John Keel is a ufologist, parapsychologist and writer.

Keel posited that the "black helicopter conspiracy theory" has similar origins to those regarding UFOs, ghosts and fairies; that they are part of modern mythology; in this case, representing a fear of the government and its technology.

Keel's book The Mothman Prophecies detailed his 1967 investigation of sightings of the so-called Mothman—a strange winged creature with luminous eyes—reported in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The book was loosely adapted into a movie, starring Richard Gere.

Many of Keel's books are out-of-print, and sometimes sell for rather high prices among collectors.

Book

• The Mothman Prophecies, by John Keel, Saturday Review Press, 1975 and Tor Books, (paperback) 2002 ISBN 0765341972

External links

• Mothman Central (http://www.paraview.com/mothman_central.htm)
• SciFi Online Interview with Keel (http://www.sci-fi-online.50megs.com/Interview/02-28_JohnKeel.htm)
• The Great UFO Wave of '73: Interview with John A. Keel (http://members.tripod.com/~task_2/Wave-Keel.htm)