Germany: No preparations made in case of alien landing

BERLIN � The German government said it has made no preparations for the possibility aliens might land in the country.

In a response to questions from opposition Green Party lawmaker Dieter Janecek, the government said �there are no protocols or plans for a possible first contact with alien life.�

Justifying that stance, the government added it believes �a first contact on German territory is extremely unlikely, based on today�s scientific knowledge.� Janecek linked the government�s responses to a media article Saturday.

Separately, German news agency dpa reported Saturday the classic children�s book �The Little Prince� has been translated into Klingon � the fictitious language of the eponymous space race in the science fiction franchise �Star Trek.�

Dpa quoted Saarbruecken-based translator Lieven L. Litaer as saying the book, titled �ta�puq mach,� will be published in October.