Science Wonder Stories Nov 1929 - flying saucer

Many works of fiction have featured

UFOs An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are ide ...

. In most cases, as the fictional story progresses, the Earth is being invaded by hostile alien forces from outer space, usually from

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...

, as depicted in early science fiction, or the people are being destroyed by alien forces, as depicted in the film '' Independence Day''. Some fictional UFO encounters may be based on real UFO reports, such as ''

Night Skies ''Night Skies'' is an unproduced science fiction horror film that was in development in the late 1970s. Steven Spielberg conceived the idea after ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. Instead, material developed at the time was used in ''Polt ...

''. ''Night Skies'' is based on the 1997 Phoenix UFO Incident. UFOs appear in many forms of fiction other than film, such as video games in the ''

Destroy All Humans! ''Destroy All Humans!'' is an open world action-adventure video game franchise that is designed as a parody of Cold War-era alien invasion films. '' Destroy All Humans!'' and '' Destroy All Humans! 2'' are available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbo ...

'' or the X-COM series and Halo series and print, ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appear ...

'' or Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Typically a small group of people or the

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

(which one depending on where the film was made), will fight off the invasion, however the monster

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films prod ...

has fought against many UFOs.

Books

* '' Oahspe: A New Bible'' - John Ballou Newbrough - First book to use the word '' Starship'' long before science-fiction writers conceived of interstellar space travel (1882). * ''

'' -

H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells"Wells, H. G."
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.(1898). * '' Imaginary Friends'' (1967) - Alison Lurie - Two sociologists investigate a UFO cult. * '' Saucer Wisdom'' (1999) -

Rudy Rucker Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (; born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known f ...

* '' The Unreals'', a novel by Donald Jeffries (2007). https://web.archive.org/web/20100115010803/http://donaldjeffries.com/

Radio

" a radio play by Orson Welles, caused all manner of panic in 1938

Films

1930s

* '' Flash Gordon'' - 1936 * ''

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily US newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, books ...

'' - 1939 - a.k.a. ''Planet Outlaws''

1940s

* ''

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe ''Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe'' is a 1940 American black-and-white science fiction 12-chapter movie serial from Universal Pictures, produced by Henry MacRae and co-directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. The serial stars Buster Crabbe, Ca ...

'' - 1940 - a.k.a. ''Purple Death from Outer Space'' * ''

The Purple Monster Strikes ''The Purple Monster Strikes'' is a 1945 Republic Pictures, Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a Century 66 television film under the title ''D-Day on Mars'' (1966). The original production title for the serial was ''The Purple Shad ...

'' - 1945 - a.k.a. ''D-Day on Mars'' * '' Bruce Gentry'' - 1949 - ''Possibly contains the first cinematic appearance of a Flying Saucer''

1950s

* ''

Atom Man vs. Superman ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' is a 1950 American film serial and the second Superman movie serial featuring Kirk Alyn, credited (as with the previous serial) only by his character name, Superman. When Lex Luthor blackmails the city of Metropolis by ...

'' - 1950 * ''

Flying Disc Man from Mars ''Flying Disc Man from Mars'' is a 1950 Republic Pictures 12-chapter black-and-white science fiction adventure film serial, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed by Fred C. Brannon, that stars Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, James Crav ...

'' - 1950 * ''

The Flying Saucer ''The Flying Saucer'' is a 1950 independently made American black-and-white science fiction spy film drama. It was written by Howard Irving Young, from an original story by Mikel Conrad, who also produced, directed, and stars with Pat Garrison ...

'' - 1950 - ''The first film to deal with Flying Saucers'' * '' Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere'' - 1951 * '' Mysterious Island'' - 1951 * ''

The Man from Planet X ''The Man from Planet X'' is a 1951 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, that stars Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, and William Sch ...

'' - 1951 * ''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

'' - 1951 * ''

The Thing from Another World ''The Thing from Another World'', sometimes referred to as just ''The Thing'', is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, directed by Christian Nyby, produced by Edward Lasker for Howard Hawks' Winchester Pictures Corporati ...

