On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. When you wake up in your cot, your military learned that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species.
Attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere.
The missiles didn't work, the alien attack is imminent.
Hiding under your bed gives you peace to help calm your mind, but you know in your heart that the attack is coming and you have to be ready for it.
Meanwhile...David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. With the help of David, a white house staffer on base, Constance Spano, and his father Julius, they gain access to the oval office to watn President Thomas J. Whitmore of the impending attack.The President is convinced of the danger and immediately orders large-scale evacuations of the targeted U.S. cities, but the aliens attack with advanced directed energy weapons before the evacuations can be completed. The president, his young daughter, portions of his staff, Constance and the Levinsons narrowly escape aboard Air Force One as a destroyer lays waste to Washington D.C. New York City and Los Angeles are both destroyed in the same manner, leaving millions dead.
On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack; the Black Knights, a squadron of Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets from El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, participate in an assault on the destroyer that has devastated the city of Los Angeles. You are an ace pilot alongside Captain Steven Hiller in this counterattack. Your weapons fail to penetrate the craft's force field, and it responds by releasing scores of smaller "attacker" ships which are similarly shielded and armed with high-energy torpedoes. A one-sided dogfight ensues.
You keep firing all your ammunition but the alien force field holds strong. A stray laser beam from an alien fighter ship catches your wing and you're forced to head back to base.
You see Captain Hiller Lure a fighter into the Grand Canyon and follow him as the fighter is bearing down on the brave young captain. you try to fire and get the enemy attention but to no avail. Just as you think the fighter is about to overtake Captain Hiller, he deploys the landing chute for his jet and it drapes across the alien craft, temporarily disorienting the pilot. Captain Hiller ejects from his jet. The alien crashes into the top of the canyon wall and lands in the desert. Captain Hiller parachutes to a landing close by and angrily marches over to find and confront whatever life form is in the alien craft. The door to the alien fighter craft pops open and a very bizarre looking creature with tentacles appears. Captain Hiller delivers a right cross and knocks the creature out, saying "Welcome to Earth!!" He sits down and smokes a victory cigar.
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