1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:18,483 Music 2 00:00:18,483 --> 00:00:24,484 July 1987, an undisclosed military base in Utah. 3 00:00:24,484 --> 00:00:29,485 Music 4 00:00:29,485 --> 00:00:32,486 A soldier is patrolling this base adjacent to the desert, 5 00:00:32,486 --> 00:00:36,486 and suddenly he sees something big come rising over a mountain range. 6 00:00:36,486 --> 00:00:39,487 Music 7 00:00:39,487 --> 00:00:42,488 It's this brilliant glowing object in the sky. 8 00:00:42,488 --> 00:00:44,488 A blue light that is burning so brightly, 9 00:00:44,488 --> 00:00:47,488 he can't actually make out what's under the light. 10 00:00:47,488 --> 00:00:49,489 Music 11 00:00:49,489 --> 00:00:53,490 As soon as he's able to tell that this is some kind of almond-shaped aircraft, 12 00:00:53,490 --> 00:00:55,490 about 100 feet across. 13 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:58,490 Music 14 00:00:58,490 --> 00:01:03,491 According to the witness, the mysterious craft hovers over the mountains. 15 00:01:03,491 --> 00:01:08,492 At certain points, it's light's dim, and it seems to vanish, 16 00:01:08,492 --> 00:01:13,493 only to reappear moments later in a nearby location. 17 00:01:13,493 --> 00:01:16,494 He knows this isn't a military aircraft, 18 00:01:16,494 --> 00:01:20,494 because as part of his job, he would have been notified ahead of time 19 00:01:20,494 --> 00:01:22,495 about any kind of activity on the base. 20 00:01:22,495 --> 00:01:25,495 Not to mention that this UFO appears to be somehow 21 00:01:25,495 --> 00:01:28,496 teleporting to different locations in the area. 22 00:01:28,496 --> 00:01:35,497 Little does the soldier know that this will not be his only disturbing encounter of the evening. 23 00:01:35,497 --> 00:01:38,498 The soldier radios in to report this sighting, 24 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:41,498 and this is when he gets his first hint that something's wrong. 25 00:01:41,498 --> 00:01:45,499 As soon as he mentions the UFO, his superior stops replying to him, 26 00:01:45,499 --> 00:01:47,499 and someone else comes on the line. 27 00:01:48,499 --> 00:01:51,500 It's a voice he's never heard before. 28 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:54,501 The soldier is ordered to abort his patrol, 29 00:01:54,501 --> 00:01:58,501 and immediately report to the Provost Marshall's office. 30 00:01:58,501 --> 00:02:04,502 As soon as the soldier walks in, he's handcuffed, treated like a criminal. 31 00:02:06,503 --> 00:02:10,503 There's a general waiting for him, but not one that he knows from the base. 32 00:02:10,503 --> 00:02:12,504 And the general isn't alone. 33 00:02:12,504 --> 00:02:17,505 He's accompanied by two mysterious men wearing identical black suits. 34 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:22,506 The soldier is taken to an isolated room, 35 00:02:22,506 --> 00:02:27,507 where men in black suits proceed to interrogate him about the UFO sighting. 36 00:02:30,507 --> 00:02:33,508 These guys don't identify themselves as being from the military, 37 00:02:33,508 --> 00:02:36,508 law enforcement, intelligence agencies, or anything. 38 00:02:36,508 --> 00:02:39,509 They just start in with the questions. 39 00:02:42,509 --> 00:02:46,510 They grill him for hours about every detail of this UFO sighting. 40 00:02:49,511 --> 00:02:54,511 Keep in mind, the actual UFO sighting lasted a few minutes, 41 00:02:54,511 --> 00:02:58,512 but they keep asking him the same questions over and over again, 42 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:00,512 in excruciating detail. 43 00:03:00,512 --> 00:03:04,513 When they're finally finished, the soldier is ordered to never mention the sighting, 44 00:03:04,513 --> 00:03:07,514 or his meeting with the two men in black. 45 00:03:08,514 --> 00:03:14,515 One of the men in black takes him aside and whispers a final warning. 46 00:03:14,515 --> 00:03:18,516 He points out the desert surrounding the military base. 47 00:03:18,516 --> 00:03:24,517 He tells the soldier, if he doesn't heed their warning and keep his mouth shut about the UFO, 48 00:03:24,517 --> 00:03:26,517 well, this is a big desert. 49 00:03:26,517 --> 00:03:30,518 It would take a long time for someone to find your body out there. 50 00:03:30,518 --> 00:03:34,519 It's only when he retires, after two decades of constantly looking over his shoulder 51 00:03:34,519 --> 00:03:38,519 for these mysterious men that he finally reports the encounter. 52 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,521 This is just one of perhaps a hundred UFO cases in our files involving men in black, 53 00:03:45,521 --> 00:03:51,522 and the most consistent thing about these reports is just how inconsistent these various encounters can be. 54 00:03:51,522 --> 00:03:54,522 When you take all of these case files into account, 55 00:03:54,522 --> 00:03:59,523 it might be possible that there isn't just one single men in black entity. 56 00:03:59,523 --> 00:04:01,523 When we talk about men in black, 57 00:04:01,523 --> 00:04:04,524 we could be talking about a lot of different things. 58 00:04:05,524 --> 00:04:12,525 Reports of the men in black suddenly appearing in the aftermath of a UFO event have occurred since the 1950s. 59 00:04:12,525 --> 00:04:18,527 They are said to intimidate UFO witnesses into silence about their encounters. 60 00:04:20,527 --> 00:04:25,528 Who do these mystery men work for, and what is their ultimate agenda? 