Unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, have been a topic of fascination and speculation for decades. From grainy photographs and blurry videos to sensationalized news reports and government investigations, the phenomenon of UFOs has captured the public’s imagination and sparked debate about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the existence of advanced technologies beyond our understanding.

While some people dismiss UFO sightings as hoaxes or misidentifications of conventional objects or phenomena, others believe that they represent evidence of otherworldly visitors or secret government projects.

Whatever you believe about UFOs, the Library has interesting and insightful books to help you better understand what’s going in the skies overhead.

The Believer: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle by Sarah Krasnostein

Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial Existence, edited by Alan Steinfeld.

They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers by Sarah Scoles

The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway by Ben Mezrich

The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs by Mark O’Connell