Shockingly Close to the Truth by James W. Moseley & Karl T. Pflock

Shockingly Close to the Truth: Confessions of a Grave-Robbing Ufologist
James W. Moseley and Karl T. Pflock
Prometheus Books, 2002
Hardcover with dust jacket
ISBN 1-57392-991-3

Offered here is a hardcover first printing of James W. Moseley’s hilarious, revealing, and highly sought-after insider memoir of the UFO field. Moseley was the creator and publisher of Saucer Smear, one of the longest-running underground UFO newsletters in the world. In this book he opens the door on fifty years of UFO history, rivalries, hoaxes, personalities, government interactions, and behind-the-scenes stories that were never told publicly.

The narrative includes Moseley’s encounters with many of the most influential figures in ufology, including John Keel, Budd Hopkins, Donald Menzel, Gray Barker, J. Allen Hynek, Donald Keyhoe, George Hunt Williamson, and others. The book also covers the infamous Straith letter hoax, early Men in Black stories, contactee culture, and Moseley’s own wild adventures, including grave-digging episodes in Peru and his early investigations throughout the United States.

This edition contains fifty-one rare photographs of both famous and obscure figures from UFO history. The book has become difficult to obtain, especially with its original jacket intact.

Condition: Clean pages, tight binding, complete dust jacket with typical shelf wear and a library return sticker on the back cover. A solid collectible copy of a title that has become increasingly scarce.

 An essential addition to any UFO library and one of the most entertaining autobiographical works ever written in the field.  $80