''The Blue Aura'' is a juvenile

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, the nineteenth in Hugh Walters' ''Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A.'' series. It was published in the UK by

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in 1979.

Plot summary

A recent increase in UFO sightings on the island of

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prompts the arrival of the Chris Godfrey and his friends. They meet 'The Visitors', angelic beings standing seven feet tall, but General Whittle believes the aliens are evil and plans to destroy them with a nuclear missile.

External links

The Blue Aura page
1979 British novels 1979 science fiction novels Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series Children's books set in Guernsey Faber & Faber books Novels set in the Channel Islands 1979 children's books {{1970s-ya-novel-stub