1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Tonight on Fact or Faked, Paranormal Files. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:12,000 There's things you'll hear that stands the hair on your neck up. 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,000 There's a ghost person standing where you're standing. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,000 Oh my God, I saw it. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Did you hear that? 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Go, go, go, go! 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,000 I've never seen that before. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,000 Go, go, go! 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Step on the gas! 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Oh wow, there it is! 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:31,000 Oh my... 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,000 Oh my goodness! 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 There's a flying saucer. 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Oh my God. 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Happy holidays! 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,000 Happy holidays! 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,000 Happy birthday! 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Merry Christmas! 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,000 What's up you guys and your sweaters and hats? 20 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,000 Look at this elf over here. 21 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 Alright, well who should we start with? 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Actually I would like to kick today off with a little holiday flavor. 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,000 My clip comes from a Christmas party shot last year. 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Now Lori Schneider, she's having a party with her family 25 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,000 and as she's panning across the room to show the festivities 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:37,000 she points at her daughter and her son-in-law when we see a ghostly image. 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,000 Now why don't you take a look and tell me what you think. 28 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Happy holidays! 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Happy Christmas! 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Hey, wow, hey, Shanna! 31 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 There's a ghost person standing where you're standing. 32 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,000 Oh, that's an image right there. 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,000 That is pretty clear. 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,000 You can see this image. 35 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,000 They think it could be their late grandmother 36 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,000 who they say could never resist a good party. 37 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,000 I hate to break it to you guys and kind of ruin the party, 38 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 but that's a lens flare. 39 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 There are two very, very bright lights in the background 40 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 and when they reflect off of the lens like that 41 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 they actually bleed in and it plays with the iris 42 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 in such a way that it does cause these orbs. 43 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,000 I buy it. 44 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 I completely agree that it's just the light source in the background 45 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000 probably a smudge or lens flare. 46 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Well, I'm in a room full of grinches. 47 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Bah-humbug! 48 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,000 So let's continue and we will go to Jayel. 49 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,000 I have something that comes from a guy named David Fortin. 50 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Now he's a tugboat safety advisor and one morning at 11 a.m. 51 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,000 he sees something incredible in the Seaway. 52 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 You have to watch. 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 That's amazing. 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 It's a rotating vortex in the middle of the ice. 55 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 I've never seen that before. 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 People are saying that this is kind of like what crop circles are. 57 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Some kind of alien contact, a visitation, 58 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,000 and this is what's been left behind. 59 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,000 Look at how the entire river seems untouched, 60 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 but this is constantly going and constantly flowing. 61 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 This was actually seen for 12 hours. 62 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Guys, I was researching this recently 63 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 and this effect does have a natural explanation. 64 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Underneath the water, there's methane gas being released. 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 It comes up, warms up the water, 66 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,000 and starts to create this circular motion, the Coriolis effect. 67 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,000 It's the same thing that produces cyclones. 68 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Oh, wow. Interesting. 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,000 So this is definitely not paranormal. All right. 70 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Okay, I say we move on then. 71 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,000 I think she'd lawn. Do you have something for us? 72 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Oh, I have a great video, guys. 73 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 Now, this video, we're not sure when it was shot, 74 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:02,000 but it supposedly shows the mysterious human-like cryptoid, 75 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,000 the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 76 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,000 Take a look at this video. 77 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 You can see something back there. 78 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Ooh, right there. Wow. 79 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 Wow. 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,000 I've never seen this clip, 81 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 and I've heard of the Honey Island Swamp Monster for years. 82 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Now, this video came from Harlan Ford. 83 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,000 It was actually uncovered by his granddaughter 84 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,000 when she started doing a documentary 85 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 on the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 86 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,000 Now, Bill, you're from this area. 87 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,000 Could there be any other creatures that are similar to this out there? 88 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,000 I mean, some bear had been spotted, but that's extremely rare. 89 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,000 The fact that it's so ingrained in the culture 90 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,000 and the traditions of Louisiana, 91 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,000 this makes this such a strong story. 92 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,000 The people of Louisiana believe that the Honey Island Swamp Monster exists. 93 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,000 We do have amazing footage. You said it's testable. 