Alleged humanoid extraterrestrials
In
ufology
,
Nordic alien
is the name given to alleged
humanoid
extraterrestrials
, purported to come from the
Pleiades
, who resemble
Nordic
-
Scandinavians
.
[1]
Alleged
contactees
describe them as being 6?7 ft (1.8?2.1 m) tall with long
blond hair
,
blue eyes
,
[2]
and
fair skin
.
[3]
[2]
[4]
George Adamski
is credited with being among the first to claim contact with Nordic aliens in the mid-1950s, and scholars note that the mythology of extraterrestrial visitation from beings with features described as "
Aryan
" often include claims of
telepathy
,
benevolence
, and physical
beauty
.
[5]
[6]
[1]
History
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Cultural historian
David J. Skal
wrote that early stories of Nordic-type aliens may have been partially inspired by the 1951 film
The Day the Earth Stood Still
, in which an extraterrestrial arrives on
Earth
to warn humanity about the dangers of
atomic weapons
.
[6]
Bates College
professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano described alien abduction beliefs as "a living myth", and notes that, among believers, Nordic aliens "are often associated with
spiritual growth
and love and act as protectors for the experiencers."
[5]
In contactee and ufology literature, Nordic aliens are often described as benevolent or even "magical" beings who want to observe and communicate with humans and are concerned about the Earth's
ecology
or prospects for
world peace
. Believers also ascribe telepathic powers to Nordic aliens,
[4]
and describe them as "paternal, watchful, smiling, affectionate, and youthful".
[2]
During the 1950s, many people alleging to be contactees, especially those in Europe, claimed encounters with beings fitting this description. Such claims became relatively less common in subsequent decades, as the
grey alien
supplanted the Nordic in most alleged accounts of extraterrestrial encounters.
[4]
Publications by those claiming to have been contacted
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Books claiming personal contact with Nordic aliens include
George Adamski
's
Flying Saucers Have Landed
[7]
and
Inside the Space Ships
,
[8]
Howard Menger
's
From Outer Space to You
,
[9]
[10]
and
Travis Walton
's
The Walton Experience
.
[11]
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Debbora Battaglia (9 January 2006).
E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces
.
Duke University Press
. pp. 52?.
ISBN
0-8223-8701-8
.
- ^
a
b
c
Bryan, C. D. B. (1995).
Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T.
. Knopf. pp.
30?31
.
ISBN
0-679-42975-1
.
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Clark, Jerome (2000).
Extraordinary Encounters: An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings
. ABL-CIO. pp.
187
?188.
ISBN
1-57607-249-5
.
- ^
a
b
c
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
. Ed. Una McGovern. Chambers, 2007. pp. 489?490.
ISBN
0-550-10215-9
.
- ^
a
b
Kelley-Romano, Stephanie (2006). "Mythmaking in Alien Abduction Narratives". Published in
Extreme Deviance
. Ed. Erich Goode. Pine Forge Press, 2007. p. 51.
ISBN
1-4129-3722-1
- ^
a
b
Skal, David (1998).
Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture
. Norton. p. 208.
ISBN
0-393-04582-X
.
- ^
Leslie, Desmond
; Adamski, George (1953).
Flying Saucers Have Landed
. London:
Thomas Werner Laurie
.
LCCN
54020807
.
OCLC
1952754
.
- ^
Adamski, George (1955).
Inside the Space Ships
. New York: Abelard-Schuman.
LCCN
55010556
.
OCLC
543169
.
- ^
Menger, Howard (1959).
From Outer Space to You
. Clarksburg, W. Va., Saucerian Books.
- ^
UFOs and Popular Culture
Santa Barbara, CA. ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000.
ISBN
1-57607-265-7
- ^
Walton, Travis (1978).
The Walton Experience
. Berkley.
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