61 00:04:26,528 --> 00:04:33,529 MUFON opens its files to learn the identity of the men in black, right now. 62 00:04:33,529 --> 00:04:42,531 The Mutual UFO Network, known as MUFON, is an independent organization not bound to any government. 63 00:04:42,531 --> 00:04:47,532 They investigate reports of UFO sightings from around the world. 64 00:04:47,532 --> 00:04:52,533 Over the past five decades, they have collected more than 70,000 files, 65 00:04:52,533 --> 00:04:57,534 stored at a secure location known as Hanger One. 66 00:04:57,534 --> 00:05:02,535 Now, MUFON is granting access to their fast archive. 67 00:05:03,535 --> 00:05:06,535 These are the files of Hanger One. 68 00:05:16,537 --> 00:05:20,538 Stories of the men in black have been part of UFO lore for decades. 69 00:05:22,538 --> 00:05:28,539 Unidentified men who use fear and intimidation to threaten UFO witnesses. 70 00:05:31,540 --> 00:05:37,541 Their identity remains a mystery, and in some instances, they may not even be human. 71 00:05:38,541 --> 00:05:43,542 Everyone's heard of the men in black because the concept has become so ingrained in our pop culture. 72 00:05:43,542 --> 00:05:50,543 But if you look into their history, the men in black are a lot more mysterious and frightening than what you might see on the movie screen. 73 00:05:50,543 --> 00:05:56,544 The whole idea about the men in black is, who are they, who are they working for? 74 00:05:56,544 --> 00:06:02,545 Why would they show up just to tell people to keep quiet about their UFO experience? 75 00:06:03,546 --> 00:06:10,547 MUFON files reveal one harrowing event and its impact on the life of a young UFO witness. 76 00:06:11,547 --> 00:06:14,548 May 1981. 77 00:06:14,548 --> 00:06:19,548 Laura Dent has just relocated with her parents to a farm in Union, Maine. 78 00:06:21,549 --> 00:06:26,550 The remote property is secluded on 170 acres of land. 79 00:06:27,550 --> 00:06:31,551 Almost immediately, Laura has an uneasy feeling about her new home. 80 00:06:31,551 --> 00:06:35,551 Laura Dent is now a resident of the United States. 81 00:06:35,551 --> 00:06:39,552 Almost immediately, Laura has an uneasy feeling about her new home. 82 00:06:40,552 --> 00:06:48,554 It's a beautiful farm, but it's very isolated and lonely place, and within a few days, her life starts to get very strange. 83 00:06:51,554 --> 00:06:57,555 Laura is lying in bed one night when she's startled by bright lights pulsing outside her window. 84 00:06:58,555 --> 00:07:04,557 She looks through the window and she sees a large disc-shaped craft hovering over the farm. 85 00:07:06,557 --> 00:07:09,557 And eventually, it just flies away. 86 00:07:14,558 --> 00:07:20,559 But the disc keeps returning, and on the third night, she's waiting with a pair of binoculars. 87 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:27,561 What she observes that night will forever change her life. 88 00:07:28,561 --> 00:07:34,562 She gets a good look at this mystery object with the binoculars, and it's clearly an aircraft of some kind. 89 00:07:35,562 --> 00:07:41,563 It's disc-shaped UFO, and it's hovering just a few meters above the ground, but that's not even the most incredible part. 90 00:07:45,564 --> 00:07:50,565 Laura observes three small figures walking through the field beneath the UFO. 91 00:07:51,565 --> 00:07:55,566 Suddenly, she realizes they are not human. 92 00:07:57,566 --> 00:08:04,567 Aliens, a group of alien creatures have just invaded the family farm, not a hundred yards away from Laura's front porch. 93 00:08:05,568 --> 00:08:08,568 Soon they board the flying saucer, and it once again disappears. 94 00:08:09,568 --> 00:08:14,569 Of course, this girl is blown away by what she just witnessed. Anyone would be. 95 00:08:15,569 --> 00:08:21,570 Laura immediately tells her father and takes him to the porch to see the landing site. 96 00:08:22,571 --> 00:08:28,572 Her father doesn't know why she's dragging him up there, but she points out a spot in the field, and they both see it. 97 00:08:29,572 --> 00:08:39,574 A massive crop circle surrounded by several smaller markings is situated in the exact spot where Laura had witnessed the UFO. 98 00:08:40,574 --> 00:08:46,575 Laura's excited to share the strange evidence with her father, but he doesn't react how she expected. 99 00:08:47,575 --> 00:08:54,576 Laura's father doesn't say anything, but he quickly heads to the field and mows over the crop circle. 100 00:08:57,577 --> 00:09:02,578 Here's Laura's dad confronted with something strange and frightening, and he doesn't want to acknowledge it. 101 00:09:03,578 --> 00:09:07,579 Instead, he mows over the crop circle, erasing the evidence that anything happened. 102 00:09:08,579 --> 00:09:13,580 She's pretty hurt by her father's response, and the next day when her parents invite her out on a day trip, 103 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:16,580 she decides to stay home in protest. 104 00:09:18,581 --> 00:09:22,581 That afternoon, Laura's parents leave her alone on the farm. 105 00:09:24,582 --> 00:09:27,582 But she does not remain alone for long. 106 00:09:29,583 --> 00:09:33,583 Next, Laura dents chilling and counter with the men in black. 