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was to realize that the objects seen in the night sky were not gods or lights, but physical objects like Earth. This notion was followed by the one that celestial objects should be inhabited as well. However, when people thought about such extraterrestrials, they thought of them simply as people,
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The advent of TV and films, with extraterrestrials played by actors, toned down the fantasy. For budget reasons, humanlike aliens with just some specific non-human body features became the new standard. This is especially noticeable in the
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This article is about extraterrestrials seen in works of fiction. For claims about alleged actual aliens, see
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means "outside Earth". Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern
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franchise. This changed again since the 1990s with the advent of
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Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (2007–2012)
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Investigation of UFO reports by the United States government
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The Stuff of Science Fiction: Hardware, Settings, Characters
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Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia
756:"Aliens—The Company We Seek: Aliens in Fact and Fiction"
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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131:The 2nd century writer of satires, Lucian, in his
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1292:Habitability of K-type main-sequence star systems
641:Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia
1589:Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence
409:Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature
5359:United States Congress hearings on UFOs (2022)
708:. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 16–18.
676:. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 14–16.
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27:Fictional depictions of extraterrestrial life
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1897:History of the extraterrestrial life debate
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459:"The weird aliens of early science fiction"
375:The Oxford Handbook of the Second Sophistic
147:History of the extraterrestrial life debate
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105:that did not originate on Earth. The word
5418:Fiction about unidentified flying objects
305:List of films featuring extraterrestrials
174:, who are simply of higher proportions.
4333:1665 celestial phenomenon over Stralsund
4323:1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg
1639:Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
1307:List of potentially habitable exoplanets
953:Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
644:. Taylor & Francis. pp. 13–16.
1444:Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment
866:Huntington's disease in popular culture
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32:List of alleged extraterrestrial beings
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5423:Fictional extraterrestrial characters
4171:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
1345:Biological Oxidant and Life Detection
384:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199837472.013.26
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1297:Habitability of yellow dwarf systems
1282:Habitability of neutron star systems
1042:Viking lander biological experiments
1272:Habitability of binary star systems
1247:Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems
571:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
300:List of fictional extraterrestrials
211:(1934) and even a sentient star in
5026:Flying Saucer Working Party (1950)
4683:High-altitude object events (2023)
4312:Ezekiel's Wheel (circa 622–570 BC)
1907:Nexus for Exoplanet System Science
1750:Hypothetical types of biochemistry
1277:Habitability of natural satellites
958:Artificial intelligence in fiction
457:Zaria Gorvett (October 22, 2023).
255:Close Encounters of the Third Kind
232:were conceived as a result of the
177:This was changed by the 1859 book
