This article was published in the daily newspaper The Daily Mirror, London, U-K., on August 29, 2005.
Almost 80 per cent of us believe in aliens - and we think Nelson Mandela would best represent Earth in a close encounter.
One in 15 people think they have seen a UFO, with most sightings coming from the North West, according to the Science Museum in London. It will host a new exhibition, the Science of Aliens, from October.
ET was found to be women's all-time favourite sci-fi movie whereas most men preferred Star Wars.
