Looking for the Aliens

Looking for the Aliens examines the idea of extraterrestrial life through psychological, imaginative and scientific perspectives. Peter Hough and Jenny Randles consider how alien communication might work, how humanity could respond to contact, and what such an encounter might mean for society and human belief.

The book also discusses reported UFO and contact cases, including the Templeton photograph of a supposed space-suited figure and Philip Spencer’s 1987 image from Ilkley Moor. Rather than treating every claim as proof, it brings together different interpretations of alien encounters, weighing possibilities that range from physical visitors to psychological or cultural explanations.