En aften, da Roy Neary er på arbejde, bliver han vidne til ankomsten af væsener fra en anden verden. Han ser en UFO, men denne gang er han ikke den eneste. Hele verden bliver vidne til den egentlige ankomst, og mens myndighederne forsøger at holde sandheden skjult, er der - som Roy - en række mennesker rundt omkring på kloden, der er blevet specielt udvalgt til at følge de fremmede til en anden verden. Dette er grundhistorien i Steven Spielbergs banebrydende science fiction film fra 1977, der på én gang markerede genrens genfødsel og intelligente fornyelse.

Commando Cody, 'Sky Marshal of the Universe', works with American scientists Joan Gilbert and Ted Richards in the development of a flying suit and a rocket to the Moon. When the nation's defences are being sabotaged and destroyed, Cody learns that an atomic-gun is being used and that the men on the moon are the culprits.

A woman accidentally discovers the Plaque of Kolob which leads her to discover an insidous alien plot for world domination documented by a disreputable early Mormon prophet. 'Plan 10 from Outer Space' is an eccentric comedy involving a bizarre relationship between Mormons, bees and extra terrestrials, hot on an obviously miniscule budget with a largely unknown cast, save for b-movie queen Karen Black.

One of several 1970s documentaries on the subject of unidentified flying objects (UFO), supporting the view that Earth is visited regularly by extra-terrestrial engines and aliens.