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A taskmaster of a scientist, Dr. Burroughs (Edgar Stehli) is disdainful of a son who doesn't have the same passion for science that he has. While out on the ocean with a small crew of five, an object that looks like a meteor falls into the sea, and in his typical zeal for investigating, Burroughs wants his diver Chandler (Simon Ludwig) to check it out. Chandler, already anxious to get back to port, refuses. So, in order to live up to his father's expectations, Roy (William Eythe) volunteers and goes into the water to see what it was. When he returns, it soon becomes evident that it's not the same Roy who surfaces, as the alien that possesses Roy's body kills Captain McQueen (Farrell Pelly) and Roy's fiancée Laura (an unglamorous Eva Gabor) and throws Chandler overboard. While declaring that "You Earth people are such simple creatures", the alien states his mission of preparing for future arrivals to take over the planet. Dr. Burroughs, realizing that the end for him is near, decides to unleash a poison gas stowed aboard the boat that was used sparingly for his experiments. His sacrifice saves the day for Earth, as he and the alien creature both perish. Although one would have to assume that a future alien invasion would be thwarted by the death of a single creature serving as an advance scout.