UFOs in fiction

Many works of fiction have featured UFOs. In most cases, as the fictional story progresses, the Earth is being invaded by hostile alien forces from outer space, usually from Mars, as depicted in early science fiction, or the people are being destroyed by alien forces, as depicted in the film Independence Day. Some fictional UFO encounters may be based on real UFO reports, such as Night Skies. Night Skies is based on the 1997 Phoenix UFO Incident.

UFOs appear in many forms of fiction other than film, such as video games in the Destroy All Humans! or the X-COM series and Halo series and print, The War of the Worlds or Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Typically a small group of people or the military (which one depending on where the film was made), will fight off the invasion, however the monster Godzilla has fought against many UFOs.

Books

Oahspe: A New Bible - John Ballou Newbrough - First book to use the word Starship long before science-fiction writers conceived of interstellar space travel (1882).
The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells - Martian capsules are shot at Earth by aliens on Mars.(1898).
Imaginary Friends (1967) - Alison Lurie - Two sociologists investigate a UFO cult.
Saucer Wisdom (1999) - Rudy Rucker
DNAlien, A novel by Jim West (2009).
The Unreals, a novel by Donald Jeffries (2007). http://donaldjeffries.com/

Films

(in chronological order)

1930s

Flash Gordon - 1936
Buck Rogers - 1939 - aka Planet Outlaws

1940s

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe - 1940 - aka Purple Death from Outer Space
The Purple Monster Strikes - 1945 - aka D-Day on Mars
Bruce Gentry - 1949 - Possibly contains the first cinematic appearance of a Flying Saucer

1950s

Atom Man vs. Superman - 1950
Flying Disc Man from Mars - 1950
The Flying Saucer - 1950 - The first film to deal with Flying Saucers
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere - 1951
Mysterious Island - 1951
The Man from Planet X - 1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 1951
The Thing from Another World - 1951
1. April 2000 - 1952
Blackhawk - 1952
Operation: Rabbit - 1952
The Hasty Hare - 1952
Radar Men from the Moon - 1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere - 1952 - aka Satan's Satellites
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe - 1953
The Lost Planet - 1953
The War of the Worlds - 1953
Invaders from Mars - 1953
It Came from Outer Space - 1953
Phantom from Space - 1953
Robot Monster - 1953
Devil Girl from Mars - 1954
Gog - 1954
Killers from Space - 1954
Stranger from Venus - 1954 - aka 'Immediate Disaster'
The Beast with a Million Eyes - 1955
This Island Earth - 1955
Forbidden Planet - 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers - 1956
Jungle Hell - 1956
Supersonic Saucer - 1956
宇宙人東京に現わる - aka 'Warning from Space' - 1956
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers - 1956
The Astounding She-Monster - 1957
Invaders from Space - 1957 - aka 'Attack of the Flying Saucers'
地球防衛軍 - aka 'The Mysterians' - 1957
The 27th Day - 1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men - 1957
Kronos - 1957
Enemy From Space - 1957 - aka 'Quatermass 2'
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - 1958
The Blob - 1958
Flying Saucer Daffy - 1958
Hare-Way to the Stars - 1958
I Married a Monster from Outer Space - 1958
The Lost Missile - 1958
The Strange World of Planet X - 1958
War of the Satellites - 1958
The Atomic Submarine - 1959
The Cosmic Man - 1959
Invisible Invaders - 1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space - 1959
Prince of Space - 1959
Quatermass and the Pit - 1959
Teenagers from Outer Space - 1959

