gray aliens

Big-eyed extraterrestrials

Gray aliens are extraterrestrial beings in UFO lore, characterized by small stature, large heads, oversized black eyes, and grayish skin.

They became the dominant image of aliens in American culture following reported abduction accounts in the mid-20th century: The witness described classic gray aliens with almond-shaped eyes.

Also spelled grey aliens.

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UFO · flying saucer · flying disc · big eyes · probe · anal probe · spacecraft · Area 51 · conspiracy · crop circles · telepathy · humanoid · almond eyes · spaceship · mothership · visitation · beam · hypnosis

Categories
Opposites
extraterrestrial typology

gray alienslittle green men

Cartoonish alien stereotype

Nordics · Martians · xenomorphs · Klingons · Vulcans

existence/ontological status

gray aliensmicrobial life

Organisms invisible to naked eye

origin

gray alienshumans

Homo sapiens members

earthlings · Homo sapiens · native species · local wildlife

Family

gray, grey, grays, greys, grayer, greyer, grayest, greyest, grayish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG