Released on = April 27, 2007, 4:15 am

Press Release Author = Nigel Watson

Industry = Media

Press Release Summary = Nigel Watson reports that sixty years since the first flying
saucer sightings they still intrigue and inspire us

Press Release Body = Invaders from outer space, and our own meetings with aliens as
we ventured into space in our flimsy and noisy rocket ships, have been depicted on
cinema screens since it first became apparent that such stories raked in money
faster than a Dalek on a ski slope.

The sighting of flying saucers in 1947, and its subsequent grip on the popular
imagination, provided a powerful and flexible symbol for filmmakers to play with.

At first there was a genuine belief that there was something to the flying saucer
sightings. Many thought they could be secret Soviet or U.S. aircraft. Many seriously
considered them to be visitors from outer space exploring our planet before the
launch of a full-fledged invasion. Like today, facts and proper investigation were
ignored in preference for ideas, theories and much speculation.

A constant theme of 1950s science fiction films is that the aliens want to invade
the planet, steal our women and radically alter (if not totally destroy) the
American way of life. The aliens are usually emotionless and rational. Their
scientific abilities are underlined by the sleek seamless lines of their one-piece
suits, the prowess of their flying saucers and the size and power (physical and
mental) of their robot helpers. It doesn\'t take a great mental leap to realize that
they are (very) thinly disguised Soviet communists.

Nigel Watson\'s full report is at:

http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu

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