1960s

Battle in Outer Space - 1960
Visit to a Small Planet - 1960
Il pianeta degli uomini spenti - 'Battle of the Worlds' - 1961
Invasion of the Neptune Men - 1961
Planets Against Us - 1961
Invasion of the Star Creatures - 1962
The Creeping Terror - 1964
Il disco volante - 'The Flying Saucer' - 1964
Hercules Against the Moon Men - 1964
Robinson Crusoe on Mars - 1964
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians - 1964
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster - 1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster - 1965 - aka 'Monster Zero' & 'Godzilla vs Monster Zero'
Mars Invades Puerto Rico - 1965 - aka 'Duel of the Space Monsters' & 'Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster'
The Night Caller - 1965 - aka 'Night Caller from Outer Space' & 'Blood Beast from Outer Space'
Destination Inner Space - 1966
The Eye Creatures - 1966 - remake of 'Invasion of the Saucer Men' (1957)
Invasion - 1966
Mars Needs Women - 1966
Casino Royale - 1967
Five Million Years to Earth - 1967 - remake of 'Quatermass and the Pit' (1959)
The Ambushers - 1967
The Terrornauts - 1967
They Came from Beyond Space - 1967
You Only Live Twice - 1967
Destroy All Planets - 1968
Kaijû sôshingeki - 'Destroy All Monsters' - 1968
The Bamboo Saucer - 1968
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell - 1968
Attack of the Giant Monsters - 1969
The Incredible Invasion - 1969 - aka 'The Sinister Invasion'

1970s

Night Slaves - 1970
The People - 1971
Invasion: UFO - 1972
Silent Running - 1972
Distant Early Warning - 1973
The Disappearance of Flight 412 - 1974
The Stranger Within - 1974
UFO: Target Earth - 1974
Escape to Witch Mountain - 1975
The UFO Incident - 1975
El hombre perseguido por un O.V.N.I. - 1976
God Told Me To - 1976
Laserblast - 1977
Starship Invasions - 1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 1977
Foes - 1977
The Alien Factor - 1978
Burû Kurisumasu - 1978
The Day Time Ended - 1978
Eyes Behind the Stars - 1978
Return from Witch Mountain - 1978
The Cat from Outer Space - 1978
The Dark - 1979
Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres - 1979

1980s

The Aliens Are Coming - 1980
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie - 1980
Hangar 18 - 1980
The Return - 1980 - aka 'The Alien's Return'
Earthbound - 1981
Heavy Metal - 1981
Big Meat Eater - 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982
The Thing - 1982
Wavelength - 1982
Xtro - 1983
Alien Prey - 1984
The Last Starfighter - 1984
Meatballs Part II - 1984 - aka 'Space Kid'
Starman - 1984
Strange Invaders - 1984
Cocoon - 1985
Miami Golem - 1985 - aka 'Miami Horror'
Morons from Outer Space - 1985
My Science Project - 1985
Star Knight - 1985
UFOria - 1985
The Aurora Encounter - 1986
Escapes - 1986
Flight of the Navigator - 1986
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star - 1986
Invaders from Mars - 1986
Maximum Overdrive - 1986
*batteries not included - 1987
Predator - 1987
Real Men - 1987
Alien Nation - 1988
Cocoon: The Return - 1988
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here - 1988
It Came from Somewhere Else - 1988
Killer Klowns from Outer Space - 1988
Mac and Me - 1988
My Stepmother Is an Alien - 1988
They Live - 1988
The Abyss -1989
Communion - 1989

1990s

Predator 2 - 1990
Intruders (film) - 1992
Invader - 1992
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman - 1993
Fire in the Sky - 1993
U.F.O. - 1993
Official Denial - 1994
The Puppet Masters - 1994
Roswell - 1994
Stargate - 1994
Dead Weekend - 1995
Visitors of the Night - 1995
The Arrival - 1996
Independence Day - 1996
Mars Attacks! - 1996
Night Visitors - 1996
Phenomenon - 1996
Dreamland - 1996 Film won an award called "The EBE Award: Best UFO Documentary in 1996". Film made by a Bruce Burgess who also made Broken Dagger See www.digiview.com/Dreamland for more on this film
Contact - 1997
Invasion - 1997 - aka 'Robin Cook's Invasion'
Men in Black - 1997
The Shadow Men - 1998
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County - 1998
I Married a Monster - 1998 - remake of 'I Married a Monster from Outer Space' (1958)
Progeny - 1998
The X-Files: Fight the Future - 1998
Sphere - 1998
The Second Arrival - 1998
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu - 'Godzilla 2000' - 1999
Muppets from Space - 1999
My Favourite Martian - 1999
The Astronaut's Wife - 1999
Roswell: The Aliens Attack - 1999
Fantozzi 2000 - La clonazione - 1999

