The Visitors

The Visitors refers to a series of poorly documented phenomenon, encounters from before and during the of humanoid beings masquerading as members or affiliates of the . These encounters were rumored to often precede planetary Covenant invasions. Due to a lack of reliable evidence, recollections were dismissed as baseless rumors or other explainable phenomenon.
Limited investigations by Naval Intelligence failed to find convincing proof of the humanoid alien described. After the conflict and the appearance of the , rumors developed into stories of genetically-modified and saboteur units accompanied by unorthodox officers.