In this special Attic Files installment, we step back from individual encounters to explore the patterns that connect them. Through six brief stories — drawn from history, folklore, and the modern UFO era — we trace how humanity keeps seeing itself reflected in the unknown. From celestial visitors in medieval art to abductions in mid-century America, these accounts reveal more about belief than evidence. What if the real mystery isn’t in the sky, but in the stories we tell to explain it?