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What fictional alien encounters can teach us about our own reality
The prospect of contacting sentient aliens is a staple of science fiction. Of course, we have yet to (knowingly) find any; and it's not impossible (albeit unlikely) that we are the only sentient beings in the universe.
Still, speculating about how contact with an alien race might go is something we tend to enjoy. Here are some fictional first contact scenarios and some thoughts on whether they are, at all, plausible.
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I can't believe this movie was made in 1996. Or rather, I can't believe how long it's been since 1996. (Yes, I'm talking about the original. The sequel doesn't exist in my reality).
Americans Skeptical of UFOs, but Say Government Knows More
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As an internet campaign called "Storm Area 51" has nearly two million people pledging to break into a highly secure military base later this month in the hopes of uncovering possible secrets about UFOs, a recent Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Americans believe the government knows more about the subject than it has conveyed.
For decades, UFO enthusiasts have claimed the government is warehousing crashed UFOs, and possibly aliens, at Area 51, part of an Air Force base in southern Nevada. In other UFO news, the Navy recently issued new guidance for personnel to report "unexplained aerial phenomena" after a spate of unusual sightings by Navy pilots.
Alien Research Group Started by Blink-182 Singer Says It's Found 'Exotic UFO Material'
And he apparently now has something to show for it. In a recent Q&A with The New York Times , a reporter asked whether the group had obtained "exotic material samples from UFOs."
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It's still unclear what precise materials the Academy has gotten its hands on, and whether they relate in any way to the three videos it obtained of "unidentified aerial phenomena" that a spokesperson for the Navy recently revealed to be legitimate.
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Aliens, ahoy! Navy developing guidelines on reporting UFO sightings
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Encounters with unidentified aircraft by pilots have once again prompted Department of Defense officials to take action.
More specifically, the Navy confirmed that the service is drafting guidelines to establish a formal process for pilots and military personnel to report UFO sightings, Politico first reported .
The move comes following a surge in what the Navy called a series of intrusions by advanced aircraft on Navy carrier strike groups.
These 'Men in Black' Think Aliens Made Your iPhone
First, Pasulka was seduced by the largely anonymous network of scientists who study the UFO phenomenon, known as the "Invisible College."
Epitomizing Lao Tzu's epigram that "He who knows, does not speak; he who speaks does not know," the Invisible College avoids all publicity, mostly because its members fear the ridicule and loss of credibility that would result if their colleagues knew they were among the weirdos.
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