Mars and the possibility of Martian life was a huge possibility in the early to mid 1900s, but there was also talk about people living on Venus. While the idea seems way too farfetched to us now considering what we know about the planet, a little over fifty years ago, the idea of life on Venus was gaining traction in the imaginations of the Earth people.
Not So Hot
We currently know that the temperature on Venus can exceed 400 degrees Celsius, but in 1922 it was theorized that the clouds surrounding the planet absorbed much of the heat, allowing a race of people similar to Earthlings to live and flourish.
As for oxygen, they originally believed that while the planet appeared to be surrounded by heavy clouds, they must hold in oxygen beneath them.
So, with temperatures only doubled to that of Earth’s, later articles speculated that Venus might be the perfect vacation planet of the future. [SOURCES 1, 2]
Visitors From Venus
Author George Adamski claimed that his first encounter with an alien happened on November 20, 1952. A flying saucer landed and the being inside hopped out and let the mere Earthling know that he was traveling in a scout ship, checking out the planet Earth.
Sometime later, Adamski watched another flying saucer land. The being that got out of the saucer was reportedly beautiful, with a smooth, hairless face and sandy hair. The being stood at about 5 feet 6 inches.
This particular alien communicated with Adamski through gestures and telepathy because of the language barrier. The being told him that he was from Venus. The Venusian was here “because atom bombs were affecting [the] outer spaces.” [SOURCE 3]
Insect Life
At a time when people were taking a pretty close look at the possibility of life on Mars, some were looking the other way and asking if there could possibly be any sort of life on the planet Venus. According to a newspaper report printed in the fall of 1953, it was being theorized that there was life on Venus, but it was insect life. According to Immanuel Velikovsky, an independent scholar, insects were the only lifeforms that would be able to endure the heat on Venus. [SOURCE 4]
The Aerosol Spray Of Life
While people were turning their eyes towards Venus, it was also reported in 1953 that certain scientists belonging to the U.S. Air Force believed that life did not start in the oceans. Instead, a magical aerosol spray of life enters the atmospheres of the different planets and spreads across the land, germinating life.
In other words, God goes around with an aerosol can, spritzing the planets with the seeds of life. Planets with the most favorable conditions allow the beginnings of life to take shape. Venus, it was hypothesized, was going through the early beginnings of creation and its environment was changing to accommodate early forms of life. [SOURCE 4]
Venusian Space Suits Were A Hot Sell
Just in time for the Christmas season in 1953, toy manufacturers were relegating cowboy and soldier toys to the rank of “sissy stuff.” It was a new era and times were changing. The hot items of the season for little boys were Venusian and Martian spacesuits.
Ray-guns were also high on the popularity list and water guns were being made into “atomic water pistols.” Death-ray pistols and vaporizer ray pop guns were also on the shelves for kids who were caught up in the alien pop culture of the time. [SOURCE 5]
Originally From Earth
By December of 1953, newspapers were buzzing about George Adamski’s experiences with the alien beings from Venus. Adamski wrote a book about it called “Flying Saucers Have Landed.”
According to one of his encounters, a Venusian explained to him that his people were originally from Earth and were quite mortal. Why they left Earth to live on such a hot planet is not explained in the article, but the Venusians were incredibly curious about the Earthlings they left behind.
The Venusians evolved differently than their distant cousins on Earth and, of course, were said to have a greater connection and understanding of the Almighty Creator. Their beauty, intelligence, and language far exceeded our mere comprehension. [SOURCE 6]
Emotionally Sensitive Aliens
In London, 1954, there was a group of about 70 spiritualists, archaeologists, and others attempting to open up telepathic communications with the people from Venus. Only one of their members, George King, claimed to be able to make a connection with a Venusian.
Apparently, Mr. King’s spiritual guide, Grey Fox, spoke through King, stating that the Venusians were holding back direct contact with Earthlings because they did not want to frighten us. The Venusians desperately wanted Earth people to like them and they were terribly concerned over our use and experimentation with atomic energy. [SOURCE 7]
Getting Ready To Talk
Amateur astronomer Cedric Allingham told the papers in 1954 that he believed that the Venusians and the Martians were getting ready to make themselves known to us and open up interplanetary talks.
Having met a Martian in Scotland, Allingham believed that the people on Mars and Venus are extremely concerned over the course of events unfolding on planet Earth, especially when it comes to the atomic bombs. He also claimed that they are preparing to intervene and save us from destroying ourselves and the planet. Apparently, Earthlings are very backwards in their thinking and the aliens believe that if we continue on our course, we will relapse “into the blackest barbarianism.” [SOURCE 8]
Even The Most Respected Believed
Lord Dowding served in WWI and was the Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force during WWII. He was also a fervent believer in UFOs and visitors from other planets.
In an article from 1955, Lord Dowding comments on George Adamski’s Venusian claims about families on Venus being very large, as large as eighteen children. “Their idea of family limitation must vary somewhat from ours,” Lord Dowding replied.
It was also stated that the respected Lord Dowding had learned that children on Venus reached maturity at age two. Fortunately for the wise, old Venusians, they also lived up to a thousand years.
Lord Dowding collected numerous accounts from others regarding interactions with beings from other planets. In fact, he even wrote a number of books on spiritualism and otherworldly contact. [SOURCE 9]
Multi-Legged Possibilities
It did not take long before the media made absolute fun of the idea of beings from Venus. In 1961, a newspaper report stated that Dr. A.S. Fraser from an animal genetics laboratory believed that there would be no interplanetary lust going on when we meet our planetary neighbors.
While he claims that Venusians will be as intelligent as us and probably have the same habits, their appearance will be far too out of this world for mating purposes. After all, he claimed that Venusian women could very well have up to a hundred legs and their bodies are probably transparent, being composed of silicons. She may have eyes at the back of her head, for all we knew, and therefore we should stop hoping to become the next James T. Kirk in the planetary fun house. [SOURCE 10]
