Project Gutenberg 2024-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 113 Peterson, John Victor Valding, Victor Classified object $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Classified object" by John Victor Peterson is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a mysterious cylindrical object that lands near New York City, drawing the attention of military and scientific authorities. The novel explores themes of extraterrestrial life, advanced technology, and the implications of discovering alien intelligence. The narrative follows George Winthrop, a physicist who witnesses the arrival of the strange object and becomes heavily involved in investigating it alongside military personnel. As they explore the cylinder, they find both a highly advanced fission bomb and two books: one filled with alien schematics and the other a disturbing comic depicting an invasion of a pastoral world. As the story unfolds, Winthrop realizes the true peril of the situation: the ship and its crew, possibly in suspended animation, pose a significant threat to Earth. In a climactic and strategic decision, Winthrop ultimately reverses the ship's course back to its origin at Sirius, preventing a catastrophic potential invasion that could arise from the advanced weaponry aboard. The book concludes with a foreboding note about the nature of alien civilizations and their intentions towards Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310114710peterson 1954 us Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Physicists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 65312 2025-06-29T05:51:04.307718 text/html 40819 2024-04-08T00:50:42 text/html 289365 2025-06-29T05:51:07.167733 application/epub+zip 288162 2025-06-29T05:51:05.420731 application/epub+zip 163785 2025-06-29T05:51:04.856748 application/epub+zip 598255 2025-06-29T05:51:08.500754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591303 2025-06-29T05:51:06.780746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57115 2025-06-29T05:51:04.155726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37318 2024-04-08T00:50:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16462 2025-06-29T05:51:08.624704 application/rdf+xml 30599 2025-06-29T05:51:05.108790 image/jpeg 4850 2025-06-29T05:51:04.983733 image/jpeg 650552 2025-06-29T05:51:04.319804 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