'' - 1951 * ''

1. April 2000 ''1. April 2000'' is a 1952 political satire film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, made during the Allied Occupation of Austria (1945–55). The script was reportedly commissioned at the request of the Austrian governme ...

'' - 1952 * ''

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...

'' - 1952 * '' Operation: Rabbit'' - 1952 * ''

The Hasty Hare ''The Hasty Hare'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on June 7, 1952, and features Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. The title is a pun on the film title ''The Hasty Heart''. Plot ...

'' - 1952 * ''

Radar Men from the Moon ''Radar Men from the Moon'' is a 1952 black-and-white Republic Pictures' 12-chapter movie serial, the first Commando Cody serial starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody, Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, and serial veteran Roy Barcroft ...

'' - 1952 * '' Zombies of the Stratosphere'' - 1952 - a.k.a. ''Satan's Satellites'' * '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'' - 1953 * ''

The Lost Planet ''The Lost Planet'' is a 1953 American horror science fiction serial film 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay b ...

'' - 1953 * ''

'' - 1953 * '' Invaders from Mars'' - 1953 * ''

It Came from Outer Space ''It Came from Outer Space'' is a 1953 American science fiction horror film, the first in the 3D process from Universal-International. It was produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. The film stars Richard Carlson and Barbara ...

'' - 1953 * ''

Phantom from Space ''Phantom from Space'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder that stars Ted Cooper, Noreen Nash, Dick Sands, and Burt Wenland. The original screenplay was written by W ...

'' - 1953 * ''

Robot Monster ''Robot Monster'' (or ''Monster from Mars'')

'' - 1953 * ''

Devil Girl from Mars ''Devil Girl from Mars'' is a 1954 British black-and-white science fiction film, produced by the Danziger Brothers, directed by David MacDonald and starring Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Peter Reynolds, and Adrienne Corri. ...

'' - 1954 * '' Gog'' - 1954 * '' Killers from Space'' - 1954 * '' Stranger from Venus'' - 1954 - a.k.a. 'Immediate Disaster' * '' The Beast with a Million Eyes'' - 1955 * ''

This Island Earth ''This Island Earth'' is a 1955 American science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Joseph M. Newman and Jack Arnold, starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason. It is based on the 1 ...

'' - 1955 * ''

Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story by Allen Adler and Irvi ...

'' - 1956 * '' Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'' - 1956 * ''

Jungle Hell ''Jungle Hell'' is a 1955 American film written and directed by Norman A. Cerf. The film was made from several episodes of an unsold television pilot starring Sabu entitled ''Jungle Boy''. Sabu fought to not release the film. Additional footage ...

'' - 1956 * '' Supersonic Saucer'' - 1956 * '' 宇宙人東京に現わる'' - a.k.a. 'Warning from Space' - 1956 * '' Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers'' - 1956 * '' The Astounding She-Monster'' - 1957 * ''

Invaders from Space ''Invaders from Space'' is a 1964 film edited together for American television from films #3 and #4 of the 1957 Japanese short film series ''Super Giant''. Plot The story involves the superhero Starman who is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect ...

'' - 1957 - a.k.a. 'Attack of the Flying Saucers' * '' 地球防衛軍'' - a.k.a. 'The Mysterians' - 1957 * ''

The 27th Day ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' - 1957 * ''

Invasion of the Saucer Men ''Invasion of the Saucer Men'' (U.K. title: ''Invasion of the Hell Creatures''; working title: ''Spacemen Saturday Night''), is a 1957 black-and-white comic science fiction/horror film produced by James H. Nicholson for release by American Int ...

'' - 1957 * '' Kronos'' - 1957 * '' Enemy From Space'' - 1957 - a.k.a. 'Quatermass 2' * ''

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman ''Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'' is a 1958 independently made American science fiction horror film directed by Nathan H. Juran (credited as Nathan Hertz) and starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson and Yvette Vickers. It was produced by Berna ...

'' - 1958 * ''

The Blob ''The Blob'' is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin Yeaworth, and written by Kay Linaker and Theodore Simonson. It stars Steve McQueen (in his first feature film leading role) and Aneta Corsaut and co-stars Earl Rowe ...

'' - 1958 * ''

Flying Saucer Daffy ''Flying Saucer Daffy'' is a 1958 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). It is the 187th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starrin ...

'' - 1958 * ''

Hare-Way to the Stars ''Hare-Way to the Stars'' is a 1958 American animated science fiction comedy short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 29, 1958 as part of the ''Looney Tunes'' seri ...

'' - 1958 * ''

I Married a Monster from Outer Space ''I Married a Monster from Outer Space'' is a 1958 American horror science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Gene Fowler Jr., that stars Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott. Paramount released the film as a double feature ...

'' - 1958 * '' The Lost Missile'' - 1958 * ''

The Strange World of Planet X ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' - 1958 * '' War of the Satellites'' - 1958 * ''

The Atomic Submarine ''The Atomic Submarine'' is a 1959 independently made, American black-and-white science-fiction film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Joi Lansing and Jean Moorhead, with John Hilliard as ...

'' - 1959 * '' The Cosmic Man'' - 1959 * '' Invisible Invaders'' - 1959 * '' Plan 9 from Outer Space'' - 1959 * '' Prince of Space'' - 1959 * '' Quatermass and the Pit'' - 1959 * '' Teenagers from Outer Space'' - 1959

1960s

* ''

Battle in Outer Space is a 1959 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Plot In 1965, a series of mysterious and devastating incidents are happening on Earth. These incidents range from a railroad bridge levi ...

'' - 1960 * ''

Visit to a Small Planet ''Visit to a Small Planet'' is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by ...

'' - 1960 * '' Il pianeta degli uomini spenti'' - 'Battle of the Worlds' - 1961 * '' Invasion of the Neptune Men'' - 1961 * '' Planets Against Us'' - 1962 * '' Invasion of the Star Creatures'' - 1962 * ''

The Creeping Terror ''The Creeping Terror'' (a.k.a. ''The Crawling Monster'') is a 1964 horror–science fiction film directed and produced by, and starring, Vic Savage. The plot is centered upon an extraterrestrial, slug-like creature that attacks and eats peop ...

'' - 1964 * '' Il disco volante'' - 'The Flying Saucer' - 1964 * '' Hercules Against the Moon Men'' - 1964 * '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' - 1964 * ''

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'' is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, produced and written by Paul L. Jacobson, based on a story by Glenville Mareth, that stars John Call as Santa Claus. It also feat ...

'' - 1964 * ''

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster ''Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster'' (sometimes stylized as ''Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster'') is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Robert Gaffney and starred Marilyn Hanold, James Karen and Lou Cutell. It was filmed in Fl ...

'' - 1965 * ''

Invasion of Astro-Monster is a 1965 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the sixth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise and Shōwa period. The film was a Japanese-American co-production; it was the second collaboration b ...

'' - 1965 - a.k.a. 'Monster Zero' & 'Godzilla vs Monster Zero' * '' Mars Invades Puerto Rico'' - 1965 - a.k.a. 'Duel of the Space Monsters' & 'Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster' * '' The Night Caller'' - 1965 - a.k.a. 'Night Caller from Outer Space' & 'Blood Beast from Outer Space' * '' Destination Inner Space'' - 1966 * ''

The Eye Creatures ''The Eye Creatures'' (a.k.a. ''Attack of the Eye Creatures'' istakenly written in the credits as ''Attack of Eye Creatures'' is a 1967 American made-for-television comedy horror science fiction film about an unnamed countryside that is invad ...

'' - 1966 - remake of 'Invasion of the Saucer Men' (1957) * ''

Invasion An invasion is a Offensive (military), military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitics, geopolitical Legal entity, entity aggressively enter territory (country subdivision), territory owned by another such entity, gen ...

