The Z's are not a single entity but a council of 88 beings — some with past human incarnations, some galactically oriented toward Andromeda and Sirius. They describe themselves as a consciousness library bridging Earth and galactic knowledge, and they told Harris almost 30 years ago that humans are hybrid beings far more connected to the galaxy than they've been told. Recent UAP disclosures, Harris says, are making that claim feel less far-fetched.