Operation Trojan Horse

The Classic Breakthrough Study of UFOs

By: John A. Keel

Narrated by: Michael Hacker

Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Our skies are filled with Trojan horses....

“The real UFO story must encompass all of the many manifestations being observed. It is a story of ghosts and phantoms and strange mental aberrations; of an invisible world that surrounds us and occasionally engulfs us; of prophets and prophecies, and gods and demons. It is a world of illusion and hallucination where the unreal seems very real, and where reality itself is distorted by strange forces which can seemingly manipulate space, time, and physical matter - forces that are almost entirely beyond our powers of comprehension.”

When this work was first published in 1970, it shredded the then-trendy nuts-and-bolts extraterrestrial hypothesis for UFOs in favor of one that linked UFOs to a variety of paranormal and supernatural phenomena that have taken place throughout history. Keel was one of the first to note that the UFO phenomenon appears in different disguises - and that one could not begin to decipher this great mystery without first taking into account its many and varied deliberate deceptions. Other than a few corrections, this Anomalist Books edition essentially follows the original 1970 edition of UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse.

About the author: John A. Keel (March 25, 1930-July 3, 2009) was an American journalist and influential ufologist best known as the author of The Mothman Prophecies. In the 1950s, he spent time in Egypt, India, and the Himalayas investigating snake-charming cults, the Indian rope trick, and the legendary yeti, an adventure that culminated in the publication of his first book, Jadoo. In the mid-1960s, he took up investigating UFOs and assorted forteana and published his first knockout UFO book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse.

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It's a stretch

Before you purchase this book please take note it was written 40 years ago. Alot has happened since then. Many documents have been declassified. He states that the only proof he would accept of extraterrestrial existence is if a craft crashed and bodies were found. Again, he labored under the limitations of evidence not yet known 40 years ago. And he dismisses Roswell as "hearsay". His ultraterrestrial/demons and ultradimensional theories are interesting and may even be consistent with the existence of extraterrestrials as well. However, he dismisses the latter in favor of the former. In the end, even Keel states we may never solve this puzzle. So, for me, in the end, the exhaustive details of his honorable work left me a little cold. The narration was generally good, but at times were almost mocking when quoting the "visitors" and visitees. It went over the line. I would read more contemporaneous books containing more recent information and based on documents declassified less than 40 years ago.

This narrator is horrible.

The voices and accents are not only bad, they border on offensive.
But the content is fantastic. With folks still clinging to the ETH and hollering about "ancient aliens" Keel's perspective and scholarship are still as refreshing today as they were 40 years ago.
A classic and a must read.

Great book, poor performance

The narrated Michael Hacker sounds like he is mocking the witnesses every time he reads a quote by one. Making them sounds like some southern hick and uneducated. He needs to show more respect. Besides that its a great work by John Keel.

Keel was ahead of his time

it is surprising to compare Keel's work and conclusions with the current direction of thought into Bigfoot and UFOs. Keel was ahead of his time. Good book.

Great book, criminally bad handling of the narration

The ideas John Keel puts out in this book are incredibly interesting and thought provoking. However, the narrator, for some incomprehensible reason, decided to go with the most demeaning voice inflections/intonations possible for quotes/dialog delivered by different witnesses and characters - it’s insulting to the max for the subject matter and witnesses and painful to listen to. Rest of his narration was adequate but be prepared to be jolted out of enjoying this book, his intonations at times are like nails on a chalk board.
The subject matter itself is extremely interesting and is like rocket fuel for thought. The author obviously cannot ‘prove’ his theories but he does a good job presenting all sorts of circumstantial evidence- listen to what he says, give it some deep thought and decide for yourself if you think he’s on to something.
For myself, I independently came up with similar ideas after recently spending time doing my first ever ‘deep dive’ into paranormal phenomena of all types. I had no idea that John Keele had already ‘been there, done that’ 50 years ago, so this book was a marvel to me, even though I don’t completely agree with all the authors conclusions. Highly recommended if you are at all interested in all paranormal phenomena.