94 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,000 So I think we're all in agreement that this case is worth investigating. 95 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,000 I think we should move on to Bill and see what he has. 96 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 I've got a classic ghost story. 97 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Some paranormal enthusiasts, they creep into this home that's empty, 98 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,000 and as they make their way up the stairs of this Victorian home, 99 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:19,000 they encounter the apparition of what they believe to be a young girl wearing Victorian garb. 100 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Why don't you go ahead and play this? 101 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Look at those holes in the walls up here. 102 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 Oh, my God! I saw it! 103 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,000 I saw her face and her clothes and everything that you were talking about. 104 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 So it really caught these people off guard. 105 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,000 Now, those kids ran out of the house, but the address leaked out on the internet, 106 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,000 and other people started sneaking into the house, eventually camping there overnight. 107 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,000 We have multiple witnesses that are claiming that this ghost girl 108 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:00,000 will perform all kinds of actions from skipping to waving, even dancing. 109 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Oh, my goodness. Wow. 110 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:09,000 Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I know a little bit about this case. 111 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:15,000 About a month after this video was shot, another video came out showing the exact same girl, 112 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,000 but she was holding a sign that said, 113 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Get scared more often. Scream TV. 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,000 No! 115 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Well, look who just turned into the Grinch. 116 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,000 So this was just a publicity stunt? 117 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 Yes, it is. Sorry, Bill. 118 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,000 It's okay. 119 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,000 All right. Well, it's pretty clear that that one's a fake. 120 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,000 So, Austin, what do you have today? 121 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 All right, guys. I have one that's nothing like we've done before. 122 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,000 A Portland organ couple named Duncan and Vee are walking along the Willamette River. 123 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Okay, they look up, and all of a sudden they see an object with kind of an erratic flight pattern. 124 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:56,000 It changes colors, and then just dramatic dive back into the water and disappears. 125 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,000 Check out the video clip. 126 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Wow. 127 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Yes. 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Ten storey. 129 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 This is happening right in the middle of the city. That's incredible. 130 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,000 Yes. Yeah, there's cars going by on the right over the river. 131 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Were there any other witnesses? 132 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,000 As of right now, he doesn't know of anybody else that's seen it, 133 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,000 but we do have two witnesses. It was him and his girlfriend. 134 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,000 Both of them are willing to meet with us, and both of them also say it's 100% authentic. 135 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:29,000 You know what I love about this? This area has an extensive history of streetcar accidents 136 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,000 and even suicides off these bridges, so this could even be a ghost orb. 137 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,000 I would be so interested to go investigate. 138 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,000 This is a very good, clear video. 139 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:47,000 We're seeing a crowd that's doing maneuvers that really can't be explained easily. 140 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,000 This video is completely perplexing. I say that we tackle it. 141 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,000 I have no idea what it is, but I like it. I think we should do it. 142 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:58,000 So we have two really good contenders today, the Honey Island Swamp Monster and the Portland Ghostlight. 143 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:05,000 I'd really love to go down to Nolans and find me a Swamp Monster. 144 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,000 I love the Honey Island Swamp Monster. I think I need to go and investigate. 145 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:15,000 Swamp Monster it is for me. I'll go with Chilan and with Larry and Jayao, Bill and Austin to Portland, yeah? 146 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,000 We're going to opposite ends of the country. I think we need to get packed. 147 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:36,000 Music 148 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Guys, we're in Slydale, Louisiana. This is Swamp Country. 149 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:48,000 I'm really excited about this case because these ape-like animals have long been inhabiting the swamps of the south. 150 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:54,000 I mean, there are so many of these things that have just infused themselves in the Native American lore. 151 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,000 The legend of the Louisiana Honey Island Swamp Monster really caught fire. 152 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:05,000 And when Harlan Ford came forward with a really scary encounter he had with the creature. 153 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:10,000 It's really cool because you see a creature standing on his hind legs walking through the swamp. 154 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:16,000 Well, first things first, we need to talk to Harlan's granddaughter Dana. 155 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,000 And she can pinpoint us to the exact location of where this video was shot. 156 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,000 And then maybe we can speak with some of the locals and see if there have been some more recent sightings. 157 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 How are you? Good to see you. 158 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,000 Hey, Ben. Thanks for making us down here. 159 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,000 So is this the exact area that your grandfather shot the video? 160 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,000 No, actually, sub-river little ways. 161 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,000 So is this how we're going to get there? 162 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 Yes, this is the Arab boat. 163 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,000 Derek's going to drive us. 164 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Alright, so our adventure for the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 165 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 This is it. 166 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,000 So watch where you step. There's a lot of snakes around. 167 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:33,000 This is the area that my grandfather was at. If you look out through those trees out there. 