107 00:09:35,584 --> 00:09:40,585 And later, from a clash with the FBI to the seizing of a Navy battleship, 108 00:09:40,585 --> 00:09:45,586 Mufan investigates the secret agenda of these mystery men. 109 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:52,587 There's an ultimate authority that is very invested in denying the public our right to know the truth about UFOs. 110 00:09:53,587 --> 00:09:56,588 More men in black when we return. 111 00:09:57,588 --> 00:10:14,591 The Mufan Archives in Hangar 1 describe frightening confrontations with mysterious men in black. 112 00:10:15,591 --> 00:10:21,592 In 1981, Laura Dent tells her family about an extraterrestrial encounter on their farm, 113 00:10:21,592 --> 00:10:26,593 a decision that places Laura in the crosshairs of the men in black. 114 00:10:28,593 --> 00:10:34,594 A day after witnessing this strange UFO event, Laura is left home alone on the family farm, 115 00:10:34,594 --> 00:10:37,595 but she's not alone for long. 116 00:10:41,596 --> 00:10:44,596 She sees an old black sedan come rumbling up the driveway. 117 00:10:45,596 --> 00:10:48,597 The first thing that Laura notices is that this car has no plates. 118 00:10:52,598 --> 00:11:00,599 Laura watches as the black car pulls alongside a field. 119 00:11:01,599 --> 00:11:05,600 And then, two men in black suits emerge. 120 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:12,601 They head directly to the area previously marked by a crop circle. 121 00:11:13,601 --> 00:11:18,602 Even though the crop circle has been mowed down, these men in black find its original location 122 00:11:18,602 --> 00:11:21,603 and start to search the surrounding area. 123 00:11:21,603 --> 00:11:24,603 They take soil samples, grass samples, and they're snapping photos. 124 00:11:25,604 --> 00:11:30,605 Laura is watching these strange, uninvited visitors thoroughly combing over her property. 125 00:11:30,605 --> 00:11:37,606 She has no idea why they're there, and even though she's hiding, she suddenly starts to feel like she's being watched. 126 00:11:39,606 --> 00:11:44,607 The next thing she knows, it's one day later, and she has no clue what happened. 127 00:11:45,607 --> 00:11:51,608 Directly after the MIB did appear, Laura had a 24-hour period of missing time, 128 00:11:51,608 --> 00:11:53,609 which she simply could not account for. 129 00:11:53,609 --> 00:11:57,609 Now, missing time is a staple part of alien abduction stories, 130 00:11:57,609 --> 00:12:02,610 where people are taken away, experimented upon, and then brought back home. 131 00:12:02,610 --> 00:12:06,611 But very often, their minds are completely wiped clean. 132 00:12:08,611 --> 00:12:13,612 Laura is distressed about the missing time, and the following day, her confusion increases. 133 00:12:14,612 --> 00:12:17,613 When she notices something strange on her hand. 134 00:12:18,613 --> 00:12:21,614 She looks down, and there's this triangle on her hand. 135 00:12:21,614 --> 00:12:24,614 It looks like a birthmark, but she never had a birthmark there. 136 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:29,615 And when she touches it, she suddenly gets a vision of the men in black 137 00:12:29,615 --> 00:12:34,616 she'd witnessed the day before, warning her not to attempt to remove the mark, 138 00:12:34,616 --> 00:12:36,616 and to never tell anyone what she saw. 139 00:12:37,617 --> 00:12:44,618 The fact that something perhaps was communicating with her as she touched this place on her hand 140 00:12:44,618 --> 00:12:48,619 makes me think that there's some kind of implant technology involved. 141 00:12:49,619 --> 00:12:53,620 I think about what we are studying in our own human science. 142 00:12:53,620 --> 00:13:00,621 We are absolutely looking at implant technologies that would help us do everything from control our computers 143 00:13:00,621 --> 00:13:04,621 to communicate virtually with each other, literally using our minds. 144 00:13:06,622 --> 00:13:13,623 Laura is so frightened by these men in black who may have actually implanted her with some kind of exotic technology 145 00:13:13,623 --> 00:13:18,624 that she suffers in silence for decades before finally reporting the encounter to MUFON. 146 00:13:19,624 --> 00:13:24,625 This case is a great example of men in black appearing out of nowhere at the site of a UFO encounter 147 00:13:24,625 --> 00:13:28,626 and showing no hesitation to intimidate even a little girl, 148 00:13:28,626 --> 00:13:32,627 and collecting as much information as they could about the UFO's landing. 149 00:13:32,627 --> 00:13:35,627 But what's still very unclear is who they're working for. 150 00:13:35,627 --> 00:13:42,628 Whether these men in black answer to the government, big business, the media, or even an extraterrestrial race, 151 00:13:42,628 --> 00:13:44,629 in the end it's all the same. 152 00:13:44,629 --> 00:13:51,630 There's an ultimate authority that is very invested in denying the public our right to know the truth about UFO's. 153 00:13:51,630 --> 00:13:56,631 Who is this ultimate authority? And what is their agenda? 154 00:13:56,631 --> 00:14:03,632 The mystery of who are the men in black extends so far that it's actually been investigated by the government. 155 00:14:04,632 --> 00:14:10,633 Even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover wanted to know what was behind the men in black phenomenon. 156 00:14:13,634 --> 00:14:16,634 1958, Oklahoma City. 157 00:14:16,634 --> 00:14:24,636 A concerned citizen writes to the FBI about the harassment of UFO researchers by men wearing dark suits. 