2000s

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders - 2000
Mission to Mars - 2000
K-PAX - 2001
Groom Lake - 2002
Men in Black II - 2002
Signs - 2002
Alien Hunter - 2003
Koi Mil Gaya (Bollywood) - 2003
Visitors - 2003
Godzilla: Final Wars - 2004
The Forgotten - 2004
Alien Abduction - 2005
War of the Worlds - 2005
Alien Autopsy - 2006
Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll - 2006
Lifted - 2006
Dreamland - 2007
Martian Child - 2007
Night Skies - 2007
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 2008
The Appearance of a Man - 2008^[1]
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 2008 remake of the 1951 movie
The Invasion - 2007
Bolt - 2008
Summer of the Flying Saucer - 2008
The X-Files: I Want to Believe - 2008
Alien Trespass - 2009
District 9 - 2009
Knowing - 2009
Monsters vs. Aliens - 2009
Race to Witch Mountain - 2009 remake of the 1975 movie
The Fourth Kind - 2009
Avatar - 2009

2010s

Skyline - 2010
Apollo 18 - 2011
Area 51 - 2011
Battle: Los Angeles - 2011
Cowboys & Aliens - 2011
Mars Needs Moms - 2011
Paul - 2011
Super 8 - 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 2011
UFO in Her Eyes - 2011
Battleship - 2012
Prometheus - 2012
U.F.O. - 2012

Television

Alphabetical Order

Ace Lightning - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Superhero"' (2002)
Adventures of Superman - Episode: "Mr. Zero" (1957)
ALF (1986–1990)
Alvin & the Chipmunks - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Chipmunks" (1983)
Batman - Episode: "The Joker's Flying Saucer" (1968)
Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince - Episode: "U.F.O." (1983)
Bewitched - Episode: "Samantha's Secret Saucer" (1968)
Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales - Episode: "(U.F.M.) Unidentified Flying Mater" (2009)
Charles in Charge - Episode: "U. F. Oh No!" (1987)
Charlie's Angels - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Angels" (1977)
Chucklewood Critters - Episode: "Unidentified Furry Object" (1999)
Dark Skies (1996–1997)
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher - Episode: "Unidentified Funny Object" (1996)
Diagnosis: Murder - Episode: "Alienated (1998)
Doctor Who (1963–1989) (2005-...)
Encounters (1996)
Frasier - Episode: "Docu. Drama" (2001)
Futurama - Episode: "Roswell That Ends Well" (2001)
Garfield and Friends - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Orson" (1988)
The Golden Girls - Episode: "The One That Got Away"
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Episode: "Gomer and the Little Men from Outer Space" (1966)
Green Acres - Episode: "The Saucer Season" (1967)
Gumby - Episode: "Gumby's Close Encounter" (1988)
Happy Days -Episode: "My Favorite Orkan" (1978) - Episode: "Mork Returns" (1979)
Home Improvement - Episode: "Flying Sauces" (1991)
I Dream of Jeannie - Episode: "U.F.Oh Jeannie" (1968)

I Love Lucy - Episode: "Lucy Is Envious" (1954)
Invasion (2005–2006)
It's Punky Brewster - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Glomer" (1985)
Jeopardy (2002)
Johnny Bravo - Episode: "Bikini Space Planet" - Episode: "Alien Confidential"
Lassie - Episode: "The Man from Mars" (1959) - Episode: "Timmy and the Martians" (1961)
Lie to Me - Episode: "Beat the Devil" (2010)
Lost in Space - Episode: "Visit to a Hostile Planet" (1967)
MacGyver - Episode: "The Visitor" (1990)
Married... with Children - Episode: "Married... with Aliens" (1990)
Maude - Episode: "The Flying Saucer" (1977)
Miami Vice - Episode: "Missing Hours" (1987)
Mission: Impossible - Episode: "The Visitors"
Monk - Episode: "Mr. Monk and the UFO" (2009)
The Monkees- Episode: "Monkees Watch Their Feet" (1968)
Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)
Mister Ed - Episode: "Moko" (1964)
The Munsters - Episode: "If a Martian Answers, Hang Up" (1965)
My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
My Three Sons - Episode: "You Saw a What?" (1967)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Episode: "Hangar 18" (1989) - Episode: "Attack of the Eye Creatures" (1992)
Pokémon Black and White - Episode: "A UFO for Elgyem!" (2011)
Project UFO (1978–1979)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Quantum Leap - Episode: "Star Light, Star Bright" (1992)
Quatermass II (1957)
Roseanne - Episode: "Aliens" (1992)
Roswell (1999–2002)

