Book
A.D. After Disclosure: When the Government Finally Reveals the Truth About Alien Contact
📖 Overview
A.D. After Disclosure examines the potential consequences of an official government announcement confirming contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Authors Richard Dolan and Bryce Zabel present a detailed analysis of how such a revelation would impact society, politics, religion, and technology.
The book explores specific scenarios for how disclosure might occur and maps out the likely responses from major institutions and power structures. Key topics include the role of media during the disclosure process, the transformation of the global economy, and changes to scientific and academic paradigms.
The narrative moves methodically through the first hours, days, months and years following a hypothetical disclosure event. Military, intelligence, and political dimensions receive particular focus, along with an examination of how ordinary citizens might process and adapt to this new reality.
At its core, the work raises fundamental questions about humanity's place in the cosmos and our readiness to confront potentially revolutionary truths about the nature of reality. The text challenges readers to consider how established systems of knowledge and belief would evolve in response to confirmed extraterrestrial contact.
👀 Reviews
Readers describe this as a thought experiment examining potential societal impacts of UFO disclosure rather than proof of alien contact. Many appreciate the methodical analysis of how disclosure could affect government, religion, and the economy.
Liked:
- Detailed scenarios for post-disclosure adaptation
- Research into historical precedents and parallels
- Balanced perspective avoiding sensationalism
- Clear writing style making complex topics accessible
Disliked:
- Too much speculation/conjecture
- Some sections drag with repetitive points
- Limited coverage of scientific evidence
- Several readers felt misled by the title, expecting more concrete information about UFOs
Ratings:
Amazon: 4.4/5 (534 reviews)
Goodreads: 4.1/5 (653 ratings)
Reader quote: "Not a UFO book per se, but rather a serious examination of how society might handle confirmation of non-human intelligence. The authors avoid wild claims and stick to plausible scenarios."
Common criticism: "Spends too much time on hypotheticals when concrete UFO evidence would be more valuable."
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🤔 Interesting facts
🚀 Author Richard Dolan coined the term "breakaway civilization" to describe a hypothetical secret society that has access to advanced alien technology kept hidden from the general public
🛸 The book explores detailed scenarios of how financial markets, religious institutions, and the media might react in the first 24 hours, weeks, and years following an official UFO disclosure
👽 Dolan spent more than a decade as a professional historian before focusing on UFO research, holding an MA in History from the University of Rochester
🌎 The book predicts that post-disclosure, humanity would need to create entirely new academic disciplines to study alien technology, biology, and culture
🔍 The authors argue that many modern technologies, including fiber optics, integrated circuits, and night vision, may have been reverse-engineered from recovered alien craft - a process they term "drip-fed disclosure"