1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,040 The top of the hill just glowed. 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:08,640 Tonight, the final chapter in my hunt for extraterrestrials. 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:09,840 Watch out. 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,720 Our experiment to collect particles from the edge of space 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,280 returns to Earth. 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:15,480 There it is right there. 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,120 And we may have brought back a galactic hitchhiker. 8 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,320 What is that? 9 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:20,920 This thing probably has never been seen 10 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,160 in the history of Martin before. 11 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,720 After spanning the globe, I returned to the US 12 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,200 to investigate a sighting that has locals. 13 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,600 Running for the hills. 14 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,000 Oh, right there. 15 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,240 A big light. 16 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,240 And I'll go west to take on the most infamous UFO case 17 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,640 in history. 18 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,840 Welcome to Roswell Army Airfield. 19 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,280 This is where the conspiracy started. 20 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,720 The memo tells us there's been alien visitation. 21 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:47,720 It's a smoking gun. 22 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,920 Absolutely. 23 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,720 Then my evidence from around the world is put to the test. 24 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:55,760 So what is it? 25 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,560 What will the world be like? 26 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,280 What will the final verdict be? 27 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,760 Up here. 28 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:02,560 Yeah. 29 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,880 How did you see that? 30 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,760 My name is Josh Gates. 31 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,840 I've traveled to more than 100 countries 32 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,920 exploring age-old legends. 33 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:12,720 Oh, wow. 34 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:13,520 Look at this. 35 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,760 And now I'm tackling mankind's greatest question. 36 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,680 Are we alone in the universe? 37 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,040 Join me on a global quest for answers. 38 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:24,720 Way. 39 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:25,520 There she goes. 40 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,040 And an investigation that is out of this world. 41 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:30,720 Oh, right there. 42 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,840 This is Expedition Unknown, Hunt for Extraterrestrials. 43 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,920 Are we alone in the universe? 44 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,960 It's something we've all wondered. 45 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:44,720 Dreaming of life on other planets 46 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,760 is an experience that all of humanity shares. 47 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,440 Just by sheer number, there has to be life out there. 48 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,040 The search for extraterrestrial life 49 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,120 is advancing by leaps and bounds, 50 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,760 all while mysterious sightings of UFOs 51 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,520 are being reported across the globe. 52 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,520 In my quest to find out how close we are to proving 53 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:10,440 the existence of alien life, I've traveled to four continents. 54 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,840 And now, in a field outside of Sheffield, England, 55 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,600 I've joined forces with Professor Milton Wainwright, who's 56 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:21,040 testing a bold theory that alien life might already be 57 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,720 floating just above planet Earth. 58 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,280 What we're looking for is evidence 59 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,320 towards the theory that life came from space. 60 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,040 So if it came in then, it should be coming in now. 61 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,200 Milton and his team are launching a large balloon 62 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,800 to the edge of the atmosphere. 63 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:36,600 Way. 64 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:37,520 There she goes. 65 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,240 The experiment is straightforward. 66 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,880 Wainwright's balloon will attempt 67 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,400 to capture organic particles from the edge of the atmosphere. 68 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,440 No organic particles will be able to capture 69 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,800 the organic material from Earth could get blown this high up. 70 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,960 So if any particles are lurking there, 71 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,320 it must have fallen in from space. 72 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,040 And if even one such extraterrestrial particle 73 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,280 can be confirmed, it means that life exists beyond Earth. 74 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,200 We need to chase this thing down. 75 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,240 Sorry, the whole system's gone. 76 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:05,200 That's gone. Back to the car. 77 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:06,080 OK, let's do it. Come on. 78 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,560 Let's go find this thing. 79 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,040 We use GPS trackers to follow the balloon's path. 80 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,040 Look at that! 81 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,120 I mean, it looks like it's almost in space. 82 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,840 So it says, door opened, and it's collecting particles, hopefully. 83 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,240 It is. 84 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:21,840 Go science. 85 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,360 With the samples collected, the balloon bursts. 86 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,120 And the experiment falls back to Earth for recovery. 87 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,560 Now we're on a race to find the box 88 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,400 and get it to the lab as soon as possible. 89 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,960 This is just about to land ahead of us, I think. 90 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,360 Touchdown, punch and chew it. 91 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,120 There it is! 92 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,120 There it is, right there! 93 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,120 Let's have a grab. 94 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,120 Here you go. 95 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,120 In one piece. 96 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,120 Looks pretty in one piece. 97 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Hard to believe that this thing was a few minutes ago. 98 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,120 100,000 feet up. 99 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,120 That's right. Still feels quite cold to me. 100 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,120 It does. It feels like a freezer box. 101 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,120 We keep this closed. 102 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,120 Yes, we make sure the samples are well protected. 103 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,120 We're going to get back in our chase down vehicles 104 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,120 and meet back up with Professor Wainwright 105 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,120 and get these analyzed in the lab. 106 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,120 All right. To the edge of space and back. 107 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,120 OK, let's do it, guys. Come on. 108 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,120 We quickly haul the box into the truck 109 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,120 and steer toward Professor Wainwright's lab 110 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,120 at the University of Sheffield. 111 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,120 Inside the high-tech facility, 112 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,120 the box is taken away to be prepped. 