WhiledrivingthroughthedesertwithhiswifeCarolMarvintoamilitarybasetosendtheeleventhrockettotheorbitofEarthforhelpingtheexplorationoftheouterspaceintheOperationSkyHook,Dr.RussellA.MarvinandCarolseeaflyingsaucerandaccidentallyrecordsamessageintheirtaperecorder.Onceinthebase,Dr.Russellisinformedbyhisfather-in-lawandgeneralthatthetenfirstsatelliteshadmysteriouslyfeltonEarth.WhenDr.Russelldecodesthemessage,heencountersthealiensthataskhimtoscheduleameetingwiththeleadersofEarthinWashingtonin56dayswiththeintentiontoinvadeEarthwithoutpanickingthepopulation.Dr.Russelldevelopsananti-magneticweaponthatbecomesthatlasthopeofhumanraceagainstthehostilealiens.
里卡尔多·斯卡马奇奥,马西米利亚诺·加洛,安娜贝拉·沃丽丝