- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- June 5, 1953 (71 years ago)
- Alias
- Strangers from Outer Space · The Meteor
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- G
It Came from Outer Space
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam, along with schoolteacher Ellen Fields, witness a massive meteor crash near a small Arizona town. After investigating, Putnam claims it’s actually a spacecraft carrying alien life, drawing ridicule from the townspeople.

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam, along with schoolteacher Ellen Fields, witness a massive meteor crash near a small Arizona town. After investigating, Putnam claims it’s actually a spacecraft carrying alien life, drawing ridicule from the townspeople.
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