So boring it must be true

George Adamski was one the first UFO contactees, and arguably the most notorious. Judging by "Flying saucers have landed", co-authored with Desmond Leslie, he was also one of the most boring. I mean, the actual meeting with the famed Man From Another World isn't mentioned until page 276. Indeed, most of the book is written by Adamski's co-host Leslie, who rants on about the UFO phenomenon in general and the vimanas of India in particular for 243 pages.

What are we to make of a man who meets a space alien (with the obligatory long, golden and flowing hair) and acts as if he had just missed the bus, gone out with the dog, or made the laundry? In fact, "Flying saucers" is so boring, that I almost think it must be a true story! As for Adamski's Venusian friend, his message sounds like good old Theosophy, complete with the usual sacred swastikas and fishes (ICHTYS, mind you).

Perhaps the sequel, written by Brother George himself, is better? It's called "Inside the space ships". At least in later editions, it includes Adamski's part of "Flying saucers have landed", so you don't have to miss anything. However, I haven't read it, so I really can't tell. My telepathic mind tells me it's about the author's journeys to Venus, Mars, the Moon... Didn't the king of Mars give him a big dog as a parting gift?

Thus, I recommend everyone to read the sequel instead. Nice cover, though. But the contents made me yawn.