168 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,000 So Dana, tell us what you know about what your grandfather filmed. 169 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,000 There's a film that my grandmother gave me. 170 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:47,000 So we got out the projector and started watching it and this thing was walking up right. 171 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Through the swamp, probably about 100 yards from where he was. 172 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Do you have that super-rate film right now? 173 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,000 Yes, I do. 174 00:10:55,000 --> 00:11:00,000 Do you think we can borrow it? I'd love to see if we can run some tests and date it to figure out when it was shot. 175 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:04,000 I would love to find out myself. It's the only one now. 176 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Do you have a profile of what the Honey Island Swamp Monster might be like? 177 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,000 There's things you'll hear, especially when the moon's full. 178 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 That'll scare, they say, that it stands the hair on your neck up. 179 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:23,000 I've known people that have built fires all around them and trying to scare it off because it's getting closer and it's circling you. 180 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Dana, is there anyone that you know of that is a witness we could talk to that's seen this creature? 181 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:34,000 Well actually, David Chudy lives around by you. You'll see his little houseboat on the right. 182 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,000 Well Dana, thank you so much for your time. 183 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,000 All this stuff is so great. Thank you so much. 184 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:49,000 So right now we're about ready to go up to Bayou to interview David, who is a key eye witness to the Swamp Monster. 185 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,000 Ben. 186 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Welcome. 187 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Hey, I'm Chilon. Nice to meet you, David. 188 00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Your friend Dana told us that you might have some information about the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 189 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Back in 1993, we had an encounter with the monster. 190 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:14,000 It was a nice summer's night. It was probably about 10.30 or so just after the bugs went away. 191 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Beautiful moonlit night. 192 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:22,000 And as we were coming back out of the water, it ran. 193 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,000 And it ran out from behind the tent and it happened quick. 194 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 And it dove in the water. 195 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:38,000 Water splashed probably 15, 20 foot high when it hit the water. It hit the water with speed. 196 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:46,000 As I swung around with that spotlight and shined back and forth, I didn't see a head. I didn't see it swimming. 197 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,000 It was just gone in the water. 198 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,000 You've got to be pretty gutsy to continue living right here where you're at. 199 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,000 There's usually a firearm nearby. 200 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,000 Well, David, if we go looking for this thing, do you have any advice for us? 201 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:04,000 If you run across it, I think it's better off left alone. 202 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,000 Alrighty. 203 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 It's been a pleasure. Take it easy. Have fun. 204 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,000 Thank you. 205 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Now, all the accounts of the creature that we've heard put it between six and seven feet tall on its hind legs. 206 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:26,000 The animal possibly could have been a native Louisiana black bear. 207 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:35,000 We're here at the New Orleans Audubon Zoo guys to meet with black bear expert Paul Benoana. 208 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:42,000 Hopefully he'll be able to shed some light on whether or not the creature in the footage is actually just a misidentified Louisiana black bear. 209 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:46,000 Hey, Paul. I'm Shilong. 210 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Hi. It's a pleasure to meet you. 211 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,000 And this is Ben and Larry. 212 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,000 This is our black bear exhibit. I'm getting ready to go let him out. 213 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,000 Okay. Show us how this is done. 214 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,000 I have my camera ready to go. 215 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Okay. Let's get these bears out here. 216 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Three, two, one. 217 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Paul, release the bears. 218 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Coming up on Fact or Faked, Paranormal Files. 219 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Did you hear that? 220 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,000 Oh, wow. There it is. Step on the gas. 221 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,000 Go, go, go. 222 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,000 People of Louisiana believe that the Honey Island Swamp Monster exists. 223 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,000 There's things you'll hear. Dance the hair on your neck up. 224 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:50,000 So now we're going to test the theory that this creature is actually a natural inhabitant of the area, the Louisiana black bear. 225 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Three, two, one. 226 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,000 Paul, release the bears. 227 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,000 He's massive. 228 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,000 They are impressive specimens. 229 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,000 Wow. 230 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Maybe we can get the bears to stand up on their hind legs because when you see the creature on the film, it's on his hind legs. 231 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,000 Yeah, definitely. We definitely try. Get them up here. Get them on their hind legs. 232 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,000 There it goes. 233 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Good girl. Bet you hold. Bet you bear hold. 234 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,000 Wow, they're a lot taller than I thought they'd be. 235 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,000 They are able to keep their balance for like a long period of time. 236 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Look at how sturdy her legs are. 237 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,000 15. 238 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 It's waving back and forth now. It's waving back and forth. 239 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,000 Oh, there she goes. 17. 17. That was pretty good. 240 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,000 That's impressive. 241 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,000 Have you ever seen them walk, even taking a couple of steps? 242 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Not by themselves, only if they have an assistance with a log or some object. 243 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,000 That's just not how they were made. 244 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:13,000 I'm glad that we did this test. We're able to just prove that it's not a natural inhabitant of the area, the Louisiana Black Bear. 245 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,000 So I think we need to head back to the swamp and test out a few more theories. 