113 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,120 While we have to scrub down our gear and ourselves 114 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,120 for a trip inside a clean room. 115 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,120 Any particles that we bring in from the outside 116 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,120 can contaminate the samples, 117 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,120 so we wipe down the equipment and wrap ourselves 118 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,120 in sterile gowns and gloves. 119 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,120 I'm a lunch lady. 120 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,120 Wow, look at this. 121 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,120 This is clean. This is the clean room, yeah. 122 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,120 Once we're allowed to set foot in the lab, 123 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,120 we sit down in front of Professor Wainwright's 124 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,120 scanning electron microscope, 125 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,120 which can image objects smaller than 1-1-hundredth 126 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,120 the diameter of a human hair. 127 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,120 All right, these are the stubs that we exposed 128 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,120 in the stratosphere. 129 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,120 The microscope takes a few minutes to work. 130 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,120 Based on how we're dressed, I feel like we're waiting for a baby. 131 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,120 That's right. 132 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,120 There's a real waiting room vibe here at the hospital. 133 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,120 Professor Wainwright has only conducted a handful of tests like this 134 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,120 and has received promising results on each occasion. 135 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,120 We're hoping to get a significant result today, 136 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,120 since this is the first time this experiment 137 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,120 is being documented on camera. 138 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,120 It's a bit like waiting for images from the moon. 139 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,120 Exactly. 140 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,120 The team moves the camera on the electron microscope 141 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,120 around the edge of the sample tray we sent to space, 142 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,120 looking for any particles that might have become attached. 143 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,120 Finally, the microscope gets a hit. 144 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,120 Oh, what's that? You see that? 145 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,120 A little guy? 146 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,120 Definitely an instance. 147 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,120 Yeah, OK, we've hit something. 148 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,120 What is it? 149 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,120 We don't know what it is until we get closer and closer. 150 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,120 It's getting a kind of a biological shape about it. 151 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,120 Wow, this is looking interesting. 152 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,120 Yes! 153 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,120 You can see I'm getting excited here, right? 154 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,120 So what is that? 155 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,120 This thing probably has never been seen in the history of man before. 156 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,120 I think we're allowed to get excited. 157 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,120 Yes, absolutely. 158 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,120 If that does prove out to be something that's organic, 159 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,120 not terrestrial, you're talking about... 160 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,120 Life from space. 161 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,120 What is that? 162 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,120 That's amazing. 163 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,120 Look at that. 164 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:03,120 What is that? 165 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,120 That certainly looks biological, I think. 166 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,120 It's about 20 microns in size. 167 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,120 Is that small enough that it could have been set up from the planet's surface? 168 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,120 No, this is four or five times too big. 169 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,120 This did not come from Earth. 170 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,120 If it's biological and it's not from the planet's surface, 171 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,120 then that's extraterrestrial? 172 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,120 Well, what else can it be? 173 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,120 Wait, do we just find it extraterrestrial? 174 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,120 Is that what you're saying? 175 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,120 Well, if it isn't, I don't know the answer to what it is. 176 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,120 I might be looking at extraterrestrial life here. 177 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,120 That's crazy. 178 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,120 That's completely insane. 179 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,120 I feel like running to a phone booth to call the news wires. 180 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,120 But before that happens, the find needs to be verified. 181 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,120 If this turns out to be what it looks like, 182 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,120 this changes everything. 183 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,120 It's a paradigm shift, OK? 184 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Yeah. 185 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,120 It means that there's life in the cosmos. 186 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,120 We are not alone. 187 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,120 Dr. Wainwright's tests are making headlines around the world. 188 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,120 Skeptics are convinced that the particles, 189 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,120 like the one we found, must be from Earth. 190 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,120 Others are applauding his work and rushing to repeat and verify the results. 191 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:17,120 Time will tell, but Professor Wainwright seems certain 192 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,120 that the particle we're staring at is from a galaxy far, far away. 193 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,120 While the scientific community continues to study Dr. Wainwright's findings, 194 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,120 I'm not going to stop investigating. 195 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:43,120 Back in the States, I'm turning my attention to the single most famous UFO case in human history, 196 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,120 the 70th anniversary of Roswell, 197 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,120 where I hope to use new technology 198 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,120 to make a break in the infamous cold case. 199 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:55,120 But with a few days before the festivities kick off, 200 00:08:55,120 --> 00:09:00,120 I'm making a pit stop to investigate a UFO sighting that happened yesterday. 201 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,120 Literally. 202 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:13,120 I arrived to meet a renowned UFO investigator at the state line bar 203 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,120 on the border Arkansas shares with Oklahoma. 204 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:20,120 And when I say on the border, I mean on the border. 205 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,120 How you doing? 206 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:23,120 All right, how are you today? 207 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,120 I'm great, thanks. 208 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:25,120 What can I get you? 209 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,120 Well, I'm driving. 210 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,120 You got a root beer back there? 211 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,120 Yeah. 212 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,120 I'll take it. 213 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:34,120 I sit and drink my root beer in Oklahoma until Chase Kletzky walks in from Arkansas. 214 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,120 Josh? 215 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,120 Hey, I'm in Oklahoma. 216 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:38,120 Come on over. 217 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,120 Chase is the director of the special assignment team 218 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,120 for the oldest and largest UFO case in the world. 219 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,120 First of all, what does MOFON stand for? 220 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,120 MOFON stands for the Mutual UFO Network. 