A question that has remained relevant throughout scientific history is “Are we the only living creatures in the universe?”. The answer to this question may never be manifested in our lifetimes or even our great grandchildren’s but there is no doubt in my mind that some type of extraterrestrial exists. I find it quite impossible that as a mass so minuscule in our universe, the Earth is the only inhabitable setting. Though no valid evidence has been provided, there have been many accounts of UFO sightings, as well as some first hand experiences of abductions and actual ET encounters.

UFO sighting

As a child, my sister and I enjoyed watching movies together, especially when we were the only ones at home. A particular movie we embarked on was “The Fourth Kind.” As two young teenagers, my sister and I typically weren’t spooked by such films, but this one in particular stayed with me for a long while. In the film, the audience never gets to see an actual alien but with first hand accounts and dramatic events, a sense of fear and mystery revolves around them. After watching the film and seeing some traumatic scenes I was not able to sleep, in fear that I would wake to a set of owl-like eyes peering in through my windows. In the present, I have overcome my fear of aliens but I am still curious about their existence.

The existence of aliens has never been scientifically proven and nobody has actually seen one but still society as a whole has a generalization of how an alien and a UFO may appear. A question that has remained with me is if nobody has been proven to have seen an alien or UFO, where did these images come from? Most people today generalize a figure with a large head and large, deep black eyes. A UFO is usually described as a large metal disk. It really intrigues me that most people have the same image of something that may very well be completely fictional. As vast as the universe is and as fast as technology is advancing, how long will it take before we find extraterrestrials?

Stereotypical Alien