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<p>Alien</p>

Alien

coming from another world

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">coming from another world</span></p>
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<p>UFO</p>

UFO

a mysterious flying object in the sky that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet: unidentified flying object

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a mysterious flying object in the sky that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet: unidentified flying object </span></p>
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<p>Extraterrestrial life</p>

Extraterrestrial life

originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere</span></p>
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<p>Civilization</p>

Civilization

a relatively high level of cultural and technological development

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a relatively high level of cultural and technological development</span></p>
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<p>Interstellar travel</p>

Interstellar travel

located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy</span></p>
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<p>Exoplanet</p>

Exoplanet

a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun</span></p>
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<p>Conspiracy theory</p>

Conspiracy theory

a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators</span></p>
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<p>Government cover-up</p>

Government cover-up

a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public</span></p>
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<p>Alien abduction</p>

Alien abduction

the action of abducting: the condition of being abducted

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">the action of abducting</span><strong>: </strong><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">the condition of being </span>abducted</p>
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<p>Close encounter</p>

Close encounter

a chance meeting

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a chance meeting</span></p>
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<p>Crop circles</p>

Crop circles

a geometric and especially a circular pattern of flattened stalks in a field of grain now usually attributed to natural phenomena or to the work of hoaxers trying to create the impression of a visit by extraterrestrial beings

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a geometric and especially a circular pattern of flattened stalks in a field of grain now usually attributed to natural phenomena or to the work of hoaxers trying to create the impression of a visit by extraterrestrial beings</span></p>
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<p>Hoax</p>

Hoax

to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous</span></p>
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<p>Evidence</p>

Evidence

something that furnishes proof

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">something that furnishes proof</span></p>
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<p>Debunker</p>

Debunker

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<p>Believer</p>

Believer

Someone who accepts something as true, genuine, or real

<p>Someone who accepts something as true, genuine, or real</p>
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<p>Skeptic</p>

Skeptic

a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles

<p><span style="color: rgb(10, 27, 39)">a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles</span></p>
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<p>Hostile</p>

Hostile

marked by malevolence : having or showing unfriendly feelings

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<p>Peaceful</p>

Peaceful

untroubled by conflict, agitation, or commotion