A Visit to Nazca and Book Review

This document, published in Flying Saucer Review, contains two primary sections: a field report titled 'A Visit to Nazca' by Omar Fowler and a book review of a Soviet publication on extraterrestrial civilizations. In the first section, Fowler recounts his 1988 trip to the Nazca Plain in Peru. He describes the landscape, the impact of tourism on the ancient geoglyphs, and the damage caused by modern vehicle tyre-tracks. Fowler details his interactions with Dr. Maria Reiche, a researcher who dedicated her life to studying and protecting the Nazca Lines. He notes that Reiche, at age 85, was nearly blind but remained committed to her work, employing motorcyclists to patrol the area against further damage. Fowler also mentions his search for Dr. Javier Cabrera Darquea, who proposed theories linking the Nazca lines to ancient spacecraft runways. The second section provides a review of the book 'Problema Vnezemnykh Tsivilizatsii: Filosofsko-Metodologicheskie Aspekty' (The Problem of Extraterrestrial Civilizations: Philosophical-Methodological Aspects) by V. V. Rubtsov and A. D. Ursul. The reviewer praises the book for its comprehensive and meticulous scientific approach to the subject of extraterrestrial life, despite the reviewer's own skepticism regarding the 'E.T. Theory' of visitation. The document also includes a brief transcript of a discussion between an editor and Jacques Vallée regarding the history of UFO research, emphasizing the need for an international perspective and the influence of researchers like Olavo Fontes and Dr. Maria Reiche.