With the release of the film Alien Autopsy, starring British TV presenters Ant and Dec and telling the story of the infamous 1990s ‘Roswell autopsy’ film, it seems like a good opportunity to review the most extraordinary UFO evidence – actual shots of aliens. Unsurprisingly, there are precious few of these – and fewer still that have been at all credible. I know of nearly 50 such cases, which compares with about 10,000 UFO photographs taken over 120 years. Here is a brief round-up of alien photography before the release of the ‘autopsy’ footage.

ALASKA, EARLY 1930s

The earliest example seems to be a photograph that emerged in 2003.