246 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:28,000 Bears live on the Honey Islands and where there are bears, there are hunters. 247 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:34,000 So now we're going to test out the theory that it's actually another biped, a hunter and camouflage. 248 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Okay guys, I think first we should try and match up the original film with our environment here. 249 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:52,000 And I'll take these markers to flag the same path that the creature seems to take in the video. 250 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Okay. 251 00:16:55,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Punch a hole in this end and we will drag out until you tell us that it looks good from your viewpoint with the film. 252 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Right there, perfect Larry Market. 253 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,000 We've set up the right proportion that was in the video to what we've got here. 254 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:16,000 So I'm setting these markers to flag the same path that the creature took in the original video. 255 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Alright, I think that we have the entire path marked out. 256 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,000 Guys, check out this suit. 257 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Awesome, you got the ghillie suit. 258 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:33,000 Now, hunters wear these for camouflage so they can sneak up on animals or maybe when an animal is approaching them they won't be seen. 259 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:39,000 You know, most witnesses and believers say that the swamp monster is covered in fur so this is really going to give us that look. 260 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,000 Okay, make me disappear here. 261 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:48,000 Alright, so for the final step of the ghillie suit, have a seat. I'm going to apply some makeup so you can really blend into the environment. 262 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,000 Make me beautiful. 263 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,000 Make me beautiful. 264 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:03,000 If it was a hunter that Harlan saw it would make sense because it blends right into the background and it almost disappears. 265 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,000 I think that you are all swamp monsters out. 266 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Wow. 267 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000 That is intimidating. 268 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,000 You are swampy. 269 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,000 I know I've said this to you before Ben but you look like a swamp monster. 270 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,000 Wow. 271 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Well, I think we're ready to go so Ben I think you should get out, walk the path and we'll radio let you know when we're ready. 272 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,000 Alright. 273 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,000 Be careful out there. 274 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,000 I think this test is going to be a success. 275 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,000 I think the likelihood that Harlan saw a hunter in that film is very probable. 276 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Hey Ben, are you set and ready to go? 277 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,000 I am ready to do the swamp monster walk. 278 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Alright on three. 279 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,000 Two. 280 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000 One. 281 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Wow. 282 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:25,000 So we're here exploring a theory the Honey Island swamp monster could in fact be a hunter in a camouflage suit. 283 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,000 Alright on three. 284 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Two. 285 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,000 One. 286 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Walk. 287 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Wow. 288 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,000 Wow. 289 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,000 He looks just like Harlan Ford's film. 290 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,000 Okay so that's the original footage, here's you. 291 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:13,000 Well guys this test actually shows that we can hoax this video with a simple ghillie suit. 292 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,000 It could have easily been a hunter just like this. 293 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,000 But it definitely doesn't mean that that's what it was that Harlan saw. 294 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,000 I mean there are several eyewitnesses that have claimed to see this monster. 295 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:28,000 I think we really need to do a night time investigation, see if we can capture our own evidence, see if the swamp monster really exists. 296 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:35,000 Right now I'm building a few different sand traps so that we can hopefully capture some of the footprints of whatever this creature is. 297 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000 In no way shape or form is this going to harm the creature. 298 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:45,000 The main point of this is just to get a footprint and then we can take it back for further analysis. 299 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,000 Aha. 300 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,000 We've got a catfish and a garfish that we've set here. 301 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:55,000 If this animal eats fish, I think this is what it would be after. 302 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:02,000 So I've gone ahead and set up the IR camera so we can get a video scan of the entire area. 303 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,000 We have two of our IR cameras set up at the sand trap. 304 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,000 We also have two IR cameras set up at the sand trap. 305 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,000 We have two IR cameras set up at the sand trap. 306 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,000 We have two IR cameras set up at the sand trap. 307 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,000 We also have two IR cameras set along the game trails. 308 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Now I'm going to be here monitoring base camp while the boys are out there going through the bayou waterways in a flat bottom skiff. 309 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,000 Trust me, you know what you're doing. 310 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,000 Ready to go green? 311 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,000 Let's get started. 312 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:52,000 So Larry's driving us through these waterways and what I'm doing is I'm scanning the banks of the river with our thermal imager. 313 00:21:53,000 --> 00:22:01,000 What we're looking for is something massive, something the size of the swamp monster that people are describing and trying to listen and look at the same time. 314 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000 It's gone out of the looking back there. 315 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,000 I'm not seeing anything just yet. 316 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Did you hear that? 317 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,000 Wait, up there, up there. 318 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,000 Cut your engine, cut your engine. 319 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,000 You really need to be quiet. 320 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,000 You hear that splashing in the water? 321 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,000 There's something over here in the water, Flare. 