up narrative to international audiences with extensive original UK research.
- Active
- 1942–
- Country
- UK
Timothy Good is a British author, and former professional violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles, whose 1987 book Above Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO Cover-Up became an international bestseller and one of the most influential UFO-secrecy books ever published outside the United States, introducing many British and European readers to the American cover-up narrative pioneered by Donald Keyhoe while incorporating extensive original research into UK-specific cases and government documents. Good's subsequent books, including Alien Contact (1991) and Alien Liaison (1991), expanded his research into claimed high-level government and military testimony regarding UFO reality, drawing on interview access to sources within British and American defense and intelligence circles that he argued demonstrated sustained official interest well beyond what either government publicly acknowledged. His work has been credited with helping prompt greater public and parliamentary interest in the subject within the UK, and he maintained working relationships and occasional friendly rivalry with Ministry of Defence UFO-desk figures including Nick Pope. Good's books are noted for combining meticulous citation of declassified documents with more speculative extrapolation regarding the ultimate nature and origin of UFO phenomena, a combination that drew both wide popular readership and consistent skeptical criticism regarding the reliability of some of his anonymous insider sourcing.