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51:Martian controlled Tripod, from
18:Extraterrestrial life in culture
5343:Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
4524:John Lennon UFO incident (1974)
4338:José Bonilla observation (1883)
762:. McFarland. pp. 227–234.
320:First contact (science fiction)
5076:Identification studies of UFOs
4554:Valentich disappearance (1978)
4539:Petrozavodsk phenomenon (1977)
4419:McMinnville photographs (1950)
4291:List of reported UFO sightings
3449:Science and technology studies
1429:Journey to Enceladus and Titan
784:Best Use of Aliens As Metaphor
242:Barney and Betty Hill incident
234:Barney and Betty Hill incident
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4716:Aztec, New Mexico hoax (1949)
4711:Twin Falls, Idaho hoax (1947)
4564:Robert Taylor incident (1979)
4529:Travis Walton incident (1975)
4474:Lonnie Zamora incident (1964)
4369:Ă„ngelholm UFO memorial (1946)
1562:Berkeley SETI Research Center
1262:Extraterrestrial liquid water
871:Tuberculosis in human culture
599:. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
339:Doody, Margaret Anne (1996),
4579:Cash–Landrum incident (1980)
4479:Solway Firth Spaceman (1964)
4454:Lakenheath-Bentwaters (1956)
1882:Extraterrestrials in fiction
1755:Interplanetary contamination
1252:Circumstellar habitable zone
1136:(unusual light fluctuations)
1128:(unusual light fluctuations)
1120:(unusual light fluctuations)
930:Extraterrestrials in fiction
527:10.1007/978-3-642-13196-7_19
38:Extraterrestrials in fiction
5338:List of scientific skeptics
5066:Project Condign (1997–2000)
5009:The Flying Saucers Are Real
4569:Val Johnson incident (1979)
4519:Pascagoula Abduction (1973)
2993:Space stations and habitats
1740:Extraterrestrial hypothesis
197:(1898), the Selenites from
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5031:Project Magnet (1950–1962)
4688:David Grusch claims (2023)
4459:AntĂ´nio Villas Boas (1957)
1454:Mars sample-return mission
544:Killheffer, Robert K. J.;
285:History of science fiction
273:computer-generated imagery
144:
29:
5408:Fiction about outer space
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5056:Condon Report (1966–1968)
4736:Alien Autopsy (1995 film)
4549:Zanfretta incident (1978)
4449:Kelly–Hopkinsville (1955)
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3439:Museum of Science Fiction
3384:Christian science fiction
3348:Self-replicating machines
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1207:Earliest known life forms
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596:Aliens in Popular Culture
511:"SETI in Science Fiction"
342:A True Story of the Novel
42:
4706:Maury Island hoax (1947)
4604:Voronezh incident (1989)
4589:Trans-en-Provence (1981)
4584:Rendlesham Forest (1980)
4514:Finnish Air Force (1969)
4444:Flatwoods monster (1952)
4296:Sightings in outer space
1572:Breakthrough Initiatives
963:Living things in culture
844:Hindu views on evolution
259:ET the Extra-Terrestrial
180:On the Origin of Species
4954:extraterrestrial beings
4721:Southern England (1967)
4649:Campeche, Mexico (2004)
4609:Belgian UFO wave (1990)
4439:Washington, D.C. (1952)
4434:Nash-Fortenberry (1952)
4317:Airship of Clonmacnoise
3920:Fire-breathing monsters
3317:Artificial intelligence
3215:Simulated consciousness
1676:extraterrestrial beings
1267:Galactic habitable zone
310:List of humanoid aliens
5413:Science fiction themes
5041:Robertson Panel (1953)
4594:Japan Air Lines (1986)
4559:Kaikoura Lights (1978)
4409:Gorman Dogfight (1948)
4343:Airship wave (1896–97)
3469:Technology and society
2337:Science Fiction Museum
1824:Planetarium hypothesis
1814:Hart–Tipler conjecture
1799:Dark forest hypothesis
1789:Aestivation hypothesis
1508:Venus In Situ Explorer
1312:Planetary habitability
1101:(misidentified quasar)
1093:(misidentified pulsar)
627:: chapter 4: "Aliens".
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5061:Institute 22 (1978–?)
5046:Ruppelt report (1956)
5021:Project Grudge (1949)
4731:Gulf Breeze (1987–88)
4678:Jetpack man (2020–21)
4654:O'Hare Airport (2006)
4624:Phoenix Lights (1997)
4544:Operação Prato (1977)
4429:Lubbock Lights (1951)
4404:Chiles-Whitted (1948)
4374:Kenneth Arnold (1947)
3823:Organ transplantation
3068:Organ transplantation
2327:Libraries and museums
2248:Cyberpunk derivatives
2202:Utopian and dystopian
1927:Post-detection policy
1829:Rare Earth hypothesis
1654:Voyager Golden Record
1547:Allen Telescope Array
