Little Gray Men

Explores how films, TV, and books fed the public's fascination with aliens starting in the 1950s.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(16)

A Touchstone for Our Times/In the air, everywhere---that's Roswell

17

(14)

This Man Had a Real Blast/Robert Goddard found a way to put space to good use

31

(18)

Let Us Gather at the (Pecos) River/During the annual UFO Encounter, you can buy anything you really don't want

49

(24)

Yes, We Have No Aliens/For Wright-Patterson AFB, the calls are always the same

73

(24)

A Couple of Cans of Worms/Books by these two authors gave readers facts---and fits

97

(22)

Science Fiction's Godfather/Jack Williamson takes a long, hard look at Roswell

119

(14)

Making Movies by the Numbers/Two classic films follow four Roswell regulations

133

(22)

Setting Sail in the Solar System/Captain Video and Forbidden Planet voyaged where man wanted to go

155

(16)

Afterword

171

(10)

Credits

181

(2)

Sources

183

(6)

Index

189

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