221 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,120 And what separates MOFON from other reporting centers 222 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,120 is that we have investigators. 223 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,120 We have over 4,000 members and investigators all over the world 224 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,120 ready to put boots on the ground. 225 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:58,120 And what's your specific background? 226 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,120 I'm a biomechanics engineer for the Department of Defense. 227 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,120 I'm actually a master trainer, master instructor. 228 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,120 Wow. 229 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,120 So you have a really legit background in the end of this. 230 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,120 So what are we doing here? 231 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:12,120 We're doing a research and research and research and research and research 232 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,120 and research and research and research and research and research and research. 233 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,120 So what are we doing here? 234 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,120 What's brought you and me now to the Oklahoma-Arkansas border? 235 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,120 A really great case has just come in. 236 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:25,120 It's a couple that had a very strange event happen on their property. 237 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,120 It's not far from here. 238 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,120 Has anyone been out there to check it out? 239 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,120 We're going to be the first. 240 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,120 Well, let's get out there. 241 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:31,120 I'm ready. 242 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,120 Come on, I have to you. 243 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,120 We leave Oklahoma and climb back into the Jeep in Arkansas. 244 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,120 Josh, before we leave, we have to get you an official MOFON uniform. 245 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,120 Yes. 246 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,120 I'm Aldrin Scully. 247 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:43,120 Let's go. 248 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:48,120 The truth is out there. 249 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,120 Here we go. 250 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:57,120 Our destination is two hours into the mountains where a family claims to have seen dramatic 251 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:02,120 lights hovering in the sky. 252 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:06,120 We finally arrive at the Board Camp Crystal Mine to meet the Murphy family. 253 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,120 How are you doing? 254 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:08,120 Oh, Josh. 255 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:14,120 This is Cheryl and their son Josh, who walk us down to the location of their sighting. 256 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,120 This is it. 257 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:16,120 This is it. 258 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:21,120 We were standing right here. 259 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:27,120 We were watching out this area here and we were seeing little glows of light. 260 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:32,120 Then the top of the hill just glowed. 261 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:36,120 I mean the brightest glow you've ever seen. 262 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:43,120 And just a couple of seconds later, we saw three beams of light, two together, one off 263 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:47,120 to the side, but they were flat right across the top. 264 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:52,120 They went up, just quit. 265 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,120 All three of you saw this? 266 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,120 Yes, absolutely. 267 00:11:55,120 --> 00:12:01,120 Our first impression was it looks like a spotlight, but how can a spotlight be out in the middle 268 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,120 of the night when there's virtually nothing behind it? 269 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,120 There's really no homes, no driveways, no roads. 270 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,120 Okay. 271 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,120 We would love answers. 272 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,120 Yes. 273 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:19,120 The lights have been seen on several different occasions all around the same time of night. 274 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:29,120 So when the sun sets, Chase and I hike to the scene to try to see the evidence ourselves. 275 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,120 Okay, so the site's back this way. 276 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,120 We have a totally unobstructed view. 277 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:39,120 By the way, it's about the same time as it was when they had their experience. 278 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,120 About that time? 279 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,120 It's about that time. 280 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,120 Okay, let's go dark here. 281 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:46,120 Okay. 282 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,120 Okay, and see what we see. 283 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,120 Ooh, ooh, ooh. 284 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,120 I just saw something. 285 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,120 Ooh, ooh, ooh. 286 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,120 Right there. 287 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,120 What is that? 288 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,120 There. 289 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:12,120 See it? 290 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,120 That little sparkle? 291 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:14,120 Yes. 292 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,120 Firefly? 293 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,120 I believe that is a firefly. 294 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:22,120 I mean, those are quick flashes of light. 295 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,120 Any chance that's what they're seeing? 296 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:25,120 I don't think so. 297 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,120 They would see these all the time. 298 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,120 And what they're describing is significantly bigger, 299 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,120 and the light seemed to last for longer, right? 300 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,120 Absolutely. 301 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:41,120 We leave the fireflies alone and decide to survey the edges of the area where the sighting occurred. 302 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:48,120 Is it common to get a report like these folks are saying that not only do they see lights, 303 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,120 but that they're seeing them night after night after night? 304 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:56,120 Historically, this area has hundreds of UFO reports. 305 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,120 There's actually accounts in this area that go back? 306 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,120 Absolutely. 307 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,120 Josh, what is that? 308 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,120 What is what? 309 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:16,120 It was just, you see with this big bunch of trees. 310 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:17,120 Oh, right there? 311 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,120 Yes. 312 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,120 Wait, what the f*** is that? 313 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,120 A big light. 314 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,120 Yes. 315 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,120 Cruised right through here. 316 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,120 Guys, can we get a camera over here? 317 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:26,120 Okay, so right in here. 318 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:27,120 Left to right, right in there. 319 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,120 You see it? 320 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,120 See it? See it? 321 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,120 Yeah, yeah, yeah, right here. 322 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,120 You got it? 323 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,120 Yeah. 324 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:38,120 You got it? 325 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,120 Yeah, yeah, yeah, look. 326 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,120 It's gone. 327 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,120 It's gone. 328 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,120 But there was like a good light there. 329 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Yeah. 330 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,120 Okay, that's crazy. 