extraterrestrial encounters
Contact with outsiders
Extraterrestrial encounters are interactions—real or alleged—between humans and beings from beyond Earth.
The term covers everything from claimed UFO sightings to supposed alien abductions to the hypothetical scenarios scientists discuss when contemplating first contact.
She wrote a book about her extraterrestrial encounter in the Arizona desert.
The phrase carries a whiff of tabloid sensationalism, though it also appears in serious discussions of astrobiology and the search for intelligent life.
- Fermi paradoxWhy no extraterrestrials yet?
- Drake equationFormula estimating detectable civilizations
- unidentified flying objectAirborne anomaly, origin unclear
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- alien autopsyDissection of extraterrestrial body
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extraterrestrial encountersscientific observations
Facts gathered through experimentation
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