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Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades

Hollywood influences how Americans envision extraterrestrials, yet fiction may soon be separated from fact if government agencies release secret UFO files as President Donald Trump called for in February.
Following the 1947 discovery of debris near Roswell, New Mexico, Hollywood interest in extraterrestrials surged after authorities initially identified the materials as a flying disc before backtracking.
Film narratives shape public perception, according to Duke University professor Priscilla Wald. "It seems to me it's a reflection on who we are," Wald says.
"If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?" filmmaker Steven Spielberg teases in his upcoming film Disclosure Day.
Public reaction to potential extraterrestrial contact would be mixed, with some welcoming visitors while others stock their cellars. "Well, what is that fear really about?" Wald questions.

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Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades

Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads. But fiction soon could be separated from — or revealed as — fact if government agencies release secreted files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs as called for last month by President Donald Trump.

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