331 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,120 I don't know what that was. 332 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,120 Chase, what was that? 333 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:58,120 I can tell you what it wasn't. 334 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,120 It was not a firefly. 335 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,120 It was like a pig. 336 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,120 No, it was so different, it caught my eye. 337 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,120 Right, it was like a ball of light. 338 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:09,120 Yeah, almost was exactly what they reported seeing. 339 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,120 Right. 340 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,120 We probably should do a little more canvassing. 341 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,120 See if it shows up again. 342 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,120 Yeah. 343 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:20,120 Eyes to the sky, everybody. 344 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:21,120 Keep looking up. 345 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,120 We investigate for the rest of the night. 346 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,120 Whatever caught our eye doesn't show itself again. 347 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,120 Two questions linger. 348 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,120 Did we actually get a glimpse of what the Murphy saw last night? 349 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,120 And if so, what is it? 350 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,120 It's like trying to figure out what the Murphy saw last night. 351 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,120 And if so, what is it? 352 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,120 It's like trying to figure out what the Murphy saw last night. 353 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,120 What is it? 354 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,120 It's like trying to put together a puzzle, 355 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,120 but you don't actually know what the shape of the puzzle is 356 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,120 meant to be. 357 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,120 That's the fun part for us is getting out here, 358 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,120 because one day we're hoping to see what that picture looks like. 359 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,120 Right, see what it all really means. 360 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:03,120 Yes. 361 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,120 As the sun comes back up, Chase has a working file 362 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,120 on the Murphy's sighting to bring back to Mufon. 363 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:17,120 And we have our video to analyze to see if this case can be put to rest. 364 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,120 Or whether the flying objects seen here remain unidentified. 365 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,120 And speaking of unidentified, I'm heading west, 366 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:30,120 where I'm planning on using new technology and techniques 367 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:34,120 to shed light on the most infamous UFO case in history. 368 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,120 In the first week of July, 1947, 369 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:44,120 a craft of unknown origin wrecks on a ranch outside of Roswell, New Mexico. 370 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,120 Officials from the Air Force step in and seal off the site, 371 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,120 first claiming there's a downed saucer, 372 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,120 and then suddenly, just a weather balloon. 373 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,120 And now, exactly 70 years later to the day, 374 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,120 people are still fiercely debating what really happened here. 375 00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:08,120 Also, they're throwing one hell of a party. 376 00:17:09,120 --> 00:17:12,120 It is impossible to do an investigation about extraterrestrials 377 00:17:12,120 --> 00:17:15,120 and not come to Roswell, New Mexico. 378 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:21,120 After all, this is the most famous, the most iconic close encounter story in the world. 379 00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:26,120 And to the people here in town, well, it's not just seen as a historic intergalactic event. 380 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:28,120 It's kind of a way of life. 381 00:17:29,120 --> 00:17:32,120 Welcome, Earthlings, to the city of Roswell. 382 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:35,120 The streets are packed with tens of thousands of people, 383 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:38,120 and everywhere you look, there's something to see. 384 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:45,120 Or something you wish you'd never see. 385 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:47,120 Insanity. 386 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:50,120 There are museums dedicated to the crash, 387 00:17:50,120 --> 00:17:53,120 gift shops dedicated to making money off the crash, 388 00:17:57,120 --> 00:17:59,120 and famous speakers. 389 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:01,120 This is Mr. Travis Walton, 390 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,120 world's most famous alien abduction story, 391 00:18:03,120 --> 00:18:05,120 fire in the sky right there. 392 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:09,120 It's tough to cool down in the scorching desert sun. 393 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:11,120 I mean, it is hot out, am I right? 394 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:14,120 I know, boiling. 395 00:18:14,120 --> 00:18:18,120 Then I see it, the perfect way to beat the heat 396 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:21,120 and stage my very own Roswell crash. 397 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:23,120 Humble life! 398 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:41,120 Once the sun goes down, the whole town comes out 399 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,120 for the annual Roswell UFO Parade. 400 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:48,120 The Grand Marshal this year, a very special and humble guest. 401 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:50,120 How are ya? 402 00:18:52,120 --> 00:18:54,120 Well, not too humble. 403 00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:56,120 Gotta get used to this. 404 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:58,120 Hiya! 405 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:09,120 The next morning, the celebration is over, 406 00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:12,120 and I dive head first into the latest information 407 00:19:12,120 --> 00:19:14,120 on the Roswell crash. 408 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:17,120 70 years of conspiracy theories have muddied the story, 409 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:19,120 but thankfully there are modern researchers 410 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:22,120 taking a level-headed approach to the investigation. 411 00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:25,120 To help me break new ground on the Roswell case, 412 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:28,120 I'm on my way to meet a renowned journalist 413 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:30,120 at a very exclusive location. 414 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:33,120 Welcome to Roswell Army Airfield. 415 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:48,120 My hunt for extraterrestrials has finally arrived 416 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:50,120 in Roswell, New Mexico, 417 00:19:50,120 --> 00:19:52,120 where I'm about to get an audience with the Pope, 418 00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:54,120 Nick Pope, that is. 419 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:57,120 He's a renowned journalist and Roswell researcher, 420 00:19:57,120 --> 00:20:00,120 who's also investigated UFO reports for the British government. 421 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:04,120 He's arranged very exclusive access to a local aircraft hangar. 422 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:06,120 Nick, great to meet you. 423 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:09,120 Nice to meet you too, and welcome to Roswell Army Airfield, 424 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,120 as it was back in 1947. 425 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:14,120 This base was home to the 509th bomb group, 426 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:17,120 the only atomic bomb-capable squadron in the world. 427 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:22,120 And this place is really central to the Roswell incident story, right? 428 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:26,120 After the debris was recovered, this is where they took it. 429 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:29,120 So whatever crashed out there in the desert, it went here? 430 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:32,120 Yes, and for those people that believe there were alien bodies 431 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:36,120 as well as just the wreckage, they were stored in there too. 432 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:38,120 Awesome. 433 00:20:43,120 --> 00:20:45,120 While the facility is long decommissioned 434 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,120 and closed to the public, 435 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:50,120 Nick has secured permission to step inside. 