THINK ABOUTIT’S ALIEN TYPE SUMMARY

Matrax

The Matrax are named in Santori’s Alien Races Book as a Delphinus-constellation visitor whose mere appearance is said to frighten humans — for reasons the source itself does not explain — and whose only other attested traits are a long visiting history and an unusually long lifespan. No height, no weight, no skin tone, no craft shape survives contact with the actual source material; even the “V-shaped” ship this page once described contradicts the one spacecraft detail that is documented, which describes their vessels as ovoid.

Name: Matrax

AKA: None documented

Location – Home System: The Delphinus constellation, near the star Sualocin — now known in mainstream astronomy as Alpha Delphini, part of a triple star system. Their homeworld is named Khadjaari, described as a “red planet.” Note: this is Alpha Delphini, not Beta Delphini (Rotanev), a separate star in the same constellation that the previous version of this page cited in error.

Distance from Earth: Undocumented in either source

Attitude: Not known to be aggressive, per the primary source; no further detail on temperament is given in either source

Motives: Undocumented — no reason for their visits to Earth is given in either source

Physical Appearance: The primary source gives no description at all, stating only that their appearance “creates fear in humans” without explaining why. A second source adds that they are tall, with a long skull and a “narrow thin face,” and otherwise describes them only in vague terms such as “impressive looking.” No height, weight, skin tone, or eye description is given in either source.

Average Height: Described only as “tall,” with no measurement given
Average Weight: Undocumented
Body Temperature: Undocumented
Pulse/Respiration: Undocumented
Blood Pressure: Undocumented
Life Expectancy: Up to 400 years
Hair: Undocumented
Skin: Undocumented
Eyes: Undocumented
Sex: No genders are mentioned in the primary source

Other Physical Information: A long skull and a narrow, thin face, per the secondary source

Special Traits and Abilities: Undocumented — no ability of any kind is attributed to the Matrax in either source

Communication Type: Undocumented

Origin: Sualocin (Alpha Delphini) system, Delphinus constellation; homeworld named Khadjaari

Life Form Type: Undocumented explicitly, though the described skull and facial features imply a humanoid form

Subspecies: None documented

Most Common Species: Undocumented

Level of Species: Undocumented

Habits: Undocumented beyond a long history of visiting Earth (see Witnesses Reports)

Transportation Type: Ovoid-shaped spacecraft, per the secondary source — directly contradicting the “V-shaped” craft previously described on this page

Witnesses Reports: The primary source states the Matrax have visited Earth for at least 4,000 years and were sighted frequently in the 19th century, without explaining how this was determined. It further states they established two Earth bases — one roughly 3,000 years ago and an earlier one roughly 6,000 years ago — without giving locations for either. Their most recent reported sighting was in November 1996 near Marseille, France, with no further detail provided.

Special Features/Characteristics: Their mere appearance is said to provoke fear in human observers, for reasons the source does not explain. They are also described as part of “the Galactic Federation of Worlds,” though their role within it is not stated.

Summary/Description: The Matrax are a minimally documented species attested through two secondary compilations. The primary source places their origin near the star Sualocin (Alpha Delphini) in the Delphinus constellation, credits them with a 4,000-year history of visiting Earth and two ancient Earth bases, and states — without elaboration — that their appearance frightens humans and that they are not known to be aggressive. A second source adds a vague physical description (tall, long-skulled, thin-faced), a named homeworld (Khadjaari), membership in the Galactic Federation of Worlds, and ovoid spacecraft. Neither source supports the detailed biometric profile, named abilities, subspecies, or “V-shaped” craft previously presented on this page.

Source: Santori, Alien Races Book (ARB), 2011, p. 70; Elena Danaan, A Gift from the Stars, 2020, pp. 142–143 — both as presented and cross-referenced in Jake Muller, A Guide to ETs/Star Nations and Beings (M–Z), Vol. 2, 2024, pp. 47–49.