158 00:14:25,636 --> 00:14:29,637 Surprisingly, the letter receives a high level response. 159 00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:36,638 This letter finds its way to J. Edgar Hoover and amazingly, it responds right away. 160 00:14:36,638 --> 00:14:44,640 Quote, I'm instructing a special agent of our Oklahoma City office to contact you concerning the matter you mentioned. 161 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:51,641 J. Edgar Hoover was already paranoid that the military is not sharing the truth about UFO's with him, 162 00:14:51,641 --> 00:14:55,642 so when this letter lands on his desk, he's eager to investigate. 163 00:14:56,642 --> 00:14:59,642 December, 1958. 164 00:14:59,642 --> 00:15:05,643 J. Edgar Hoover instructs his agents to investigate reports of men in black. 165 00:15:06,644 --> 00:15:11,644 At the same time, Hoover is acquiring every periodically confined that mentions the men in black, 166 00:15:11,644 --> 00:15:17,646 and he conducts an internal investigation just to make sure the men in black are not government agents. 167 00:15:17,646 --> 00:15:22,646 And I think this shows that, A, the government believed these men in black claims to be real, 168 00:15:22,646 --> 00:15:27,647 and B, the FBI considered the men in black a potential threat to the American public. 169 00:15:30,648 --> 00:15:34,649 Hoover's investigation hits a dead end. 170 00:15:34,649 --> 00:15:42,650 It's really something when you consider that here we have America's top cop investigating with all the resources of the FBI, 171 00:15:42,650 --> 00:15:48,651 and in the end, all he can tell us is the only thing we know for sure about the men in black is that they exist. 172 00:15:49,651 --> 00:15:55,652 Is it possible that even the most powerful lawman in America, J. Edgar Hoover, 173 00:15:55,652 --> 00:16:00,653 was unable to determine who these men in black are and who controls them? 174 00:16:01,653 --> 00:16:03,654 How big of a potential threat are the men in black? 175 00:16:03,654 --> 00:16:08,655 Well, according to some accounts, big enough to push around the U.S. military. 176 00:16:09,655 --> 00:16:16,656 When we return, a U.S. Navy vessel and its entire crew are commandeered by the men in black. 177 00:16:19,657 --> 00:16:34,659 According to Mufon Files in Hangar 1, stories of the men in black have been tied to UFO sightings for decades. 178 00:16:35,660 --> 00:16:38,660 But who exactly are these mystery men? 179 00:16:39,660 --> 00:16:42,661 And how far does their shadowy reach extend? 180 00:16:43,661 --> 00:16:46,662 How big of a potential threat are the men in black? 181 00:16:46,662 --> 00:16:51,662 According to one case in Mufon Files, they're big enough to push around the U.S. military. 182 00:16:57,664 --> 00:17:00,664 March 17, 1972. 183 00:17:01,664 --> 00:17:05,665 A U.S. Navy vessel is docked in Mayport, Florida. 184 00:17:06,665 --> 00:17:09,666 Its entire crew is locked down, unable to leave. 185 00:17:09,666 --> 00:17:15,667 As a small group of men in black interrogate every sailor on board. 186 00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:22,668 This Navy ship has been commandeered by the men in black because of something that happened at sea the night before. 187 00:17:24,668 --> 00:17:28,669 March 16, 1972. The Atlantic Ocean. 188 00:17:29,669 --> 00:17:38,671 The ship is en route to its home port when a lookout radios his commanding officer about strange activity in the sky. 189 00:17:39,671 --> 00:17:43,672 The commanding officer gets a message that there's something unusual in the sky over the ship. 190 00:17:44,672 --> 00:17:48,673 But at the same time, he's checking the radar and it isn't showing anything. 191 00:17:49,673 --> 00:17:53,674 The ship's master at arms is dispatched to confirm the sighting. 192 00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:58,675 But when he reaches the lookout's post, there is no one there. 193 00:18:00,675 --> 00:18:04,676 The lookout should of course be stationed at his post, but for some reason he's abandoned it. 194 00:18:04,676 --> 00:18:08,676 Where did he go? The master at arms searches the ship and eventually finds him. 195 00:18:08,676 --> 00:18:10,677 It's almost like he's hiding from something. 196 00:18:11,677 --> 00:18:13,677 He's a younger sailor and he's very rattled. 197 00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:20,679 The master at arms orders the lookout to return to his post and show him the anomaly in the sky. 198 00:18:22,679 --> 00:18:27,680 The master at arms is probably thinking this kid is just going a little stir crazy on the ship. 199 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:29,680 And he says, OK, show me. 200 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,681 And the kid immediately points out something in the sky. 201 00:18:32,681 --> 00:18:38,682 And sure enough, there's a light up there and it seems to be following the ship. 202 00:18:40,682 --> 00:18:44,683 He gets out a pair of binoculars for a closer look and it comes into focus. 203 00:18:44,683 --> 00:18:50,684 It's clearly an aircraft and sure enough, he finds himself getting a close up look at a flying saucer. 204 00:18:52,684 --> 00:18:57,685 The master at arms radios the commanding officers and confirms the lookout sighting. 