436 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:52,120 Okay, so take me back in time a bit. 437 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:57,120 So what is meant to have happened here that put Roswell on the map? 438 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:01,120 Well, in 1947, the military put out a press release, 439 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:06,120 and they said, we have recovered a flying disk. 440 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:10,120 This then made headlines all around the world. 441 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:14,120 So this is the Roswell Daily Record, July 8th, 1947. 442 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:18,120 RAF captures flying saucer on ranch in Roswell region. 443 00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:20,120 So what happens after this? 444 00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:23,120 Well, what happens is that within 24 hours, 445 00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:28,120 the military go from saying, we've recovered one of these flying disks 446 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:32,120 to saying, no, everyone has made a mistake, it was just a weather balloon. 447 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:33,120 Right. 448 00:21:33,120 --> 00:21:36,120 And we see this story in the next day's paper, 449 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:40,120 and the general effectively debunks the flying disk story. 450 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:43,120 And the high-ranking official, whose Brigadier General, Roger Raimi, 451 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:46,120 he's saying now, it's just a weather balloon. 452 00:21:46,120 --> 00:21:48,120 Yes. 453 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:51,120 People who believe in conspiracies say, 454 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:53,120 that's when the conspiracy started. 455 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:57,120 That's day one of the government covering this up. 456 00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:59,120 The wreckage disappeared, 457 00:21:59,120 --> 00:22:02,120 and most of the documents were classified or went missing. 458 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:07,120 But this hangar, the one-time home of a supposed alien craft, remains. 459 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:09,120 And there's one door in the building 460 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:12,120 that has been closed for a very, very long time. 461 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:15,120 Well, out here in the main body of the hangar, 462 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:17,120 that's where the debris was kept. 463 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:20,120 But those people who say there were bodies as well 464 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:22,120 believe that they were kept in here. 465 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:23,120 This was the room? 466 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:24,120 This was the room where... 467 00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,120 This is literally like the alien autopsy room. 468 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:27,120 Absolutely. 469 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:30,120 Cadavres out and an autopsy conducted on them. 470 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,120 How many people have been in here? 471 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:35,120 Only a handful of people outside this base 472 00:22:35,120 --> 00:22:36,120 have ever looked into this room. 473 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:37,120 Really? 474 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:38,120 Yeah. 475 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:40,120 OK, well, bust it open. 476 00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:42,120 Actually, I'm not kidding. 477 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:43,120 I don't like locked doors. 478 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:46,120 And so, after nearly three hours of meeting 479 00:22:46,120 --> 00:22:48,120 with the hangar's current owners and maintenance staff, 480 00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:52,120 they agree to help us get to the heart of the Roswell mystery. 481 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,120 OK, here we go. 482 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:25,120 No, uh, no alien bodies. 483 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:26,120 Sadly not. 484 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:28,120 But if these walls could talk, right? 485 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:30,120 Oh, they'd have a heck of a story. 486 00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:32,120 If some people are to be believed, 487 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:34,120 this is where we really found out, 488 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,120 or rather the US government found out, 489 00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:38,120 that we're not alone in the universe. 490 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:41,120 Do you think that something extraterrestrial 491 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,120 came to this room? 492 00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:43,120 I'm undecided. 493 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:46,120 I haven't yet seen enough evidence to make me say, 494 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:48,120 yes, it was definitely aliens. 495 00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:52,120 So what will it take to finally make a call on Roswell? 496 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:54,120 Well, this is like a cold case, 497 00:23:54,120 --> 00:23:56,120 like an unsolved murder or something. 498 00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:59,120 And sometimes some new piece of evidence does come forward. 499 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:02,120 And as it happens, there is some new piece of evidence 500 00:24:02,120 --> 00:24:06,120 that might help blow open the whole mystery and solve it. 501 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:07,120 OK. 502 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:10,120 So if you look at one of the iconic photos 503 00:24:10,120 --> 00:24:12,120 taken after the incident, 504 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:14,120 you see the general Roger Ramey, 505 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,120 and in his hand is a document. 506 00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:19,120 This is perhaps the most famous photo in UFO history. 507 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:22,120 General Ramey's stooped over a crushed weather balloon. 508 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:25,120 Roswell's supporters claim this photo op 509 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:28,120 was designed to cover up the actual crash. 510 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,120 They believe Ramey's orders are in plain sight 511 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:32,120 in his left hand. 512 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:35,120 General Ramey is the senior military officer 513 00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:36,120 involved with this. 514 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:39,120 The document that he's holding almost certainly pertains 515 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:41,120 to the Roswell incident itself. 516 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:45,120 Now, that photo is the only evidence of this document. 517 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,120 The original seems to have been lost, disappeared. 518 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:49,120 We don't know. 519 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:51,120 If we can read that document, 520 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:53,120 we might be able to solve the whole mystery. 521 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:54,120 Right. 522 00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:56,120 Now, as it happens, there is an excellent researcher 523 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:58,120 doing some work on this. 524 00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:01,120 Kevin Randall, he has access to the original negative 525 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:05,120 of that picture, which is in an archive in Arlington, Texas. 526 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:07,120 He's going to be a great person for you to go and see, 527 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:09,120 because if you can read that document, 528 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:12,120 it really could be a way of solving the whole mystery 529 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:14,120 one way or the other. 530 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,120 Incredible. 531 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:21,120 To view the Ramey photo, Nick sends me to Arlington, Texas, 532 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:25,120 and the University of Texas Special Collections Division. 533 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:28,120 Waiting for me there is his colleague, 534 00:25:28,120 --> 00:25:30,120 researcher Kevin Randall. 535 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:32,120 So let's start with this. 536 00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:35,120 Why is the Ramey memo so important to so many people? 537 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:39,120 Because the Ramey memo is the single most important piece 538 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:42,120 of documentation we have related to the Roswell case. 539 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:44,120 Ramey's holding the thing in his hand. 540 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:45,120 Right. 541 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:48,120 If it can be properly read, and it says what some people believe it says, 542 00:25:48,120 --> 00:25:50,120 it proves that there is alien visitation. 