What people
call them.

Fifty names in wide circulation, each one checked against what the archive actually holds. 22 of them track nothing at all. Where a name does track something, the line that matters is not the star it is said to come from. It is the country whose archive holds the file.

5 names

The form, not the origin 5

The form is a real working class. The star system attached to the name is not supported by any case record.

  • Greys Claimed origin: Zeta Reticuli Reported in France (2), Russia (USSR) — 3 cases across the grey-like family, not this name in particular

    Grey-like macrocephalic is a real working class (qualification P). The Zeta Reticuli origin traces to the Hill case and the Fish map; that correlation was later withdrawn. Our own site already says so.

    In the roster as GRY-02 Short Grey, GRY-03 Classic Grey

  • Tall Greys Claimed origin: Orion Reported in France (2), Russia (USSR) — 3 cases across the grey-like family, not this name in particular

    Orion/Bellatrix is on the alias watchlist as claimed origin metadata, not a race.

    In the roster as GRY-04 Tall Grey

  • Reptilians Claimed origin: Draco

    No official close-encounter file with explicit scales, reptilian jaw or claws has been located worldwide.

    In the roster as REP-01 Reptilian

  • Nordics Claimed origin: Pleiades Reported in Argentina, Brazil, United States — 3 cases across the humanlike family, not this name in particular

    Morphology label only. Does not establish origin, species or allegiance.

    In the roster as HUM-01 Nordic

  • Draconians Claimed origin: Draco

    Requires reptilian anatomy PLUS wings. The name alone is not a species.

    In the roster as REP-02 Draconian

Why this page exists

Most writing on this subject starts from the names and works backwards to find records that fit. This archive starts from the records, so a name only earns an entry when something in the record carries a body plan behind it. Where nothing does, the name stays on this page with the reason attached rather than quietly disappearing.

A tracked form is still only as good as its evidence tier, and most of them are Reported. Tracked means the archive has somewhere to put it, not that anyone has established it exists.

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