Horrible Narration

do not recommend it at all. waste if my time. Silly and ridiculous sounding voice by narrator when he "reads" or quotes someone or an event.

Dreadful.

This audio is painful to listen to. The narrator’s bizarre vocal choices were both boring and annoying. I was so disappointed in the content of this book as well. The writing was corny—nothing ground-breaking here. I skipped through several chapters as I could no longer bear hearing the narrator’s superficial and never-ending recitations of reported events over the past 100 years. I was more interested Keel’s theories, but unfortunately they were not the bulk of this book. Save your money.

A must read for anyone who enjoys the mysteries of the world !!!

A classic must read for any UFO buff or novice ... Very interesting study !!! Will read it again I’m sure ...

Worst narrator I've ever heard

This is a great resource, and very thoroughly researched. Well worth the price and the time to listen.
But this narrator... sounds like he's reading his grandchildren a bedtime story. Just read the quotes, buddy. We don't need your silly fairytale voices.

Keel Greatness, & Narrator *Is* Fine

UFOs are obviously real, though it's doubtful they're from outer space. John Keel was a great storyteller and entertainer, the only likable figure in the spook-filled world of UFOs and cryptozoology. He was a real character, and not at all a kook or total phony. His Mothman material is legendary. Don't miss that. Keel fans, Operation Trojan Horse has more of the J. Keel madness you know and love. Narration is emphatic and sincere, perfect for the material.

Excellent trove on UAPs and The phenomena

Great book, informative and relevant to today's discussion on UAPs and the broader phenomena

The Best UFO Book Ever!

I first read this book in the late 1970s when I was a UFO obsessed kid and barely into my secondary school, and it completely transformed the way I thought of the whole UFO phenomena.

Now it may be easy to say "well you were just a kid" and that's fair enough -- but I am above average intelligence and was very well read on the subject at a very young age -- the learning I gained from this book remained with me and has influenced my perspective ever since.

As as disclaimer I need to add that I have only been listening to this for a few chapters but I am convinced this will be an excellent reminder of how my opinions were shaped and changed and my viewpoint was expanded.

It will be interesting to find out how much this book has aged with all the new sightings and knowledge we have today.

I'm not completely convinced by the narrator, and maybe his voice will grow on me - if so I will change the review to say so.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough, and the same would apply for many other books by the late John A. Keel.

Good book . Narration not so good

Recommended for the extraterrestrial hypothesis. One has to keep in mind it is an old book so new data has come out in recent years. Very interesting point of view of author on what this phenomenon is about.
Narrator not so good: He sounds sarcastic were he shouldn't and vice versa missing the marks. Also overdoes voices too much for my taste.

Not the book I expected

I bought this to research into unidentified aerial phenomena yet felt disappointed. What this is is a very, very long recounting of many many Stories. No real proof and nowhere to continue on to. The impressions of “spirits” is a bit embarrassing. Not for me.

Brilliant book and narration

This excellent book on the ufo phenomenon seems not to have been read or comprehended by many contemporary ufologists, who have failed to build on Keel’s findings. An excellent follow up to the Mothman Prophecies. Well narrated (although a bit ponderous - I had to speed it up to x1.1) - the best bits are the narrator’s impressions of ET voices which sound like The Simpsons’ glowing Mr Burns after undergoing irradiation longevity treatment. Recommended…

Great book, ponderous voicing.

the book should need no introduction. it's fascinating and well written.
The narrator though... generally good but occasionally with ridiculous voices that made me cringe.

🤯

great information and research by the brilliant John keel. If you want an interesting and mind expanding dive into the paranormal phenomenon this is a great place to start

Dynamite

A must for any Ufologist. Drawing all the parts together and needed to consider what is happening.

Classic and still relevant

Keel was a pioneer in the field looking at things objectively and with a holistic approach, along with Jacques Vallee. I agree mostly with his view that the phenomenon has changed shape through the ages and the the different forms and manifestations are connected. The secrecy and hiding of the agenda is primarily the work of the ”visitors” themselves.