543 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:52,120 To the believers, it's a smoking gun. 544 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:54,120 Absolutely. 545 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:58,120 Countless researchers have tried to enhance the photo, 546 00:25:58,120 --> 00:26:00,120 and like everything about Roswell, 547 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:03,120 results have been a matter of fevered debate. 548 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:06,120 There's consensus on only a few words in the memo. 549 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:08,120 Most believers claim to see the phrase, 550 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:10,120 victims of the wreck, 551 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:13,120 which they believe is proof that alien occupants 552 00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:17,120 were recovered by the military in 1947. 553 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,120 And what makes this analysis today different? 554 00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:21,120 So we're starting with the original negative. 555 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:24,120 It's being scanned specifically for the purpose of attempting 556 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:26,120 to read what the memo says. 557 00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:29,120 OK. 558 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:32,120 We enter the library, and waiting for us in a cool room 559 00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:34,120 are librarian Brenda McClurkin, 560 00:26:34,120 --> 00:26:37,120 and our forensic photo analyst Mike Primo. 561 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:38,120 Nice to meet you. 562 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:39,120 Pleasure. 563 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,120 These very famous Ramey memo photos are here. 564 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:43,120 Yes, they're here in the cold bomb. 565 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:44,120 I'm excited to see the original. 566 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:45,120 Let's do it. 567 00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:46,120 OK. 568 00:26:46,120 --> 00:26:48,120 I'm ready. 569 00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:52,120 The vault is meticulously kept at 38 degrees 570 00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:55,120 to prevent the film inside from developing mold, 571 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:57,120 curling, or decay. 572 00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:00,120 The Ramey photo is one of the most valuable here, 573 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:02,120 and is rarely handled. 574 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,120 This is the photo that has sparked more than a half a century 575 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:07,120 of debate. 576 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:09,120 And that is the original negative. 577 00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:10,120 Yes, it is. 578 00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:11,120 Wow, that's incredible. 579 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:14,120 And the memo we see is in his hand there, yes? 580 00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:15,120 Yes. 581 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:16,120 Uh-huh. 582 00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:18,120 Mike, let's talk about what happens from here. 583 00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:21,120 What is generally the process of getting into the analysis 584 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:23,120 of this photo from the negative stage? 585 00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:26,120 This negative would need to be scanned into a digital format, 586 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:28,120 put on a computer with the appropriate software, 587 00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:29,120 ready to take a look at it. 588 00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:30,120 Got it. 589 00:27:32,120 --> 00:27:35,120 Mike scans the negative and begins the laborious process 590 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:38,120 of forensically analyzing the photo. 591 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:40,120 Every pixel is scrutinized. 592 00:27:40,120 --> 00:27:44,120 This is the first time an impartial, court-certified expert 593 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:47,120 has done this kind of examination on the Ramey memo. 594 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:53,120 And after hours of work, he's ready to show the results. 595 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,120 Using forensic enhancement techniques, 596 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:58,120 here we've got multiple coloring filters. 597 00:27:58,120 --> 00:27:59,120 We apply some sharpening. 598 00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:01,120 OK. 599 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:07,120 So as we adjust these and change the filters, 600 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:11,120 the color balance has revealed more to the human eye. 601 00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:12,120 Right. 602 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:15,120 Now, to be clear, you're looking at this with fresh eyes. 603 00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:16,120 Yes. 604 00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:17,120 You don't have a dog in this fight. 605 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:18,120 Exactly. 606 00:28:18,120 --> 00:28:22,120 With your fresh eyes and experience, what do you see? 607 00:28:22,120 --> 00:28:26,120 Out of the first visible line of text, we can't see anything. 608 00:28:26,120 --> 00:28:27,120 Nothing. 609 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:28,120 We can't read anything. 610 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:29,120 No. 611 00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:32,120 In the second line, I was confidently able to identify 612 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:41,120 and the viewing of the letter G connected to the. 613 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,120 And does that line up with what other people have seen 614 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,120 in that line? 615 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:45,120 Absolutely not. 616 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:46,120 It doesn't. 617 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,120 We just went through the sclait, 618 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,120 before things didn't go well. 619 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,120 The last time the 술 was transferred, 620 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,120 it was shown in person. 621 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:06,520 Now, to what direction is only theonce the 622 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:10,120 last increasing impact on his nose mark? 623 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:11,120 No. 624 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,120 Remove this blood adorable. 625 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,120 Hold it. 626 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:20,120 Hold it, And don't worry if this one삑 is missing. 627 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:21,120 It doesn't. 628 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:22,120 No. 629 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:23,920 What a lot of people have seen in the line 630 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:25,720 is the victims of the wreck. 631 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:26,600 The victims of the wreck. 632 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:27,640 The victims of the wreck. 633 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,360 And you're seeing the word viewing. 634 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:29,760 That's correct. 635 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:36,200 Viewing changes the whole meaning of what's going on there. 636 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,160 Because victims implies a crew. 637 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,560 Viewing suggests you're looking at something. 638 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,960 How confident are you that that word is viewing? 639 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,840 I think it says viewing, and that's something I would be 100% 640 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,640 confident in saying in a quarter of a while. 641 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:53,800 OK. 642 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,360 I mean, that in some way kicks a pretty major leg out 643 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,400 from the chair on this as a smoking gun. 644 00:29:58,400 --> 00:29:59,840 As a smoking gun, yes. 645 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:00,200 OK. 646 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,920 And then from the next line, what do we see? 647 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,760 At Fort Worth. 648 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:10,920 In the quotations, rise or disk. 649 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:14,040 Well, now, hold on. 650 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,200 That's a biggie. 651 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:18,680 So it might say rise or it might say disk. 652 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:21,160 That's what I'm able to glean from it. 653 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,600 Right. 654 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,560 And this, I assume, is another major component of the case 655 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,080 for this being UFO related. 