205 00:18:57,685 --> 00:19:02,686 The crew is really starting to worry because even though they can see this craft in the sky, 206 00:19:02,686 --> 00:19:07,687 it is not being picked up by their radar and it appears to be pursuing them. 207 00:19:09,687 --> 00:19:16,689 Word of this UFO spreads through the ship pretty fast and soon the crew is crowding around fighting for a look at this thing. 208 00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:23,690 Not only are they getting an amazing, clear look at the UFO, they grabbed some cameras and managed to get it all on film. 209 00:19:24,690 --> 00:19:30,691 With the UFO confirmed, the ship's captain reports the sighting to their naval command. 210 00:19:32,692 --> 00:19:39,693 Here's this Navy crew realizing that they are part of something huge, a shared close encounter with the UFO, 211 00:19:39,693 --> 00:19:41,693 backed up by film, photographs, everything. 212 00:19:42,693 --> 00:19:48,694 They must be thinking that they're about to go down in history, but it doesn't take long for those hopes to get dashed. 213 00:19:49,695 --> 00:19:55,696 The captain's commanders order him to return to port immediately and forget about this UFO, 214 00:19:55,696 --> 00:20:00,697 as though it's no big deal that a flying saucer is right next to their ship. 215 00:20:00,697 --> 00:20:05,697 The ship reaches port by morning, but once docked, no one is allowed ashore. 216 00:20:05,697 --> 00:20:12,699 The crew is prevented from leaving. They're waiting and waiting aboard the ship and they have no idea what it is they're waiting for. 217 00:20:13,699 --> 00:20:17,700 The experience soon takes an unexpected turn. 218 00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:24,701 The ship is boarded by a group of men in black suits. The sailors don't know who they are or who they represent, 219 00:20:24,701 --> 00:20:29,702 but they see their superior officers deferring to these guys, so they follow suit. 220 00:20:29,702 --> 00:20:36,703 The ship is locked down and the men in black interrogate every sailor on board. 221 00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:45,705 Not only do they grill everyone on board, they also search the ship from top to bottom and confiscate every camera in the place, 222 00:20:45,705 --> 00:20:50,706 and the sailors just have to stand there as every piece of evidence is snatched away from them. 223 00:20:51,706 --> 00:20:57,707 What is going on here? I mean, a few guys in dark suits can just board a Navy battleship and start to boss everyone around, 224 00:20:57,707 --> 00:21:03,708 and the crew actually listens to them. I mean, who in the world would have the power to do this? 225 00:21:04,708 --> 00:21:12,710 After hours of interrogation, the crew is finally released, with a warning to never discuss what they saw, 226 00:21:12,710 --> 00:21:15,710 or their encounter with the men in black. 227 00:21:16,710 --> 00:21:20,711 It took 40 years for one of these crewmen to report this incident to Mufon. 228 00:21:20,711 --> 00:21:24,712 I think that's a testament to just how intimidating these men in black can be. 229 00:21:24,712 --> 00:21:29,713 These guys aren't FBI or government agents, and yet they have authority over the military. 230 00:21:29,713 --> 00:21:35,714 Maybe they report to a shadow government that wants to suppress all evidence of UFO encounters. 231 00:21:36,714 --> 00:21:42,715 A lot of these reports detail just how quickly an encounter with men in black can turn someone's life upside down. 232 00:21:42,715 --> 00:21:47,716 We have one story that starts out with a man simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 233 00:21:54,717 --> 00:21:57,718 Louisiana, 1983. 234 00:21:58,718 --> 00:22:06,719 Shortly after moving to a new town, Mike Reynolds strikes up a conversation that will change his life forever. 235 00:22:06,719 --> 00:22:12,720 One of the first people Mike meets is a retired Air Force major. They hit it off right away. 236 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:19,722 Eventually, the major reveals that he had spent his entire military career working at the infamous Area 51 in Nevada. 237 00:22:20,722 --> 00:22:29,723 At the time, Area 51 is believed by many to be a hub of extraterrestrial reverse engineering. 238 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:34,724 Of course, the major was sworn to secrecy about Area 51 when he was in the military, 239 00:22:34,724 --> 00:22:38,725 but now that he's getting older, he's starting to have mixed feelings about his work out there. 240 00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:44,726 Well, Mike is very interested in this, and the major takes him aside and starts to spill the beans on everything. 241 00:22:45,726 --> 00:22:51,727 Suddenly, Mike is getting an earful of highly classified secrets. 242 00:22:51,727 --> 00:23:00,729 The major tells Mike that Area 51 houses recovered alien UFOs and that the military has been reverse engineering this technology for years. 243 00:23:00,729 --> 00:23:06,730 And then he tells Mike that he's written a manuscript that is going to reveal everything. 244 00:23:06,730 --> 00:23:09,731 It hits Mike. This is his calling. 245 00:23:09,731 --> 00:23:14,732 He's going to help the major publish his expose and tell the world the truth about UFOs. 246 00:23:15,732 --> 00:23:18,732 Mike offers to buy the publishing rights on the spot. 247 00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:25,734 With the major's rights secured, Mike schedules a series of media appearances. 