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{{Short description|Alleged humanoid extraterrestrials}}
{{Short description|Alleged humanoid extraterrestrials}}
In [[ufology]], '''Nordic alien''' is the name given to alleged [[humanoid]] [[extraterrestrials]], purported to come from the [[Pleiades]] (i.e., '''Pleiadians'''), who resemble [[Nordic race|Nordic]]-[[Scandinavia]]ns.<ref name="Battaglia2006">{{cite book|author=Debbora Battaglia|title=E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qv0KDEqOREC&pg=PA52|date=9 January 2006|publisher=[[Duke University Press]]|isbn=0-8223-8701-8|pages=52–}}</ref>
[[File:Nordic alien.svg|thumb|Artist interpretation of a Nordic Alien. This type of alien is said to be extremely human like. Human to the right is shown to give an idea of the different size to be said to exist between the human race and such human-like alien.]]

In [[ufology]], '''Nordic alien''' is the name given to alleged [[humanoid]] [[extraterrestrials]], purported to come from the [[Pleiades]], who resemble [[Nordic race|Nordic]]-[[Scandinavia]]ns.<ref name="Battaglia2006">{{cite book|author=Debbora Battaglia|title=E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qv0KDEqOREC&pg=PA52|date=9 January 2006|publisher=[[Duke University Press]]|isbn=0-8223-8701-8|pages=52–}}</ref> Alleged [[contactees]] describe them as being six to seven feet tall (about two meters) with long blond hair, blue eyes,<ref name=bryan>{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=C. D. B.|title=Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T.|year=1995|publisher=Knopf|isbn=0-679-42975-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/closeencounterso00brya_0/page/30 30–31]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/closeencounterso00brya_0/page/30}}</ref> and fair skin.<ref name=clark>{{cite book|last=Clark|first=Jerome|title=Extraordinary Encounters: An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings|url=https://archive.org/details/extraordinaryenc00clar|url-access=limited|pages=[https://archive.org/details/extraordinaryenc00clar/page/n206 187]–188|publisher=ABL-CIO|year=2000|isbn=1-57607-249-5}}</ref><ref name=bryan/><ref name=chambers>''Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained''. Ed. Una McGovern. Chambers, 2007. pp. 489–490. {{ISBN|0-550-10215-9}}.</ref> [[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 race|Aryan]]" often include claims of telepathy, benevolence, and physical beauty.<ref name=steph /><ref name="Skal" /><ref name="Battaglia2006" />
Alleged [[contactees]] describe them as being {{convert|6-7|ft|abbr=on}} tall with long [[blond hair]], [[blue eyes]],<ref name="bryan">{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=C. D. B.|title=Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Alien Abduction, UFOs, and the Conference at M.I.T.|year=1995|publisher=Knopf|isbn=0-679-42975-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/closeencounterso00brya_0/page/30 30–31]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/closeencounterso00brya_0/page/30}}</ref> and [[fair skin]].<ref name="clark">{{cite book|last=Clark|first=Jerome|title=Extraordinary Encounters: An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings|url=https://archive.org/details/extraordinaryenc00clar|url-access=limited|pages=[https://archive.org/details/extraordinaryenc00clar/page/n206 187]–188|publisher=ABL-CIO|year=2000|isbn=1-57607-249-5}}</ref><ref name="bryan" /><ref name="chambers">''Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained''. Ed. Una McGovern. Chambers, 2007. pp. 489–490. {{ISBN|0-550-10215-9}}.</ref>

[[George Adamski]] is credited with being among the first to claim contact with Nordic aliens in the mid-1950s. Scholars note that the mythology of extraterrestrial visitation from beings with features described as "[[Aryan race|Aryan]]" often include claims of [[telepathy]], [[Maitrī|benevolence]], and physical [[beauty]].<ref name="steph" /><ref name="Skal" /><ref name="Battaglia2006" />


==History==
==History==
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 [[Nuclear weapon|atomic weapons]].<ref name="Skal">{{cite book|last=Skal|first=David|title=Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture|publisher=Norton|year=1998|page=208|isbn=0-393-04582-X}}</ref> [[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."<ref name="steph">Kelley-Romano, Stephanie (2006). "Mythmaking in Alien Abduction Narratives". Published in ''[[iarchive:extremedeviance0000unse/page/51/mode/2up|Extreme Deviance]]''. Ed. Erich Goode. Pine Forge Press, 2007. p. 51. {{ISBN|1-4129-3722-1}}</ref>
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 [[Nuclear weapon|atomic weapons]].<ref name="Skal">{{cite book|last=Skal|first=David|title=Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture|publisher=Norton|year=1998|page=208|isbn=0-393-04582-X}}</ref> [[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 transformation|spiritual growth]] and love and act as protectors for the experiencers."<ref name="steph">Kelley-Romano, Stephanie (2006). "Mythmaking in Alien Abduction Narratives". Published in ''[[iarchive:extremedeviance0000unse/page/51/mode/2up|Extreme Deviance]]''. Ed. Erich Goode. Pine Forge Press, 2007. p. 51. {{ISBN|1-4129-3722-1}}</ref>


In contactee and ufology literature, Nordic aliens are often described as benevolent or even "ethereal” beings who want to observe and communicate with humans who are concerned about the Earth's [[ecology]] or prospects for [[world peace]]. Believers also ascribe telepathic powers to Nordic aliens,<ref name=chambers/> and describe them as "paternal, watchful, smiling, affectionate, and youthful".<ref name=bryan/>
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,<ref name=chambers/> and describe them as "paternal, watchful, smiling, affectionate, and youthful".<ref name=bryan/>


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.<ref name=chambers/>
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.<ref name=chambers/>

Some theorize these beings are a far removed human ancestor, who once seeded their DNA with life on earth in order to kickstart intelligent evolution. Varying reports of “telepathic visions” are correlated with these beings in response against the advancement of human technology but more seriously, the use of nuclear weapons. Its believed by professionals that an advanced species such as this would have tools and philosophy incomprehensible to humans in the 21st century. This continually renewing knowledge is often said to be majoritarily witheld from the public in most countries for the purpose of national security.


==Publications by those claiming to have been contacted ==
==Publications by those claiming to have been contacted ==
Books claiming personal contact with Nordic aliens include [[George Adamski]]'s ''Flying Saucers Have Landed''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leslie |first1=Desmond |author-link=Desmond Leslie |last2=Adamski |first2=George |title=Flying Saucers Have Landed |year=1953 |publisher=[[Thomas Werner Laurie]] |location=London |oclc=1952754 |lccn=54020807}}</ref> and ''Inside the Space Ships'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Adamski |first=George |title=Inside the Space Ships |url=https://archive.org/details/insidespaceships00adam |url-access=registration |year=1955 |publisher=Abelard-Schuman |location=New York |oclc=543169 |lccn=55010556}}</ref> [[Howard Menger]]'s ''From Outer Space to You'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Menger |first=Howard |title=From Outer Space to You |url=https://archive.org/details/fromouterspaceto00meng |url-access=registration |year=1959|publisher=Clarksburg, W. Va., Saucerian Books }}</ref><ref>''UFOs and Popular Culture'' Santa Barbara, CA. ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000. {{ISBN|1-57607-265-7}}</ref> and [[Travis Walton UFO incident|Travis Walton]]'s ''The Walton Experience''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Walton|first=Travis|title=The Walton Experience |year=1978
Books claiming personal contact with Nordic aliens include [[George Adamski]]'s ''Flying Saucers Have Landed''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leslie |first1=Desmond |author-link=Desmond Leslie |last2=Adamski |first2=George |title=Flying Saucers Have Landed |year=1953 |publisher=[[Thomas Werner Laurie]] |location=London |oclc=1952754 |lccn=54020807}}</ref> and ''Inside the Space Ships'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Adamski |first=George |title=Inside the Space Ships |url=https://archive.org/details/insidespaceships00adam |url-access=registration |year=1955 |publisher=Abelard-Schuman |location=New York |oclc=543169 |lccn=55010556}}</ref> [[Howard Menger]]'s ''From Outer Space to You'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Menger |first=Howard |title=From Outer Space to You |url=https://archive.org/details/fromouterspaceto00meng |url-access=registration |year=1959|publisher=Clarksburg, W. Va., Saucerian Books }}</ref><ref>''UFOs and Popular Culture'' Santa Barbara, CA. ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000. {{ISBN|1-57607-265-7}}</ref> and [[Travis Walton UFO incident|Travis Walton]]'s ''The Walton Experience''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Walton|first=Travis|title=The Walton Experience |year=1978
|publisher=Berkley}}</ref>
|publisher=Berkley}}</ref>

The UFO religion [[Universe People]] contains a variety of interactions, published as "Talks with Teachings from my Cosmic Friends".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=EN - TALKS WITH TEACHINGS FROM MY COSMIC FRIENDS - space-people.org |url=http://www.universe-people.com/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126212624/http://www.universe-people.com/ |archive-date=2020-11-26 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

* [[Truman Bethurum]]
* [[Truman Bethurum]]

* [[Elizabeth Klarer]]
* [[Elizabeth Klarer]]
* [[Extraterrestrial life|Space Brothers]]
* [[Billy Meier]]
* [[Billy Meier]]
* [[Linda Moulton Howe]]
* [[Linda Moulton Howe]]
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In ufology, Nordic alien is the name given to alleged humanoid extraterrestrials, purported to come from the Pleiades (i.e., Pleiadians), 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. 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]

The UFO religion Universe People contains a variety of interactions, published as "Talks with Teachings from my Cosmic Friends".[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Debbora Battaglia (9 January 2006). E.T. Culture: Anthropology in Outerspaces. Duke University Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 0-8223-8701-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Clark, Jerome (2000). Extraordinary Encounters: An Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrials and Otherworldly Beings. ABL-CIO. pp. 187–188. ISBN 1-57607-249-5.
  4. ^ a b c Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained. Ed. Una McGovern. Chambers, 2007. pp. 489–490. ISBN 0-550-10215-9.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ a b Skal, David (1998). Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture. Norton. p. 208. ISBN 0-393-04582-X.
  7. ^ Leslie, Desmond; Adamski, George (1953). Flying Saucers Have Landed. London: Thomas Werner Laurie. LCCN 54020807. OCLC 1952754.
  8. ^ Adamski, George (1955). Inside the Space Ships. New York: Abelard-Schuman. LCCN 55010556. OCLC 543169.
  9. ^ Menger, Howard (1959). From Outer Space to You. Clarksburg, W. Va., Saucerian Books.
  10. ^ UFOs and Popular Culture Santa Barbara, CA. ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2000. ISBN 1-57607-265-7
  11. ^ Walton, Travis (1978). The Walton Experience. Berkley.
  12. ^ "EN - TALKS WITH TEACHINGS FROM MY COSMIC FRIENDS - space-people.org". 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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