Eghigian, Greg – Associate Professor of Modern History at Penn State University
After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon
by Greg Eghigian
“Roswell, 1947. Washington, DC, 1952. Quarouble, 1954. New Hampshire, 1961. Pascagoula, 1973. Petrozavodsk, 1977. Copley Woods, 1983. Explore how sightings of UFOs and aliens seized the world’s attention and discover what the fascination with flying saucers and extraterrestrial visitors says about our changing views on science, technology, and the paranormal.”
- The short, dramatic history of alien abduction in the US: Incredible testimonies In the 1980s, thousands of Americans began to suspect they may have been abducted by aliens. What happened? by Greg Eghigian – Aeon.co
- It’s Time to Hear from Social Scientists about UFOs by Greg Eghigian and Christian Peters – Scientific American, 2023
- Opinion: UFOs and aliens had their day in Congress. Was it illuminating? By Greg Eghigian, LA Times, July 27, 2023
- Close Encounters: Tracing the History of UFOs With Greg Eghigian
- UFOs and the Historians by Greg Eghigian and Sarah Chaney
- UfoPast.com – “This site explores the global history of the UFO and alien contact phenomenon.” (personal blog, dormant since 2020)
- Faculty Expertise (Out) Of This World: Historian Greg Eghigian is digging into the social phenomenon of UFOs in science, politics, and popular culture—with the understanding that how we think about unidentified flying objects says less about alien visitors than it does about ourselves. – PennStaterMag
- UFOs: Scanning the Skies Teach-Out – uMich.edu
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- ‘Archives of the Impossible’ conference explores the cultivation of impossibility (“The conference’s first plenary speaker, Greg Eghigian, presents his research regarding UFOs and the aspect of deception regarding the paranormal.”) – Rice.edu
- Alien Abduction and UFOs: Why Are Grays So Common? (feat Josef Lorenzo) | Monstrum – June 16, 2022, Monstrum with Emily Zarka, Ph.D. / EmilyElizabethZarka.com
Bibliography . . .
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- Cornea, Christine. Science Fiction Cinema: Between Fantasy and Reality. Rutgers University Press, 2007. Eghigian, Greg. “Making UFOs Make Sense: Ufology, Science, and the History of Their Mutual Mistrust.” Public Understanding of Science (Bristol, England), vol. 26, no. 5, 2017, pp. 612–26.
- Eghigian, Greg. “Making UFOs Make Sense: Ufology, Science, and the History of Their Mutual Mistrust.” Public Understanding of Science (Bristol, England), vol. 26, no. 5, 2017, pp. 612–26.
- UFOs and the Historians by Greg Eghigian and Sarah Chaney (April 18, 2017) – emotionsblog.history.qmul.ac.uk
- Interview for the Podcast “Time to Eat the Dogs” – UfoPast.com – December 19, 2017) [via archive.org]
- Course Correction: on Limina’s Inaugural Symposium Part II (i); Part II: Engaging with… (i) Greg Eghigian – Bryan Sentes, Skunkworks Blog, 2023
- The Truth Is Out There: UFOs & National Security – The Hill (Live) 2023
See videos below…
Videos
- The Truth Is Out There: UFOs & National Security – The Hill (Live) 2023
Historian Greg Eghigian explains why “just how historic the hearing was is up for debate”
Historian Greg Eghigian: The science often gets lost in the shuffle when it comes to UAPs
Greg Eghigian on why transparency has been “marred” throughout history
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: Greg Eghigian (2023)
UFOs: Scanning the Skies Teach-Out – uMich.edu (presentations by Greg Eghigian)
| Title | Type | Length |
|---|---|---|
| The Cultural Phenomenon of UFOs – Greg Eghigian | Reading and Video | 6:00 |
| A Global Phenomenon – Greg Eghigian | Video | 7:00 |
| Media and UFOs Throughout the Years – Greg Eghigian | Reading and Video | 5:00 |
| A Renewed Interest in UFOs – Greg Eghigian | Reading and Video | 4:00 |
The Cultural Phenomenon of UFOs – Greg Eghigian / toufo 20211214 1
A Renewed Interest in UFOs – Greg Eghigian / toufo 20211214 2
A Global Phenomenon – Greg Eghigian / toufo 20211214 3 – Michigan Online
Media and UFOs Throughout the Years – Greg Eghigian / toufo 20211214 4
Director Mark Monroe & Historian Greg Eghigian, PhD, talks about new Showtime docuseries ‘UFO’ (2021)
Greg Eghigian believes vast majority of people involved in the UFO world have respect for science (2021)
Open Space 59: Professor Greg Eghigian and the History of UFOs (2020)