248 00:23:27,734 --> 00:23:32,735 Mike books a local radio interview, and the general manager of the station seems excited to be part of this. 249 00:23:32,735 --> 00:23:44,737 But the night before the interview, the station manager calls to tell Mike about a disturbing encounter with a group of men in black suits. 250 00:23:45,737 --> 00:23:50,738 These men in black showed up at the radio station and told the manager to cancel the interview. 251 00:23:50,738 --> 00:23:54,739 They didn't identify themselves as representing any specific agency. 252 00:23:54,739 --> 00:24:00,740 They simply told the manager to cancel the interview, and they did it in a very threatening way. 253 00:24:01,740 --> 00:24:05,741 The intimidation works, and the interview is cancelled. 254 00:24:06,741 --> 00:24:13,742 Mike is unsettled by the station manager's story, but not enough to quit. He's still going to get this book published. 255 00:24:15,743 --> 00:24:19,743 And a few days later, Mike heads off to Houston to meet with a friend in publishing. 256 00:24:22,744 --> 00:24:28,745 While driving to Houston, Mike soon notices two black cars that appear to be following him. 257 00:24:28,745 --> 00:24:36,746 The drive is almost 300 miles, but every time Mike looks in his rearview mirror, those same two cars are on his tail. 258 00:24:39,747 --> 00:24:43,748 That evening, Mike arrives at his Houston hotel. 259 00:24:45,748 --> 00:24:49,749 But before he can even check in, he is stopped. 260 00:24:50,749 --> 00:24:54,750 He's heading into his hotel. He's got to get ready for his big meeting the next day. 261 00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:58,750 When two men wearing black business suits appear out of nowhere. 262 00:24:59,751 --> 00:25:02,751 These men in black were very grim, stone-faced. 263 00:25:03,751 --> 00:25:08,752 They sort of surround Mike and really get in his face, just short of physically detaining him. 264 00:25:10,753 --> 00:25:13,753 The men do not identify themselves. 265 00:25:13,753 --> 00:25:19,754 They stare into Mike's eyes and coldly declare that he is not to publish the book. 266 00:25:20,754 --> 00:25:27,756 These mysterious, strange men are trying to influence Mike, and he still has no idea why, or even who they are. 267 00:25:28,756 --> 00:25:35,757 And when he questions them, they don't reply. They simply restate their demand, worded exactly the same way each time. 268 00:25:36,757 --> 00:25:43,758 In many of these encounters, many black are described as having an almost robotic way of speaking, stoic to the point and repetitive. 269 00:25:44,759 --> 00:25:50,760 Now, does this mean there's something inhuman about them? Or are these mannerisms another tool of psychological intimidation? 270 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,761 After a few minutes of this weird encounter, the men leave. Mike feels slightly dazed. 271 00:25:57,761 --> 00:26:02,762 He doesn't seem to remember actually seeing them walk or drive away. They're just sort of gone. 272 00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:07,763 Mike is disturbed by this encounter, but he has no plans to quit. 273 00:26:07,763 --> 00:26:13,764 He checks into his room, and a few hours later, he remembers that he left the major's manuscript in the trunk of his car. 274 00:26:16,764 --> 00:26:23,766 Mike walks out to the parking lot to grab the manuscript. He opens his trunk, and it's gone. 275 00:26:25,766 --> 00:26:29,767 But when he turns around, that's when he gets the real surprise. 276 00:26:30,767 --> 00:26:42,769 The men in black are right there, almost pinning Mike against his car. It's the middle of the night, there's nobody else around, and this time they tell Mike in no uncertain terms, stop your actions or your family will suffer. 277 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:49,770 And that's when Mike decides to take their advice. He abandons the project and heads home. 278 00:26:50,771 --> 00:27:02,773 The major must have been paid a visit too, because when Mike returns home, the major won't speak to him about anything, and his manuscript is never published by anyone. 279 00:27:03,773 --> 00:27:14,775 We see this time and time again, and they know how to expertly target witnesses. They will continue to escalate, and in this case, threatening a man's family until they get what they want. 280 00:27:15,775 --> 00:27:22,776 And what they want is for the public to keep going about their business and not ask any questions about UFOs. 281 00:27:23,777 --> 00:27:33,778 In this case, a man has been intimidated into silence, but who exactly is behind that intimidation, and why? Is it the US government? If that's the case, then why are there men in black sightings all over the world? 282 00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:43,780 Hanger One files reveal that these encounters also occur in other parts of the world. Could there be a connection? 283 00:27:44,780 --> 00:27:54,782 When we return, one young girl's 1962 encounter could take us closer to unlocking the men in blacks secret agenda. 284 00:28:03,784 --> 00:28:12,785 Inside Hanger One, MUFON files reveal terrifying encounters between UFO witnesses and the men in black. 285 00:28:14,786 --> 00:28:23,787 But some cases reveal a very different side to these mysterious strangers that leads many to question what their real agenda might be. 286 00:28:24,788 --> 00:28:33,789 Not every man in black story involves witnesses being terrorized by menacing men in dark suits. Some of these encounters could be more subdued. 