WhiledrivingthroughthedesertwithhiswifeCarolMarvintoamilitarybasetosendtheeleventhrockettotheorbitofEarthforhelpingtheexplorationoftheouterspaceintheOperationSkyHook,DrRussellAMarvinandCarolseeaflyingsaucerandaccidentallyrecordsamessageintheirtaperecorderOnceinthebase,DrRussellisinformedbyhisfatherinlawandgeneralthatthetenfirstsatelliteshadmysteriouslyfeltonEarthWhenDrRusselldecodesthemessage,heencountersthealiensthataskhimtoscheduleameetingwiththeleadersofEarthinWashingtonin56dayswiththeintentiontoinvadeEarthwithoutpanickingthepopulationDrRusselldevelopsanantimagneticweaponthatbecomesthatlasthopeofhumanraceagainstthehostilealiens
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