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Originally Posted by Bicorn
Specifically they're the book's version of what UFO enthusiasts like to call "Nordics".
(Similarly, Alphans are loosely based on Greys; I think Metarans aren't based on anything from "real" UFO lore but just on bug-eyed movie monsters. Reptoids are suspiciously absent.)
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The Metarans look a bit to me like the alien invaders from the old
War of the Worlds TV show, though they obviously are not a straight lift.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of...lds_(TV_series)