It Came from Outer Space

This is Sand Rock, Arizona,

on a late evening

in early spring.

It's a nice town,

knowing its past...

and sure

ofits future,

as it makes ready for the night

and the predictable morning.

The desert blankets

the earth, cooling,

resting for the fight

with tomorrow's sun.

And in my house

near the town,

we're also sure

ofthe future,

so very sure.

Hmm, 12:
00 sharp.

Trying to get rid of me ?.

'Cause if you are,

it won't do you any good.

Well, I wouldn't

want people to talk.

Let them.

They do it anyway.

You know, I think it must be

my money that impresses you.

What money ?.

Well, I got

a check today.

Oh,Johnny !

You sold another article.

Got enough to finish

the outside of the house.

All the comforts

of home.

To think of the time

I wasted living in the city.

It's nice out here.

Question is, would you keep

this up if we were married ?.

Course not,

soon as I got your name

on the marriage certificate,

I wouldn't have

to do it anymore.

Let's go see what

the stars have to say.

I already know

your horoscope.

You know who the stars say

a man born under your sign

should marry ?.

No. Who ?.

Me !. I'm a Scorpio.

A Scorpio always gets along

well with a Sagittarius.

Really ?.

Mm-hmm !

What else do they say ?.

Oh, a Sagittarius

is philosophical,

very positive

and has a blithe,

happy-go-lucky manner,

Would starve if someone

didn't come along to make

him a meal occasionally.

And is quite helpless

in certain situations.

Come here.

Look at my stars.

Tell me if they say

whether a Sagittarius

could support a Scorpio ?.

"Starlight, star bright,

first star I've seen tonight,

"I wish I may,

I wish I might,

have the wish

I wish tonight."

have the wish

I wish tonight."

What was that ?.

A meteor.

One of the biggest !

C-Can you see it ?.

Yeah.

Yeah, there it is.

It's by the old

Excelsior Mine.

You're crazy.

He's dead serious.

Didn't you even hear it ?.

I didn't hear nothin' till

you came bangin' on my door.

Look !

Oh, it's beautiful !

Come on, come on.

Let's go down.

All right, all right.

Keep your shirt on.

Holy cow !

Brother, that's

really somethin'.

It's the biggest thing

that's ever happened

in our time.

I'm gonna take

a closer look.

Oh, be careful,John !

Go ahead,

be a hero.

We'll take our chances.

Who said

anything about you ?.

You stay right here.

Yeah, bu--

You look after Pete.

This is where Pete's

gonna be, right here.

Johnny ! Johnny !

Wait a minute !

You stay here !

John !

I'm all right, Pete !

Down here !

Areya all right ?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Come on, let's get outta here.

Maybe you'll listen

to me next time.

John ! John,

are you all right ?.

Johnny ?. Johnny ?.

Yeah, yeah,

I wasn't hurt, Ellen.

Well, then, what's the matter ?.

There was

something down there.

Boy, you're not kiddin'.

A couple of tons of earth

that almost hit ya.

No, no, that's

not what I mean.

Well, what do you mean ?.

What was it

you saw down there ?.

I'm not sure.

Some kind of a ship,

I think.

A what ?.

A ship !

What kind of a ship ?.

I don't know.

It's like nothing

we've ever seen before.

Something must have hit this guy

in the head. Come on !

It was there !

Part of it was showing.

You've been up in

the stars too long !

Let's get outta here.

It was like a huge ball

rammed there in the crater.

This is no place to

hold a conversation. Let's go

before it starts falling again.

All right, all right.

I'm not crazy

and I'm not imagining.

I tell you

I saw this thing.

Oh, brother.

I saw an open port way.

So what was inside ?.

Well, something.

Then the door slammed shut

and started the landslide.

That figures.

Come on.

Pete, will ya listen to me ?.

I did. I let maniacs

drag me off in the middle

of the night.

Now, on top of that, I get

rocket ships thrown at me.

[Pete ]

Uh-oh, here they come

to find out what happened.

Oh, please, don't tell them

what you told us.

Ellen, I-- I tell ya,

I was close enough to it.

I could've touched it.

But, Johnny, please.

You're not gonna tell

those people ya saw Martians

runnin' around down there ?.

What would ya say if I had

found a Martian down there ?.

I'd say, hold 'im

for a circus.

And I'd say, wait

and find out what

they're doing here first.

Ellen, you don't

believe me either.

Oh, I--

I don't know.

That's Ellen and Putnam.

There's Pete's copter.

Hi !

Hey, what's goin'on ?

How longyou been up here ?

What happened ?.

I'll tell ya what happened.

Johnny !

It's a meteor. Johnny says the

biggest one that ever hit us.

It must have been.

I felt it clear down

to my shoes.

It lit up the sky like

the end of all creation.

It was no meteor.

No meteor ?.

What's the

amateur astronomer's

point ofview ?.

There's some kind

of a ship down there.

A ship ?.

Don't ask me what kind,

'cause I don't know.

Oh, you mean from one of those

stars you write about ?. Or the

kind that Pete here operates ?.

I tell you the evidence

is buried right down there.

This may be the biggest

thing that's ever happened.

Ifyou're smart, you'll get

this whole area sealed off until

we know what we're up against.

You see it, Ellen ?.

No, but ifJohn says

he saw it--

He could be mistaken.

You, Pete ?.

I tell you, from its size

and appearance, this thing

came from outer space.

I even have reason

to believe that... there's

some form of life in it.

Must have been traveling

pretty fast to hit the earth

that hard and stay in one piece.

That's right !

And even if it was

in one piece...

would anyone still walk around

after a concussion like that ?.

I'm just askin',

Johnny.

Wanna make sure

I quote you right

for the paper.

I'll take you home, Ellen.

Oh, never mind, Matt.

I'll be all right.

Don't tell me you're

goin' back to Sand Rock.

When Loring gets through

printin' that statement

ofyours in his paper,

they won't let you

walk around out in the open.

Oh, you too, Pete ?.

We need help, not lectures.

Come on, Ellen.

Isn't there anyone

who would want to help ?.

What about Dr. Snell at

the Wayne Observatory ?. You've

done a lot ofwork with him.

Yeah. I'll call him

as soon as we get back.

Hey, slow down.

Johnny ?.

Those fools !

Oh, you can't

really blame them.

But I did see it.

I even saw some kind

of tracks.

I can't be just

imagining it !

I'm thinking ofyou,Johnny.

And people talking

behind your back and laughing.

They've talked about me

before. Even your

old friend, the sheriff.

Oh, Matt didn't mean

anything by it.

He's known me all my life.

You know how he looks after me.

I don't blame any of'em.

Can I prove it ?.

Even to myself ?.

Well, maybe ifwe really

do find something--

You really have to,

Johnny ?.

I have to, Ellen.

You better keep out of it

for a while though.

Wouldn't want them

laughing at you.

Look !

What's that ?.

What was that ?.

I don't know.

Did you hit it ?.

I'll see.

Keep the motor running,

Johnny, please !

Yeah.

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