Timothy Good Explained

Timothy Good (born 28 July 1942)[1] is a British author on UFOs.[2] [3] [4] [5] His books include Above Top Secret: The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-up (1987),[6] Alien Liaison (1991) and Beyond Top Secret (1996), all published by Sidgwick & Jackson. Good has made many television and documentary appearances. Critics challenged the reliability of his writings. Good was born in London.[7] He has also had a career as a violinist.[8]

Career

Good is a British author about UFOs.[9] [10] [11] In 1987 it was reported in The Observer that he was "Britain's leading UFO researcher".[12]

In his 1987 book Above Top Secret: The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-up, he was involved in the initial publication of the purported Majestic 12 documents; later, according to skeptic Phil Klass, Good questioned the authenticity of at least some of the documents.[13] [14] In 2007, the CIA cited Above Top Secret as one of the sources contributing to "the idea that CIA has secretly concealed its research into UFOs".[15]

In 2012 Good was interviewed on the BBC's Frank Skinner's Opinionated show.[16]

In May 2019, Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 credited Good's books with "opening his eyes" into UFOs, leading to DeLonge's development of To The Stars.[17] [18]

Criticism

Martin Bridgstock, in a review of Above Top Secret: The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-up for The Skeptic in 1989, identified two of the book's central ideas: that "Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) do exist, and are spacecraft from other worlds" and "there is a worldwide cover-up about UFOs, with security agencies seeking to suppress the evidence". Bridgstock concluded that the book:[19]

is not a clear, rigorous survey of the evidence for UFOs. It is a polemical volume, which seems to be devoted to making the case for UFOs, and a cover-up, seems as convincing as possible. However, inspection of the theses put forward in the book, and checking of a few cases with other sources, seem to show that the book is not reliable and its conclusion cannot be trusted.

Personal life

Good was born in Islington, London.[1]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timothy Good. aidansonlinebooks.
  2. Web site: It's true... UFOs really do exist out there. Irish Independent. 2 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: UFO over Brierley Hill. BBC. BBC.
  4. Web site: Update: UFO filmed over Oldbury. BBC. BBC.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio Leeds - One On One, Timothy Good. BBC.
  6. Web site: 2019-05-22. UFO Research Guide. Naval History and Heritage Command.
  7. Web site: Timothy Good - UFO Authority. Timothy Good. 2019-05-22.
  8. Web site: Timothy Good believes in UFOs, and Graeme Base illustrates children's literature. Corporation. Australian Broadcasting. 18 February 2011. ABC Online.
  9. News: The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas on May 31, 1987 · Page 9. 2019-06-03 . The Salina Journal . May 31, 1987 . 9 . registration . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois on May 31, 1987 · Page 2. 2019-06-03 . The Pantagraph . May 31, 1987 . 2 . registration . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 6, 1988 · 42. 2019-06-03 . The Ottawa Citizen . August 6, 1988 . 42 . registration . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: The Observer from London, Greater London, England on May 31, 1987 · 3. 2019-06-03 . The Observer . May 31, 1987 . 3 . registration . Newspapers.com.
  13. Mechanical Flaw In Typewriter Used To Prepare One Of Tim Cooper's "New MJ-12 Documents" Matches Anomaly In Cooper's Typewriter . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919035718/https://www.csicop.org/docs/SUN/SUN60.pdf . 2015-09-19 . Skeptics UFO Newsletter . November 1999 . 60 . Klass . Phil . May 26, 2019 . Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
  14. Short Shrift . https://web.archive.org/web/20170410175441/https://www.csicop.org/docs/SUN/SUN75.pdf . 2017-04-10 . Skeptics UFO Newsletter . Spring 2003 . 75 . Klass . Phil . . May 26, 2019.
  15. Web site: CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90. https://web.archive.org/web/20070613113822/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/97unclass/ufo.html. dead. 13 June 2007. Central Intelligence Agency. Gerald K. Haines. 4 April 2007. 7 June 2019.
  16. News: Eisenhower Met With ETs Says Ex-Government Consultant. Huffington Post. 14 February 2012. 7 June 2019.
  17. Web site: Former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge talks his quest to prove aliens exist. Fox News. Jessica Napoli. June 2019.
  18. Web site: TOM DELONGE: AMERICA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING UFOS FOR YEARS. TIME FOR THE REST OF US TO CATCH UP . . . 30 May 2019 . 7 June 2019.
  19. Bridgstock. Martin . 1989. Above Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO Conspiracy by Timothy Good (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987) - a review and some further thoughts. The Skeptic . Australian Skeptics. 9. 1. 36–38. 7 June 2019.
  20. News: 'Urge to Investigate and Believe' Sparks New Interest in U.f.o.'s. William J.. Broad. 16 June 1987. The New York Times.
  21. News: Delmont . Jim . Author Proves Some Points, But Seems a Bit 'Gullible' (book review) . Omaha World-Herald . 21 August 1988.
  22. News: McMillan . Robert . Stimulating study of 'the worldwide UFO cover-up . Ottawa Citizen . 4 August 1990.
  23. News: Shiflett . Dave . Bookshelf: UFOs: Invasion of the Mind-Snatchers (book review) . . 30 October 1989.
  24. News: Barry . Steve . AUTHOR TRIES TO PROVE THAT UFOS AREN'T MERE FLIGHTS OF FANCY (book review) . . 31 October 1996.
  25. News: Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill Norton. . 19 May 2004.
  26. Web site: Review : UFO at 12 o'clock. 22 June 1996 . New Scientist.

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