"Total Mystification"
May 7, 2008
William Corliss, who publishes the wonderful Sourcebook Project volumes, also runs a small mail order bookstore. He’s very picky about the books he selects, but he did select Strange Company: Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II by Keith Chester to headline his May-June 2008 book list. Here is what he had to say about the book: “Usually we avoid the never-ending flood of UFO books, but we have always been puzzled by the so-called “foo fighters” that mystified World War II-pilots in all theaters of combat. Their reality is supported in Chester’s book by over 100 baffling sightings by well-trained observers. Chester’s book is thoroughly researched. There is a strong foundation of 138 sightings of strange lights and even “structures” from 1931 to 1945. Most came from aircraft crews from both sides during the 1939-1945 conflict. A fascinating [sighting index] enhances the textual descriptions by displaying in one place the incredible variety of unexplained phenomena. No fewer than 520 notes give the book even more details, as do photographs of official reports and correspondence. All displaying total mystification!”