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| birth_place = Stacksteads, Lancashire,{{cite web |title=UFO EVIDENCE: UFO Researchers & People- Jenny Randles |url=http://www.ufoevidence.org/Researchers/Detail40.htm |access-date=5 February 2008}} England, United Kingdom

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Jenny Randles is a British author and former director of investigations with the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA), serving in that role from 1982 through to 1994.

Career

Randles specializes in writing books on UFOs and paranormal phenomena. To date 50 of these have been published, ranging from her first UFOs: A British Viewpoint (1979) to Breaking the Time Barrier: The race to build the first time machine (2005). Subjects covered include crop circles, ESP, life after death, time anomalies and spontaneous human combustion.

She has also written skeptical investigations solving cases - including, co-authored with Dr David Clarke and Andy Roberts, The UFOs That Never Were (London House, 2000).

Randles has written articles for many publications including New Scientist, and has sold more than 1.5 million copies of her published books.{{cite web |url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Jenny-Randles/22372081 |title=Jenny Randles |access-date=30 October 2011}}

It was stated in 1997 that her books had been published in 24 countries.From the dustjacket blurb of Jenny Randles' book Alien Contact: The First Fifty Years, published by Collins & Brown (1997).{{cite web|title=Mysterious object filmed in 1964 in Oz outback not UFO, says Brit govt|url=http://www.sify.com/news/mysterious-object-filmed-in-1964-in-oz-outback-not-ufo-says-brit-govt-news-international-kifpudhgghe.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519035032/http://www.sify.com/news/mysterious-object-filmed-in-1964-in-oz-outback-not-ufo-says-brit-govt-news-international-kifpudhgghe.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-05-19|website=Sify News|access-date=25 November 2011|date=2010-08-05}}

Between 1993 and 1997 she was the story consultant to all series and a live episode of the ITV dramatized documentary series Strange but True? which featured many major cases from around the world. Its special on the Rendlesham Forest case, which Jenny was one of the first to investigate shortly after it happened, obtained over 12 million viewers, and became the most watched programme on the subject on UK TV.

Jenny also wrote two books, Strange But True? and Strange But True? Casebook tied to the TV series (Piatkus, 1994 and 1995)

She has also written and presented documentary work for BBC TV and radio.

Randles is a columnist for the magazines Fortean Times and has spoken at the UnConvention.

She coined the term, 'Oz Factor', describing the odd state of consciousness involving changes to the perception of time and space, during which strange phenomena and close encounters can occur.

She was for many years the editor of Northern UFO News (a 12-20 page A5 journal detailing UFO activity within Northern England) from 1974 up to 2001. Northern UFO News is now published freely online monthly still edited by Randles.

Bibliography

Books by Randles include:{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3Ajenny+randles&fq=&dblist=638&qt=sort&se=yr&sd=desc&qt=sort_yr_desc |title=Jenny Randles|website=worldcat.org}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Breaking the Time Barrier: The Race to Build the First Time Machine

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Simon & Schuster

| year=2005

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  • {{cite book

| title=Supernatural Isle of Man

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Robert Hale

| year=2003

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  • {{cite book

| title=Supernatural Pennines

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Robert Hale

| year=2003

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Time Storms: The Amazing Evidence of Time Warps, Space Rifts and Time Travel

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=2001

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Psychic Detectives: The Mysterious Use of Paranormal Phenomena in Solving True Crimes

| url=https://archive.org/details/psychicdetective00jenn

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Hough | publisher=Reader's Digest

| year=2001

| isbn=9780762103294

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The UFOs That Never Were

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Andy Roberts |author3=David Clarke |author3-link=David Clarke (journalist) | publisher=London House

| year=2000

| isbn=1902809351}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Little Giant Encyclopedia of UFOs

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Sterling Pub.

| year=2000

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  • {{cite book

| title= Supernatural Causes: Case Studies of Mysterious Death and Injury

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=London House

| year=2000

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Complete Book Aliens and Abductions

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1999

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFO! Danger in the Air

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Sterling Pub.

| year=1999

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Truly Weird: Real-life Cases of the Paranormal

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Collins & Brown

| year=1998

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFO Crash Landing? Friend or Foe?: The Full Story of the Rendlesham Forest Close Encounter

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Blandford

| year=1998

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Something in the Air

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Robert Hale

| year=1998

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Men in Black: Investigating the Truth Behind the Phenomenon

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1997

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Alien Contact: The First Fifty Years

| url=https://archive.org/details/aliencontactfirs00rand

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Barnes & Noble

| year=1997

| isbn=9780760705452

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Complete Book of UFOs: 50 Years of Alien Contacts and Encounters

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter A. Hough | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1997

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Paranormal Source Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Strange Phenomena worldwide

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1997

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Truth Behind Men in Black: Government Agents, or Visitors from Beyond

| url=https://archive.org/details/truthbehindmenin00rand

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=St. Martin's Press

| year=1997

| isbn=9780312965211

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  • {{cite book

| title=Life After Death and the World Beyond: Investigating Heaven and the Spiritual Dimension

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1996

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  • {{cite book

| title=UFO Retrievals: The Recovery of Alien Spacecraft

| author=Jenny Randles

| year=1995

| isbn=0713724935

| url-access=registration

| url=https://archive.org/details/uforetrievalsrec0000rand

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Strange but True Casebook

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1995

| isbn=0749915587}}

  • {{cite book

| title= Strange but True?

