Swamp Gas Times: My Two Decades on the UFO Beat [Paperback]

"...an excellent writer... will keep the reader turning the pages as they review highlights of the past half century." -- Dwight Connelly, MUFON UFO Journal

"...one of the best journalists covering the UFO scene...fascinating, level-headed and filled with  behind-the-scenes insights... highly recommended..." -- Peter Robbins, UFOCity.com

"Huyghe lives up to his ambition of tackling the topic with honesty and integrity. This one comes highly recommnded..." -- Kenn Thomas, SteamshovelPress.com

"The UFO book of summer 2001! ...[will] please readers looking for something other than the usual dry recitation of sightings." -- F. Milton Olsen III, Citizens Against UFO Secrecy

"[Huyghe's] interviews and oversight give him an unrivaled vantage point ...It's an insider's view well told." -- William Corliss, Science Frontiers

A model of literate UFO journalism...An essential book for anyone who wants a rational guide through the UFO jungle. -- John Rimmer, Fortean Times

You do yourself no favor if you fail to buy, read and seriously think about this book. -- Geroge W. Earley, UFO Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

SWAMP GAS TIMES is a revealing memoir by a journalist who covered the UFO field for more than twenty years. This honest, behind-the-scenes look at how the media handle UFO stories also examines the dramatic events and major players that transformed UFO research for a quarter century.

PATRICK HUYGHE was a freelance science journalist for more than two decades during which he also acted as contributing editor to Science Digest and Omni. He has authored numerous books, including a series of field guides to the unknown for Avon and Quill; taught science writing at the college level; produced public TV documentaries for WGBH-Boston and WNET-New York; and written texts and interactive scripts for science exhibits from New Jersey to Malaysia. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Paraview Press and also edits a print and web journal on the mysteries of science, history, and nature called The Anomalist. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.