Star Trek: 10 MORE Alien Encounters Before First Contact

For conspiracy theorists and amateur paranormal historians, the events in Roswell, New Mexico, have provided decades of material to analyse, discuss, and draw conclusions about. The prevailing thought is that big-eyed, long-fingered aliens crashed their flying saucer and that the U.S. Military covered it up.

How very close to correct they actually were.

Quark, Rom, and Nog (as well as a stowaway in the form of Odo), travel through time when their ship, Quark's Treasure, becomes a time machine (thanks a bunch, Cousin Gaila). The resulting events change human history forever and have brought hours of laughter to this writer since the episode Little Green Men aired in the 90s.

From soldiers slapping the sides of their heads to Quark threatening invasion from Marauder-type ships in orbit, the trip grows ever more ridiculous. The cover-up that takes place once the three Ferengi and one Changeling fly into a nuclear blast even corresponds with the official reports of the day. 

It was all a Weather balloon, ok? Nothing to see here.