This is a list of extraterrestrial beings that have been reported in close encounters, claimed or speculated to be associated with unidentified flying objects (UFOs) (not to be confused with the meaning of the term "alien species" in the biological science of ecology).[1]

List

Flatwoods monster[2][3] Tall humanoid with a spade-shaped head.[2]
Greys/Ebens[4][5] Grey-skinned humanoids, usually 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, hairless, with large heads, black almond-shaped eyes, nostrils without a nose, slits for mouths, no ears and 3–4 fingers including thumb. Greys have been the predominant extraterrestrial beings of alleged alien contact since the 1960s.[5]
Hopkinsville goblin[6][7][8] Small, greenish-silver humanoids.[9]
Little green men[10] Diminutive green humanoids. Even though a few abductions have referred to green skin, no report has ever involved anything that would fit the classic cultural stereotype of "little green men". They are included here only for cultural reference.[10]
Nordic aliens[11][12] Humanoids with stereotypical "Nordic features" (tall, blonde hair, blue eyes) and which have featured in several cases of contact.
Cryptozoological animals and cryptobotanical plants, including those from folklore, religion (e.g. golem), mythology (e.g. dwarf (see also dwarfism); giants from Atlantis (see also gigantism), etc.), and some reports of ghosts, poltergeists, and time travellers (alleged) Some claim that many of the allegedly real creatures from the Fortean archives (see also: Fortean Times and William R. Corliss) and related reports of anomalous phenomena[18] are actually of extraterrestrial or mixed origin, such as in the extraterrestrial hypothesis, the interdimensional hypothesis, or the cryptoterrestrial hypothesis. Sometimes these creatures are associated with the occult or with esotericism, or linked with supernatural or paranormal phenomena. Others dismiss these explanations in favor of skepticism, cultural tracking, or the psychosocial hypothesis such as in cases of mass hysteria. Some of these alleged encounters have turned out to be hoaxes or scams to boost local tourism, sell more newspapers or more fringe science books.
Reptilians and reptiloids (sometimes spelled as reptillians)[19] Tall, scaly humanoids. Reptilian humanoid beings date back at least as far as Ancient Egypt, with the crocodile-headed river god Sobek. The reptilian conspiracy theory has been advocated by David Icke.
Rods[20] or skyfish Elongated visual artifacts appearing in photos and video recordings, sometimes claimed to be extraterrestrial beings. Generally thought to be caused by motion blur from flying insects.

See also

In fiction

References

  1. ^ "Frequently asked questions". European Alien Species Information Network. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-07-05. Non-native organisms that become established in a new environment.
  2. ^ a b Clark, Jerome (1999). "Flatwoods Monster". Unexplained!. Visible Ink Press. p. 426. ISBN 1-57859-070-1.
  3. ^ Nickell, Joe (November 2000). "Investigative Files: The Flatwoods UFO Monster". Skeptical Inquirer. 24 (6). Amherst, NY: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. ISSN 0194-6730. OCLC 4081591. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-02. The 'monster' reportedly had a 'man-like shape' and stood some ten feet tall, although Barker (1953) noted that 'descriptions from the waist down are vague; most of the seven said this part of the figure was not under view.'
  4. ^ Bryan, C.D.B (1995). Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 9780679429753.
  5. ^ a b Blackmore, Susan (May 1998). "Abduction by Aliens or Sleep Paralysis?". Skeptical Inquirer. 22 (3). Amherst, NY: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. ISSN 0194-6730. OCLC 4081591. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2015-06-02. The '[G]ray' is about four feet high, with a slender body and neck, a large head, and huge, black, slanted, almond-shaped eyes. Grays usually have no hair and often only three fingers on each hand. There are two vastly different types of so called "greys" both from the Zeta Reticulan star system. The Hollywood "grays" are the typical on seen in pop culture, however, they should not be confused with the slightly taller greyish blue NHI known as Ebens. The difference in the them is that the greys are not biologically born. They are engineered, augmented, created and controlled by their creators and other sentient beings. The Ebens are biological entities as we know them on earth. Meaning they are conceived and born biologically. Greys are often considered emotionally "stunted" where as Ebens are empathetic and sympathetic like most mammals.
  6. ^ Musgrave, Beth (August 22, 2005). "Kelly Green Men get new venue". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008 – via AccessMyLibrary.
  7. ^ Musgrave, Beth (22 August 2005). "Kelly Green Men get new venue". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 14. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Musgrave, Beth (22 August 2005). "Green | 'It scared him for the rest of his life'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nickell, Joe (November 2006). "Siege of 'Little Green Men': The 1955 Kelly, Kentucky, Incident". Skeptical Inquirer. 30 (6). Amherst, NY: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. ISSN 0194-6730. OCLC 4081591. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2015-06-03. [Green] was apparently later injected by the national media, although 'Lucky' Sutton's son now says his father described them as 'silver' with 'a greenish silver glow'...
  10. ^ a b Clark, Jerome (1999). "Little Green Men". Unexplained!. Visible Ink Press. p. 442. ISBN 1-57859-070-1.
  11. ^ Carlson, Peter (2004-02-19). "Ike and the Alien Ambassadors". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  12. ^ Delasara, Jan (2000). "The X-Files and the Zeitgeist of the '90s". PopLit, PopCult, and the X-Files. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 0-7864-0789-1. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  13. ^ a b Clark, Jerome (1999). "Space Brothers". Unexplained!. Visible Ink Press. p. 581. ISBN 1-57859-070-1.
  14. ^ Bures, Frank (September 2001). "Aliens, Anomalies, and Absurbity at Mt. Adams". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  15. ^ Ellwood, Robert S. (2000). "Adamski, George (17 April 1891–23 April 1965), lecturer and writer on occult subjects and on UFOs during the 1950s' flying saucer enthusiasm". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0801882. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  16. ^ "Charles Hall and the Tall White ETs". openseti.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  17. ^ a b "Cosmic Disclosure". Gaia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  18. ^ "THE ANOMALIST: World News on UFOs, Bigfoot, the Paranormal, and Other Mysteries at the Edge of Science". anomalist.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  19. ^ Lewis, Tyson; Kahn, Richard (Spring 2005). "The Reptoid Hypothesis: Utopian and Dystopian Representational Motifs in David Icke's Alien Conspiracy Theory". Utopian Studies. 16 (1). University Park, PA, US: Penn State University Press [for the Society for Utopian Studies]: 45–75. doi:10.2307/20718709. ISSN 1045-991X. JSTOR 20718709. Icke, ... is now today's most (in)famous proponent of what we are calling the 'Reptoid Hypothesis'—the idea that alien lizards conspiratorially control the Earth and with it human destiny.
  20. ^ Carroll, Robert Todd (2003). "A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

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