Richard Garrett - Flight into Mystery - Weidenfeld and Nicolson - 1986
Richard Garrett - Flight into Mystery ; Reports from the Dark Side of the Sky - W&N - 1986 This is a non-fiction work, from an author whose chief assets ae an engaging writing style and a level head. Most of the mysteries he discusses here are aeronautical accidents and other mishaps, and as he rightly points out, are only mysteries until they are explained, though in some cases it`s highly unlikely now that explanations are forthcoming. His main aim in discussing these is to discuss various possible explanations for a given incident as dispassionately as possible, putting forward his own opinions only when he feels he has something to contribute. The Bermuda Triangle is mentioned once or twice, but it is clear he attaches no significance to the works of Charles Berlitz and others, commenting "my own attitude is to wonder why these writers found it necessary to invent such tales, when there is mystery enough in the actual world around us." A short chapter on UFOs ...