Human resistance made the aliens willing to communicate

Archeologist Smith accidentally stumbles upon an ancient alien ship filled with treasures, along with the fatally injured, yet still alive, alien captain. Smith soon develops strange psychic abilities and keeps the alien as a prisoner in his lab, where he abducts other humans and performs bizarre experiments on them. One of the captives joins forces with the imprisoned alien captain to overthrow the crazed archeologist by summoning help from outer space

When a large alien spacecraft appears in the desert, a small group of clandestine government officials gather to investigate its motives. Lead scientist Dr. Wells, with the help of world class mathematician Gina, have translated a coded message inviting humans to board their ship. Unsure if it's safe, they await the arrival of highly decorated military strategist, General Huxley and the mysterious Mr. Cooper who will make contact with the alien visitors and assess their risk. They soon realize that everything is not as it seems.