1382:Enceladus Life Finder
1317:Superhabitable planet
1010:Extraterrestrial life
854:Speculative evolution
228:
201:(1901), the birdlike
199:First men in the Moon
194:The War of the Worlds
187:, which proposed the
170:features people from
58:The War of the Worlds
47:
5352:Government & Law
5273:Government responses
4754:Sightings by country
4673:UFO incidents (2014)
3419:Fictional technology
3414:Fictional astronauts
3271:Frankenstein complex
1917:Planetary protection
1804:Firstborn hypothesis
1794:Berserker hypothesis
1765:Mediocrity principle
1582:Breakthrough Message
1200:Life in the Universe
893:Symbiosis in fiction
888:Parasites in fiction
834:Evolution in fiction
295:Parasites in fiction
153:history of astronomy
87:Aliens, space aliens
5147:Conspiracy theories
5137:Trotskyist-Posadism
5016:Project Sign (1948)
4987:Reptilian humanoids
4644:UFO incident (2004)
4614:Ariel School (1994)
4509:Jimmy Carter (1969)
4504:Shag Harbour (1967)
3605:Television programs
3557:Speculative fiction
3459:Speculative fiction
3053:Genetic engineering
1730:Directed panspermia
1709:Reptilian humanoids
1577:Breakthrough Listen
1557:Arecibo Observatory
1503:Titan Mare Explorer
1076:Signals of interest
1036:Murchison meteorite
1024:Shergotty meteorite
883:Genetics in fiction
849:Social degeneration
189:theory of evolution
39:
5428:Biology in fiction
5102:Ancient astronauts
4726:Majestic 12 (1985)
4671:Theodore Roosevelt
4599:Ilkley Moor (1987)
4499:Falcon Lake (1967)
4364:Los Angeles (1942)
3722:Zombie pornography
3286:Message from space
3251:Ancient astronauts
3139:Parallel universes
3114:Extrasolar planets
3021:Biological warfare
2143:Parallel universes
2025:Scientific romance
1852:Ancient astronauts
1449:Mars Geyser Hopper
1377:Enceladus Explorer
1017:Events and objects
920:Arthropods in film
861:Disease in fiction
827:Aspects of biology
820:Biology in fiction
481:"Alien encounters"
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121:Lucian of Samosata
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5253:Cattle mutilation
5107:Cryptoterrestrial
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4741:Morristown (2009)
4384:Flight 105 (1947)
4276:Claimed sightings
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4176:Bram Stoker Award
3915:Extraterrestrials
3875:Zombie apocalypse
3833:Postmodern horror
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1048:Allan Hills 77005
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912:Fictional species
769:978-1-4766-8659-2
743:978-1-4408-6617-3
715:978-0-313-32951-7
696:"Aliens on Earth"
683:978-0-313-32951-7
664:"Aliens in Space"
651:978-0-415-97460-8
632:Stableford, Brian
606:978-1-4408-3833-0
591:Mendlesohn, Farah
546:Stableford, Brian
536:978-3-642-13196-7
393:978-0-19-983747-2
208:A Martian Odyssey
158:origin of mankind
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4698:Confirmed hoaxes
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4357:20th century
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4092:Urban legend
4077:Supernatural
4042:Black comedy
3914:
3863:Weird menace
3791:Lovecraftian
3700:Splatterpunk
3680:Dark fantasy
3464:Supernatural
3236:Afrofuturism
3149:Space travel
3058:Invisibility
3035:
3026:Energy being
3003:Terraforming
2983:Dyson sphere
2978:Colonization
2910:Australasian
2803:Film history
2584:Grand Master
1942:UFO religion
1887:Extremophile
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1867:Biosignature
1862:Astroecology
1857:Astrobiology
1809:Great Filter
1624:Project Ozma
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5011:(1947–1950)
4967:Grey aliens
4922:Foo fighter
4856:New Zealand
4140:Horror host
4123:LGBT themes
4118:Conventions
4047:Fantastique
3962:Sea monster
3910:Evil clowns
3670:Creepypasta
3610:Video games
3322:AI takeover
3169:Time travel
3129:Inertialess
3119:Force field
3109:Black holes
3078:Prosthetics
2940:Live-action
2709:Translation
2704:Tour-Apollo
2579:Golden Duck
2481:Jules Verne
2347:Women in SF
2312:Conventions
2197:Libertarian
2160:Dying Earth
2131:Space opera
2099:Inner space
2010:Definitions
1877:Exotheology
1689:Grey aliens
1542:Active SETI
1470:Opportunity
1350:BioSentinel
1168:Wow! signal
1117:KIC 8462852
1066:CI1 fossils
621:Sagan, Carl
558:Clute, John
487:January 28,
465:January 25,
230:Grey aliens
53:H. G. Wells
5397:Categories
5331:Skepticism
5290:Ufologists
5172:Dulce Base
5095:Hypotheses
4972:Insectoids
4379:1947 craze
4145:Horrorcore
4128:characters
