In Plain Sight

On a need to know basis, this needs to be known. Well written, totally understandable, and very provocative. Speculation is backed by documentation, also entirely up to date.

I just finished Ross Coulthart's In Plain Sight, and I have to say, it’s one of the most intriguing books I’ve read in a long time. If you’ve ever been curious about UFOs, this book is a must-read.Coulthart does a great job of diving deep into the UFO phenomenon, but what I liked most is how he keeps it grounded in reality. He doesn’t go off the deep end with wild theories; instead, he sticks to the facts and presents everything in a way that makes you think, “Wow, maybe there really is something to this.”The book is packed with historical cases, interviews with credible witnesses, and even some government documents that will make you wonder why this stuff isn’t talked about more often. I was particularly impressed with how thorough Coulthart is—he really leaves no stone unturned.What’s great is that he doesn’t just cater to believers; even if you’re skeptical, there’s a lot here that might make you rethink your stance. Coulthart lays out the evidence and lets you make up your own mind.Overall, In Plain Sight is engaging, well-researched, and honestly just hard to put down. If you’re even a little bit interested in the topic of UFOs, give this book a shot. You won’t be disappointed!

I am drawn to UAP/UFO stories whenever they appear. One of first books I ever read was by Maj. Donald Keyhole. I am satisfied having read In Plain Sight. I found Coulthart's book to be an interesting read because of the approach he takes in presenting his research into the individuals involved, both their backgrounds and contributions to the narrative. Some readers may have heard of the events forming the chapters but the presentation makes it fresh.

Ross Coulthart did us all a huge favor. He spent decades researching the UFO topic developing high level civilian and military contacts to present a mountain of information on credible events. Many of these events are from other parts of the world which are seldom discussed.The book is extremely well written and engaging. Ross also has a great way of telling the story. Almost like he was sitting across the table from you in a relaxed conversation. There are so many credible UFO events in this book that it would take a documentary TV series to even begin to cover it.Ross has an excellent TV documentary called “The UFO Phenomenon” which you can watch for free on YouTube which covers a portion of the data in this book.There is one other excellent book I own on this topic: The UFO Enigma by Peter A. Sturrock who is a distinguished Astrophysicist at Stanford University. Each event in this book is approached like an FAA crash investigation where every possible clue is taken into account and the event recreated with all speeds, trajectories, and environmental conditions accounted for as you would expect from a brilliant scientist. Some of the events can be logically explained and the reader will agree having been walked through the data. But some of the events despite his best efforts defy prosaic explanations.The most brilliant documentary in existence on this subject is “The Phenomenon” by director James Fox. It’s available as a streaming purchase on Amazon. If I had to chose only one documentary to see on the subject this is the one…It’s brilliant!James has several other excellent documentaries he created on the subject but “The Phenomenon” is his masterpiece.

This is an excellent, well-written book that can serve as an useful primer for those of us who want to get a sense of the UFO/UAP problem. This is important, since no rational, unbiased person can deny the reality of this phenomenon. Once again, full dsclosure: I am a skeptic, but I am no debunker, and I am deeply curious about these things. Also, I am no one to deride and/or discounts the experiences of anyone. I may disagree, emphatically even, but I always try to do it with respect.In a nutshell, as I have stated in my previous post and reiterate here: These things are real, but we don’t have any idea what they are; at least most of us don’t.This book walk us through a brief historical overview of the events that guided the thoughts of UFO enthusiasts, beginning in the 1940s all the way to the exciting present developments, but is has much more to offer. I like the author’s curious, yet objective approach to the topic, and I especially appreciate its perspective; please allow me to explain. It irritates me to no end that many narratives and hypotheses (NOT theories – a pet peeve of mine) formulated on this topic, with some notable exceptions, tend to center around what happens in the continental US. This book explicitly provides a much-needed global perspective. UFOs/UAPs are being seen everywhere, period.Without giving too much away, the only disappointing thing about this book is the usual statements in the lines of “… a person high-up in the (Air Force/Navy/Government/take your pick) told me X”. I understand that journalists must work with anonymous sources, I really get it, and I get that a journalists must respect the anonymity of a source upon request, but this leads to interesting hearsay, nothing more. This book is actually better than others in this respect, since he names comparatively more sources than other books. This fact, combined with the provided information, and the aforementioned perspective, objectivity and professionalism of the author, make this book is well worth the read.

I'm only 30% into this book so far, but wow, what an eye opener. In fairness I'm already a believer, so no convincing necessary.Because of the book I've also taken a deep dive into UFO stuff on YouTube. It's all so fascinating.I'm really enjoying the book, but the one little thing that I'm finding a tad distracting is the author's overuse of the word prosaic. In the 30% of the book I've read so far, he's used it at least a couple of dozen times.Someone needs to buy this guy a thesaurus for Christmas.

Well written and researched topic. Sincere, thorough, thoughtful. Highly recommend.

You should read this book. It is an absolute must for anybody interested in the UAP topic, which remains in darkness.

It is time to do your homework, Ross Coulthard and the professionalism he proved along a 30 years carrier is your gate to the reality of this world. On January 17, 1961, in this farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a "military-industrial complex. You'll learn why, decades of lies from the DoD still ongoing with Mike Turner (and other on The Hill, N.Y. paid by aerospaces companies making retro engineering on UAPs ) action to stop the NDAA2023 in this early December 2023. We are not alone, NHIs are here watching us and now you have to choice to learn about it or keep ignoring it. You have been warned 60 years ago, you are warned again now.

Interesting and well written book. Scarry if true and it probably is.