Renowned actor, writer, and director Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial life. In examining our perceptions of alien 'martians' from his "War of the Worlds" broadcast, to then-modern explorations of Mars, this film from NASA provides a unique glimpse at life on earth, and elsewhere in the universe. Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-whos-out-there-649442.pdf CREATED BY National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) SUMMARY This film explores the new view of extraterrestrial life now emerging from the results of probes to the planets. The film discusses the conclusion of a number of distinguished scientists that other intelligent civilizations exist in the universe. REPOSITORY: Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov For information about ordering reproductions of moving images held by the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, visit: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/broadcast-quality-film-dc.html SUBJECTS Life on other planets Welles, Orson, 1915, Narrator Drew Associates, Producer MORE INFORMATION: More information is available in the National Archives online catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/649442