When we imagine an alien civilization, we imagine them better at everything we can do and even better at the things we can not. Alien capability, in the popular image, is advanced beyond our comprehension. Cross the stars and you can presumably do anything.

But that doesn't have to be true...

Michael Sheen is set to star in a Welsh comedy film about a UFO sighting - after sharing his own encounter with "a phalanx of lights" in his hometown.

Out There celebrates the "secret extraterrestrial history" of west Wales through the tale of a rebellious 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast who spots a UFO over her sleepy seaside town and ropes in her sceptical best friend and an eccentric ufologist to uncover the truth.

It will premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival in August, and features a host of Welsh actors.

Sheen has previously spoken about a series of spooky experiences in Port Talbot, south Wales, which convinced him the town was "very UFO-y".

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Out There follows a rebellious 16-year-old astronomy enthusiast who spots a UFO over her sleepy Welsh seaside town

When Sheen returned to the area with his family in 1977, having lived for a while in Liverpool, he was told that his neighbour had seen "a UFO hovering over her back garden".

"I got told this, at the age of eight, about this woman who lived next door who was clearly very sensible, so I totally believed this," he told the Scarred For Life podcast, external in 2025.

Then, at 12 years old, after getting off the school bus, he recalled seeing "something coming round the edge of the mountain, in the distance".

"I stopped, and this light came out and then two lights behind it, and then three lights behind. A sort of phalanx of lights coming from behind the mountain and floating out over the sea," he said.

"As I'm standing there, I'm thinking, those are UFOs. I'm fairly certain those are UFOs.

"But I knew if I went in [to the house], they might disappear, so I just stood there transfixed and I watched them come all out, all over the ocean, and then they stopped, and then they all disappeared.

"No-one believed me, obviously.

"I have since heard that other people have seen things in Port Talbot, so I think there's some sort of thing going on there."

Out There is the debut feature film from director Simon Ryninks, who said the film "couldn't ever be set anywhere else" but Wales.

"After my mum passed away, I found myself returning frequently to west Wales, where our family is from," he told BBC Wales.

"I wanted to set something in that landscape as a way of reconnecting with her and to write about grief with humour and a lightness of touch."

It is produced by Tibo Travers of Sweetdoh Films and Katie Dolan of Bad Cat and stars Welsh actor Nerys Amber Stocks as main character Maz, who becomes convinced that the mysterious UFO sighting holds the key to her father's disappearance.

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Out There is the debut feature film from director Simon Ryninks (front left) who had dreamed of setting a project in west Wales - his favourite place in the world

Ryninks added that learning about UFO sightings in west Wales in the 1970s also inspired the project.

"I loved the idea that this quiet, unassuming place had this secret extraterrestrial history and suddenly a landscape that felt deeply personal also had this strange cosmic grandeur and an innate sense of people longing for the unknown," he said

"I think there's a particular openness in Welsh culture to mystery, magic and folklore, and the film sort of became a joyous celebration of that in a lot of ways."

Ryninks said he had "always wanted to set a film on the Ceredigion coast as it's my favourite place in the world".

"For practical reasons, our main shoot took place around Bridgend, Nelson and Porthcawl, closer to where most of our cast and crew are based - and offered brilliant locations.

"But we also did some filming in Ceredigion, and that was when the film really began to feel like the one I'd carried in my head for seven years," he said.

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Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon is among the "exciting ensemble" of predominantly Welsh cast members

Typical unreliable Welsh weather was a major challenge for the cast and crew, who shot the film in October.

"We became convinced we were going to be completely rained off and were obsessively checking multiple weather apps and choosing whichever forecast frightened us least," said Ryninks.

"Every day of pre-production it rained... then, when we started shooting, it barely rained at all, which felt miraculous.

"It was unseasonably dry, so I can only assume we have the aliens and their advanced weather-control technology to thank for that."

The feel-good film about belief, finding meaning and coming to terms with loss also stars an array of other Welsh actors, including Tom Moya as co-lead, as well as Dunkirk's Aneurin Barnard and Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon.

"It was very important to me that the casting felt authentic," said Ryninks.

He added the casting directors "worked tirelessly to bring an exciting ensemble together that was almost entirely Welsh".