322 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,000 I don't see anything. 323 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,000 I think I found the culprit. 324 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Oh my gosh, is that a baby alligator? 325 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Yeah, I know. 326 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 What got us out here, though? 327 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:09,000 That loud branch breaking? 328 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,000 It was big. 329 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,000 There was something heavy there. 330 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Yeah, it wasn't that baby alligator. 331 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Guys, I'm just checking in. 332 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,000 How's it going out there? 333 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,000 And we're looking around. 334 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,000 I don't think we found the culprit, but we did find a baby alligator. 335 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 So we're going to keep looking. 336 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,000 Copy that. 337 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Proceed with care, guys. 338 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,000 Let's go. 339 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,000 See you on to Ben and Larry. 340 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,000 I see you guys are by the traps. 341 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,000 Yes, we are. 342 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:44,000 All right, the fish are still here, still stinking. 343 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,000 I'm not seeing anything now. 344 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000 The sand's undisturbed. 345 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,000 Stop, listen. 346 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,000 Right in there. 347 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,000 Your Flare, get your Flare on it. 348 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Yeah, see those eyes? 349 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,000 Right there. 350 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,000 I swear on my life I saw eyes. 351 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,000 Right through there. 352 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,000 Can you still see it? 353 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Can you shine it back there? 354 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,000 Do you hear that? 355 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,000 What was that? 356 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,000 Welcome back everyone. 357 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,000 What was that? 358 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Welcome back, everyone. 359 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Welcome back, everyone. 360 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:13,000 So tell us about Louisiana and the Honey Island Swamp Monster. 361 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,000 We did some experiments. 362 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,000 We came up some really good results, and this is what happened. 363 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:25,000 So a lot of the eyewitness accounts place this creature about 6 to 7 feet tall. 364 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:31,000 So we thought, what creature out there that could be indigenous to this area has a height of about 7 feet? 365 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,000 The Louisiana Black Bear. 366 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,000 Oh. 367 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:39,000 And we actually found some at the New Orleans Autobahn Zoo, and this is what we saw. 368 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:50,000 He's able to stand up on his hind legs for a little bit of time, but we couldn't get him to actually walk. 369 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:56,000 Well, since the bear doesn't have the bipedal gait that we were looking for, there is something that does. 370 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,000 A man. 371 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:06,000 So what we did is I donned a ghillie suit, which is a British creation back in the early 1900s that were used by soldiers. 372 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,000 Now hunters use them to camouflage themselves. 373 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Wow. 374 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,000 Really similar, right? 375 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,000 That is strikingly similar. 376 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:29,000 After showing this most likely was a human wearing some type of a suit, we decided though there were still multiple accounts of eyewitnesses who have seen this thing over the years. 377 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,000 We decided to launch a nighttime investigation. 378 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:40,000 So as Ben and I were checking our baited sand traps, we heard this screeching, this animalistic screaming coming deep from within the woods. 379 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,000 Wow. 380 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,000 And it sounded like something was being butchered alive. 381 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,000 I've never heard anything like this, so take a listen. 382 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:55,000 Oh, wow. 383 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,000 Are you kidding me? 384 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,000 That sounds like a slaughter. 385 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:07,000 We did talk to one of the local trackers who also heard it and he said that the wild war sometimes the males will fight to the death and it gets really gory. 386 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:09,000 How about the film? 387 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,000 Did you guys have that analyzed? 388 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,000 I did actually. 389 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:18,000 Now, even though there's no way of telling when it was shot or developed, we know it was after 1965 because that was when Super 8 film was the first. 390 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,000 It was invented. 391 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:25,000 Not only that, a roll of this size usually has about 3600 frames. 392 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,000 This film only has about 2500. 393 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,000 A third of the film is missing. 394 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,000 Wow. 395 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,000 So that would suggest that maybe it was edited. 396 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:39,000 I wouldn't say edited because he didn't see any splice points in the entire film, but the fact is either the top or the bottom was missing. 397 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:47,000 So considering everything you guys experienced, would you say that this Honey Island Swamp Monster film is fact or faked? 398 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,000 I say this film is fake. 399 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,000 This is a Hunter and a Ghillie suit. 400 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:58,000 I think we did a great job replicating the original footage, but I wouldn't be too quick to say that there is no Honey Island Swamp Monster. 401 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:08,000 Although this film may not capture evidence of the Swamp Monster with all the other eyewitness testimony, it may be that the Honey Island Swamp Monster is still out there. 402 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:16,000 How did Portland go? 403 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,000 Portland was very interesting. 404 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,000 We want to investigate that mysterious lie over the Willamette River. 405 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,000 We ran a number of tests. 