Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 106 Lowndes, Robert W. 1916 1998 Lowndes, Robert Augustine Ward Josephs, Henry Lavond, Paul Dennis The Fourth Invasion Produced from Future Science Fiction No. 30 1956. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Fourth Invasion" by Henry Josephs is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of mass hysteria and public gullibility regarding extraterrestrial encounters, using the backdrop of academic settings and a fictional alien invasion to critique societal tendencies to believe sensational stories without verification. The story revolves around a group of university students who report seeing unidentified flying objects and their interactions with Dr. Clayton, a professor who attempts to debunk these claims. As the narrative unfolds, it is revealed that there is a deeper conspiracy at play, with Dr. Clayton and Professor Elton orchestrating a plan to manipulate public perception of alien invasions. They aim to exploit instances of mass panic surrounding reported sightings to enhance the belief in a larger threat from outer space. In doing so, they seek to control the narrative and shape humanity’s response to potential extraterrestrial threats, raising questions about the nature of truth and belief in the face of fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 34234 2025-08-09T13:43:15.792267 text/html 30341 2007-10-20T10:09:06 text/html 87058 2025-08-09T13:43:20.146769 application/epub+zip 85824 2025-08-09T13:43:18.201270 application/epub+zip 67851 2025-08-09T13:43:17.211249 application/epub+zip 180819 2025-08-09T13:43:21.559780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174165 2025-08-09T13:43:19.567784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151564 2022-09-11T03:52:32.619476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28569 2025-08-09T13:43:15.576307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28477 2007-10-20T10:09:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64699 2007-06-13T16:11:48 application/octet-stream 77867 2007-06-13T16:11:48 application/octet-stream 79280 2007-06-13T16:11:48 application/octet-stream 33112 2007-06-13T16:11:48 application/octet-stream 21927 2025-08-09T13:43:21.694737 application/rdf+xml 14078 2025-08-09T13:43:17.694249 image/jpeg 3668 2025-08-09T13:43:17.452309 image/jpeg 11864 2007-10-20T10:09:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 11021 2007-10-20T10:09:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 87005 2025-08-09T13:43:15.800276 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia