We Need a Plan If We Find Out We're Not Alone
Advances in technology are making it more likely we’ll discover alien life in the universe — if it’s out there. Humanity must figure out how it responds.
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If humanity ever receives authentic signals from an alien civilization, should it respond? The question is not too preposterous to consider.
The U.S. government is expected to soon publish a report revealing what several of its entities, including the Central Intelligence Agency, know about “unexplained aerial phenomena” — that is, UFO sightings made over several decades by military personnel and others.