For decades, researcher and filmmaker L.A. Marzulli has sounded the alarm that the growing fascination with UFOs is far more than a scientific mystery.
Now, after what he says may have been his fifth personal UFO encounter, he is urging Christians to recognize the phenomenon for what he believes it ultimately represents: a coming spiritual deception.
Speaking in a recent video, Marzulli didn’t mince words.
“UFOs are real, burgeoning, not going away. This is the coming great deception,” he said.
Marzulli recounted filming an unexplained object while standing outside with his wife, Peggy. The silent object appeared to drift, briefly change direction and eventually disappear from sight.
“We have an object, folks. And I don’t know what this is,” Marzulli said while recording the sighting. “There doesn’t seem to be any sound at all.”
Although he acknowledged the object could have had a conventional explanation, he said its unusual movement prompted him to classify it as what researchers call a possible “Close Encounter of the First Kind.”
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The latest incident joins what Marzulli says are four previous unexplained encounters stretching back to his childhood. He recalled seeing a metallic craft while attending summer camp in Maryland at age 12.
“We looked at it for 15 to 20 seconds… and it just went up in the air. It was gone,” he said.
He also described mysterious lights seen in California, Oklahoma and Florida, including one encounter in which he says an unexplained light disappeared immediately after he and Peggy began praying.
“We need to start to pray,” Peggy told him, according to Marzulli. “The moment we started to pray… the light just took off and was gone.”
Throughout the discussion, Marzulli repeatedly stressed that he does not seek paranormal experiences.
“I don’t go out looking for these things. I really don’t,” he said.
Instead, he encouraged believers to respond spiritually rather than with fascination, repeating a phrase he says the Lord impressed upon him years ago:
“Rebuke first, ask questions later.”
Marzulli also challenged the increasingly popular narrative that alleged extraterrestrials are benevolent visitors.
“If they’re so wise and benevolent… why abduct children at five and six years old? Why implant them?” he asked while referencing years of research into alleged abduction cases.
Scripture repeatedly warns believers to exercise discernment in the last days. Jesus cautioned that deception would dramatically increase before His return (Matt. 24:4-5), while the apostle Paul warned that Satan himself “masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14).
As conversations surrounding UFO disclosure continue to move into the mainstream, we are called not to fear sensational headlines or chase mysterious phenomena, but to remain firmly anchored in God’s Word, test every spirit (1 John 4:1), and keep our eyes fixed on Christ rather than signs and wonders that could ultimately lead many astray.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
