The UFO in the Mediation State: Perception, Power, and Public Information in Postwar America

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UFOs aren’t just a sky mystery, they reflect an information-and-power system in America where media, public relations, and government secrecy shape what people believe, sparked by Kenneth Arnold’s sighting and influenced by Ivy Lee, Edward Bernays, and Donald Keyhoe, with official rules guiding ongoing disclosure.

Flying Saucers and Spin Doctors – UFOs and the Birth of the American Mediation State
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Flying Saucers and Spin Doctors – UFOs and the Birth of the American Mediation State

The UFO did not simply emerge into postwar America. It materialized inside a new empire that was rapidly transforming into an information society and mediation state.