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Nevertheless, Greys hold a prominent place in the popular imagination. Reports of close encounters of the third kind and [[alien abductions]] involving Grey-type beings continue to be made in many countries and ufologists still search for confirmation of their existence.
Nevertheless, Greys hold a prominent place in the popular imagination. Reports of close encounters of the third kind and [[alien abductions]] involving Grey-type beings continue to be made in many countries and ufologists still search for confirmation of their existence.

==Appearance==
In reports from alleged eye witnesses, Greys are described as diminutive beings which, while appearing very human-like, seem to lack or possess reduced forms of human organs and anatomical components.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Individual Greys are said to appear very uniform compared to the wide range of variation in humans.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Some commentators have expressed the opinion that their anatomy is more consistent with robots or cyborgs than with actual living organisms.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

=== Height ===
According to reports, Greys come in two distinct morphs that differ in height.<ref name="aliensandhybrids">Jacobs, David M. "Aliens and Hybrids." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference''. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press. Pp. 86-90.</ref> The majority are typically described as being significantly below average human height between three and four feet tall (90 cm to 120cm), with little variation in height between individuals.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> The height of the taller morph is more variant between individuals.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> It is closer to typical human height, at about five feet (150 cm).<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

They also appear to have more authority than the smaller individuals within their social hierarchy, and are often reported to be coordinating the operations of abductions.<ref name="medicaldiff">Miller, John G. "Medical Procedural Differences: Alien Versus Human." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference''. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press. Pp. 59-64.</ref><ref name="varietyofabductionbeings">Bullard, Thomas E. "The Variety of Abduction Beings." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference''. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press. Pp. 90-91.</ref> The larger Greys also seem to be more recognizable to alleged repeat-abductees, despite their lack of distinguishing physical features.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Abductees say that they recognize the leader of their abductors by its "demeanor."<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Their increased authority, height, and apparently more complex psychology have caused some abduction researchers to wonder if the taller morph is the only "Grey" type to be biologically alive and if the shorter "form" could be their artificially constructed robot or cyborg servants.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

===Anatomy===
The Greys' namesake is their most commonly reported skin color. However, some reports have given variant skin colors like blue-grey, green-grey, or purple-grey.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The skin is described as being extremely smooth, almost as if made of an artificial material like rubber or plastic.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Greys don't appear to have scars, warts or any other common human skin disfigurations.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

====Cranial anatomy====
The head of a Grey is reportedly extremely human-like, although much larger when compared to the body, and usually said to lack hair.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> On rare occasions thin fuzz is reported on the cranium in place of hair.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Their cranial anatomy has similar features, but in different proportions when compared to a human.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Under the head, the neck seems thin and lacking an [[adam's apple]] or any obvious musculature.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Many abductees report having the impression that it seems too small to support such a large head.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

In witness reports, a Grey's nose seems greatly reduced in size, to the point of merely being a short ridge associated with the nostrils, which are small and slit-like.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> In some cases, Greys are said to have a flat face, lacking any nasal "structure" whatsoever.<ref name=susan1>{{cite journal | last = Blackmore | first = Susan | title = Abduction by Aliens or Sleep Paralysis? | journal = Skeptical Inquirer | volume = 22 | issue = 3 |date=May 1998 | url = http://www.csicop.org/si/9805/abduction.html | accessdate = 2006-10-01}}</ref><ref name=john1>{{cite journal | last = Smith | first = Jonathan Z | title = Close encounters of the diverse kind | publisher = Princeton University Press |date=2001 | url = http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/chapters/s7071.pdf/chapters/s7071.pdf | accessdate = 2006-10-01 | format = {{Dead link|date=June 2008}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3ASmith+intitle%3AClose+encounters+of+the+diverse+kind&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> }}</ref><ref name=clary1>{{cite book | last = Clary | first = David A | title = Before and After Roswell |date= 2000 | publisher = Xlibris Corporation | id = ISBN 0-7388-4106-4
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = D'arc | first = Joan | title = Space Travelers and the Genesis of the Human Form |date=2000 | publisher = Book Tree | url = http://www.amazon.com/dp/1585091278/ | id = ISBN 1-58509-127-8
}}</ref> External ears, if present at all, are greatly reduced.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> More commonly, however is a complete absence of any external ear structure whatsoever.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Sometimes there aren't even visible holes.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> The mouth is narrow and lipless, often described as a "slit."<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> It's almost never seen to be opened (not surprising as Greys appear to lack jaw musculature<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />), but when it is, the witness usually reports a lack of teeth.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

The eyes, in contrast to the other cranial features, are much larger when compared to those of a human.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> They are often described as almond or tear-drop shaped. They are frequently a focal point of abduction reports and are considered to be the alleged aliens' most memorable aspects, due to the powerful emotional impact they leave on the abductee.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The eyes are all black, lacking obvious irises and sclerae.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Due to this appearance, some have speculated that Grays wear darkly colored lenses over the surface of their eyes (like contact lenses).{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Grey eyes also lack lids, brows and lashes, although sometimes members of the taller type of Grey is reported with bony ridges above or below the eye.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> The eyes don't seem to move or focus in any observable way.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

The Greys' eyes seem to be related to their apparent telepathic abilities.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> When conducting mental procedures, a Grey will often be staring into the eyes of an abductee.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> This staring seems to induce hallucinogenic states or directly provoke different emotions.<ref name="subsequent">Jacobs, David M. "Subsequent Procedures." In: Pritchard, Andrea & Pritchard, David E. & Mack, John E. & Kasey, Pam & Yapp, Claudia. ''Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference''. Cambridge: North Cambridge Press. Pp. 64-68.</ref>

====Body====
Their bodies are usually described as elongated and lacking in muscular definition.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Similarly, no skeletal structure is seen on a Grey the way it would be for a human of such a skinny build- no ribs, shoulder blades, or vertebrae are visible.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> The chest is so small that it seems difficult to imagine lungs of the human sort being present.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Even when mere inches away from an abductee's face during the staring "mindscan" procedure, abductees do not subsequently report feeling breath or seeing the Grey's chest move from breathing.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> This suggests that if Greys respire, they do so in a way very different from air-breathing humans.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

The Gray analog to buttocks is a mere ridge of tissue.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> No anal opening is present.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> This and other idiosyncracies has caused abduction researcher David M. Jacobs to remark "The preponderance of the evidence suggests that the aliens do not eat."<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

====Limbs====
Their legs are shorter and jointed differently than one would expect in a human, giving them an apparently awkward [[gait]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Their limbs are described as proportionally different than a human's; their humerus and thighs are the same lengths as their fore-arms and shins, respectively.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Alleged witnesses often report that the Greys' arms reach down to their knees{{Fact|date=June 2008}}.

Reports differ on the number of fingers on the hand, descriptions of the number of fingers range from a human-like five or lesser quantities of 3-4.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Sometimes Greys are reported to lack an opposable thumb.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The bodies of the dead aliens from the alleged UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico were described as having four fingers tipped with tiny suction cups.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} On the feet, toes are usually described as small{{Fact|date=June 2008}} or absent altogether.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

==Sex and reproduction==
Many reports feature nude Greys and despite being able to observe the entirety of the aliens' bodies, no physical manifestation of [[gender]] difference is apparent on any individual.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Greys apparently lack [[breasts]] and [[nipples]], nor do they seem to have any external [[genitals]].<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Their lack of apparent bony [[Hip (anatomy)|hips]] and the [[Secondary sexual characteristics|shapelessness of their body]] bolster perceptions of [[androgyny]].<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

Despite the lack of physical expression of gender, abductees report being mysteriously conscious of genders among their abductors.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Sometimes their perception of gender is based on interpreting the behavior of individual abductors through the lense of human gender ideas and sometimes their perception seems intuitive.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

===Hybridization===
During the "[[child presentation]]" phase of an [[alien abduction]],<ref name="subsequent" /> Greys are reported to show apparent human-Grey hybrid offspring to alleged abductees.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /><ref name="subsequent" /> These hybrids have thin hair, small noses and ears and large eyes that appear to be mostly pupil.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Their bodies are thin and frail,<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> as if they were unhealthy.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} This aspect of abduction reports has caused some skeptics to question the veracity of abductions ''in toto''.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}

