Behold a Pale Horse is a book by William Milton Cooper. (ISBN 0929385225) William Milton Cooper (1943? - 5 november 2001) was an American writer, shortwave broadcaster, militia supporter and researcher of conspiracy theories. ...

Written after Cooper was a member of the US Naval Intelligence Briefing Team of the Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet, the book details many of Cooper's claims about the alleged influence of UFOs on US government agencies, the New World Order, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Apollo hoaxes and other topics. A UFO — fact or fiction? A UFO or Unidentified Flying Object is simply defined as any object or optical phenomenon observed in the sky which cannot be identified, even after being thoroughly investigated by qualified people. ... The term New World Order refers to an alleged worldwide conspiracy that a powerful and secretive group (The Patriots, Freemasons, Stone-Cutters etc) has created a secret plan to eventually rule the world via a unitary (as opposed to federal) world government. ... For other uses, see JFK (disambiguation) or John Kennedy (disambiguation). ...

Another claim made during the book is of his own death. William Cooper, seemingly paranoid, claimed that he would be shot to death on his own property. True to his "fate," He was gunned down in precisely this manner years after publishing the book and settling down in New Mexico. However, previous to his move, Cooper had confided to a neighbor for many years that he expressed a wish to be involved in a shootout with Federal employees in order to vent his anger about the government, and many have described him as certifiably insane.

This book was the first to ever publish real, tangible photographs of Groom Lake and Area 51, a government research facility in New Mexico. The title of the book alludes to a passage in Revelations 6:8: "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."[1] Alternate meaning: Area 51 (video game) Satellite view of Area 51 from 1968, more construction happened since then Area 51 is a parcel of U.S. military-controlled land in southern Nevada, apparently containing a secret aircraft testing facility. ... Satellite view of Area 51 from 1968. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Official languages English Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson (D) Senators Pete Domenici (R) Jeff Bingaman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 0. ... Visions John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ...

Some readers have found Behold a Pale Horse a convincing and persuasive book, while others have doubted many of Cooper's claims.