Project Gutenberg 2021-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 189 Sackett, Samuel J. (Samuel John) 1928 2018 Sackett, S. J. (Samuel John) Sackett, Samuel John Sackett, Sam Sackett, S.J. The Missing Disclaimer $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company,$c1954. Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Missing Disclaimer" by Samuel J. Sackett is a short science fiction story likely written in the mid-20th century. The narrative centers on the implications of a missing legal disclaimer in a science fiction magazine, which inadvertently tips off an alien invader to the precarious nature of their operations on Earth. The story blends humor and intrigue, exploring themes of identity, deception, and the unexpected consequences of seemingly trivial details. The plot follows K-17, a Rigelian alien disguised as a human, who becomes alarmed after reading a story in "Atomic Science Stories" that parallels his own situation and hints at the existence of other Rigelian operatives on Earth. As he reads about a capture of a fellow Rigelian, K-17 grapples with the possibilities of human advancements in space travel being uncovered, leading to a crisis in security for his alien race. The tension escalates as he realizes the editorial oversight might expose their covert mission. The narrative culminates in subtle irony, reflecting on how a simple omission can unravel complex operations and lead to significant misunderstandings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210307071935sackett 1954 US Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction Science fiction -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 32358 2025-07-26T09:16:04.847193 text/html 8302 2024-10-18T16:29:08 text/html 246782 2025-07-26T09:16:06.548189 application/epub+zip 245620 2025-07-26T09:16:05.233196 application/epub+zip 57949 2025-07-26T09:16:05.023168 application/epub+zip 278092 2025-07-26T09:16:07.680188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271277 2025-07-26T09:16:06.344172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83461 2022-09-29T20:47:57.216271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26304 2025-07-26T09:16:04.742269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 6421 2024-10-18T16:29:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17875 2025-07-26T09:16:07.829199 application/rdf+xml 33552 2025-07-26T09:16:05.113176 image/jpeg 5327 2025-07-26T09:16:05.067163 image/jpeg 270851 2025-07-26T09:16:04.857176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia