TO BE CONTINUED Disposing of the first alien unit that landed this year was simple. It finally settled down in an inverted position, against a large rock, and was clearly unable to function correctly. I watched it struggling to open its energy wings and trying in vain to turn itself over like a helpless insect gone topsy-turvy. I soon realized it was unable to send any signals back to its home planet or to its orbiting mothership, so I sent out a medium sized probe to stamp on it. The second one that arrived, however, was larger and more complicated. It landed and then opened up successfully in a sensitive location. When after a short time it began to send out energy signals, presumably video data, I knew I had to be more careful. When it began to move around, though fortunately not in a