656 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,880 And in the UFO community, the consensus 657 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,520 is that disk is what the word is. 658 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:36,440 And that brings it into the context of alien spacecraft. 659 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,680 Mike continues to take us line by line 660 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,320 through the words he's been able to decipher. 661 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:46,200 None appear to directly refer to flying saucers or alien bodies 662 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,440 or a cover up. 663 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:53,640 So how significant is it to have this kind of analysis? 664 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:55,040 It's extremely important. 665 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:56,680 If it doesn't say victims of the wreck 666 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,360 and it doesn't say disk, then we've 667 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,400 moved a great distance from the idea 668 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,800 that this is a smoking gun proving 669 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,400 that Roswell was an alien spacecraft. 670 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:05,440 Sure. 671 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:10,920 I guess one fair thing that a Roswell proponent could say 672 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,360 is that we still can't read 80% of the memo. 673 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:15,160 You could say that. 674 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,160 So the question is, do you think we'll ever 675 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,160 be able to read the rest of it? 676 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:23,600 I believe that based on the evolution of forensic technology, 677 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,600 that we'll be able to glean more of it as the years go on. 678 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,360 OK, so stay tuned. 679 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:29,360 Stay tuned. 680 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,200 Roswell is a black hole. 681 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,120 And it's easy to see why so many people get sucked in, 682 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,600 never to get out again. 683 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,640 The proof always seems just out of reach. 684 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,440 Our analysis today throws a fair amount of cold water 685 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,360 on the famed Ramey Memo. 686 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:51,560 But I suspect that won't convince the true believers. 687 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:55,200 I leave Roswell behind for the last leg of my 50,000 mile 688 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,640 journey. 689 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,000 The analysis of the evidence I've collected 690 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:04,120 during my month-long investigation. 691 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,520 To help me examine the numerous pieces of video evidence, 692 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,400 I enlist the help of investigator Ben Hansen, who's 693 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,040 worked with the FBI to determine and debunk 694 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,240 so-called paranormal footage. 695 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,760 Also assisting is my director of photography, Brian Weed. 696 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,720 No one knows more about cameras and what 697 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,480 can be done with them than Brian. 698 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,280 Why don't we start with the footage from Chile? 699 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,280 In Chile's Atacama Desert, ufologist Rodrigo Fuenzelita 700 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,360 gave us several intriguing videos 701 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,080 from his current investigations. 702 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,560 We examine a few of them. 703 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,200 From a strange red light that moves too slowly to be a plane, 704 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,400 it looks like a helicopter to me. 705 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,240 To a hovering glimmer that Ben is 706 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,400 able to determine is actually something at ground level, 707 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:50,280 perhaps a light on the back of a receding truck. 708 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,800 If we're looking for UFOs, this is definitely not 709 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,640 a flying craft. 710 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,520 OK, so let's move on to the next clip. 711 00:32:56,520 --> 00:33:00,360 But then we look at a third video that isn't so easily solved. 712 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,080 Of all the stuff that Rodrigo showed us, 713 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:06,520 I have to say this one was the weirdest to me. 714 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:07,880 What do you think of this thing? 715 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,520 There was something about it that bugged me. 716 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,120 I have found definitive proof that it is an elaborate, 717 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,280 if somewhat sloppy, hoax. 718 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:14,880 Really? 719 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:15,440 Yes. 720 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:16,560 Prove it. 721 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,720 When you lighten the exposure of the entire video 722 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,960 and we take this frame by frame, you 723 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:26,360 can see a point where the stretched video becomes far 724 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:26,840 narrower. 725 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:27,680 You see? 726 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:29,080 You see clear lines there and there. 727 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:30,840 Clear lines. 728 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,680 This is actually several layers of video 729 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,360 stacked on top of each other. 730 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,840 They were probably filming with a cell phone camera 731 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,720 and they were filming vertical, which is a pet peeve of mine. 732 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:41,600 I don't know why people do that. 733 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:42,200 I know. 734 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,480 But you can clearly see it there. 735 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,840 It's like someone's holding up a cell phone vertically. 736 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,720 And then it clearly is the same image just stretched out 737 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,760 a few frames before. 738 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:52,760 Now I'm going to show you one more smoking gun 739 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:57,600 that this has been manipulated up toward the top. 740 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,080 Oh yeah, you can see there's actually 741 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,600 a break here in the video. 742 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,000 There's definitely something layered 743 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,000 on top of something else. 744 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:05,840 So no doubt in your mind what we're seeing here 745 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,200 is a manipulated piece of video. 746 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,120 Definitively a hoax video. 747 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,360 100%. 748 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,240 So along with the videos we got from Rodrigo, 749 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:16,680 we actually captured a video as well. 750 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,280 Brian was out there as well as Evan, my other cameraman. 751 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,240 And Evan captured this. 752 00:34:21,240 --> 00:34:22,920 Up here. 753 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:24,520 Come here, get a camera over here. 754 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:25,880 You see it right there? 755 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:26,840 What the hell is that? 756 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,080 You see it right there? 757 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,200 So when I saw this, I was like, wow, OK, this is great 758 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,080 because I have a lot of experience 759 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,320 looking at objects in the sky with night vision. 760 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,960 Well, the intensity really impressed me. 761 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:40,480 This is something that we didn't just see 762 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:41,520 on the night vision scope. 