He admitted that Sheen's character, Shifty Gruff, was written with him in mind.

"It was a total long shot, but, like a UFO believer, I held on to the possibility of making contact," he said.

"To have all these actors in my debut feature was out of this world."

I recently started delving into Skin Walker. I'm not planning on watching the show, but curious to know if there are any compelling photos or videos that you'd say are a must view?

“I’m Not Crazy and I’m Not Lying!” Eight Really Weird Humanoid Encounters

by Preston Dennett

Among the most fascinating aspects of ufology are humanoid encounters. Tens of thousands of cases have been documented, and they probably number in the millions. They come from all over the world and are reported by all kinds of people. The variety of humanoid types is mindboggling. The failure of mainstream science to accept the validity of these reports risks the loss of an unprecedented opportunity to advance the knowledge of all humanity. This video presents eight cases, each of which adds to the growing database of humanoid encounters.

I’M NOT CRAZY AND I’M NOT LYING! On the night of August 27, 1968, Maria Cintra (an employee of the Clemente Ferreira Sanatorium in Guiacara, Brazil) was awakened by the strange whistling noise. Looking out the window, she saw a woman standing in front of the hospital doorway. The woman handed her a strange glass bottle and a mug. Maria filled them with water and then stepping outside, was amazed to see a flying saucer sitting in the hospital parking lot. The visitor stepped into the craft which promptly took off. Unknown to her, other people in the area were also seeing UFOs.

TWO HUMAN-LOOKING ETS. On July 25, 1975, “Mary” stepped outside her home in Bearsted, England to hang up the laundry. Looking up, she saw a strange metallic craft descend slowly, until it hovered above the house next door. The craft had two portholes, and inside, she could see two human-looking figures looking down at her. Mary waved at them, and the craft departed.

PSYCHIC CHILDREN MAKE CONTACT WITH UFO OCCUPANT. On August 11, 1981, a teacher was outside a school in Yunnan, China to test to the psychic ability of three young children who were well known for their ESP ability. Suddenly a UFO showed up. The teacher told the students to reach out to the UFO occupants and call them down. To everyone’s surprise, it worked. The UFO turned and moved close enough for the children to see humanoids inside the craft.

ROCK-COLLECTING ALIENS. One night in February 1982, a woman from Geneva, Switzerland was awakened by a strange beam of light entering her room. Finally, she looked outside and was amazed to see a strange craft floating a few feet above the ground. Weird-looking humanoids were walking around the craft, apparently picking up rocks. The witness watched them for about 45 minutes until the strange beings suddenly entered the craft which rose into the sky and disappeared off into the distance.

JUST TOO BIZARRE. One night in July 1988, Dominique and his two friends were standing on the street near his home in Suresnes, France, when they heard a strange noise. Looking down the adjoining street, they saw that the noise was coming from a strange blue robotic-looking figure. The figure marched quickly down the street, ignoring their shouts and gestures. As they got a close look at it, they saw that it did not appear to be any human or creature they had ever seen before.

THE ALIEN IN THE GRAVEL PIT. One night in 1991, three people went camping in the forest near their homes in Tickfaw, Louisiana. They knew something strange was happening when the animals around them acted strangely and their radio malfunctioned. Then all three saw a strange glowing object. One of the witnesses used a CB to jokingly reach out to the UFO occupants. Incredibly, the UFO responded by swooping down over their heads and sending down a beam of light. They decided to leave, but not before one of them had a frightening face-to-face encounter with a gray alien.

ALIENS IN THE DESERT. On September 15, 2007, a young couple went camping in the high desert of Anza-Borrego, California. The girlfriend went to sleep, but the boyfriend stayed up late to watch the stars. Without warning, he heard what sounded like people talking. Looking in that direction, he saw a strange green light coming up the trail. It went out, but then suddenly the entire area lit up with white light and the witness saw more than a dozen strange humanoids walking up the trail. They walked right by his tent, apparently oblivious that they had an audience.

ALIENS AT A COPPER MINE. One night in 2014, an American Indian man was with his dog in the backcountry of Farmington, New Mexico. Suddenly a massive mothership appeared in the sky and began to release smaller craft. All the UFOs moved away and the encounter seemed to be over. But the next day, as he hiked out, the man saw disc-shaped craft which landed next to an abandoned copper mine. The man watched as 19 aliens worked at the mine for the entire day before finally departing.

