FSR Bookshelf - 11

This document, titled 'FSR Bookshelf - 11' and dated November 1981, serves as a review column for literature related to UFOs and contactee experiences. The authors, Janet and Colin Bord, evaluate several books, including works by Elizabeth Klarer and Greta Woodrew. Klarer's account involves a 1937 sighting of a disc-shaped craft and subsequent telepathic contact with an entity named Akon from Alpha Centauri. The review notes that Klarer claims to have had a child with this entity. Greta Woodrew is described as a psychic protégé of Andrija Puharich, who claims to channel information from entities known as the 'Ogattans' from another galaxy. The review expresses skepticism regarding the literary quality and the content of these accounts, noting that they often overlap with spiritualism and mediumship rather than traditional ufology. The document also highlights the work of Dr. R. Leo Sprinkle, a psychologist at the University of Wyoming, who has conducted research on UFO contactees and published the 'Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO Investigation.' Additionally, the column mentions the contributions of nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman and researcher Marjorie Fish, specifically regarding the Betty Hill star map. The authors conclude that there is an increasingly blurred line between UFO reports and psychic phenomena, suggesting that the 'real' nature of these experiences remains an open question.