'' - 1966 * '' Mars Needs Women'' - 1966 * '' Casino Royale'' - 1967 * '' Five Million Years to Earth'' - 1967 - remake of 'Quatermass and the Pit' (1959) * '' The Ambushers'' - 1967 * ''

The Terrornauts ''The Terrornauts'' is a 1967 British science fiction film produced by Amicus Productions. The film is based on '' The Wailing Asteroid'' by Murray Leinster, adapted for screen by John Brunner. Synopsis Project Star Talk is based at a UK r ...

'' - 1967 * ''

They Came from Beyond Space ''They Came from Beyond Space'' is a 1967 British Eastman Color science fiction film produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, and directed by Freddie Francis. The screenplay was written by Subotsky, based on the 1941 novel '' The Go ...

'' - 1967 * '' Destroy All Planets'' - 1968 * '' Kaijû sôshingeki'' - 'Destroy All Monsters' - 1968 * ''

The Bamboo Saucer ''The Bamboo Saucer'' is a independently made 1968 Cold War science fiction film drama about competing American and Russian teams that discover a flying saucer in Communist China. The film was re-released in 1969 under the title ''Collision C ...

'' - 1968 * '' Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell'' - 1968 * '' Attack of the Giant Monsters'' - 1969 * ''

The Incredible Invasion ''The Incredible Invasion'' (''Invasion siniestra''/ ''The Sinister Invasion''), also known as ''Alien Terror'', is a 1968 Mexican science fiction film directed by Luis Enrique Vergara. It stars Boris Karloff, Yerye Beirute and Enrique Guzmán. It ...

'' - 1969 - a.k.a. 'The Sinister Invasion'

1970s

* '' Night Slaves'' - 1970 * ''

The People The ''Sunday People'' is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper. It was founded as ''The People'' on 16 October 1881. At one point owned by Odhams Press, The ''People'' was acquired along with Odhams by the Mirror Group in 1961, along with the ...

'' - 1971 * '' Invasion: UFO'' - 1972 * '' Silent Running'' - 1972 * '' Distant Early Warning'' - 1973 * ''

The Disappearance of Flight 412 ''The Disappearance of Flight 412'' is a 1974 made-for-television science fiction drama film starring Glenn Ford, Bradford Dillman, David Soul and Guy Stockwell. The film was shown as an NBC World Premiere Movie in 1974. Plot U.S. Air Force Colon ...

'' - 1974 * ''

The Stranger Within ''The Stranger Within'' is a 1974 American Television film, made-for-television science fiction horror film that premiered as the ''ABC Movie of the Week'' on October 1, 1974. Written by Richard Matheson, and based on his 1953 novelette ''Trespas ...

'' - 1974 * '' UFO: Target Earth'' - 1974 * ''

Escape to Witch Mountain ''Escape to Witch Mountain'' is a science fiction novel written by Alexander Key in 1968. It was adapted for film by Disney as '' Escape to Witch Mountain'' in 1975 which spawned the ''Witch Mountain'' franchise. The novel was illustrated by ...

'' - 1975 * ''

The UFO Incident ''The UFO Incident'' is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons based on the alleged 1961 alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill. Plot The movie introduces us to Barney and Betty H ...

'' - 1975 * '' El hombre perseguido por un O.V.N.I.'' - 1976 * ''

God Told Me To ''God Told Me To'' (released in some theatrical markets as ''Demon'') is a 1976 science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Larry Cohen. Like many of Cohen's films, it is shot on location in New York City and incorporates aspe ...

'' - 1976 * ''

Laserblast ''Laserblast'' is a 1978 American science fiction film about an unhappy teenage loner who discovers an alien laser cannon and goes on a murderous rampage, seeking revenge against those who he feels have wronged him. The extremely low-budget film ...

'' - 1977 * '' Starship Invasions'' - 1977 * ''

Close Encounters of the Third Kind ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story ...

