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Donate UFO & Roswell Books — Free New Mexico Pickup

Clearing out a UFO library? Don't sort it, don't price it, don't toss it. I take the whole collection free — Roswell, ufology, abduction lit, the magazines and documentaries — and here in New Mexico, this is exactly the subject where a plain old paperback turns out to matter.

I accept UFO, Roswell, and ufology donations across New Mexico with free pickup in the Albuquerque metro — the whole library: Roswell titles, abduction and contact literature, government-document and conspiracy books, classic ufology, magazines like FATE, and VHS/DVD documentaries. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all, including the early editions you might not recognize; foundational first editions and signed copies (especially The Roswell Incident, 1980) get recognized, and the rest funds New Mexico literacy.

Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project

Roswell is New Mexico, so UFO libraries turn up here more than almost anywhere — built over decades by believers, skeptics, and the merely curious, and usually a deep mix of paperbacks, hardcovers, magazines, and tapes. Most people clearing one just want it gone and don't want to dump something a collector would want. That's exactly what I do: I take the whole library, free, and I check what's in it.

What I take: all of it

Roswell & the New Mexico cases

The Roswell Incident (Berlitz & Moore), the Randle and Schmitt investigations, Stanton Friedman's work, the Corso and "Day After Roswell" titles, the MJ-12 document books, and anything tied to the 1947 crash, the Plains of San Agustin, and the New Mexico sightings.

The wider ufology shelf

Abduction and contact literature (Communion and the Strieber books, the Hill case, Hopkins, Mack), classic ufology (Hynek, Vallée, Keyhoe), Project Blue Book material, crop-circle and ancient-astronaut titles, and the skeptic counter-literature too. Believer or debunker, I take both.

Magazines, documents & tapes

FATE and other magazine runs, newsletters, conference proceedings, photocopied document compilations, and VHS/DVD documentaries. The ephemera is often the interesting part.

Yes, even that. Dog-eared paperbacks, a damp box of magazines, a stack of burned documentary DVDs, the binder of printed-out "leaked documents" — bring it. It all has a place, and the occasional signed first or scarce title is exactly why every box is worth opening.

You don't have to know what's valuable

The reason to call rather than dump: the foundational ufology titles, in first edition or signed, are actively collected. The Roswell Incident (1980), by Charles Berlitz and William L. Moore — the book that put Roswell on the map for an entire generation of researchers — is sought-after as a first edition, and signed copies by either author command premiums. Early signed ufology and scarce small-press titles can matter too. To most people these read as ordinary old paperbacks, and they get pulped.

You don't have to learn which is which. Bring the whole library and I'll recognize the early printings and signed copies, protect what's collectible, and keep the rest in circulation — with any hidden value supporting literacy here in New Mexico, where the story started.

Why donate instead of selling it yourself

For a confirmed signed first, selling on your own can pay. For a whole mixed UFO library — paperbacks, magazines, tapes — identifying editions and listing each item is far more work than they're worth individually, which is why these libraries so often get dumped intact. Donating handles it in one call: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping, free pickup at your door, and the collection supports New Mexico literacy. Here's where donations go.

How free pickup works

Call or text 702-496-4214 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and we set a time. I come to you and load it all. I cover the Albuquerque metro and the surrounding area and handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly — the UFO shelf and everything around it in one trip.

One ask: don't sort or pitch anything first. The water-stained early paperback, the magazine at the bottom of the box — that's often the one that matters, and checking is what I do. Just point me at it.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I donate UFO and Roswell books in New Mexico?

Right here — free pickup in the Albuquerque metro for the whole library: Roswell, ufology, abduction lit, magazines, and documentaries. Call or text 702-496-4214.

Are old UFO books worth anything?

Many are common, but foundational titles in first edition or signed (especially The Roswell Incident, 1980) are collected and signed copies command premiums. They look like ordinary paperbacks — bring it all and let me check.

Magazines and documentaries too?

Yes — FATE and other magazines, newsletters, VHS/DVD documentaries, and document compilations. Just don't throw any of it out first.

Cite This Guide

Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate UFO & Roswell Books in New Mexico — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.

https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-ufo-roswell-books-new-mexico

Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

A lifetime's UFO library?

I'll take the whole collection — free.

Free pickup across the Albuquerque metro. Roswell, ufology, the magazines and tapes. You sort nothing and toss nothing — I check it all, the readable copies stay in circulation, and a signed first never gets given away by accident.

Call 702-496-4214 Schedule a free pickup

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