406 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,000 We got really interesting results. 407 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:53,000 Many people consider Portland to be the most haunted city in the West Coast, especially in the Waterfront District because it's got this history of gruesome deaths leading all the way back to the days of the early settlers. 408 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:04,000 And if it's not bad enough that the bridge we're on right now is considered to be cursed, they say that the river is haunted. 409 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:08,000 Well, that brings us to our story, which is actually pretty recent. 410 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:14,000 August 15th of 2010, Duncan and his girlfriend V are walking along the Waterfront. 411 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:21,000 And they see this illuminated object that's hovering next to the historic Hawthorne Bridge. 412 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:28,000 That's when Duncan grabbed his camera and started recording it as the object sped towards the top of the bridge. 413 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,000 Then it seemed like touched down onto the water. 414 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:42,000 I mean the skeptics discredit the video with theories ranging from RC toys to weather balloons. 415 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,000 Well, you know what? 416 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:49,000 We're about to meet Duncan and his girlfriend V right here where they shot the original video. 417 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,000 Hi. Hi, how's it going? Duncan. Yes. V? Yes. How you doing? Good. How are you? 418 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:05,000 Is this why you shot the video? Just up the river, just a little bit up here. Can you show us the spot? Absolutely. 419 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,000 This is about where we filmed it right here. 420 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,000 So it was like way in the sky over here. 421 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,000 Came back down, it was just smooth, just glided through the air. 422 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:27,000 It was just a bright, vibrant red and a blue, like back and forth. 423 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:32,000 It just disappeared somewhere along the waterline down there. 424 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,000 Have you ever seen anything else like this? 425 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:39,000 We're down here all the time taking walks, like almost every night. We haven't seen anything like this before. 426 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:45,000 Being that the object seemed to get so close to the water, have you thought about unidentified submerged objects? 427 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:51,000 Um, there's been some speculations of that. Parts of this river are like 160 feet deep. 428 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:56,000 Something could be hidden underneath here, right? 20 feet away from us, you know? We wouldn't even know it. 429 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,000 Tell me a bit about the camera that you had that night. Would you happen to have it with you? 430 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:05,000 I do, actually. It's right here. It's a simple little digital picture camera. 431 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,000 Oh, it actually takes video? Yeah. 432 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:11,000 Fantastic. Would you mind if we borrowed this to use for some of our experiments? Absolutely. 433 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,000 Well, thank you so much for your time. 434 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,000 Yeah, for sure. Good luck in your tests. 435 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,000 Yeah, it's good to find out what this is. 436 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,000 Alright. So guys. 437 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,000 We got our work cut out for us. Let's get to work. 438 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:31,000 The Hawthorne and Morrison bridges have a lot of bicycle and foot traffic, so it's very possible that someone was up there. 439 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,000 And they threw some kind of illuminated toy. 440 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:41,000 I grew up playing frisbee golf, and I know that they actually make discs that are illuminated for night play. 441 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:47,000 We picked up a couple of those, and we found out the distance the original object was shot at was about 400 yards away. 442 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:52,000 So what we did, we actually put together a couple frisbees that also light up. 443 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:58,000 We attached our own LED lights. That way, we'll definitely be able to see it from that distance. 444 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,000 Well, Austin, it sounds like you're our guy. 445 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,000 Got it. Let's go test my throwing arm. 446 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Good luck, man. 447 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:16,000 While Austin is out on the bridge, Bill and I are going to stay right here at Duncan's vantage point, 448 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:21,000 and I'm going to be using his very camera in an effort to match his video. 449 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,000 Austin, the team, do you copy? 450 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,000 Yes, we do, Austin. 451 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,000 Do you guys have a visual on me? 452 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:34,000 I see him. I see him. He's right there. 453 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:42,000 On three, two, one. Throw it, Austin. 454 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,000 Many people consider Portland to be the most haunted city in the West Coast. 455 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:00,000 We're down here all the time taking walks. We haven't seen anything like this before. 456 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,000 Now that we've gotten our first-hand account, we're going to test one of the most popular theories, 457 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,000 which is that something might have been thrown from one of these bridges. 458 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:19,000 On three, two, one. Throw it, Austin. 459 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:24,000 Oh, wow. There it is. 460 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,000 Oh, no. Oh, no. 461 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,000 The problem is, he just drops. 462 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:35,000 He was able to get the flight path over the bridge, but then it goes straight down. 463 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,000 It's actually pretty faint. It's not bright. 464 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 Okay, let's get him to throw another one. You ready? 465 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,000 Okay. 466 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,000 Okay. Austin, we're going to try again. 467 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:51,000 Try throwing it into the wind and let's see if the wind will make it cut sharper back towards you 468 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,000 and keep it up in the air a little bit longer. You ready? 469 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:56,000 You got it, bud. 470 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:01,000 Okay. On three, two, one. 471 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,000 There we go. There we go. There we go. 472 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,000 Let's see if it does it. 473 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,000 Wow. 474 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,000 It's not working. 475 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,000 I just don't think that we're going to get enough control with this Frisbee. 