How Would You React If An Alien Spaceship Showed Up in Earth Orbit?

Let’s imagine an alien spaceship parked itself in orbit within view of the International Space Station. Let’s also assume the aliens announce themselves by transmitting television signals to every nation on Earth. We’ll also assume they have the technology to use the appropriate Earth language for each nation. How soon would everyone on Earth know about the alien visitors? I’d guess 99.9% of Earthlings would know within an hour with our current technology. How would you react? Like the Moon landing or 9/11, I picture everyone glued to their TVs for days. But in the days following the big event, how would you really react? Do you think alien visitors would drastically change our global society? If the alien spaceship never lands because they worry about our microbes infecting them, or they worry about their microbes infecting Earth, will the event ever feel that real? We’ve consumed countless stories about alien visitors. Have science fiction books and movies prepared us for every…