Spielberg, who filmed part of his 2005 take on the alien-invasion story “ War of the Worlds ” in New Jersey, is also known for his 1977 UFO-arrival classic “ Close Encounters of the Third Kind ,” ...

The award-winning director is reportedly working on a UFO sci-fi film with the code name “Non-View,” and working title of ...

Steven Spielberg was allowed to re-cut 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' in 1980, but only if Columbia Pictures could get a shot inside the alien spaceship.