'' - 1977 * '' Foes'' - 1977 * ''

The Alien Factor ''The Alien Factor'' is a 1978 science fiction horror film written, edited, produced, and directed by Don Dohler. The film centers on a small town that is besieged by three aliens that have crash-landed in the nearby forest. Plot A spacesh ...

'' - 1978 * '' Burû Kurisumasu'' - 1978 * ''

The Day Time Ended ''The Day Time Ended'' is a 1980 American science fiction film directed by John 'Bud' Cardos and starring Jim Davis, Christopher Mitchum and Dorothy Malone. The film was originally titled ''Earth's Final Fury''; this was changed to ''Vortex'', w ...

'' - 1978 * '' Eyes Behind the Stars'' - 1978 * ''

Return from Witch Mountain ''Return from Witch Mountain'' is a 1978 American science fiction–adventure film and a sequel to '' Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975) and the second film in the ''Witch Mountain'' franchise. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was w ...

'' - 1978 * ''

The Cat from Outer Space ''The Cat from Outer Space'' is a 1978 American science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Tokar (his final film before his death the following year) starring Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Ronnie Schell, Roddy McDowall and McLean ...

'' - 1978 * '' The Dark'' - 1979 * ''

Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres ''The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials'' (french: Le Gendarme et Les Extra-Terrestres) is a continuation of the Gendarme series starring Louis de Funès. It is also known as ''The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space'' and is followed by ...

'' - 1979

1980s

* '' The Aliens Are Coming'' - 1980 * ''

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie ''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and the second feature-length project by Cheech & Chong, following '' Up in Smoke'', released by Universal Pictures. Plot Cheech & Chong are on a mission t ...

'' - 1980 * '' Hangar 18'' - 1980 * '' The Return'' - 1980 - a.k.a. 'The Alien's Return' * '' Earthbound'' - 1981 * '' Heavy Metal'' - 1981 *'' V (science fiction)'' series - 1980s * ''

Big Meat Eater ''Big Meat Eater'' is a Canadian comedy science fiction film, released in 1982."Big Meat Eater illustrates just how good bad can be". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 16, 1982. Directed by Chris Windsor, the film centres on Bob (George Dawson), a ...

'' - 1982 * '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' - 1982 * '' The Thing'' - 1982 * ''

Wavelength In physics, the wavelength is the spatial period of a periodic wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. It is the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase on the wave, such as two adjacent crests, t ...

'' - 1982 * ''

Xtro ''Xtro'' is a 1983 British science fiction horror film directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. Starring Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer, and Simon Nash, the film focuses on a father who was abducted by aliens and returns to his family three years ...

'' - 1983 * '' Alien Prey'' - 1984 * ''

The Last Starfighter ''The Last Starfighter'' is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan ( Lance Guest), a teenager recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also features Robe ...

'' - 1984 * ''

Meatballs Part II ''Meatballs Part II'' is a 1984 American comedy film and the in-name only sequel to the 1979 film ''Meatballs''. The film stars Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe, and John Larroquette, and w ...

'' - 1984 - a.k.a. 'Space Kid' * '' Starman'' - 1984 * ''

Strange Invaders ''Strange Invaders'' is a 1983 American science fiction film directed and co-written by Michael Laughlin, and stars Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid. Produced as a tribute to the sci-fi films of the 1950s, notably ''The Invasion of ...

'' - 1984 * '' Cocoon'' - 1985 * '' Miami Golem'' - 1985 - a.k.a. 'Miami Horror' * ''

Morons from Outer Space ''Morons from Outer Space'' is a 1985 British comedy-science fiction film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Joanne Pearce, Jimmy Nail and James B. Sikking. Plot The story begins on a small spaceship docking with ...

'' - 1985 * ''

My Science Project ''My Science Project'' is a 1985 American teen science fiction comedy film directed by Jonathan R. Betuel. It followed on heels of other teen sci-fi/comedy films released the same year, such as ''Back to the Future'', ''Real Genius'', and '' Weird ...

'' - 1985 * '' Star Knight'' - 1985 * '' UFOria'' - 1985 * ''

The Aurora Encounter ''The Aurora Encounter'' is a 1986 American Weird Western film directed by Jim McCullough Sr., written by Melody Brooke and Jim McCullough, Jr., and starring Jack Elam, Mickey Hays, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian, and Dottie West. Its plot fol ...

'' - 1986 * ''

Escapes Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...

'' - 1986 * ''

Flight of the Navigator ''Flight of the Navigator'' is a 1986 American science fiction adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Matt MacManus. It stars Joey Cramer as David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by ...

'' - 1986 * '' Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star'' - 1986 * '' Invaders from Mars'' - 1986 * ''

Maximum Overdrive ''Maximum Overdrive'' is a 1986 American comedy horror film written and directed by Stephen King. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's sh ...

'' - 1986 * '' *batteries not included'' - 1987 * ''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

'' - 1987 * '' Real Men'' - 1987 * ''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for '' Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with ...

'' - 1988 * '' Cocoon: The Return'' - 1988 * '' Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here'' - 1988 * '' It Came from Somewhere Else'' - 1988 * ''

Killer Klowns from Outer Space ''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. It is the only movi ...

'' - 1988 * ''

Mac and Me ''Mac and Me'' is a 1988 American comic science fiction film cowritten (with Steve Feke) and directed by Stewart Raffill. Starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, and Tina Caspary alongside Lauren Stanley and Jade Calegory, it centers on a "M ...

'' - 1988 * ''

My Stepmother Is an Alien ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'' is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, and Alyson Hannigan. Its plot follows Celeste, an extraterrestrial woman sent on a se ...

'' - 1988 * ''

They Live ''They Live'' is a 1988 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster, the fil ...

'' - 1988 * ''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

'' -1989 * '' Communion'' - 1989

1990s

* ''

Predator 2 ''Predator 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall ...

'' - 1990 * '' Intruders (film)'' - 1992 * ''

Invader ''InVader'' is the fourth album by Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love, released on 4 March 2016 through Spinefarm Records. Track listing All songs written by Olli Herman, Pepe Reckless, and Ikka Wirtanen, unless otherwise noted. Reception Wr ...

'' - 1992 * '' XX Ray'' - 1992 - Malaysian science fiction film directed by Aziz M. Osman. One of the scenes in the film depicting UFOs * '' Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'' - 1993 * ''

Fire in the Sky ''Fire in the Sky'' is a 1993 American biopic science fiction mystery film directed by Robert Lieberman and adapted by Tracy Tormé. It is based on Travis Walton's book ''The Walton Experience'', which describes an extraterrestrial abduction ...

'' - 1993 * '' U.F.O.'' - 1993 * ''

Official Denial ''Official Denial'' is a 1993 made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a televi ...

'' - 1994 * ''

The Puppet Masters ''The Puppet Masters'' is a 1951 science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, in which American secret agents battle parasitic invaders from outer space. It was originally serialized in ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' (September, Oc ...

'' - 1994 * '' Roswell'' - 1994 * '' Stargate'' - 1994 * '' Dead Weekend'' - 1995 * '' Visitors of the Night'' - 1995 * '' The Arrival'' - 1996 * '' Independence Day'' - 1996 * ''

Mars Attacks! ''Mars Attacks!'' is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name. The film featu ...

'' - 1996 * '' Night Visitors'' - 1996 * ''

Phenomenon A phenomenon ( : phenomena) is an observable event. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be directly observed. Kant was heavily influenced by Gottfried ...

'' - 1996 * '' Dreamland'' - 1996 film won an award called "The EBE Award: Best UFO Documentary in 1996". Film made by a Bruce Burgess who also made '' Broken Dagger'' Se
www.digiview.com/Dreamland
for more on this film * ''

Contact Contact may refer to: Interaction Physical interaction * Contact (geology), a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * ...

