Encounters

Encounters by Steve Higgins surveys the history of UFO sightings, from Kenneth Arnold’s widely reported 1947 observation to more recent official interest in unidentified aerial phenomena. It revisits prominent cases including Roswell, the reported Berwyn Mountains incident and claims associated with Bob Lazar, setting these accounts within the wider development of UFO culture.

Alongside the case studies, Higgins includes concise fact files on different types of reported UFOs, alleged alien beings and the Men in Black. The book also considers attempts to interpret such reports scientifically, while leaving room for competing explanations, including misidentified natural events, advanced military technology and extraterrestrial visitation.