1 00:00:00,697 --> 00:00:22,696 Music 2 00:00:22,696 --> 00:00:27,696 November 1970, near Glacier National Park, Montana. 3 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:33,696 A young boy has a life-changing encounter on his way to school. 4 00:00:34,696 --> 00:00:38,696 One winter morning, as a young Blackfoot Indian named Tom is walking to school, 5 00:00:38,696 --> 00:00:42,696 he's stopped along the way by one of the elders of his tribe. 6 00:00:42,696 --> 00:00:46,696 A member of the children call Old Man Wolf. 7 00:00:48,696 --> 00:00:55,695 Old Man Wolf calls Tom over. He says he wants to teach him about the strange beings who visit the Sacred Hill. 8 00:00:57,695 --> 00:01:02,695 On the trail, Old Man Wolf points to odd footprints about half the size of Tom's. 9 00:01:02,695 --> 00:01:06,695 The tribal elder tells him, those are the star people's footprints. 10 00:01:10,695 --> 00:01:15,695 Tom and Old Man Wolf track the unusual prints up into the mountains. 11 00:01:15,695 --> 00:01:19,695 Hiking through the woods, they follow the small footprints for about two miles 12 00:01:19,695 --> 00:01:23,694 until they make it to this large clearing on the side of the mountain. 13 00:01:24,694 --> 00:01:31,694 They're standing behind a large rock where they can see that the small footprints lead to an empty circle in the snow. 14 00:01:34,694 --> 00:01:39,694 Old Man Wolf explains that the circle was caused by a star craft when it landed and took off. 15 00:01:39,694 --> 00:01:47,694 He also tells the boy that these beings, the star people, have been coming here for years, thousands of years. 16 00:01:48,694 --> 00:01:55,693 The boy scans the area, hoping to catch sight of these mysterious visitors. 17 00:01:55,693 --> 00:02:01,693 While the Old Man is telling Tom all about the star people, Tom looks at the footprints. 18 00:02:01,693 --> 00:02:05,693 He looks at the spot on the ground. 19 00:02:05,693 --> 00:02:09,693 Then suddenly he spots something out of the corner of his eye. 20 00:02:09,693 --> 00:02:19,693 He looks up and sees a large disc soaring through the sky. 21 00:02:23,693 --> 00:02:27,692 Then as quickly as it appeared, the disc vanishes from view. 22 00:02:28,692 --> 00:02:40,692 Was Tom brought here by Old Man Wolf to introduce him to something members of their tribe have been experiencing for centuries? 23 00:02:43,692 --> 00:02:52,692 Native American folklore is filled with stories of otherworldly encounters with interstellar visitors, commonly referred to as star people. 24 00:02:53,692 --> 00:03:01,691 Mufon case files such as Tom's experience with Old Man Wolf reveal that these stories are more than just ancient legends. 25 00:03:01,691 --> 00:03:07,691 But why are Native American lands a hotspot for extraterrestrial activity? 26 00:03:07,691 --> 00:03:12,691 Mufon opens their files to provide the answer right now. 27 00:03:13,691 --> 00:03:22,691 The Mutual UFO Network, known as Mufon, is an independent organization not bound to any government. 28 00:03:22,691 --> 00:03:27,691 They investigate reports of UFO sightings from around the world. 29 00:03:27,691 --> 00:03:37,690 Over the past five decades, they have collected more than 70,000 files stored at a secure location known as Hangar One. 30 00:03:37,690 --> 00:03:42,690 Now, Mufon is granting access to their fast archive. 31 00:03:42,690 --> 00:03:46,690 These are the files of Hangar One. 32 00:04:01,690 --> 00:04:06,689 Native Americans have had a long-standing history with UFOs. 33 00:04:06,689 --> 00:04:12,689 Even depicting them in ancient cave paintings as flying shields or star people on many of their sacred sites. 34 00:04:13,689 --> 00:04:15,689 These cave drawings are pretty amazing. 35 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:24,689 The oldest depictions of star people in the United States can be found in Sego Canyon in Utah, and they actually date as far back as 5000 B.C. 36 00:04:24,689 --> 00:04:29,689 My name is Alan Tapoya, and I'm a full-blooded Hickory Apache. 37 00:04:29,689 --> 00:04:36,688 My father, when he was alive, he took me to those caves, and we got to see the drawings. 38 00:04:36,688 --> 00:04:46,688 The way the drawings are made is like on the bottom you'll see like the earth or the people, and it's very clear that in the sky, there's a craft in the sky. 39 00:04:46,688 --> 00:04:56,688 Back then, the Hickoryas didn't call them UFOs or flying saucers, but they would talk about people in the sky or star people. 40 00:05:00,688 --> 00:05:07,687 But can we really find a connection between cave paintings of star people and actual contact with extraterrestrials? 41 00:05:18,687 --> 00:05:23,687 January 30th, 2009, Navajo Nation, Arizona. 42 00:05:23,687 --> 00:05:30,687 A family's dinner is interrupted when something out of the ordinary appears in the sky over their ranch. 43 00:05:31,687 --> 00:05:38,687 An elderly Navajo couple and their granddaughter are eating dinner one evening when they spot a strange bright light in the distance. 