'' - 1997 * ''

'' - 1997 - a.k.a. 'Robin Cook's Invasion' * ''

Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi- government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesse ...

'' - 1997 * '' The Shadow Men'' - 1998 * '' Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County'' - 1998 * '' I Married a Monster'' - 1998 - remake of 'I Married a Monster from Outer Space' (1958) * '' Progeny'' - 1998 * '' The X-Files: Fight the Future'' - 1998 * ''

Sphere A sphere () is a geometrical object that is a three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is the set of points that are all at the same distance from a given point in three-dimensional space.. That given point is th ...

'' - 1998 * ''

The Second Arrival ''Arrival ll'' (alternatively titled ''The Second Arrival''), is a 1998 American science fiction direct-to-video film directed by Kevin S. Tenney. The film is a sequel to the 1996 film '' The Arrival''. It was written by Mark David Perry and ba ...

'' - 1998 * '' Gojira ni-sen mireniamu'' - 'Godzilla 2000' - 1999 * ''

Muppets from Space ''Muppets from Space'' is a 1999 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Tim Hill (in his feature film directorial debut) and written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino, and Ken Kaufman. The sixth theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' fran ...

'' - 1999 * '' My Favourite Martian'' - 1999 * ''

The Astronaut's Wife ''The Astronaut's Wife'' is a 1999 American science fiction thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron. The film was released on August 27, 1999. It received negative reviews from critics and was ...

'' - 1999 * '' Roswell: The Aliens Attack'' - 1999 * '' Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione'' - 1999

2000s

* ''

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders ''Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated science fiction romantic comedy mystery film. It is the third direct-to-video film based on ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday morning cartoons. The film was produced by Hanna ...

'' - 2000 * ''

Mission to Mars ''Mission to Mars'' is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film depicts the first ...

'' - 2000 * ''

K-PAX ''K-PAX'' is an American science fiction novel by Gene Brewer, the first in the ''K-PAX'' series. The series deals with the experiences on Earth of a being named Prot. It is written in the first person from the point of view of Prot's psychiat ...

'' - 2001 * ''

Groom Lake Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport ...

'' - 2002 * ''

Men in Black II ''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro. It is the second film in the original trilogy and a sequel to ''M ...

'' - 2002 * '' Signs'' - 2002 * '' Alien Hunter'' - 2003 * ''

Koi Mil Gaya ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (; ), also known as ''KMG'', is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta, with Rekha in a supporting role. In addition to writing th ...

'' (Bollywood) - 2003 * '' Visitors'' - 2003 * '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' - 2004 * '' The Forgotten'' - 2004 * ''

Alien Abduction Alien abduction (also called abduction phenomenon, alien abduction syndrome, or UFO abduction) refers to the phenomenon of people reporting their experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to physical and psychologica ...

'' - 2005 * ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

'' - 2005 * ''

Alien Autopsy The alien autopsy is a 17-minute black-and-white film supposedly depicting a secret medical examination or autopsy of an alien by the United States military.Barton, Steve (September 30, 2010)"Ray Santilli, Gary Shoefield Talk the Real Alien Auto ...

'' - 2006 * '' Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll'' - 2006 * '' Lifted'' - 2006 * '' Dreamland'' - 2007 * '' Martian Child'' - 2007 * ''

'' - 2007 * ''

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Released and taking place 19 years after the previous ...

'' - 2008 * '' The Appearance of a Man'' - 2008 * ''

'' - 2008 remake of the 1951 movie * '' The Invasion'' - 2007 * '' Bolt'' - 2008 * '' Summer of the Flying Saucer'' - 2008 * '' The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' - 2008 * ''

Alien Trespass ''Alien Trespass'' is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based on 1950s sci-fi B movies, produced by James Swift and directed by R.W. Goodwin. It stars Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick. The film was shot in Ashcroft, B.C. Plot The story begins ...

'' - 2009 * ''

District 9 ''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zea ...