287 00:28:33,789 --> 00:28:52,793 1962, Somerset, England. 16-year-old Anne Henson is woken late one summer night by strange lights outside her window. 288 00:28:52,793 --> 00:29:03,795 Anne goes to her window for a closer look and sees what she describes as a circle of light with rays coming from it. 289 00:29:04,795 --> 00:29:11,796 Anne watches this bright craft hovering about in the sky, darting back and forth between her home and some nearby hills. 290 00:29:12,796 --> 00:29:17,797 It's glowing, cycling through many bright colors and generally acting very playfully. 291 00:29:17,797 --> 00:29:26,799 Anne observes the UFO's actions all night until it finally disappears at dawn. 292 00:29:29,799 --> 00:29:39,801 She has no idea what she's just seen, but naturally she's fascinated. The next night she stays awake, hoping it will make a second appearance, and it actually does. 293 00:29:39,801 --> 00:29:51,803 On the second night, Anne begins to track the exact movements of the UFO. 294 00:29:52,803 --> 00:29:58,805 It goes on like this, the mysterious glowing craft is showing up a few nights a week, and Anne continues to track its progress. 295 00:29:59,805 --> 00:30:02,805 Well, eventually she decides it's time to call on the professionals. 296 00:30:02,805 --> 00:30:08,806 Anne's parents encourage her to write a letter to the Royal Air Force, describing the encounters. 297 00:30:10,807 --> 00:30:14,807 Several weeks later, there is a knock on her door. 298 00:30:17,808 --> 00:30:30,810 One evening after contacting the RAF, a man arrives at Anne's house. She's thrilled that someone is actually responding to her letter, but she also remembers being a bit disappointed that this visitor was not wearing a military uniform. 299 00:30:33,811 --> 00:30:40,812 She describes the man as serious and quiet. He is wearing a black suit and tie. 300 00:30:41,812 --> 00:30:51,814 Years later, Anne Henson remembers that this visitor never actually identified himself as being from their local RAF base. She simply assumed that's where he came from. 301 00:30:52,814 --> 00:30:57,815 Anne's parents agree to let her host this visitor, hoping that he can provide some answers. 302 00:30:58,815 --> 00:31:06,817 They watch the sky for hours with no sign of the UFO. The whole time, he barely says a word. He just sits there waiting and waiting. 303 00:31:11,818 --> 00:31:21,819 And when the sun finally rises, he leaves. Anne feels embarrassed like she wasted his time, but surprisingly the next night, he shows up again and he keeps coming back. 304 00:31:22,820 --> 00:31:27,821 Finally, one night, something appears in the sky. 305 00:31:28,821 --> 00:31:40,823 Anne's UFO comes back. She's thrilled that she now has a witness to this, but according to Anne, the man in black barely reacts. He snaps a few pictures of the flying light, acting like it's no big deal. 306 00:31:41,823 --> 00:31:58,826 The UFO is still flying around outside the window, but after taking a few pictures, the man in black gets up, takes his camera, along with Anne's notes and graphs, and promptly leaves. She never sees him again. 307 00:31:59,826 --> 00:32:09,828 Think about this. It seems like this man in black wasn't as interested in the UFO itself as he was about simply verifying that Anne did in fact see something. 308 00:32:12,829 --> 00:32:18,830 Years later, Anne Henson finally learns more about her visitor and his possible agenda. 309 00:32:19,830 --> 00:32:29,832 In 1993, a number of British military files were declassified, and using these files, we've been able to learn everything about Anne's man in black encounter. 310 00:32:32,832 --> 00:32:40,834 According to government files, Anne Henson was indeed visited on several occasions by a sergeant from the Royal Air Force. 311 00:32:41,834 --> 00:32:58,837 This case suggests that the men in black may have some official connection to the government or military, but this man's behavior is still quite unusual, and it indicates that in some instances, they may be more interested in gathering witness information rather than intimidating them. 312 00:32:59,837 --> 00:33:11,839 So in this case, we've been able to definitively tie a government organization to a man in black encounter, but this doesn't necessarily mean that all men in black can be explained away so neatly. 313 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:24,842 From Anne Henson's story, we see that she wasn't harmed or threatened by her encounter, but there are many other cases that suggest the last thing you ever want to do is invite a man in black into your house. 314 00:33:25,842 --> 00:33:33,843 There have been countless claims that the men in black may be of alien origin, but at the same time could also fit into a government disinformation campaign. 315 00:33:34,843 --> 00:33:41,845 There are cases like Mike Reynolds' account, where no matter what their origin, the men in black appear to be highly threatening. 316 00:33:42,845 --> 00:33:47,846 And then there are stories like Anne Henson's where the men in black only seemed interested in observing her encounter. 317 00:33:48,846 --> 00:33:56,847 With all these wildly different case files, it makes sense that when we say men in black, we may actually be talking about multiple groups without even knowing it. 318 00:34:01,848 --> 00:34:12,850 MUFON files suggest that perhaps some men in black are not as interested in UFO encounters as they are in studying the witnesses themselves. 