Occupied Earth

Occupied Earth is a fictional Earth, which is the result of the mostly accidental discovery of Alien Observers on Planet Earth, in the year 2016. Occupied Earth shares exactly the same history as Real-World Earth, until January 12, 2016. On that date, the history of Occupied Earth diverges from Real-World Earth.

On January 12, 2016, an automobile accident involving Alien Observers of Planet Earth occurred... in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. This was an entirely "Chance" or "Coincidental" incident. North Carolina Highway Patrolmen investigating the crash noticed several anomalies regarding the vehicle and "people" in the car occupied by the Aliens. The fact that the occupants of the vehicle were off-world aliens was unknown to the law-enforcement officers at the time.

Within 48 hours of this automobile accident, news of the accident was distributed internationally, highlighting the anomalies concerning the occupants of one of the vehicles. This quickly caught the attention of Simon Goldberg, an avid conspiracy theorist, but also a very intelligent and well-trained ecologist and anthropologist. Simon had emigrated to Costa Rica 5 years prior to the accident, in anticipation of a "Global Climate Change" catastrophe, which has not yet materialized. Simon is widely regarded in the international scientific community as an extremely intelligent person, but also as a "Crackpot."

Upon hearing of the automobile accident, Simon immediately makes contact with his colleagues in the USA, and requests that they obtain permission for Simon to speak with the occupants of the vehicle as soon as possible. Simon's colleagues half-heartedly attempt to do so, but they are not convinced that Simon is entirely sane and reasonable. These requests are denied by the U.S. Government, which now has the aliens in custody, although the U.S. government is not yet fully aware that the survivors of the accident are actually off-world aliens.

Simon then sends a message to his colleagues in the USA... "Ask the survivors if they are aware of the existence of a Lieutenant Commander named 'Sil', an officer in the Imperial Navy." Simon's colleagues relay the message to their contacts in the U.S. Government. When asked this question, one of the survivors of the accident immediately sits upright and asks, "How do you know that name?"

The U.S. Government attempts to coerce the survivor to explain his statement, but he is adamant... he will only speak with the person who knows of this 'Sil'... and only in a Face-to-Face situation. The U.S. Government makes arrangements to have Simon flown to the USA as soon as possible...