'' - 2009 * '' Knowing'' - 2009 * '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' - 2009 * ''

Race to Witch Mountain ''Race to Witch Mountain'' is a 2009 American science fiction adventure thriller film directed by Andy Fickman, starring Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, with AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Ciarán Hinds, and Carla Gugino. The latest in a se ...

'' - 2009 remake of the 1975 movie * ''

The Fourth Kind ''The Fourth Kind'' is a 2009 science fiction psychological horror thriller film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and featuring a cast of Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Yulian Vergo ...

'' - 2009 * ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...

'' - 2009

2010s

* ''

Skyline A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land. City skyline ...

'' - 2010 * '' Apollo 18'' - 2011 * '' Battle: Los Angeles'' - 2011 * ''

Cowboys & Aliens ''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 2011 American science fiction Western action film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, and Noah Ringer. The film is based on the 2006 ...

'' - 2011 * ''

Mars Needs Moms ''Mars Needs Moms'' is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated science fiction film co-written and directed by Simon Wells, produced by ImageMovers Digital and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Berkeley Breathed book of the same ti ...

'' - 2011 * ''

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

'' - 2011 * '' Super 8'' - 2011 * '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - 2011 * '' UFO in Her Eyes'' - 2011 * '' Battleship'' - 2012 * ''

Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning " forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, kn ...

'' - 2012 * '' U.F.O.'' - 2012 * '' The Avengers'' - 2012 *''

Area 51 Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport ...

'' - 2015

2020s

* '' Nope'' - 2022

Television

UFOs in television programs fall into three basic categories: real UFOs, hoaxes, and misidentified terrestrial spacecraft (often landing in a backward rural area or traveling back in time as in ''Lost in Space'' and ''Star Trek''). Shows depicting real UFOs include: ''The Outer Limits, The Invaders, The Monkees, The Bionic Woman, Dark Skies, Roswell, Wonder Woman, V'', and ''The X-Files''. Hoax stories include: ''Batman, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Brady Bunch, The Green Hornet, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible'', and ''The Wild Wild West'' (a hoax story with a real sighting at the end) Earth ships mistaken for UFOs appear in: ''I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, Lost in Space, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' (Pyle witnesses the location filming of a science fiction film). Alphabetical Order

In video games

* ''

Space Invaders is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed to the Midway division of Bally for overseas distribution. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed shooter an ...

'' (1978) * ''

Asteroids An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere. ...

'' (1979) * ''

Choplifter ''Choplifter'' (stylized as ''Choplifter!'') is military themed scrolling shooter developed by Dan Gorlin for the Apple II and published by Broderbund in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family the same year and also to the VIC-20, Com ...

'' (1982) * ''

Moon Patrol is a 1982 arcade video game An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. Most arcade video games are ...

'' (1982) * '' X-COM'' (1994) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

Duke Nukem 3D ''Duke Nukem 3D'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms. It is a sequel to the platform games ''Duke Nukem (video game), Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II'', published by 3D Realms. ''Duke Nukem 3D'' features the adventures ...

'' (1996) * ''

Kirby Kirby may refer to: Buildings * Kirby Building, a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, United States * Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house near Corby, Northamptonshire, England * Kirby House (disambiguation), various houses in England and the Unit ...

'' (1998) * ''

Perfect Dark ''Perfect Dark'' is a first-person shooter developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console in 2000. The first game of the '' Perfect Dark'' series, it follows Joanna Dark, an agent of the Carrington Institute research ...

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

Microsoft Flight Simulator X ''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'' (abbreviated as ''FSX'') is a 2006 flight simulation video game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to '' Microsoft Flight ...

'' (2006) * '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' (2001) * ''

The Sims 2 ''The Sims 2'' is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to ''The Sims.'' The game was released for Microsoft Windo ...

'' (2004) * ''

Deus Ex ''Deus Ex'' is a series of role-playing video games, set during the mid 21st century. Focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a ...

'' (2000) * '' The Sims 3: Seasons'' (2012) * Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 7 (2021)

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