Book Review: Filer's Files: Worldwide Reports of UFO Sightings
By Maj. George A. Filer, USAF (Retired) and David E. Twichell
George Filer, known for "Filer's Files" on the internet, has compiled his best
worldwide UFO reports into his first book. "Worldwide Reports of UFO
Sightings" is a 206 page collection co-authored with David Twichell, author of
various UFO books.
Filer's passion for UFOs began in 1962 in England as an Air Force pilot when
radar detected an unknown object and he was dispatched to chase it. Flying to
within 5 miles of the UFO, Filer was able to observe its solid, metallic
construction before the object suddenly turned on its lights and then shot
straight up in the air in an unearthly fashion.
From that time forward, Filer spent a lot of time inquiring about UFO reports
and soon learned the Air Force disseminated information on a "need to know
basis" which was the reason often given for denying him information.
UFO Sightings in the book are divided into two geographic locations: United
States or Worldwide, and are arranged according to state or country. The
book sorts UFO sightings into additional chapters for daytime or nighttime
sightings, which are further subdivided into triangles, cigar-shapes, and
anomalous lights. Thus, a reader can browse any desired topic easily.
Abductions and missing time experiences are contained separately in their own
chapter, which includes a nice section on AAER's own George Ritter, who
has many UFO stillframes from his videos at our website. UFO reports from
U.S. astronauts and presidents comprise a separate chapter.
The last chapter is about UFOs in the news, and provides a nice re-cap of
familiar reports of UFO sightings which received a great deal of attention on
TV and in the media.