
Basedinthenearfuture-whereasupersecretmilitaryorganizationSHADO(SupremeHeadquartersAlienDefenseOrganization)becomesoperational.Itspurpose,todefendEarthfromanAlienrace,whichhasbeenabductinghumansfromallcornersoftheplanetfordecades.SHADO’scoverisaLondonmoviestudiowheretheirmainheadquartersarehiddendeepbelowthesurface.SHADO,runbytheextremelydedicated";StudioMogul";andSHADOCommanderEdStrakerhasacadreofcrackoperativeswithanarsenalofcuttingedgefuturisticweaponssystemsandhiddenbasesonearthandbeyond.UFOisthefirstinatrilogyoftent-polemoviesbasedonthe1970’scultTVshow,UFO,createdbyGerryAnderson.