Despite the common understanding "hybrid" label, not all of these alleged hybrids are described as exactly half-human half-Grey.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Reports reveal hybrids lying on a purported spectrum of features between alien and human, with some favoring one "side" more than the other.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />
Some researchers, such as David M. Jacobs<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> have speculated that the more human-looking hybrids are responsible for apparent humans assisting the Greys in administering abduction procedures that have been featured in some abduction claims.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />

The process used to create these alleged hybrids has not been detailed in abduction claims, although most researchers assume a connection between hybrid creation and the [[sex cell]] samples taken from abductees during the forced medical exam.<ref name="aliensandhybrids" /> Some researchers have speculated that hybrids result through the Greys' manipulation or splicing of human DNA, rather than actual human-alien [[cross fertilization]].<ref name="aliensandhybrids" />


==The Grey in society and culture==
==The Grey in society and culture==

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Grey alien
GroupingExtraterrestrial
Other name(s)Roswell Aliens,
Zeta,
Reticulian,
Skrit Na,
Sectoid,
Zeta Reticulian,

Greys are intelligent, humanoid extraterrestrials that appear in claims of encounters with UFO-related phenomena, especially alien abduction. The study of these phenomena is considered pseudoscientific by mainstream scientists and by virtue of their close relationship with them, Greys are generally dismissed as non-existent. Some have also criticized Greys as being too excessively anthropomorphic to be a likely candidate for real extraterrestrial life forms.[1]

Nevertheless, Greys hold a prominent place in the popular imagination. Reports of close encounters of the third kind and alien abductions involving Grey-type beings continue to be made in many countries and ufologists still search for confirmation of their existence.

The Grey in society and culture

Pre-1890

The Jewish Kabalistic work Chesed L'Avraham by Rabbi Abraham Azulai (1570-1643) describes a race of demonic beings that live under the earth, based on a passage in the Zohar, which are described by Rabbi Azulai to be similar to the Greys.

1890-1950

Although the exact appearance of the Grey has varied with time and media, the overall concept of "a thin diminutive grey figure with a bulbous bald head, large almond shape eyes, and minimal facial features", has existed in popular culture for over 100 years. Grey-like beings have appeared in numerous science fiction stories from the late 19th century onwards; including H.G. Wells' Of a Book Unwritten, The Man of the Year Million; in which Wells writes about the hypothesis that the increasing industrialization of society would lead to humans developing into Grey-like beings with shrunken bodies and enlarged brains, and his 1901 book The First Men in the Moon in which he describes the moon dwelling Selenites as being short, grey skinned creatures, with high foreheads, no nose, and bulging eyes who walked with a strange gait due to their oddly articulated legs.[2]

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The Conquerors

The concept was continued in comics and science fiction magazines into the early 20th century, including such works as David H. Keller's The Conquerors, which was serialized in the Wonder stories, starting in 1929 December.

1950-1960

In the wake of the Kenneth Arnold sightings, the 1950s saw an increased public awareness of ETH and flying saucers in America; leading to a corresponding increase in the appearance of Grey-like creatures in cinema and television.[citation needed]

1960-1970

Until the 1960s, the image of the Grey primarily existed in popular fiction, but this began to change in 1965 when the Boston Traveler published a story about Betty and Barney Hill, a couple who claimed to have been abducted. The story included details from a hypnosis session, conducted a year earlier by Dr. Benjamin Simon, in which the Hills described being taken aboard a pancake-like craft by small hairless men with no noses and slanted eyes that wrapped around to the sides of their heads.[3]

An "alien" depicted on the Sci-Fi Outer Limits TV show, 12 days prior to the making of Hill's 'Grey' hypnosis tape

On 10 February 1964, 12 days prior to the Hills undergoing hypnosis, the science fiction series The Outer Limits ran an episode titled "The Bellero Shield", which featured a hairless, noseless "alien" with a bulbous head and 'wrap-around eyes'.[4]

Betty Hill maintained that she had not seen The Outer Limits, and said that it was unlikely that her husband had seen the episode, because he would either have been working, or performing community activities, during the series' time slot.[4]

In 1968, Greys became associated with the Zeta Reticuli system, after amateur astronomer Marjorie Fish compared a Star Map drawn by Betty Hill to astronomical charts, and determined that the twelve stars depicted on the map showed the aliens' home to be a planet in the Zeta Reticuli system, situated approximately 39 light years from Earth. This led to Greys sometimes being referred to as 'Zetas' or 'Reticulians' in popular culture.

1970-1980

In 1977, Director Steven Spielberg chose Greys as the alien protagonist for his film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The Greys have since become the archetypal image of an alien for many UFO investigators and the general public. Spielberg's designs were based on drawings collected by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a UFO researcher who used to work for Project Bluebook, but later took up UFO studies on his own.

UFO researcher Leonard H. Stringfield began to take the stories of crashed flying saucers, retrieved alien bodies, and autopsies on the bodies seriously. From a variety of sources, he built up a composite of the retrieved bodies, which seem to be that of the classic Greys. Stringfield presented his preliminary results at a MUFON symposium in 1978.

In 1980, Stringfield presented a second document to MUFON in which he presented a series of anatomical diagrams which he stated that he obtained from medical personnel who claim to have performed autopsies on alien corpses during the 1950s. [5] His report included a number of characteristics that can be found in many contemporary Grey reports and in theatrical reproductions.

  • Overall humanoid appearance. Bodies usually described as "formed out of a mold" with identical facial characteristics.
  • Height of 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 feet (1.1 to 1.3 m) with a weight of approximately 40 pounds (18 kg).
  • Two round eyes without pupils with heavy brow ridge. Eyes described variously as large, almond-shaped, elongated, sunken/deep set, far apart, slightly slanted, appearing "Oriental" or "Mongoloid."
  • The head was large by human standards for the size of the body. It is often described as "pear-shaped." X-ray revealed a human-like mandible, maxilla, and other cranial bone structure.
  • No ear lobes or protruding flesh beyond holes on each side of head.
  • Vague nose, two holes with only a slight protuberance.
  • Mouth a small "slit" without lips, opening into a small cavity. Mouth appears not to function for communication or food ingestion. There is only a hint of a tongue. There are no teeth. There is a membrane at the back of the mouth separating it from what would be the digestive tract. However, there is no digestive system or GI tract.
  • Neck is thin, sometimes not visible because of garments.
  • Head generally described as hairless, sometimes a slight fuzz. Bodies are hairless
  • Torso is small and thin. In most instances, the body was observed wearing a metallic but flexible garment.
  • Arms are described as long, thin, and reaching down to the knee section. The legs are short and thin.
  • Hand is generally described with four fingers and no thumb with slight webbing between fingers. Two fingers appear longer than the others. Sometimes fingernails are reported.
  • Skin variously reported as beige, tan, brown, tannish, pinkish, or bluish gray. Texture is scaly or reptilian, elastic and mobile over smooth muscle or skeletal tissue. No striated muscle.
  • There are either no reproductive organs or atrophied reproductive organs.

1980-1990

During the early 1980s Greys were linked to the alleged crash landing of a flying saucer in Roswell New Mexico, in 1947, by a number of publications which contained statements from witnesses who claimed to have seen the U.S. military handling a number of unusually proportioned, bald, child-sized corpses. The witnesses claimed that the corpses had over-sized heads and slanted eyes—but scant other facial features—during and after the incident. [6]

In 1987 popular novelist Whitley Strieber published the book Communion, in which he describes a number of close encounters he purports to have experienced with Greys and other extraterrestrial beings. The book became a New York Times bestseller, and a film adaption starring Christopher Walken was released in 1989.

1990-present day

During the 1990s, popular culture began to increasingly link Greys to a number of Military-industrial complex/New World Order conspiracy theories.[7]

A well known example of this was the FOX television series The X-Files, which first aired in 1993. It combined the quest to find proof of the existence of Grey-like extraterrestrials with a number of UFO conspiracy theory subplots, in order to form its primary story arc. Other notable examples include Dark Skies; first broadcast in 1996, which expanded upon the MJ-12 conspiracy, and Stargate SG-1 which in the 1998 episode "Thor's Chariot" introduced the Asgard, a race of beneficent Greys who visited ancient Earth masquerading as characters from Norse Mythology.