476 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:26,000 The problem is, there is no real control over something like a Frisbee. 477 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,000 You can throw it in the direction you want to go in, 478 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,000 but you're not going to have it shift directions in mid-flight. 479 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:39,000 Hey, Austin, why don't you come on back to the vantage point? Let's do a side-by-side comparison. 480 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,000 I'm just going to grab the Frisbees and I'll be right there. 481 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,000 Alright, well let's take a look at our side-by-side comparison. 482 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:50,000 We can see it, but take a look at that flight path. 483 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,000 It goes in one direction and then just plummets down to the water. 484 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,000 Even though this would have been the simplest explanation, 485 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,000 we lacked the directional control and we lacked the illumination. 486 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,000 Those were two key things we needed to hit. 487 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:07,000 I think it's time maybe we move on to the theory that maybe somebody was under the hoax 488 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,000 and actually controlling the object. 489 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:20,000 For this test, we're going to take a balloon filled with helium 490 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000 and tow it behind a boat. 491 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,000 This will give us a lot more directional control. 492 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:34,000 And what I'm going to do is I'm going to fill the balloon with these LED lights that blink 493 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:38,000 so that way we can mimic that same pattern from the original footage. 494 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,000 Now we'll take it to the location that Duncan believes he saw the object. 495 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,000 And I mean, if I'm controlling the direction and speed of the boat, 496 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,000 you're controlling the length of the line. 497 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 That should give us enough control of the balloon to match the original movement 498 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,000 we see from the object and the footage. 499 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,000 Alright, we're on the west bank of the river between the two bridges. 500 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,000 I believe this is the spot. 501 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,000 Copy that. I have eyes on you. 502 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,000 Are you ready to launch our balloon? 503 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,000 We are ready. 504 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,000 Three. 505 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,000 Release UFO. 506 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,000 Here we go. 507 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,000 Cameras rolling. 508 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,000 Step on the gas. 509 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,000 Turn the boat now. 510 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,000 Go, go, go. 511 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,000 That's too high, guys. That's way too high. 512 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,000 Alright, start reeling it in. 513 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,000 That's too high, guys. That's way too high. 514 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,000 Alright, start reeling it in. 515 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,000 Alright. 516 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:20,000 Alright. 517 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,000 Okay, guys, bring it home. 518 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,000 Copy that. We'll see you in a few. 519 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,000 Much better than our Frisbee experiment. 520 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,000 Good. 521 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,000 Way more control. 522 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:38,000 You know, we definitely had more control of the flight path. 523 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,000 But you know what I'm noticing here? 524 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:44,000 The speed and our recreation isn't matching the original video. 525 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,000 It's too slow. 526 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,000 And you know what the other problem that I'm noticing 527 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,000 is that when you were doing your turn, 528 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,000 because you were slowing down a little bit to make that curve, 529 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,000 all of a sudden the balloon would actually float upward 530 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,000 and we would lose the right altitude. 531 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,000 We need something with more control, with more speed, 532 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,000 and something that's going to give us that color change 533 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,000 we see at the end. 534 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,000 Let's move on to another experiment. 535 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,000 Okay. 536 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,000 We decided to move on to something to give us ultimate control, 537 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,000 an RC plane. 538 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,000 The F-27 Striker can turn on a dime 539 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:31,000 and match the speed of the object in Duncan's original video. 540 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,000 If we're able to replicate the flight path and the speed 541 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,000 with our remote control plane, 542 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,000 then it may prove that original video 543 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,000 was nothing more than an RC craft like this one. 544 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000 Duncan described the object as being silent. 545 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,000 I know this RC plane will make some noise, 546 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,000 but from 400 yards away, 547 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,000 we probably won't be able to hear it. 548 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,000 Bill and I are outfitting the RC plane with LED lights. 549 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,000 On one wing we'll have red. 550 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,000 On the other wing we're going to have blue. 551 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,000 That way from a distance, it should give us the alternating colors 552 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,000 we see in the original footage. 553 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,000 Alright man, let's fire this thing up. 554 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,000 Wow. 555 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,000 Yes. 556 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:12,000 That is bright. 557 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,000 Looks great guys. 558 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,000 Well, I'm going to head to the vantage point. 559 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Got my camera right here. 560 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,000 Okay. 561 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,000 I'll stay in communication. 562 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,000 Alright. 