John Keel
John Keel is a
parapsychologist who posited that the "
black helicopter conspiracy theory" has similar origins to those regarding
UFO's,
ghosts and
fairies; that they are part of modern
mythology; in this case, representing a fear of the
government and its
technology.
Book
The Mothman Prophecies, by John Keel, Saturday Review Press, 1975 and Tor Books, (paperback) 2002 ISBN 0765341972