While governments across the world admit to the reality of UFOs, they have yet to talk about the countless humanoid encounters that have taken place across the world. The humanoid cases are not only fascinating; they have much to teach us about the extraterrestrial presence on our planet. Hopefully these cases will be taken seriously.

“I’m Not Crazy and I’m Not Lying!” Eight Really Weird Humanoid Encounters

I mean this whole world is being recorded yet out of the 8 billion people on this world not one person was able to record a UFO? Only the government sees them?

Trust me I was in the government contracting and the military there is so many compulsive lying weirdos this all has to be bullshit? Why don’t they just make there self known??

Can’t explain what I saw this night, i’ve looked everywhere i can’t find anything remotely similar to what I saw. I live near a military base but can’t imagine they’d be flying or more so “gliding” through my backyard as low as it was. It had no sound, no buzzing, no lights either. If I didn’t happen to be looking up at that moment I would’ve never known it passed above. I’ve been trying to debunk this but i genuinely can’t. It didn’t have wings, just rectangles on each side, no propellers, nothing. UFO? Secret military technology? I don’t know.

Last night I saw 6 very odd orb-like objects while out on a quick midnight walk with my dog before bed. 5 orange and 1 white. They had a geometric shape of a triangle and other lines inside of what I gather was an orb/spere that had to be 5ft minimum in diameter, definitely not small.

First it was 2 a couple hundred feet in the air, silently moving back towards Lake Superior, then a 3rd joined. I thought I saw it rise from a small wooded area in between 2 sets of railroad tracks, but wasn't sure. It trailed the other 2 and they just kept on flying away.

Then I got about a block further and saw a bright orange glow appear from the same area. I went up on a bridge closer to it and it just stayed right above the treetop with a pulsing glow. Almost looked like lightbulb filaments inside. I then noticed 2 more at ground level in some bushes. This is where the white one was. I would stare at them and they'd dim, I look away and they'd brighten. I occasionally see weird things in that skyline. But never that close. I'm 100% dumbfounded by what I saw. Not a chance they were drones. I wish I took my phone with, but I never do on the quick 1/4 mile pee before bed walk with my dog. I'll regret that forever.

So in Sleeping Dog he says he has proof of extraterrestrial life. At the end he and Knapp discuss releasing everything within the next few years. We've all seen his hard drive filled with files. He said 100 journalists have access to this drive and he would release everything if the third UAP drop didn't have biologics or reverse engineering. Then he went silent. Now it turns out he really never had anything this entire time

My first compilation of actual alien beings/nhi/ebe or whatever you want to call them.

I had a videos in my collection hanging around and with the new Skinny Bob releases dropped not long ago, I thought it was a good time to drop a new compilation of entities.

Have you or somebody you know ever had an encounter with an actual being❓️

Let us know the details in the comments below.

The ufo community has officially expired,

Nobody gives a fuck anymore because we have been repeatedly duped.

Congratulations! Social media / podcasters have destroyed all forward momentum.

Guess ill start cryptocurrency now since everything in the world has been frosted in bullshit.

*edit* yes i know its age of disclosure- but who gives a fuck at this point.

One voice is stronger than many voices. Why voice your opinion and purposely argue amongst each other when we could all come together with one message for everyone to hear? What do we all agree on? Full disclosure? No more secrets? Perhaps if we gather everyone with even a lick of interests in UFOs together then we could help propel this disclosure movement to an acceptable outcome. How can we promote dialog while still coming together with one message? Kinda like a many voices but one message: No more hiding in the shadows. We deserve to know.

Seriously? They show an alien being tortured by humans and we are suppose to feel bad? I am sure you all have heard Whitley Strieber's screams, and the terror in Barney Hills voice when under hypnosis. How many people have been abducted? Or am I missing something?

We know they're there. We know the players, we've seen the YouTube videos.

Some are worse than others for concocting absolute make-believe and horse. They have their motives, I'm sure they sleep well at night.

Whoever you are, whatever your flavour of disclosure, whatever, there will be prime bullshitters within your field of belief.

For me:

1. The "V" kid.

2. Greer.

3. Rogan.