Search for the Unknown: Canada's UFO Files and the Rise of Conspiracy Theory Hayes Matthew
Search for the Unknown: Canada's UFO Files and the Rise of Conspiracy Theory Hayes Matthew Beginning in the 1950s, alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects in Canadian skies bred tension…
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Search for the Unknown: Canada's UFO Files and the Rise of Conspiracy Theory Hayes Matthew
Beginning in the 1950s, alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects in Canadian skies bred tension between the state and its citizens. Suspicion of government deepened among certain sectors of Canadian society in the decades that followed, leading to demands for greater public transparency and a new kind of citizen activism.In Search for the Unknown Matthew Hayes uncovers the history of the Canadian government's investigations into reports of UFOs, revealing how these reports were handled, deflected, and defended from 1950 to the 1990s. While the public demanded to know more about the phenomenon, government officials appeared unconcerned and unresponsive.
Although the government conducted some exploratory During this period Canadians filed more than 5,000 reports of UFO sightings - many with striking descriptions and illustrations - with branches of government and law enforcement.