According to some New Agers The Ashtar Command as a divine inter-stellar organization . They teach that it is the airborne division of the Great White Brotherhood of Light, under the direction of Commander Ashtar and Lady Master Athena and the guidance of Lord Sananda and his twin flame Lady Master Nada Nanda. The Great White Brotherhood is made up of Ascended Masters, great Cosmic Beings, the Ashtar Command, and the Angelic Commands, all serving God and the Divine Plan. Composed of millions of starships and personnel from many civilizations, the Ashtar Comand is here to assist Earth and humanity through the current cycle of planetary cleansing. . Its members, both those in spirit and those in embodiment are all master level healers.

Group that committed suicide when comet Hale-Bopp was near earth, believing that the proximity of the comet indicated the time for the arrival of at spacecraft from the Level Above Human to take them home to "Their World."

The Raelian movement believes that humanity was created by extraterrestrials who contacted their founder with a revelation.