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Contactees are people claiming extensive and friendly contact with aliens from other planets.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Comparisons with Abductees 3 Famous Contactees 4 Non-fiction 4.1 Books 5 Fiction 5.1 Movies 5.2 TV

Overview

On June 24, 1947, the modern era of flying saucer sightings started with the Kenneth Arnold report.

It may be a surprise to many people today, but the idea that these were spacecraft piloted by aliens from another planet was not the only theory at the time. Many people were concerned that these were Soviet secret weapons, possibly recovered from the Nazis, or developed from their research.

The public became increasingly interested in UFOs. In August of 1952, there was a particularly publicized flap over Washington, DC.

George Adamski claimed to have contact with an alien in September of 1952. Adamski would become the first well-known contactee. His books became bestsellers. He backed up his claims with photographs and movies.

Adamski claimed to have ridden in flying saucers, and traveled to other planets. His aliens appeared to be good-looking humans. They were friendly, and concerned with human affairs (particularly the use of atomic weapons).

Many other contactees followed.

The general public treated the contactees with amusement. Scientists who commented at all pointed out that the conditions reported by contactees as existing on other planets (and the moon) were at odds with what science predicted.

It has been suggested that the contactees may have been a deliberate attempt to discredit more serious UFO research. The idea is that they were either cultivated or created by the U.S. Government to reduce the pressure to give the public an answer. This could have been because the government had no answer, or had an answer it did not wish to share.

Comparisons with Abductees

In the 1980s, the term abductee came into common use in the UFO community. While some people lump the two groups together, the differences are reasonably distinct.

• The entities in contactee reports tend to be human-like. While Nordics have been reported in abductee reports, they usually accompany less human types, like reptilians or Grays
• The entities in contactee reports introduce themselves, have names, and carry on conversations. The entities in abductee reports tend to be anonymous and have very limited intellectual exchange with the abductee
• Contacts tend to be pleasant, and voluntary. Abductions tend to be unpleasant and involuntary
• Contactees tend to be open about their experiences and welcome opportunities to tell the story. Abductees tend to be less public
• Contactees typically would welcome more contact, while abductees may seek help to stop the experience
• Contactees present the experience as entirely normal (although it may be telepathic). Abductees may initially question the experience, and hypnosis may be used before the story emerges

Famous Contactees

• George Adamski
• Cedric Allingham
• Orfeo Angelucci
• Marla Baxter
• Daniel Fry
• George King
• Dino Kraspedon
• Eduard Meier
• George Hunt Williamson

Non-fiction

Books

Fiction

Movies

TV