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The relationship is established by public belief and cultural phenomena within the U.S., including surveys on the population's belief in extraterrestrial visitation [1], the viral interest in storming the U.S. Air Base Area 51 to find hidden aliens [2], and the historical association of alien sightings with Cold War American cultural resistance [3].

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Skeptics take aim at alien abductions, lie detectors - NewsOn6.com newson6.com News On 6 1 fact
measurementEstimates of the U.S. population who believe aliens have visited Earth range from one-third to one-half or more.
Aliens in America - The New York Times nytimes.com Jodi Dean · Cornell University Press 1 fact
claimIn Cold War America, sightings of aliens or their craft carried connotations of resistance against the culture of containment.