: After conventional weapons fail against the alien shields, Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) manages to down one of the smaller "attacker" ships and capture a pilot.
: David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), a satellite technician, discovers a hidden signal the aliens are using to coordinate their attack and alerts President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman). DГa de la Independencia 1
: On July 4th, Levinson and Hiller fly the captured ship into the alien mothership to upload a computer virus that disables the shields. This allows a global counterattack to succeed, led by President Whitmore's famous rallying speech. Alternative Meanings : After conventional weapons fail against the alien
: Massive, 15-mile-wide city-destroyer spaceships hover over major global cities, including Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. a satellite technician