Alien civilizations.

I don't know when it began, this has become a dream and adult fairy tale for most human beings.

With ultra-high-power radio telescopes, humans can observe the extreme starry sky that they have been able to observe so far.

It's just that there is a small space, a sea of stars, but there is no second civilization other than human beings.

Is this true?

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In 1961, on the top of a barren hill in California, USA, stood a lone building.

Very large array radio observatory, which is a subordinate agency of the National Space Administration.

On April 23, a phone call was made from here to NASA, which is far away in Washington, D.C., near Virginia and Maryland.

"What? What did you say? ”

"It has been confirmed that at 21:46 GMT, there was an impact on the far side of the Moon."

“What！？”

With his legs folded on the wide desk, NASA Director Warren Rodney subconsciously straightened up and leaned back on the wide and comfortable leather soft chair, put his legs on the ground, and the hand holding the phone was bulging because of the force.

"You say it again?"

"It's confirmed, sir, GMTT......

After double confirmation, Warren squinted at the female secretary who had just pushed the door in.

"Connect me to the Minister of Defense right away!"

"Yes, sir."

Twenty minutes later.

Then-US President John F. Kennedy, who had fallen asleep but was woken up, stared at the group of senior Pentagon officials standing in front of him in the Oval Office of the White House with bloodshot eyes.

"Isn't this a joke, gentlemen, you told me, 'A UFO hit the damn moon above our heads'? It's not April Fool's Day. ”

"Yes, Mr. President, the Pentagon has confirmed the incident – we can be sure that the UFO that hit the moon was definitely not a natural formation."

The Minister of Defense raised his eyebrows, and deep forehead lines appeared on his forehead.

"Also, Mr. President, I have some bad news to inform you that the Soviets may have begun to investigate this incident — the Soviets were in a better window of observation of the moon than we were at the time of the impact."

The entire Oval Office fell into an eerie silence at this remark.

Kennedy rolled his eyes helplessly.

“…… So? ”

"Mr. President, no matter what, we must get ahead of the Soviets, and whatever the hell it is that hits the moon, we can't let the Soviets get it before we – not even see!"

The speaker was one of the members of the White House think tank.

Kennedy was deeply entangled.

“…… What is the highest level of what can be done with our technical level? ”

After a moment of silence, the Minister of Defense spoke: "Mr. President, without significantly affecting the country's economy, we can barely send people to the moon in ten years." ”

"Ten years...... Is it? ”

Kennedy rested his elbows on the desk, his fingers pressed against his chin, his eyes narrowed slightly.

A few minutes later, Kennedy cracked open the corners of his mouth and laughed.

"Gentlemen, it seems that we are going to strive to perform the greatest feat in the history of mankind by the end of the sixties."