FT269


UFO contactees fall, very broadly, into three groups: those who claim (or claimed) to have met and conversed with spacepeople in person, and to have taken trips on their craft; those who channel communications from extra­terrestrials; and those who have been inspired by their contacts to go on to found quasi-religious sects. There is some overlap among these groups, perhaps inevitably, as a key element of contacteeism is the commentary and advice about life on Earth that the extra­terrestrials freely provided. Except for a few sidetracks, this entry focuses on reportedly physical contacts with people from outer space.

The most famous contactee of the 1950s remains George Adamski (see FT160:49).