Rugrats - Episode: "Visitors from Outer Space" (1992)
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! - Episode: "Spooky Space Kook" (1969)
seaQuest DSV (1993–1996)
Seinfeld - Episode: "The Bizarro Jerry" (1996)
Sesame Street - Episode: "Kermit News: Old Macdonald" -Episode: "Martians Find The Earth" - Episode: "Meet The Martians"
Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters - Episode: "Unidentified Sliming Object" (1989)
"Soap" is an American sitcom that originally ran on ABC from 1977 into 1981 The episode had an abduction/ aliens which aired but unfortyunately cannot find episode # number or info.
South Park - Episode: "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" (1997)
Spadla z oblakov (1978)
SpongeBob SquarePants - Episode: "Sandy's Rocket" (1999)
Star Maidens (1976)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Episode: "Little Green Men" (1995)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Episode: "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (1967)
Star Trek: Voyager - Episode: "The 37's" (1995) - Episode: "Future's End", Part I and Part II (1996)
Taken (2002)
Tales of Tomorrow - Episode: "The Search for the Flying Saucer" (1951)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Episode: "Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers" (1989)^[2] - Episode: "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" (1990)^[3]
The 4400 (2004–2007)
The Addams Family - Episode: "The Addams Family and the Spaceman" (1965)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Episode: "Ozzie and the Space Age" (1959)
The Avengers - Episode: "Man-Eater of Surrey Green" (1965)
The Beverly Hillbillies - Episode: "The Flying Saucer" (1966)
The Bionic Woman - Episode: "The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming" (1978)
The Brady Bunch - Episode: "Out of This World" (1974)
The Dick Van Dyke Show - Episode: "Uhny Uftz" (1965)
The Dukes of Hazzard - Episode: "Strange Visitor to Hazzard" (1985)
The Flintstones - Episode: "The Great Gazoo" (1965)

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - Episode: "The U.F.O. Affair" (1967)
The Golden Girls - Episode: "The One That Got Away" (1988)
The Goodies - Episode: "U-Friend or UFO" (1980)
The Green Hornet - Episode: "Invasion from Outer Space" (1967)
The Honeymooners - Episode: "The Man from Space" (1955)
The Invaders (1967–1968)
The Lost Saucer (1975–1976)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Episode: "The Take Me to Your Leader Affair" (1966)
The Munsters - Episode: "If a Martian Answers, Hang Up" (1965)
The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
The Phil Silvers Show - Episode: "Bilko and the Flying Saucers" (1957)
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-...)
The Simpsons - Episode: "Treehouse of Horror" (1990) - Episode: "The Springfield Files" (1997)
The Six Million Dollar Man - Episode: "Straight on 'till Morning" (1974)
The Strange World of Planet X (1956)
The Thin Man - Episode: "The Saucer People"
Threshold (2005)
Torchwood (2006-...)
The Twilight Zone - Episode: "The Invaders" (1961) - Episode: "To Serve Man" (1962) - Episode: "Death Ship" (1963) - Episode: "On Thursday We Leave for Home" (1963)
UFO (1970–1971)
UFO robo: Gurendaizâ (1975)
V (1983)
Walker, Texas Ranger - Episode: "Case Closed"
War of the Worlds (1988–1990)
Welcome Back, Kotter - Episode: "Class Encounters of the Carvelli Kind" (1978)
The Wild Wild West - Episode: "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate" (1966)
Wonder Woman - Episode: "Judgment from Outer Space" (1977)
Wonder Woman - Episode: "Mind Stealers From Outer Space" (1977)
The X-Files (1993–2002)

In video games

Space Invaders (1978)
Asteroids (1979)
Choplifter (1982)
Moon Patrol (1982)
X-COM (1994)
Area 51 (1995)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
Kirby (1998)
Perfect Dark (2000)
Destroy All Humans! (2005)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
The Sims 2 (2004)
Deus Ex (2000)
The Sims 3: Seasons (2012)

References

↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291049/
↑ "Ninjaturtles". 1989. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ "Ninjaturtles". 1990. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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