In 1995 film maker Ray Santilli claimed to have obtained 22 reels of 16mm film that depicted the autopsy of a "real" Grey that was said to have been recovered from the site of the 1947 incident in Roswell, New Mexico.[8][9] However, in 2006 Santilli announced that the film was not original, but was instead a "reconstruction" created after the original film was found to have degraded. He maintained that a real Grey had been found and autopsied on camera in 1947, and that the footage released to the public contained a percentage of that original footage, but he was not able to say what that percentage was. This incident became the subject of the British comedy film Alien Autopsy, starring popular television presenters Ant & Dec.[10][11]

In recent years, public opinion polls have indicated wide public belief that aliens have visited Earth. Grey aliens are the most commonly cited. According to Dr. Steven Greer, head of CSETI, over 400 "government, military, and intelligence community witnesses" have offered testimony to the existence of aliens and UFO and/or efforts to cover up their existence.[12]

Greys and the abduction phenomenon

Said to be one of several species of aliens, greys make up approximately 75 percent of all aliens reported in the United States, 20 percent of all aliens reported in Continental Europe, and 12 percent of all aliens reported in Great Britain.[13]

Perspectives

While Greys are commonly portrayed as being factual/fictional extraterrestrials, many related and alternative hypotheses exist in both science and popular culture.

Greys as ancient astronauts

American researcher and self-termed alternative knowledge author Lloyd Pye advocates the hypothesis that modern Humans are the result of genetic intervention by Greys from another star system, and believes that there has been a sustained program to crossbreed Greys and Humans over the centuries. He holds that the Mexico Starchild skull constitutes empirical evidence in support of his standpoint.[14]

Psychological perspectives

Neurologist Dr. Steven Novella believes that the physical appearance of a Grey does not represent a real flesh and blood creature, but that it is instead a byproduct of the human imagination, with the Greys' most distinctive features representing everything that modern humans traditionally link with intelligence. “The aliens, however, do not just appear as humans, they appear like humans with those traits we psychologically associate with intelligence.” Novella holds that if you were to plot the physical differences between an ape and a human, and then apply these differences directly to a human model, the resulting human would strongly resemble a Grey. [15]

Philosophical perspectives

Philosopher Michael Grosso believes that Greys, along with many paranormal myths and legends throughout history, are the telepathic manifestation of the collective consciousness of a community or culture. [16] He proposes that the physical form of the Grey is that of a malnourished human being, not an alien, and that Greys may be a manifestation of guilt felt by the developed world over the plight of the developing world.

Biological sciences perspectives

According to English reproductive biologist Jack Cohen, the typical image of a Grey, given that it would have evolved on a world with different environmental and ecological conditions from Earth, is too physiologically similar to a human to be credible as a representation of an alien. [1]

Miscellaneous perspectives

It has also been suggested that Greys represent:

  • Future descendants of Humans as time travelers
  • A lifeform that may have evolved from past life on earth, such as humanoid descendants of dinosaurs returned to Earth after exploring space
  • A modern iteration of ancient folklore and myth
  • Demons
  • Part of a government-led disinformation/plausible deniability campaign[17]
  • Extradimensional life forms[18]
  • A product of Government mind control experiments. [19][20]
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Thor, a member of the Asgard race in Stargate SG-1

Greys are a popular theme in science fiction and have either appeared directly, or acted as a source of inspiration, in a number of different franchises. Examples within television series include, a race known as the Asgard who are a recurring race in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1,[21] and also a race known as the Vree on the science fiction television series Babylon 5; they are also featured prominently in the comedy series South Park, first appearing in the episode Cartman Gets An Anal Probe, where they are called "Visitors" and returning in Cancelled; and can also frequently be seen in the backgrounds of many other episodes, especially during the earlier seasons.

