Mack, John E.; Abductions: Human Encounters with Aliens; 1994
subsequent book: Passport to the Cosmos
Coumbe, Daniel; Anomaly: A Scientific Exploration of the UFO Phenomenon; 2023 evaluates paths, speeds, technical details from 4+ incidents - defines a "credibility" rating system
Wynn/Wiggins; Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction; 2017 -- A flawed attempt to get folks using scientific/critical thinking about various topics including UFOs. No citations, gets dates and data wrong, implies resolutions; fails to address contrary content in its reading list. - not the critical thinking example the authors intended.
Hynex, Allen; The UFO Experience; 1975 (reprint 2023)
Hynek was the civilian scientist/astronomer hired by Project Blue Book to assist with UFO reports
Vallee, Jaques; UFO Chronicles of the Soviet Union; 1992
Vallee, Jaques; Dimensions: a Casebook on Alien Contact; 1988/2008
not easy to follow the dots here, builds the ancient alien case leading to interesting conclusions at the end (might skip to the last chapters)
Vallee, Jacques; Passport to Magonia;
Vallee is a long time French evaluator of UFO and other unexplained phenomena
Bowen, Charles; Humanoids;
Mezrich, Ben; The 37th Parallel; (2016) follows Chuck Zukowski’s 'road trip' journeys with the apparent hopes of a segment on one of the Cable channel series
Sterieber, Whitley; Communion; 1987 -- one of the first, first-person accounts of abduction. He has followed with other books; also one with his wife about her near-death experience
Scoles, Sarah; They are Already Here; 2020; - a 'road trip' story about some of the characters that are part of the UFO community - at best deprecates or ignores actual UFO reports/experiences.
Straussman, Rick; DMT: The Spirit Molecule; 2001 - users often describe beings similar to abduction experiences