Dark Object: The World's Only Government-Documented UFO Crash

By Don Ledger and Chris Styles

Book Overview

The facts confirm the UFO crash happened. Officials deny it. What don't they want us to know?

In 1965 a massive wave of UFO sightings occurs worldwide. In 1967 residents of Shag Harbor, Canada, witness a huge UFO crash into the bay. Three Royal Canadian Mounties watch it float before sinking. Navy divers mount an extensive search. Now officials say nothing ever happened. Why?

Researchers Don Ledger and Chris Styles--Styles himself an eyewitness to the Shag Harbor crash--have tackled one of the best documented and most top-secret incidents in the annals of UFO sightings. What they have found out will astound--and outrage--readers.

From mysterious surveillance twenty-five years after the crash to the sudden disappearance of written records, someone wanted the investigation stopped. But Ledger and Styles now file their stunning report--and reach a chilling conclusion about the Dark Object, what really happened, and what remains hidden today. . . .

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440236479
• ISBN13: 9780440236474
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Bantam Dell
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

First-rate UFO documentary!

As a UFO Investigator, this particular book was an eye-opener both for its merits as a suspenseful documentary as well as a report full of factual information. The authors have showcased in a persuasive and comprehensive way the lesser-known case of this Nova Scotia sighting. For UFO debunkers, it is tough to refute evidence in the midst of several highly-reputable witnesses as well as fishermen who are used to seeing objects (ships, boats, rafts, etc.) in the water. Another government cover-up!

Short, but Sweet!

"DARK OBJECT" was for me a good read. Authors Ledger and Styles present a story which has never been solved. Lots of personal interviews, government envolvement, and honest investigations. As with most of the UFO sightings and reports, often times very little or no physical evidence is ever found. Ufology is a sensitive subject for many people. This book doesn't ask you to believe, just sit back and read for yourself.

tThe Haunting Story of the Shag Harbour Incident

Dark Object weaves a fascinating story, even for a UFO skeptic such as myself. The expectation of empirical evidence, which is forcefully projected by the book's subtitle, "The World's Only Government-Documented UFO Crash", was enticing enough for me. The saga begins with the bizzare, yet well-documented, events of early October 1967, and then proceeds to the exciting investigative odyssey of the 1990's. Here co-author Chris Styles discovered government documentation that presents irrefutable proof that the Canadian navy actively pursued the recovery of what it described as a disabled flying saucer. The intrigue was relentless, for intermingled with the big finds, were coverups which revealed more than they disguised. At the heart of this compelling narritive, is the personalities of the authors, who are raconteurs of the dramatic and humourous. Regardless of whether your interests are in science, history, or espionage-style intrigue, for the reader this book is money and time well spent.

Finally, a UFO book that's not a catalogue!

.....How do you resurrect a UFO crash that "slipped between the cracks"? Apparently, by persistence and obsession. The authors may not have found any extra-terrestrial wreckage but they establish that whatever the UFO was, it wasn't anything conventional. "Dark Object" is a modern day quest. No one finds "The Holy Grail" but then again there is no troublesome weather balloon. The Book is a "page turner". Its only shortcoming is its length. I wanted more.

An Exceptional piece of research!

Ledger and Styles have truely hit the mark! They have uncovered the facts behind one of North America's least known and most documented UFO siting/crash to have ever been witnessed. October 4th, 1967 will forever be etched in the history books. On this date, in the small fishing village of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia multiple eye witnesses (including 2 RCMP officers) saw a "dark object" crash into harbour. All had thought they had just observed an aircraft disaster! Rescue vessels arrived on the scene only to find a strange yellow foam...... no debris or bodies? Thirty four years later and the authors have revealed the startling evidence of a paper trail leading to a government coverup, in which officials even refer to the "DARK OBJECT" as a UFO!