During 1978, a Gallup poll includes questions on UFOs for the fifth time. The results indicate 57% of adult Americans believe that UFOs are “real”.

 

 

 

 

During 1978, following a design study (known as “Project Daedalus”) by members of the British Interplanetary Society (“BIS”), a design for an interstellar probe is proposed.

 

 

 

 

The movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978) starred Donald Sutherland. It was directed by Philip Kaufman. It was a remake of the 1956 film.

 

 

 

 

 

On 27 January 1978, the journal Science publishes an article entitled “Eavesdropping: The Radio Signature of the Earth” by Woodruff T Sullivan, S Brown, and C Wetherill on the potential for extraterrestrials eavesdropping on “leaking” radio signals from the Earth