Related Cases: None documented. Note: the claim that this species inspired the aliens of the film Independence Day belongs to a separate, unrelated archive entry (the Negumak/Gnomopo) and has been removed from this page, where it did not belong.

DETAILED REPORT

The Matrax entry rests on two secondary compilations, neither of which offers much to work with. Santori’s Alien Races Book places their origin near the star Sualocin, in the constellation Delphinus, and credits them with a visiting history stretching back at least 4,000 years, with especially frequent sightings noted in the 19th century. The ARB further states that the Matrax established two bases on Earth — one roughly 3,000 years ago and an earlier one roughly 6,000 years ago — without specifying where either was located, and records their most recent known sighting as having occurred in November 1996 near Marseille, France, again without further detail. The ARB gives no physical description whatsoever, stating only that the Matrax’s appearance “creates fear in humans” without offering any explanation for why that might be so, and adds that they are not known to be aggressive and that no genders are mentioned for them. Their lifespan is given as up to 400 years.

A second source, contactee-author Elena Danaan, repeats much of the ARB’s material without crediting Santori, but does add a small amount of new detail: she identifies the Sualocin system by its modern designation, Alpha Delphini, describing it as a triple star system, and names the Matrax homeworld as Khadjaari, a “red planet.” She offers a sparse physical description — tall, with a long skull and a narrow, thin face — along with vaguer characterizations such as “impressive looking.” She states that the Matrax are part of the Galactic Federation of Worlds, without specifying their role, and describes their spacecraft as ovoid in shape.

No named human witness, sighting report beyond the 1996 Marseille reference, or documentary evidence is offered by either source for any of these claims.

RESEARCHER’S NOTES

The Matrax — Marseille 1996 and a Case Study in Thin-Source Inflation

Classification Correction: This entry previously carried a full biometric panel (8.2–9.8 ft height, 350–450 lbs, precise body temperature, pulse, and blood pressure figures), named abilities (“Molecular Phase-Shifting,” “Kinetic Precognition”), named subspecies (“Aegis” and “Arbiter” castes), a species tier (“Level V”), obsidian-black skin and eyes, and a home system at “Beta Delphini.” None of this appears in either source, and the home system is a documented error: the sources place the Matrax near Sualocin (Alpha Delphini), not Rotanev (Beta Delphini), a different star in the same constellation. All fabricated detail has been removed and replaced with “Undocumented,” and the star has been corrected.
Source Chain Assessment: The ARB provides no physical description at all and no explanation for its central claim that the Matrax’s appearance frightens humans. Danaan’s account repeats the ARB’s material largely uncredited and adds only a handful of vague details. Neither source should be treated as more than a thin, unverified secondary compilation, and the near-total absence of physical description in the primary source is itself notable — it leaves almost nothing for a legitimate physical profile to be built from.
Pattern Context / Comparative Cases: This entry is a clear case of thin-source inflation, the same pattern identified elsewhere in this archive (compare: Mammalian Humanoid) — a handful of vague, uncorroborated lines expanded into a fully quantified species profile. The previously listed “Independence Day” Hollywood-inspiration claim is a distinct and separate error: that detail is documented elsewhere in the source material, but for an entirely different species (the Negumak/Gnomopo), and had simply been misattributed to the Matrax.
Physical Evidence / Evidentiary Weight: No named witness, military record, or documentary source is cited for the claimed 4,000-year visiting history, the two ancient Earth bases, or the 1996 Marseille sighting. All of it rests on the ARB’s uncorroborated assertion, with no indication of how any of these dates or details were established.

Very little can honestly be said about the Matrax: a name, a constellation, a claim that their appearance is somehow frightening, a long but undetailed visiting history, and a single, vague physical impression from a second, uncredited source. Everything more specific than that — the biometrics, the abilities, the ship shape, even the home star — was either invented outright or borrowed from an unrelated entry.