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050	0	4	_aTL789 _b.S437 2022
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aHayes, Matthew _c(Historian), _e1
245	1	0	_aSearch for the unknown : _bCanada's UFO files and the rise of conspiracy theory / _cMatthew Hayes.
260			_aMontreal ; _aKingston ; _aLondon ; _aChicago : _bMcGill-Queen's University Press, _c(c)2022.
300			_a1 online resource (210 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : _billustrations.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aProject Magnet, 1950-54 -- _tProject Second Storey, 1952-54 -- _tVery Persistent Men, 1954-67 -- _tThree Cases of High Strangeness, 1967 -- _tThe End, 1967-95.
520	0		_a"Beginning in the 1950s, alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects in Canadian skies bred tension between the state and its citizens. While the public demanded to know more about the phenomenon, government officials appeared unconcerned and unresponsive. Suspicion of government deepened among certain sectors of Canadian society in the decades that followed, leading to demands for greater public transparency and a new kind of citizen activism. In Search for the Unknown Matthew Hayes uncovers the history of the Canadian government's investigations into reports of UFOs, revealing how these reports were handled, deflected, and defended from 1950 to the 1990s. During this period Canadians filed more than 5,000 reports of UFO sightings--many with striking descriptions and illustrations--with branches of government and law enforcement. Although the government conducted some exploratory studies, officials were unable to solve the mystery of UFOs or provide satisfactory answers about their alleged existence, and they soon declared the matter closed. Dissatisfied citizens responded by taking matters into their own hands, starting UFO clubs and civilian investigation groups, and accusing the government of a cover-up. A mutual mistrust developed between citizens who were suspicious of their government and officials who dismissed their fears and anxieties. This provided fertile ground for anti-authoritarian attitudes and the cultivation of conspiracy theories. In an era of political division, and amid heightened awareness of states' responsibilities for their citizens, Search for the Unknown reveals the challenges that governments face in responding to public anxieties and preserving trust in public institutions."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aUnidentified flying objects _xSightings and encounters _zCanada _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aUnidentified flying objects _xGovernment policy _zCanada _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aGovernment information _zCanada _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aConspiracy theories _zCanada _xHistory _y20th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3259218&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell