“Hey! They're really out there.”— In-game description
Alien Ship is a special encounter in Fallout.
Overview[]
The encounter consists of a crashed flying saucer and two aliens, one that carries a special alien blaster and another with the fuzzy painting. There is no way to get inside the ship.
Behind the scenes[]
The flying saucer says "Property of Area 51, return if found" on it. Area 51 is a military base in the Nevada desert in the USA, which conspiracy theorists believe the United States government uses to conduct experiments on aliens and alien technology.