The Case of the Flying Saucers — Manly P. Hall — Lecture Papers No. 21

The Manly P. Hall Lecture Papers — First Series

This edition presents The Case of the Flying Saucers, a lecture by Manly P. Hall dated 1950, prepared from original typed lecture notes attributed to Virginia Pomeroy, Hall’s longtime stenographer.

In this lecture, Hall turns toward one of the most curious and culturally charged mysteries of the mid-twentieth century: the flying saucer phenomenon. Rather than approaching the subject merely as sensational speculation, he considers it within a wider philosophical and symbolic framework, asking what such reports reveal about human perception, collective imagination, hidden forces, cosmic possibility, and the spiritual anxieties of the modern age.

The subject belongs naturally to Hall’s larger body of work on mystery traditions, symbolism, unseen worlds, consciousness, and the relationship between humanity and the greater universe. For readers interested in UFO history, esoteric interpretations of aerial phenomena, postwar metaphysical culture, and Hall’s reflections on the unknown, this lecture offers a distinctive glimpse into the meeting point between occult philosophy and modern mystery.

These lecture notes were preserved outside the ordinary channels of publication and have been carefully prepared by Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press as part of an ongoing effort to recover and circulate overlooked works from the history of metaphysical and esoteric thought.

This is a handmade 8.5" × 11" archival lecture edition, assembled with staples and binding tape, featuring new artwork and layout by C.K. Lee.

Issued here as a first Holographic Pagan Press edition.

Details:
Author: Manly P. Hall
Title: The Case of the Flying Saucers
Source: Virginia Pomeroy lecture typescript
Date: 1950
Format: Handmade 8.5" × 11" physical book
Publisher: Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press
Series: The Manly P. Hall Lecture Papers
Edition: First Holographic Pagan Press Edition

Also available as part of The Manly P. Hall Lecture Papers: First Series, a complete set of 23 recovered lecture editions.

Collector’s Note

This edition is part of the first series of The Manly P. Hall Lecture Papers, a small-press archival publishing project from Holographic Pagan Press. Each physical book is handmade in limited quantities and prepared from recovered typed lecture material rather than from previously circulated mass-market editions.