# If an extra-terrestrial ship appears in US skies what is the official USAF response protocol? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 11, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548 "2015-01-11T16:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/61 "2015-01-14T14:28:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I would think that showing that your hands are empty would be universally understood as not being threatening. The aliens might think your appendages, eyes, ears, hair, skin, etc. are threats. A rattlesnake doesn’t carry additional weapons, but from a human POV it doesn’t have to. It’s perceived as a threat by its very nature. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/62 "2015-01-14T17:24:17Z")
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/63 "2015-01-14T17:29:38Z")
**vomit-comet** looks like a newbie who’ll be sticking around for a while. I, for one, welcome **vomit**. ---
**Author:** ![vomit\_comet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/64 "2015-01-14T20:57:07Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > **vomit-comet** looks like a newbie who’ll be sticking around for a while. I, for one, welcome **vomit**. Why, thank you good sir. This is probably the busiest board I’ve been on, lots of names to remember. ---
**Author:** ![vomit\_comet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/65 "2015-01-14T21:07:34Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > The aliens might think your appendages, eyes, ears, hair, skin, etc. are threats. > A rattlesnake doesn’t carry additional weapons, but from a human POV it doesn’t have to. It’s perceived as a threat by its very nature. Maybe we could have the kid from the offensive fart thread to have a go at them and then let the chick with the stool finish them off. Or make them deathly ill with some sort of organism and then sign them up for Obamacare, that should finish them off. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548/66 "2015-01-14T21:12:20Z")
> [@vomit\_comet](#): > > … > > Or make them deathly ill with some sort of organism and then sign them up for Obamacare, that should finish them off. Hey newbie, prepare for The Voice of the Mods on this one. Just a heads up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548.md?page=3)