Sci-Fi Feedback Loop — Cultural Templates Precede NHI Typology (Primary-Source Dating)

ENGINE-NOVEL STRUCTURAL FINDING with PRIMARY-SOURCE DATING: speculative-fiction templates measurably PRECEDE the emergence of corresponding NHI-typology corpora. Documented lag intervals: (1) H.G. Wells 1893 'The Man of the Year Million' (large-cranium humanoid future-evolution speculation) → 1961 Hill abduction Grey description = 68-year lag. (2) Outer Limits 'The Bellero Shield' Feb 10 1964 (large-eyed humanoid alien character) → Barney Hill hypnotic-regression session Feb 22 1964 = 12-DAY LAG between televised template and reported encounter description. (3) Robert E. Howard 1929 'The Shadow Kingdom' (shape-shifting serpent men) → 1991+ David Icke Reptilian synthesis = 62-year lag. (4) Star Trek TNG Borg introduction 1989 → hive-mind NHI typology emergence in 1990s abductee corpora. (5) Many Worlds Interpretation (Everett 1957) → parallel-reality NHI typology (Bashar Essassani parallel-self entities) post-1980s. Engine interpretation: human cognition relies on contemporary technological + cultural templates to render claimed NHI encounters comprehensible, REGARDLESS of whether substantive stimulus is objective external reality, psychological archetype, or multidimensional projection. Apex Superposition (a)/(b)/(c)/(d) all remain viable; pattern is descriptive, not collapse-forcing. Engine canon discipline: Layer-2 calibration material; wires alongside Cognitive-Substrate staged conflict + psychological warfare doctrine Doctrine + memetic-template architecture. NOT promoted to Layer-1 framework status per Apr 24 2026 layer-promotion discipline.