Interest in extraterrestrial phenomena and conspiracy theories involving UFOs and reptilians has been growing on Brazilian Telegram, especially in times of global uncertainty, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to address the research question: how are Brazilian conspiracy theory communities on UFO, universe, reptilians and creatures topics characterized and articulated on Telegram? It is worth noting that this study is part of a series of seven studies whose main objective is to understand and characterize Brazilian conspiracy theory communities on Telegram. This series of seven studies is openly and originally available on arXiv at Cornell University, applying a mirrored method across the seven studies, changing only the thematic object of analysis and providing investigation replicability, including with proprietary and authored codes, adding to the culture of free and open-source software. Regarding the main findings of this study, the following were observed: UFO communities act as gateways for theories about reptilians, connecting narratives of global control with extraterrestrial beings; Discussions about UFOs and the universe grew significantly during the Pandemic, reflecting a renewed interest in extraterrestrial phenomena; Reptilians remain a significant subculture within conspiracy theories, with a notable growth during the Pandemic; The thematic overlap between UFOs, reptilians and esotericism reveals a cohesive ecosystem of disinformation, making factual correction a challenge; UFO communities function as amplifiers of other conspiracy theories, connecting different themes and strengthening the disinformation network.

翻译：在巴西Telegram平台上，涉及UFO与爬虫人的外星现象及阴谋论话题关注度持续增长，这种现象在全球不确定性时期（如COVID-19大流行期间）尤为显著。因此，本研究旨在探讨以下研究问题：巴西Telegram平台上关于UFO、宇宙、爬虫人与生物主题的阴谋论社群具有何种特征与组织形态？需要说明的是，本研究隶属于七项系列研究的一部分，该系列研究的主要目标是系统理解并刻画巴西Telegram平台上的阴谋论社群。这七项系列研究已通过康奈尔大学arXiv平台公开首发，采用镜像研究方法贯穿全部七项研究，仅变更分析的主题对象，并提供可复现的调查流程（包括专有代码及作者编写代码），从而丰富自由开源软件的文化生态。本研究的主要发现包括：UFO社群充当了爬虫人理论的传播门户，将全球控制叙事与外星生命体相连接；关于UFO与宇宙的讨论在大流行期间显著增长，反映出对外星现象重新燃起的兴趣；爬虫人理论始终是阴谋论亚文化的重要组成部分，且在大流行期间呈现显著增长态势；UFO、爬虫人与神秘主义主题的重叠揭示了一个具有凝聚力的虚假信息生态系统，使事实核查工作面临挑战；UFO社群发挥着其他阴谋理论的放大器功能，通过连接不同主题强化了虚假信息传播网络。