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ⓘ About Jacques F. Vallée
Jacques F. Vallee has for a long time been regarded as one of the most senior and respected investigators of unidentified aerial phenomena. Through the years, he has worked on reports of UFOs from across the globe and has worked for the French and American governments on related projects. During his early professional days, he moved from Paris to Austin and then to California. In the US, Jacques Vallee worked management jobs with RCA and Shell and was responsible for implementing Arpanet’s Network Information Center. The recipient of the Jules Verne Prize for science fiction currently makes his home between Paris and San Francisco.
All Book Series by Jacques F. Vallée
UFO's in Space: Anatomy of a Phenomenon
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1965
The Edge of Reality: A Progress Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
Book 5 of 15 · published 1975 Co-authored · J. Allen Hynek
Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2021 Co-authored · Paola Leopizzi Harris
Psychic Detectives And Psychic Crimes
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2014 Anthology · Phyllis Galde
Ufos And Close Encounters
Book 2 of 11 · published 2014 Co-authored · Edgar D. Mitchell,Jerome Clark,Kenneth Aronold,Frank B. Salisbury
Angels And Heavenly Visitations
Book 3 of 11 · published 2014 Anthology · Fate Magazine
Psychic Healing And Spiritual Healing
Book 4 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Fate Magazine
The World's Strangest True Stories
Book 5 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Fate Magazine
The World's Strangest True Mysteries
Book 6 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Fate Magazine
The World's Strangest True Encounters
Book 7 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Jean Marie Stine,Phyllis Galde
Strange True Encounters & Unearthly Experiences
Book 8 of 11 · published 2017 Anthology · Michio Kaku
The World’s Strangest True Accounts Of The Paranormal
Book 10 of 11 · published 2025 Anthology · Phylis Galde
True Encounters With The Unearthly
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025 Anthology · Phyllis Galde
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jacques F. Vallée?
Jacques F. Vallee has for a long time been regarded as one of the most senior and respected investigators of unidentified aerial phenomena. Through the years, he has worked on reports of UFOs from across the globe and has worked for the French and American governments on related projects. During his early professional days, he moved from Paris to Austin and then to California.
Which Jacques F. Vallée series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Alien Contact series, the earliest of Jacques F. Vallée's multi-book series: it opens with Dimensions (1988) and runs to 3 books across 1988–1991, ending with Revelations (1991). Jacques F. Vallée's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jacques F. Vallée written?
Jacques F. Vallée has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1965 and 2025. 14 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Best of FATE Magazine series with 11 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jacques F. Vallée's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jacques F. Vallée's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Alien Contact (1988–1991, 3 books) and The Best of FATE Magazine (2014–2025, 11 books).
How are Jacques F. Vallée's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jacques F. Vallée's 36 books into 2 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best of FATE Magazine (11 books, 2014–2025); Alien Contact (3 books, 1988–1991).