During the 1980s:

• Bill Cooper (author of Behold a Pale Horse) and William English claimed they’d seen government documents detailing a list of alien races.

• Clifford Stone, a former U.S. Army sergeant, spoke of assisting in UFO crash recoveries and said he was aware of at least 57 extraterrestrial species, vastly expanding the earlier tally.

• Linda Moulton Howe and John Lear helped popularize these ideas through interviews, films, and speculative investigations.

• The infamous Alien Races Book, often misattributed to Russian intelligence, compiled descriptions of species such as Greys, Nordics, Reptilians, and Insectoids. While largely unverifiable, it blended hearsay with imagination in a way that captured public fascination.

 Modern Expansions & New Voices

In more recent decades, the alien catalog has ballooned, with numbers and stories evolving based on who you ask:

• Corey Goode, Emery Smith, and others claimed dozens to hundreds of species are known, some allegedly involved in secret space programs.

• Personalities like David Wilcock promoted the concept of interstellar diplomacy through Gaia TV, suggesting multi-species councils and alliances.

• Alex Collier, a controversial figure, claimed the Andromedans revealed that over 100 alien races have expressed interest in Earth.

 Commonly Referenced Species

Across decades of lore and speculation, several types consistently appear:

The Greys – Often broken into different subspecies. Large eyes, small stature, various subspecies, often linked to abduction reports.

Nordics – Tall, human-like beings with blonde hair and blue eyes. Associated with peace and technology.

Reptilians – Allegedly aggressive, underground, or interdimensional. Allegedly manipulative.

Insectoids/Mantis – Often mantis-like, often seen as overseers, biological specialists, or scientific beings.

Pleiadians – Peaceful, spiritually evolved beings from the Pleiades. Said to be interested in human evolution.

Tall Whites – Described by Charles Hall from his Nellis AFB experiences. They are associated with interactions near military bases.

Sirians – Linked to ancient Egypt and dolphins in some lore. Also, linked to ancient civilizations and often appear in metaphysical lore.

A Skeptical Perspective

Mainstream scientists and skeptics argue that there’s no concrete evidence supporting any of these claims. Most are anecdotal, visionary, or stem from documents that can’t be authenticated. Still, the consistency of descriptions across unrelated witnesses intrigues some researchers, leaving the question open: mythology or misunderstood reality? 

What do you think?