The Ufo Files: The Canadian Connection Exposed

by Palmiro Campagna

The UFO Files digs deep into the government's archives to unravel the true story of Canada's fascinating connection to the UFO phenomenon. Weaving together eyewitness accounts and secret government files, including newly declassified documents, Palmiro Campagna relates some startling episodes in Canadian UFO history; ranging from the revelations made to Wilbert Smith, a Canadian Ministry of Transport engineer, and the unexplained case of Stefan Michalak, whose close encounter with a strange, burning hot craft left him physically scarred. It also explores the United States' so-called "black" program, which may have originated with the Avrocar (also known as the Project Silver Bug), the United States Air Force flying saucer built in Canada.

The Toronto Star noted that The UFO Files provides "a detailed and convincing portrait presented with an astonishing array of archival evidence and photographs." While George Filer, New Jersey State director of the Mutual UFO Network, said this book "is well worth reading and helps unravel the true story of UFOs in Canada."

As Palmiro Campagna demonstrates, the truth is indeed out there.

207 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

I am a retired engineer. As a researcher, writer, I have been responsible for having declassified the largest group of documents on the Avro Arrow, putting to bed many of the myths surrounding this chapter in Canadian history. I have answered the key questions of who ordered the destruction of the completed aircraft and all technical information and added insight into why the project was canceled. In my latest work, The Avro Arrow: For the Record, I revisit the key arguments with additional information and clarity, aimed primarily at a younger generation who are not overly familiar with the subject. My work has extended into the realm of UFOs and Avro's link to the United States effort in building one. In all my books key documents are reproduced.

Reviews

[Alex Binkley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting account of the experience with UFOs in Canada. The book was published in 1997 and one wonders what has happened since. The government doesn't report any sightings.

[Franz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book - very focused and concerned only about Canada's "contribution". The author leaves no doubt that he believes in UFOs and in a cover-up, but doesn't come across a somebody who "knows". Not a bad introduction.

The last chapter, "The Challenge", is a good and short synopsis of the book (10 pages).