563 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Good luck. 564 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,000 You better launch. 565 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,000 Fly this thing. 566 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,000 Camera's rolling. 567 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,000 And three. 568 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,000 Two. 569 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,000 One. 570 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,000 Launch plane. 571 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,000 Camera's rolling. 572 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,000 And three. 573 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,000 Two. 574 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,000 One. 575 00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,000 Launch plane. 576 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,000 Portland was very interesting. 577 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:10,000 We want to investigate that mysterious light over the Willamette River 578 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:14,000 and it hovers between the Morrison and the Hawthorne Bridge. 579 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,000 We ran a number of tests. 580 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,000 We got really interesting results. 581 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:23,000 So on these bridges in Portland, there's a lot of pedestrian traffic. 582 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,000 So many believe that it could have been just someone who's proved something, 583 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:31,000 an object over the bridge, a toy or an illuminated Frisbee. 584 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,000 So that was our first test. 585 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,000 Check it out. 586 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,000 Hmm. 587 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,000 I was the one up there throwing the Frisbee. 588 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:41,000 I couldn't get the speed. 589 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:42,000 I couldn't get the distance. 590 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:45,000 And after the initial is set, it just dive bombs straight down. 591 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000 Really didn't look anything like it at all. 592 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,000 Yeah. 593 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,000 Well, we realized we needed more control of the object. 594 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,000 So we decided that maybe someone was in on a hoax 595 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:02,000 and they had some kind of maneuver they were using to control this object in the sky. 596 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,000 We hooked up a three-foot balloon with LED lights 597 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:08,000 attached to a 150-foot length of line and then attached it to a ski boat. 598 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,000 I basically drove the boat, bill over here was reeling it in 599 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,000 and we were hoping that that would give us the control over the object we needed. 600 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,000 Now, we thought it was going to work all right, 601 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,000 but the problem we had was when we would turn the boat, 602 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,000 we wouldn't be able to control the altitude. 603 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:24,000 The boat would slow down, the balloons would lift. 604 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,000 When we would speed up, it would pull the balloons down. 605 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,000 Take a look at the clip here, you'll see what we mean. 606 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:33,000 You can barely even see the... 607 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,000 Yeah, the illumination is just not as bright as the original footage. 608 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,000 So we were missing two important elements, 609 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:43,000 illumination and altitude control. 610 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,000 When we realized that the balloon wasn't working, 611 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,000 we decided, okay, we need even more control, 612 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:51,000 and that's when we moved on to an RC plane. 613 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:55,000 So we actually affixed LED strips of lights onto the RC plane. 614 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,000 On one side we did blue, on the other side we did red. 615 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,000 That way, as Bill maneuvered the plane around, 616 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:03,000 we could actually get the color change we saw in the original video. 617 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:06,000 When I interviewed Duncan, he said he saw the object come out of the water 618 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,000 and go back in. 619 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:10,000 We were actually able to get that effect by just turning the lights off completely 620 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,000 as it came close to the water. 621 00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,000 How... 622 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:15,000 How did the RC plane do in the rain? 623 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,000 It performed great. 624 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,000 Take a look at the clip and judge for yourself. 625 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,000 Oh, wow! 626 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,000 And now we've changed directions. 627 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:28,000 Colors and colors. 628 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:31,000 And then I would just turn off the lights as it got close to the water. 629 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:37,000 It's uncanny. 630 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,000 Well, I think you guys were very thorough. 631 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,000 Looks like you came up with an explanation. 632 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,000 I think they nailed it. 633 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:43,000 It's an RC plane. 634 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,000 I have no doubt in my mind it's an RC plane and this is fake. 635 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,000 Do you think the people who launched this RC plane were doing it as a hoax 636 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:54,000 or just happened that they had this really colorful craft that was mistaken? 637 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:57,000 I don't think anybody was trying to hoax anything. 638 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,000 I think Duncan and Vee just happened to be on a walk 639 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:02,000 and they saw something they couldn't explain, caught it on video. 640 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,000 I don't believe that Duncan and Vee were involved in a hoax. 641 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,000 I think this is a case of mistaken identity. 642 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,000 And there's nothing paranormal about it. 643 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:12,000 It wasn't a hoax, but it was a fake. 644 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,000 Definitely an RC plane. 645 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,000 Well, you've left a little doubt in my mind. 646 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,000 I think the RC plane is the answer. 647 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,000 Guys, great job. 648 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:24,000 Happy holidays. 649 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,000 Let's go open presents. 650 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,000 Let's open some eggnog.