319 00:34:13,851 --> 00:34:25,853 There's a very chilling alternate explanation to some of these reports, and that's maybe to the men in black, we are just lab rats in a giant experiment that we don't fully understand. 320 00:34:26,853 --> 00:34:35,855 There are these cases where it appears that they're actually trying to gather information, and that's exactly what happened when a good friend of mine came home to find a man in black waiting in his living room. 321 00:34:43,856 --> 00:34:45,856 1980, London, England. 322 00:34:47,857 --> 00:34:52,858 A knotting hill couple, Colin and Mary, approached their apartment building on a brisk evening. 323 00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:58,859 But before they can enter, they find themselves immersed in a pool of light. 324 00:34:59,859 --> 00:35:02,859 Suddenly it's like someone is shining a spotlight down on them. 325 00:35:03,860 --> 00:35:08,860 They look up and are shocked to see this bright pulsing, ethereal UFO hovering overhead. 326 00:35:08,860 --> 00:35:15,862 And as they're trying to understand just what they're looking at, the UFO starts to change in front of their very eyes. 327 00:35:16,862 --> 00:35:27,864 The couple look on as the UFO proceeds to shapeshift, taking on a sleek triangular design before racing away into the night sky. 328 00:35:28,864 --> 00:35:31,865 Once the UFO zooms away, the couple heads into their apartment. 329 00:35:32,865 --> 00:35:37,866 They're eager to discuss what they just saw, but when they open the door, they're faced with another disturbing surprise. 330 00:35:38,866 --> 00:35:41,866 Someone is inside their apartment, waiting for them. 331 00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:49,868 A stranger in a black suit is sitting in the living room, as though he is expecting the couple. 332 00:35:50,868 --> 00:35:59,870 In all the excitement, Colin's girlfriend, Mary, had neglected to tell him about this visitor who had shown up earlier, claiming to be visiting a friend who lived upstairs. 333 00:36:00,870 --> 00:36:05,871 He explained that his friend wasn't home yet and asked if he could wait in Colin and Mary's apartment. 334 00:36:06,871 --> 00:36:13,872 This strange man had shown up earlier and asked to wait inside the house, and Mary, against her better judgment, just did whatever he asked. 335 00:36:14,872 --> 00:36:18,873 She can't even remember why she did it. It's like her mind was clouded. 336 00:36:19,873 --> 00:36:23,874 But what exactly does this man in black want? 337 00:36:24,874 --> 00:36:34,876 Colin and Mary are now sitting in their living room with this odd stranger in a black suit, and they start to talk about what they just witnessed outside, the shapeshifting UFO above the building. 338 00:36:35,876 --> 00:36:43,878 This guy doesn't laugh at their claim. He also doesn't show any amazement or skepticism, but he's very interested in hearing every detail about what they witnessed. 339 00:36:43,878 --> 00:36:53,879 Mary would later describe that she felt like he was mentally grading them, not their descriptions of the UFO, but their reactions to it. 340 00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,881 Colin and Mary feel oddly compelled to tell the man everything about their sighting. 341 00:37:01,881 --> 00:37:09,882 When they finish their story, the man says that he's decided not to wait for his friend after all and excuses himself, never to be seen again. 342 00:37:09,882 --> 00:37:16,884 Of course, later they find out their neighbor had not been expecting any friend that evening. 343 00:37:17,884 --> 00:37:30,886 This challenges a lot of our previous assumptions about the men in black. We tend to believe that they're focused on either suppressing or learning more about UFO events, and that witnesses are merely a tool to accomplish these ends. 344 00:37:31,886 --> 00:37:35,887 But what if it's the witnesses themselves who are the true focus of the men in black? 345 00:37:36,887 --> 00:37:44,889 Does the man in black's arrival before the UFO indicate that Colin and Mary sighting was somehow preordained? 346 00:37:45,889 --> 00:37:54,890 Could it be that the man in black was trying to gauge the couple's reaction? Were they subject to some kind of experiment? 347 00:37:57,891 --> 00:38:03,892 If the men in black have some kind of greater plan, then it could be that we are just pawns in their agenda. 348 00:38:04,892 --> 00:38:20,895 Do some men in black report to an alien authority sent to test our reaction to extraterrestrial visits? Or is the confusion caused by these men in black part of a government disinformation campaign to suppress credible evidence of UFOs? 349 00:38:21,895 --> 00:38:32,897 These are just the cases we know about from those who were brave enough to come forward. But what about the ones we never get to hear? How many others are out there with similar experiences but too afraid to report them? 350 00:38:33,897 --> 00:38:41,899 Whether alien or human, it seems clear that the men in black do exist and function in multiple ways. 351 00:38:42,899 --> 00:38:55,901 While much about the men in black remains a mystery, the unpredictable pattern of their appearances suggests that if you ever witness a UFO, you might soon find the men in black on your doorstep.