4062:Paranormal
3982:Werewolves
3947:Killer toy
3868:Weird West
3358:Spacecraft
3334:Holography
3200:Group mind
3179:Warp drive
3134:Multiverse
3124:Hyperspace
3013:Biological
2897:Television
2861:Publishers
2839:Literature
2738:Multimedia
2654:Prometheus
2589:Grand Prix
2504:Astounding
2368:Australian
2273:Dieselpunk
2238:Underwater
2037:Golden Age
1912:Noogenesis
1892:Hemolithin
1770:Panspermia
1718:Hypotheses
1694:Insectoids
1659:Water hole
1160:SHGb02+14a
1133:VVV-WIT-07
878:Ecofiction
839:Devolution
578:2023-12-15
326:References
250:grey alien
214:Star Maker
167:Micromégas
145:See also:
5315:Religions
5263:Contactee
5232:Insurance
5222:Narrative
5217:Claimants
5167:Bob Lazar
5127:Nazi UFOs
4831:Indonesia
4781:Australia
4776:Argentina
4087:Tokusatsu
4009:Skeletons
3937:Gargoyles
3858:New weird
3769:Tasmanian
3653:Christmas
3595:Magazines
3377:Religious
3088:Symbiosis
3073:Parasites
3031:Evolution
2851:Magazines
2828:Tokusatsu
2609:Kitschies
2539:Deutscher
2497:and audio
2474:Cinematic
2428:Norwegian
2418:Hungarian
2378:Brazilian
2288:Steampunk
2283:Solarpunk
2256:Cyberpunk
2226:Tokusatsu
2209:Tech noir
2192:Christian
2170:Superhero
2061:Subgenres
1782:solutions
1649:setiQuest
1644:SETI@home
1459:Mars 2020
1434:Laplace-P
1371:Dragonfly
1356:Curiosity
1237:Planetary
437:171048588
268:Star Trek
141:Antiquity
5382:Category
5248:Implants
5212:Entities
4200:Category
4082:Thriller
4014:Vampires
3977:Werecats
3885:Monsters
3843:Survival
3811:Werewolf
3801:Jiangshi
3796:Monsters
3781:Japanese
3764:Suburban
3754:Southern
3749:American
3695:Grimdark
3690:Faustian
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3363:Tachyons
3210:Psionics
3184:Wormhole
3154:Stargate
3097:Physical
2930:Japanese
2925:European
2920:Canadian
2818:Japanese
2770:Spectrum
2750:Chandler
2684:Sunburst
2679:Sturgeon
2669:Sidewise
2659:Rhysling
2629:Nautilus
2599:Heinlein
2554:Endeavor
2509:Aurealis
2458:Yugoslav
2438:Romanian
2423:Japanese
2408:Estonian
2398:Croatian
2383:Canadian
2352:Worldcon
2322:Fanzines
2278:Nanopunk
2261:Japanese
2126:Military
2094:Grimdark
2089:Feminist
2052:Timeline
2047:New Wave
1634:SERENDIP
1609:NIROSETI
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1514:Viking 1
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1409:ExoLance
1340:Beagle 2
754:(2022).
728:"Aliens"
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623:. 1996.
568:(eds.).
554:"Aliens"
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279:See also
217:(1937).
162:Voltaire
103:lifeform
78:Cryptids
66:Grouping
5310:Fiction
5303:Culture
5207:History
5155:Area 51
4996:Studies
4791:Belgium
4786:Belarus
4771:Albania
4284:General
4266:Ufology
4159:Related
4135:Macabre
4113:Writers
4057:Mystery
4026:Witches
4019:Zombies
4004:Mummies
3967:Piranha
3952:Mutants
3930:Dragons
3925:Chimera
3806:Vampire
3588:History
3409:Fantasy
3397:Related
3368:Weapons
3343:Cyborgs
3104:Ansible
2915:British
2887:Theatre
2699:Tiptree
2674:Skylark
2619:LaĂźwitz
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2443:Russian
2393:Chinese
2388:Chilean
2373:Bengali
2342:Studies
2301:Culture
2268:Biopunk
2116:Mundane
2082:Sitcoms
2042:History
2005:Authors
1997:Outline
1498:Tanpopo
1394:ExoMars
1098:CTA-102
1090:CP 1919
946:Related
935:Triffid
702:(ed.).
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517:(ed.).
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127:History
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4801:Canada
4796:Brazil
4761:Africa
4642:Nimitz
4319:(740s)
4212:Portal
4072:Shenmo
3999:Ghosts
3989:Undead
3903:Ghouls
3898:Devils
3893:Demons
3848:Techno
3786:Korean
3744:Gothic
3739:Giallo
3707:Erotic
3675:Cosmic
3663:Zombie
3658:Comedy
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3339:Robots
3296:Uplift
3224:Social
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3048:Gender
2961:Themes
2856:Novels
2846:Comics
2813:Indian
2755:Dragon
2745:Aurora
2729:Zajdel
2714:Urania
2649:Parsec
2644:Norton
2634:Nebula
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2574:Geffen
2564:Galaxy
2549:Ditmar
2529:Clarke
2486:Saturn
2467:Awards
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2182:Social
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2077:Comedy
1902:MERMOZ
1491:Spirit
1414:EXPOSE
1364:Darwin
1322:Tholin
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2882:Opera
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2664:SFERA
2639:Nommo
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