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Hough| publisher=Piatkus

| year=1994

| isbn=0749914599}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Alien Contacts and Abductions: The Real Story from the Other Side

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Sterling

| year=1994

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Unexplained: Great Mysteries of the 20th Century

| url=https://archive.org/details/unexplainedgreat00rand

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Anaya

| year=1994

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Strange and Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century

| url=https://archive.org/details/strangeunexplain00rand

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Sterling Pub.

| year=1994

| isbn=9780806907680

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=World's Best "True" UFO Stories

| url=https://archive.org/details/worldsbesttrueuf00rand

| url-access=registration

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Sterling Pub. Co.

| year=1994

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  • {{cite book

| title=Star Children: The True Story of Alien Offspring Among Us

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1994

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Complete Book of UFOs: The Investigation into Alien Contacts and Encounters

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter A. Hough | publisher=Piatkus

| year=1994

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Possibility

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Blandford

| year=1994

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Encyclopedia of the Unexplained

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter A. Hough | publisher=Blitz Editions

| year=1993

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Aliens: The Real Story

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1993

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Paranormal Year

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Robert Hale

| year=1993

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Mysteries Of The Mersey Valley

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Hough| publisher=Sigma Leisure

| year=1993

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Afterlife: An Investigation into the Mysteries of Life After Death

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Hough| publisher=Piatkus

| year=1993

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFOs and How to See Them

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Barnes & Noble

| year=1992

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  • {{cite book

| title=Spontaneous Human Combustion

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter A. Hough | publisher=Hale

| year=1992

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  • {{cite book

| title=From Out of the Blue: The Incredible UFO Cover-Up at Bentwaters NATO Air Base

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Global Communications

| year=1991

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  • {{cite book

| title=Crop Circles: A Mystery Solved

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Paul Fuller | publisher=Hale

| year=1990

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  • {{cite book

| title=Mind Monsters: Invaders from Inner Space?

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Aquarian

| year=1990

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  • {{cite book

| title=Phantoms of the Soap Operas

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1989

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  • {{cite book

| title=Death By Supernatural Causes?

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Hough| publisher=Grafton

| year=1988

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Alien Abductions: the Mystery Solved: Over 200 Documented UFO Kidnappings Investigated

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Inner Light Publications

| year=1988

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Abduction: Scientific Exploration of Alleged Kidnaps by Alien Beings

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Headline

| year=1988

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  • {{cite book

| title=UFO Conspiracy: From the Official Case Files of the World's Leading Nations

| author=Jenny Randles

| publisher=Barnes & Noble

| year=1987

| isbn=1566191955

| url-access=registration

| url=https://archive.org/details/ufoconspiracyfir00rand

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Sixth Sense: Psychic Powers and Your Five Senses

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1987

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The UFO Conspiracy: The First Forty Years

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Blandford

| year=1987

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Science and the UFOs

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Warrington | publisher=B. Blackwell

| year=1985

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  • {{cite book

| title=Beyond Explanation? The Paranormal Experiences of Famous People

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1985

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Sky Crash: A Cosmic Conspiracy

| author=Jenny Randles|author2=Brenda Butler |author3=Dot Street

| publisher=Neville Spearman

| year=1984

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=The Pennine UFO Mystery

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Granada

| year=1983

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFO Reality: A Critical Look at the Physical Evidence

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Hale

| year=1983

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFO Study: A Handbook for Enthusiasts

| author=Jenny Randles | publisher=Robert Hale

| year=1981

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=Alien Contact: Window on Another World

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Paul Whetnall | publisher=Spearman

| year=1981

}}

  • {{cite book

| title=UFOs: A British Viewpoint

| author=Jenny Randles |author2=Peter Warrington| publisher=Hale

| year=1979

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See also

References

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General references

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908112358/http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/ufofiles/522/jenny_randless_ufo_top_ten.html Fortean Times on Jenny Randles.]

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External links

  • [http://www.ufoevidence.org/researchers/detail40.htm Biography on ufoevidence.org]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081119235215/http://www.nufonews.co.uk/ Official Northern UFO News Website]
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