Other series such as Roswell use the Greys as the centerpoint of the plot; in this particular series the aliens that crash-landed in the famous town are from the planet Antar. Seven Days is another example of this, where the Roswell aliens were explicitly referred to as "greys" and depicted as such. The time travel technology present in the show was a result of reverse-engineering the alien technology, said to originate from the Zeta Reticuli star system. In this series there are references to events related to the Greys as well, including the fact that the time machine made use of Ununpentium, a substance that was alleged by Bob Lazar to be the source of energy and antigravity in the extraterrestrial spacecrafts that he was tasked with reverse-engineering at the S4 base.

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A Maian alien from Perfect Dark.

Stereotypical designs of the Grey race have been featured in video game media as well, examples of this include an extraterrestrial race known as the Sectoids which make their appearance in X-COM: UFO Defense, other examples have them performing the role of primary antagonists in the game Area 51, where they are depicted practicing several behaviors related to popular belief such as forming crop circles and mutilating cattle. In Nintendo 64 game Perfect Dark, the Grey race of aliens is also featured, called Maian in this game. Of the two alien races present in the game, the Maians are good-natured towards humankind and one of them, who calls himself Elvis, helps out the protagonist, Joanna Dark, in some missions (the other race, the belligerent, reptile-like Skedar, are the main antagonists of the game). On the other hand, in the Destroy All Humans games, the aliens play the protagonists of the game (though antagonists to the humans).

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A Zeta Reticulan deely bobber party favor in conjunction with a more artistic interpretation.
An alien Grey of papier-mâché at the same event.

The influence of the Greys as the most common form of extraterrestrial life depicted in popular culture has led to some indirect references, including the trophies given in the Spacey Awards which are silver busts in the form of a Grey's head. Greys also appear in the cyberpunk shooter Deus Ex, although it is later revealed that they are simply clones created from genetically altered chimpanzee DNA. The comedy Scary Movie 3 also shows Greys as being the main extraterrestrials. The crystal skull in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is revealed to belong to Greys. Greys are one of the most reacurring creatures in The X-Files television show, and the paranormal investigator, Agent Mulder, tries to uncover the truth behind them. They have even appeared as Deely bobbers.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Wells, H G (2004). "XI". The First Men in the Moon. Wildside Press. ISBN 0-8095-9653-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Lutrell, John H (1965-10-25). "Did THEY Seize Couple". Boston Traveler.
  4. ^ a b Clark, Jerome. The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial (1st ed.). Visible Ink. p. 705. ISBN 1-57859-029-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Stringfield, Leonard H (1980) "Status Report II, The UFO Crash/Retrieval Syndrome: New Sources, New Data; Jan. 1980, MUFON, pp. 10-12, 30-33 (drawings)
  6. ^ Berlitz, Charles (1980). The Roswell Incident (1st ed.). Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0-448-21199-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Grey Aliens Bite The Dust
  8. ^ Wingfield, George (1995). "The "Roswell" Film Footage". Flying Saucer Review. 20 (2). {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) at IMDb
  10. ^ "Eamonn Investigates: Alien Autopsy". British Sky Broadcasting. 2006-04-04. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Clarke, David (2006-06-01). "Alien Autopsy". Fortean Times (210). Dennis Publishing Ltd. ISSN 0308-5899. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |unused_data= (help); Text "coauthors Roberts, Andy" ignored (help)
  12. ^ The Disclosure Project
  13. ^ Bryan, C.D.B (1995). Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN B000I1AFBA.
  14. ^ Pye, Lloyd (1997). Everything You Know Is Wrong (Book One: Human Origins). Adamu Press. ISBN B000IZZLXS.
  15. ^ Novella, Steven (2001-12-01). "The Psychocultural Hypothesis". The New England Skeptical Society. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
  16. ^ Grosso, Michael (1992). Frontiers of the Soul: Exploring Psychic Evolution. Quest Books. ISBN 0-8356-0676-7.
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  18. ^ Thomas, Kenn (1999). Cyberculture Counter conspiracy. Book Tree. ISBN 1-58509-125-1.
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  21. ^ "Stargate SG-1: Aliens". Sci Fi. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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