Plausible Origin of the Grays

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While reports of the Grays have circulated in the UFO and conspiracy-theory community for decades, their origin is often associated with the 1961 Betty and Barney Hill abduction claim.[i] Because the media began to report on the alleged creatures after the Hill claim, the UFO community has assumed that the Grays are a recent phenomenon. However, that is not the case. The first appearance of the Grays can be traced as far back as 1891, decades before the post-1947 UFO wave. Almost 125 years ago Kenneth Folingsby published a book titled Meda: A Tale of the Future.[ii] The book, which derived from the author’s visions of the future while in a coma, described “tiny gray men with heads shaped like hot air balloons.” Soon thereafter readers were fascinated by what the human species might look like after millions of years of evolution. In 1893 H. G. Wells wrote a short article titled “The Man of the Year Million” in which he speculated on that subject. Wells imagined human beings as having no hair, mouth, or nose, but they would have an enormous light-bulb-shaped head and a small body.

Wells also published The War of the Worlds in 1897. His representation of Martians in that novel, according to a biography, was a convergence of pure imagination and Wells’s research on evolution. He depicted Martians as having enlarged heads because they supposedly were a more intelligent race than humans. Furthermore, according to Wells, the Martians had large eyes, no nose or ears, and very small mouths. He also envisioned Martians as communicating telepathically with each other to eliminate all misunderstanding, a trait that remarkably has been reported by alleged abductees.

In the 1930s and 40s, once again before the UFO wave, little gray aliens were a staple feature of many comic books such as Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories, and Science Wonder Stories. During this era when comic books were having a large impact on society, many of the tales they published concerned gray “visitors from space.”

[i] Betty and Barney Hill. University of New Hampshire Library. http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/betty-and-barney-hill.

[ii] “A Media History of Gray Aliens.” http://www.theironskeptic.com/articles/gray/gray_history.htm.

Aerial Phenomena to Host First-Ever Google Live Forum!


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On August 3rd, 2014, the Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team will host the first-ever virtual UFO Q&A live via Google Hangouts!

We are inviting the UFO community to collaborate with us during this one-of-a-kind event! This Q&A, in short, will be an excellent opportunity for all of us to get together to talk about UFOs and other similar topics.  Goals of the Q&A:

  • Meet like-minded individuals interested in Ufology
  • Share investigative and research methodologies
  • Brief current UFO investigations of significance
  • Answer relevant questions from the UFO community, and
  • Coordinate a Global Skywatch for 2014

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14-040-FB1 (Sioux City, Nebraska)

Remain Anonymous: no

Field Investigation Requested: yes

Date of Sighting: april24 2014

Time of Sighting: 1035pm

Duration of Event: 1 min

Location of UFO: south Sioux city nebraska

Shape of Object: Boomerang, Triangle, Other (Explain Below)

UFO Report: It was about 1035 dark and I could see the stars clearly I noticed something hovering like a small cloud but it came closer and I seen it look ed like one of the stealth fighter planes but it was like a cloud and see threw it made no loud noise only like tiny fans blowing it lasted like a min then it just got out of my sight it was slow though just hovering right above me on top of the trees and houses other people seen as well.

Evidence: None

Disposition: Assigned

14-039-AN1 (Perry, FL)

Remain Anonymous: No

Field Investigation Requested: Yes

Date of Sighting: Nov 27 2013

Time of Sighting: Picture of  3 Alien in my camera after exlposion near Perry Fl

Duration of Event: I have it on my camera. But we did not see the alien or monster till we started looking at the picture

Location of UFO: Perry fl

Shape of Object: Fireball

UFO Report: Its egg shape with a pointed tail. Its yellowish in color, with wired eyes devil like horns in middle of head with ears. Its in 3 of my pictures!

Evidence Submitted: None

Disposition: Awaiting Photos from Witness

14-038-MA2 (Weston, CT)

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Remain Anonymous: No

Field Investigation Requested: Yes

Date of Sighting: October 2013 to present

Time of Sighting: Always between 7 and 10:30 p.m.

Duration of Event: Consistently lasts from 2 to 5 minutes

Location of UFO: Saugatuck Reservoir, Valley Forge Road, Weston, Connecticut.

Shape of Object: Fireball

UFO Report: Beginning in October 2013, I have been documenting the existence of a red and green fireball which regularly follows the same path above the Saugatuck Reservoir, in Weston, CT.

Evidence Submitted: Various Photos

Disposition: Assigned

14-036-AN1 (Denver, CO)

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This photo was submitted via email and not the standard UFO reporting system.

Email:  This image was taken with my cellphone around 8am near Denver, CO last August. I looked out my hotel window and saw a black ball of which I observed it for 10 minutes and it remained stationary. I walked downstairs to go outside and get a better look and it was gone.

Disposition: Assigned

14-033-AN1 (Malibu, CA)

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Remain Anonymous: Yes

Field Investigation Requested: Yes

Date of Sighting: March 2, 2014

Time of Sighting: 6:00 pm

Duration of Event: 5 minutes

Location of UFO: Malibu, California  Point Dume State Beach

Shape of Object: Disk

UFO Report: I was taking pictures of the sunset and the unusual clouds. This looked like bright light shining through. I took 7 pictures between my cell phone and my digital camera. These details were only visible in 4. My husband was there also and there were 3 other people taking pictures.

Evidence Submitted: Photo

Disposition: Assigned