While the stories are not atypical of UFO lore, I still enjoy them. The writing was clear and non-repetitive.

This was an honest ad very terrifying recollection of events! I enjoyed this book quite a lot.

I have never given UFO's and alien life much thought. I've always associated those that believe in alien life with the stereotypical rural people who wear tin foil caps in front of a microwave. That said, Cameron has provided a well written account documenting Canadian residents experience with unexplained phenomenon from the 1970's along with photographs that is hard to dismiss or explain away. The author has opened my mind to new ways of thinking in a logical, grounded way with facts and reason. I appreciate this perspective of Cameron's that does not rely on superficial hype and outlandish statements..

What makes this book pretty amazing.... the multitude of accounts, the meticulous research and documentation.... is also what make this book a kind of monotonous.
I admit I am a believer in UFO's but that's about the extent of it. I had no idea this flap occurred (and I'm pretty excited about learning new terms like "Flap" and "Ufologist"). This book documents so many stories, so many different accounts of so many sightings from so many people. At times I got a bit tired of reading the same thing, then had to remind myself that the repetitiveness and consistent stories is what makes this entire book credible. This was a very interesting read for me. I especially liked the clear exchanged people were able to have with the UFO's through blinking lights and response and the link between nuclear sites and UFOs.
I think ufologists and the like will especially enjoy this book but even simple believers or non-believers should give it a go. I definitely learned a lot.

I like to thank Net galley for providing me a copy for review.

I strongly believe we are not alone in the universe. Twenty years back, evening time, my family use to lie on the terrace and watch the sky and we often see a small ball of light moving from north to south. Sometimes couple of lights trying to overtake. The lights won't blink and we told this to our friends and relatives, they did not believe us.

Coming back to the book, it is about recounting of Grant Cameron work on investigating the numerous unidentified flying object sightings that occurred in the Canadian province of Manitoba in the year 1975-76. The major portion of this book is retelling of the many tales told by citizens involved in the sightings. Charlie Red Star is name given to the glowing, pulsating disk shaped UFO.

The tales are vividly explained and exhaustive. Sometimes recounting feels a drag and the author has tried to change the flow by placing diagrams and photos.

Not only the author had given the records of sightings alone but also given elaborate information of how animals behaved during the appearance of Charlie Red Star, recording the sound and testing the wave pattern. People who become obsessed tried to capture the image of the flying saucer, but only one Tanis Major captured photographs are the best. Even the speed of the UFO is given. The author also raises several questions, what if these unidentified lights belong to alien technology? If the aliens wish to remain hidden, why do they place lights around their craft for all to see? Are they afraid of a mid air collision? Are these lights indicators that they want to land at our airports?

According to the story it appears that not only one UFO was involved, but commonly many had experienced watching Charlie Red Star.

In the end the author has given exhaustive detailed notes in chapter wise. I enjoyed reading the book and I recommend this to UFO buffs and conspiracy theorist.

I’ve been to Roswell and have read Neil Smith’s book The Watchers which looks at the famous case in Pembrokeshire National Park where sightings of unexplained objects were also reported. So, I was intrigued to read this book about the famous Canadian case.

I am always fascinated about the unexplained and this case really does raise some interesting issues. There were many sightings and baring in mind this happened in 1975 when the world was a very different place and technology wasn’t what it is today, it makes for fascinating reading. How the sightings were explained away, investigated and what happened afterwards is a story about a community wanting answers, about scientists and other experts clamouring to be the first to solve the puzzle and the man on the street wanting to know what on earth is going on.

Grant Cameron has been a UFO researcher since 1975 and you can tell it’s a subject which fascinates him. I really enjoyed finding out about this Manitoba mystery and enabled me to discover a hidden part of Canada I would never have found otherwise!

Charlie Red Star: True Reports of One of North America's Biggest UFO Sightings by Grant Cameron is a well-balanced UFO book that sticks to the facts. Cameron collects interviews from numerous Canadian eyewitnesses that observed numerous UFO or UFO-related activity during the mid-1970s. Charlie Red Star was often seen by many and the UFOs arrival was a regular occurrence seen by many residents who lived in the Carman, Manitoba, Canada area.

Cameron covers UFOs, Sasquatch, and various light phenomena often seen with UFO sightings. He also offers a theory of why UFOs visit Earth. I won't give away his theory as that would give away one of the key topics in his book.

Cameron has included a good selection of UFO photos showing what was reported in Manitoba.

If you are interested in UFOs, and would like to learn more about the under reported Manitoba UFO flap, I highly recommend purchasing his book.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.