Heavenly Lights: The Apparitions of Fatima and the UFO Phenomenon

by Joaquim Fernandes, Fina D'Armada, Jacques F Vallee PH.D. (Foreword by)

Overview

A meticulous synthesis of history, science, and Ufology, "Heavenly Lights" establishes that the famed Fátima Incident of 1917 did not involve "Marian apparitions" - as is conventionally believed - but a series of close encounters with alien beings. The first history of the Fátima incident to be written by Portuguese historians based on the original documents of the case held in secrecy by the Catholic Church since the time of the apparitions, "Heavenly Lights" subjects all of the pertinent facts of the Fátima case to a sweeping evidentiary analysis that is at once thorough and fascinating. When it was fi rst published in Portugal in 1995, the Jornal de Notícias heralded this work as "a literary success without precedent." "Heavenly Lights" is Volume I of the Fátima Trilogy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933665214
Publisher:	Anomalist Books
Publication date:	06/25/2007
Pages:	284
Sales rank:	869,492
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 8.97(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Joaquim Fernandes, Ph.D. and Fina D'Armada, M.A. are Portuguese historians who have researched and written about the Fátima case for more than 25 years. Their works As Aparições de Fátima e o Fenómeno OVNI and Fátima: Nos Bastidores do Segredo are definitive histories of the Fátima Incident of 1917.

Editorial Reviews

Priceless

"[One] cannot fault [the authors'] careful deconstruction of first-hand accounts... This study deserves to be read by all perceptual and social psychologists and historians, indeed, by anyone interested in primary documentation of a major anomalous event... Heavenly Lights is priceless, and Fernandes and d'Armada should be congratulated on their important contribution to understanding what goes on in the minds of those undergoing visionary experiences." - Bob Rickard, Fortean Times

A Heavenly Tour de Force

"A work of singular distinction... abundant in detail... with hundreds of facts taken from the actual historical record... What emerges is a true telling of the Fátima incident of 1917 that will stand the test of time as the leading book that establishes the extraterrestrial or inter-dimensional origin of this landmark case in the history of the paranormal." - Lawrence Kennedy, noted parapsychologist

Thoroughly Researched

"This book...is a full-blown, indepth and thoroughly researched exploration of the facts in this extraordinary case. Not a few paragraphs devoted to some of the highlights of this astounding case, but a truly detailed presentation and compilation of the evidence and its similarities to the global UFO phenomenon. Originally published in Portuguese, the authors, Joaquim Fernandes and Fina D' Armada, conducted an extensive amount of original research that should be loudly applauded. Also their close examination and comparisons to all of the case details and the parallels that they isolated from UFO cases in various parts of the world, establishes an even much stronger and greater case for what ufologists have been writing and saying about the extraordinary Fatima events for so many years now. Easy to read and filled with wonderful illustrations and graphs, this is a great addition to any ufologist's or parapsychologist's library." - Brent Raynes, Alternate Perceptions

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