Alien Contact
There are various hypothesis about the nature of a direct contact between the Human races and Extraterrestrials intelligences or aliens.
The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which extraterrestrial life invades Earth to either exterminate and supplant human life, enslave it under a colonial system, harvest humans for food, or destroy the planet altogether.
On the contrary, disclosure is a term used by UFO enthusiasts to call government bodies to release information on the advanced technologies that were allegedly gained from the study of the captured spacecraft. Such technologies would enable the world to overcome its current woes (pollution, hunger, global warming …)
Alien invasion scenarios
The most well-known alien invasion scenarios involve the aliens landing on Earth, destroying or abducting people, fighting and defeating Earth’s military forces, and then destroying Earth’s major cities. Usually, the bulk of the story follows the battles between the invaders and Earth’s armies, as in 1898 H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. However, not … Read more
Welcome the alien
The late astronomer Carl Sagan, in a Planetary Society debate with Mayr (Bioastronomy News, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1995), noted that technologically communicating species “may live on the land or in the sea or air. They may have unimaginable chemistries, shapes, sizes, colors, appendages and opinions. We are not requiring that they follow the particular … Read more
Cultural shock
According to the eminent physicist Stephen Hawking, instead of trying to find and communicate with life in the cosmos, humans would be better off doing everything they can to avoid contact. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,” … Read more
Alien Disclosure
According to the Disclosure Project, the recorded testimony of scores of military, government and other witnesses to Unidentified Flying Objects and Extraterrestrial events and projects from around the world establishes the existence of a UFO / Extraterrestrial presence on and around Earth. This recorded testimony consists of dozens of first-hand, often top-secret witnesses to UFO … Read more