763 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,440 We saw this clearly with the naked eye. 764 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,280 That's what first got my attention. 765 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,960 I mean, it was really bright. 766 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,480 I mean, the fact that you guys are seeing with the naked eye, 767 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,600 it's appearing when no other stars really 768 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,640 appear on the night vision scope. 769 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,760 It's moving. 770 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:57,760 Well, I love it. 771 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:58,680 I love it. 772 00:34:58,680 --> 00:34:59,960 So what is it? 773 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,160 I'm not able to tell you what it is. 774 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,280 It's still a mystery. 775 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,040 I put it in that gray box. 776 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:05,840 Right. 777 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,000 So something possibly compelling there, 778 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,040 but ultimately unidentifiable. 779 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:10,880 Correct. 780 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,800 After reviewing the Chilean footage, 781 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,800 we next turned to a remarkable video 782 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:18,280 my crew captured in Mina, Arkansas with investigator 783 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:19,840 Chase Kletzky. 784 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:20,680 Oh, right there. 785 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,080 Brian, get a camera over here. 786 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:22,960 Left to right, right in there. 787 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:23,860 You see it? 788 00:35:24,860 --> 00:35:29,860 So what do you make of this video? 789 00:35:29,860 --> 00:35:31,860 You see what we have here. 790 00:35:31,860 --> 00:35:35,860 This, in night vision world, is called a halo or blooming effect. 791 00:35:35,860 --> 00:35:36,860 Uh-huh. 792 00:35:36,860 --> 00:35:38,860 And that tells us that the intensity 793 00:35:38,860 --> 00:35:40,860 has overwhelmed the intensifier tube. 794 00:35:40,860 --> 00:35:44,860 And it's doing all it can to shut down the available light. 795 00:35:44,860 --> 00:35:47,860 So whatever you were seeing is bright enough 796 00:35:47,860 --> 00:35:50,860 to come through the foliage to create the blooming effect. 797 00:35:50,860 --> 00:35:52,860 And it's slow. 798 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:54,860 Did you get the sense that it was, like, hovering? 799 00:35:54,860 --> 00:35:56,860 At times, it seemed like it was hovering, 800 00:35:56,860 --> 00:35:58,860 and then it would sort of move along, 801 00:35:58,860 --> 00:35:59,860 and then it would kind of drift. 802 00:35:59,860 --> 00:36:00,860 I mean, just sort of drifted along. 803 00:36:00,860 --> 00:36:03,860 For me, it was moving, and I did have to follow it. 804 00:36:03,860 --> 00:36:06,860 What about the possibility someone had a drone far enough away 805 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:10,860 you couldn't hear it, and they had an LED light 806 00:36:10,860 --> 00:36:12,860 that they're able to turn on and then turn it off? 807 00:36:12,860 --> 00:36:16,860 Can't imagine you could fly a drone in that thick of a forest 808 00:36:16,860 --> 00:36:19,860 at night and pitch black without crashing it into a tree 809 00:36:19,860 --> 00:36:20,860 within the first few seconds. 810 00:36:20,860 --> 00:36:24,860 I don't know what it is. I don't. 811 00:36:24,860 --> 00:36:27,860 So what you guys have captured, I mean, it's quite literally a UFO. 812 00:36:27,860 --> 00:36:30,860 It's unexplained and quite remarkable. 813 00:36:30,860 --> 00:36:32,860 Great. Nice work, buddy. 814 00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:37,860 The videos we've analyzed have all been intriguing, 815 00:36:37,860 --> 00:36:39,860 but Brian has one more thing to show 816 00:36:39,860 --> 00:36:41,860 that even I don't see coming. 817 00:36:41,860 --> 00:36:42,860 Well, listen, before we wrap up, 818 00:36:42,860 --> 00:36:44,860 there's one other thing I want you to see. 819 00:36:44,860 --> 00:36:45,860 Okay. 820 00:36:45,860 --> 00:36:48,860 We shot some video in Easter Island. 821 00:36:48,860 --> 00:36:50,860 There's something there. 822 00:36:50,860 --> 00:36:51,860 What? 823 00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:52,860 Yes. 824 00:36:52,860 --> 00:36:53,860 It was not until we were looking at the footage 825 00:36:53,860 --> 00:36:55,860 getting ready for this that we noticed this. 826 00:36:55,860 --> 00:36:58,860 Okay. Now you've got my attention. Play it. 827 00:37:01,860 --> 00:37:03,860 Oh! Get out of here. 828 00:37:03,860 --> 00:37:04,860 What? 829 00:37:04,860 --> 00:37:05,860 Wait, play it again. Play it again. Play it again. 830 00:37:05,860 --> 00:37:07,860 Here it comes. 831 00:37:09,860 --> 00:37:10,860 Right there. 832 00:37:10,860 --> 00:37:11,860 Wait, it turns. 833 00:37:11,860 --> 00:37:12,860 It does. 834 00:37:12,860 --> 00:37:13,860 Exactly. 835 00:37:13,860 --> 00:37:14,860 Hold on. Again, again, again. 836 00:37:14,860 --> 00:37:15,860 Is it a shooting star? 837 00:37:15,860 --> 00:37:17,860 I wouldn't say it's a shooting star. 838 00:37:17,860 --> 00:37:18,860 It's turning. 839 00:37:18,860 --> 00:37:20,860 Unconventional maneuvering, high speeds. 840 00:37:23,860 --> 00:37:26,860 It just kind of disappears. 841 00:37:26,860 --> 00:37:28,860 Pause it right there. 842 00:37:29,860 --> 00:37:31,860 You mean right there in the flank saucer? 843 00:37:32,860 --> 00:37:34,860 We're not looking at a meteor. 844 00:37:34,860 --> 00:37:35,860 You're going to have to just put that again 845 00:37:35,860 --> 00:37:37,860 in that unexplained category. 846 00:37:37,860 --> 00:37:39,860 It's still a UFO. 847 00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:43,860 So, Brian, I have to say I was impressed with your work 848 00:37:43,860 --> 00:37:44,860 as a camera operator before. 849 00:37:44,860 --> 00:37:46,860 Now I'm gobsmacked. 850 00:37:46,860 --> 00:37:49,860 This is an insanely fitting end to the expedition. 851 00:37:49,860 --> 00:37:51,860 We have one of these mysterious Moai statues 852 00:37:51,860 --> 00:37:54,860 staring off into space and right through the middle of the frame 853 00:37:54,860 --> 00:37:56,860 an unidentified flying object. 854 00:37:56,860 --> 00:37:57,860 That's awesome. 855 00:37:57,860 --> 00:37:58,860 Hey, thank you guys very much. 856 00:37:58,860 --> 00:37:59,860 You're welcome. 857 00:37:59,860 --> 00:38:00,860 I appreciate it. 858 00:38:00,860 --> 00:38:01,860 Nice work, buddy. Thanks. 859 00:38:05,860 --> 00:38:07,860 In the days following our video analysis, 860 00:38:07,860 --> 00:38:10,860 more test results begin to arrive. 861 00:38:10,860 --> 00:38:13,860 The bones we discovered underneath Easter Island 862 00:38:13,860 --> 00:38:14,860 could only be photographed. 863 00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:17,860 A forensic examiner later positively identified them 864 00:38:17,860 --> 00:38:20,860 as human, meaning that Sixto and I 865 00:38:20,860 --> 00:38:23,860 stumbled upon an ancient Rapa Nui tomb. 866 00:38:23,860 --> 00:38:25,860 Finally, there's Professor Wainwright 867 00:38:25,860 --> 00:38:28,860 and the samples we collected with our weather balloon. 868 00:38:28,860 --> 00:38:30,860 Scientists continue to analyze the evidence, 869 00:38:30,860 --> 00:38:33,860 but the particle itself is almost certainly organic, 870 00:38:33,860 --> 00:38:37,860 which means it might not be long before Professor Wainwright 871 00:38:37,860 --> 00:38:40,860 makes an announcement that could rock the universe. 872 00:38:45,860 --> 00:38:49,860 After covering 50,000 miles, I return home 873 00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,860 having made a shocking discovery, 874 00:38:51,860 --> 00:38:55,860 a growing consensus among the world's brightest minds, 875 00:38:55,860 --> 00:38:58,860 from meteorite-chasing geologists 876 00:38:58,860 --> 00:39:01,860 and planet-hunting astronomers 877 00:39:01,860 --> 00:39:05,860 to the brave men and women living and working among the stars. 878 00:39:05,860 --> 00:39:08,860 They all agree that the existence of alien life 879 00:39:08,860 --> 00:39:11,860 is a near certainty. 880 00:39:12,860 --> 00:39:15,860 The most recent data suggests there could be 881 00:39:15,860 --> 00:39:18,860 in excess of 40 billion Earth-like planets 882 00:39:18,860 --> 00:39:21,860 orbiting in the habitable zone of their stars, 883 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,860 and that's just in the Milky Way galaxy. 884 00:39:26,860 --> 00:39:28,860 As for the researchers digging for evidence 885 00:39:28,860 --> 00:39:30,860 of ancient aliens here on Earth, 886 00:39:30,860 --> 00:39:33,860 I respectfully disagree with their conclusions. 887 00:39:33,860 --> 00:39:35,860 Humanities' past may be filled with mystery, 888 00:39:35,860 --> 00:39:38,860 but that doesn't make it otherworldly. 889 00:39:38,860 --> 00:39:42,860 To the eyewitnesses who are resolute that they have seen UFOs, 890 00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:45,860 I too have seen things I can't explain, 891 00:39:45,860 --> 00:39:48,860 and I believe that you believe. 892 00:39:48,860 --> 00:39:50,860 But without corroborating evidence, 893 00:39:50,860 --> 00:39:53,860 the truth will always be a matter of debate. 894 00:39:55,860 --> 00:39:58,860 And as for me, I come away from my expedition 895 00:39:58,860 --> 00:40:01,860 believing that alien life has probably not visited Earth, 896 00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:06,860 but I am now 100% convinced that life is out there. 897 00:40:06,860 --> 00:40:08,860 And if intelligent life does exist, 898 00:40:08,860 --> 00:40:12,860 I have to believe that they're looking for us too. 899 00:40:12,860 --> 00:40:14,860 Because if I've learned anything in the last month, 900 00:40:14,860 --> 00:40:18,860 it's that when it comes to wondering about life on other planets, 901 00:40:20,860 --> 00:40:22,860 we are not alone.