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As far as the book goes, other than ordering, there's interlibrary loan... and it's probably "available online." ;)

A lot of the books I've read... I wouldn't recommend very strongly, as they were kind of research-specific or narrowly focused. But I'll try to keep good articles in mind. And maybe see if I can find a "definitive" book. Most of them are garbage.

Scholars don't look at the topic much either except with the religious angle. For example, Brenda Denzler.

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520239050/the-lure-of-the-edge

Jacques Vallee is one who kind of straddles a scholarly and conspiracy tone, but he has a government background, and I think he's suspicious. His Trinity book is tripe, but he's had a lot of good insights throughout the years in a number of other books.

Yeah, you're right, it's Zimbabwe. It's the Ariel School one.

Sightings have actually increased. Which kind of doesn't bode well since we don't end up with any high quality footage that looks convincing at all—in the era of the smart phone, no less. Most of the footage is low quality and comes from the U.S. military nowadays. And that documentary I mentioned alone is enough of a reason not to trust the government when it comes to aliens.

The only "big ones" I know of are the ones the government is declassifying (technically, because I recall a lot of these were doing the rounds before they were "declassified").

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/pentagon-declassifies-ufo-videos-taken-by-navy-pilots.html

One of the pilots is "charismatic," and he's been on a bunch of TV programs and podcasts.

I deleted my old Discord and a bunch of social sites. I might eventually make one specific to this account.

LOL... see, that's why I always add that disclaimer. I usually dispassionately talk about aliens without indicating I believe or disbelieve, but the assumption is usually that I believe. I mean, aliens might exist somewhere out there, but I'm against the "true believer" perspective that strange phenomena on earth must be attributed to aliens, considering there are terrestrial explanations.

Yeah, Rael is still around and they're infamous for the cloning controversy (sounded like another Theranos scam situation). Heaven's Gate is also infamous for the members castrating themselves and committing group suicide.

I remember Zamora. There was actually a story indicating it was a prank from some college kids.

But more interesting cases, imo, occurred in South Africa and Australia. In the SA one, a whole classroom of kids claim to have witnessed a UFO and had "voices" beamed into their heads. Brazil is also a hotspot with reports of radiation damage to a number of people. I believe there are terrestrial explanations for these as well.

I don't have a Discord.

It's a somewhat dated book, and I have some problems with it, but if you want a decent overview from a skeptic, Gregory Kanon's The Great UFO Hoax goes over a lot of the important stuff quite broadly. And it does at least have a good number of sources. Another reason to look at it is that it attempts to look at psychological warfare, MK Ultra, etc., and how stuff like that could factor into the perception of aliens and UFOs.

To further understand the (real) conspiracy angle, this documentary is essential. A big part of it was counter-intelligence to run cover during the Cold War.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2254010/

I think it's a very important drawing. It's interesting to me for it's historical connection, as part of the alien phenomenon, to the occult. Before Lam, there were aliens, such as Venusians, commonly factoring into theosophic practices. Not so long after Crowley's drawing, there were also a lot of these alien cults (Adamski, Rael, etc.). Then it eventually entered into pop culture, which shaped the idea as well. Even alien abduction has a precedent in folklore of sightings of faeries or other beings, occasionally involving supposed abduction.

Just for the record, since I always feel a touch of embarrassment after talking about the subject, I don't believe we're being visited by aliens. The evidence for that is weak. Plus, the sheer ingenuity it takes to design these advanced crafts only to crash them every few year on earth is ridiculous... XD

The sci-fi novel? Yeah, it has some similarities. Monochromatic, the texture, and aliens. I imagine the author has seen this image, because it's a famous/infamous one. If you're not familiar with it, the alien is called Lam, and it's the earliest known depiction of the typical gray alien that I'm aware of. Just the eyes are different.

lol I thought you were Benediktustas, who recently commented on my profile. Similar pfp! Yeah, can't agree on everything. Thanks, and you have a good one too.