WATCHING THE SKIES How UFO Movies Reflect America's Hopes, Fears, & Fascination with the Unknown (Part 1 of 2)

Send us Fan Mail For decades, stories of UFOs, extraterrestrials, and unexplained aerial phenomena have captured the imagination of filmmakers and audiences alike. Inspired by my father’s seventeen years working for NASA—and the stories he shared about humanity’s enduring fascination with the possibility of life beyond Earth—I take a deep dive into some of cinema’s most influential UFO and alien-themed films. In Part One of this two-part series, I explore classics such as THE DAY THE EARTH ST...