44 00:05:39,686 --> 00:05:53,686 The young girl runs to the window to see what it could be. She's alarmed when the light is not only getting closer, but also descending near their ranch house. 45 00:05:53,686 --> 00:06:08,686 The grandfather followed the young girl to the window, but his reaction isn't fear or confusion. Instead, he looks calm, almost happy. 46 00:06:09,686 --> 00:06:15,685 According to the family, a disc-shaped craft hovers for a moment and then actually lands right there on their ranch. 47 00:06:16,685 --> 00:06:22,685 For the young girl, once the craft lands, the event becomes even stranger. 48 00:06:23,685 --> 00:06:31,685 The craft's light shut off, and then a few moments later, a group of four to six child-sized entities begin to leave the craft. 49 00:06:31,685 --> 00:06:36,685 The tiny figures exit and each has some sort of flashlight-type device. 50 00:06:37,685 --> 00:06:48,684 These flashlights seem to be connected to the creature's hands, and each one has its own unique color, so rays of all different colors from their hands are cutting through the woods. 51 00:06:49,684 --> 00:06:57,684 Another oddity about these lights was instead of flaring out like a normal flashlight, the light projected in a straight line, more like a thick laser pointer. 52 00:06:58,684 --> 00:07:04,684 The family watched these entities search around the outside of their house, even exploring the outhouse at one point. 53 00:07:05,684 --> 00:07:12,684 The little girl is scared, but her grandfather just places his hand on her shoulder as if nothing strange is going on right outside their door. 54 00:07:15,683 --> 00:07:22,683 The elderly Navajo man goes to the door, but without hesitation, leaves the house, heading straight towards the strange entities. 55 00:07:22,683 --> 00:07:26,683 The grandfather then seems to be communicating with the beings. 56 00:07:27,683 --> 00:07:33,683 Not only does the Navajo man seem unthreatened, it seems almost natural to him. 57 00:07:33,683 --> 00:07:39,683 Maybe it's just me, but I don't think I would feel comfortable just walking up to an alien and having a chat. 58 00:07:42,683 --> 00:07:50,682 After a few moments, the aliens step away and begin to re-enter their craft, and by the time the grandfather comes back to the house, UFO is gone. 59 00:07:51,682 --> 00:08:00,682 It appears that this was not the first time the grandfather met and communicated with these visitors. 60 00:08:03,682 --> 00:08:14,682 The fact that the grandparents do not seem to be even bothered by this extraordinary event, and I see in this a greater understanding of what these beings are. 61 00:08:14,682 --> 00:08:18,682 They see these things as innocent things that are not harmful things. 62 00:08:19,682 --> 00:08:24,681 What that means is their involvement with these star people is intimate. 63 00:08:25,681 --> 00:08:34,681 Star people are beings from other galaxies and dimensions that observe and guide us. Many Native Americans believe them to be our ancestors. 64 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:38,681 There is some trust between Native Americans and star people. 65 00:08:39,681 --> 00:08:52,680 Could this belief that Native Americans might possibly be descended from star people be one of the reasons why so many UFOs are seen over Native American land? 66 00:08:54,680 --> 00:09:00,680 And perhaps UFOs frequent these lands because of the safety they provide from hostile forces. 67 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:09,680 Coming up, what happens when the military tries to investigate UFOs on tribal lands? 68 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:24,679 The day after the last UFO sighting, helicopter slowly comes into view. When they finally get a good look at it, they see that it's a dark military looking helicopter, and it's flying right over Satan's view, where the UFOs had been descended. 69 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:30,679 Now unless there is an emergency, the military does not have the right to land on Indian reservations. 70 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:35,679 UFOs seek sanctuary on reservation land when we return. 71 00:09:36,679 --> 00:10:00,678 Move on case files reveal a long history of UFO encounters on reservation lands. Native American folklore suggests there is an ancestral connection with interstellar beings they call star people. 72 00:10:01,678 --> 00:10:08,678 But could visitors from the stars be attracted to tribal land for other reasons? 73 00:10:17,678 --> 00:10:23,678 June 2010, Navajo Nation, Arizona, near Satan's Butte. 74 00:10:23,678 --> 00:10:40,677 On an isolated ranch on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, Jeff, a white rancher who's married to a Navajo woman, says he was unloading tools from his truck when he notices his horses acting odd. All of them begin snorting. 75 00:10:41,677 --> 00:10:50,677 The area surrounding the ranch is silent. Not knowing if there was a wild animal nearby, he grabs his gun and walks along his property. Nothing, until he looks up. 76 00:10:54,677 --> 00:11:02,676 Hovering over the horse corral is a silver cigar shaped object. The object is about 8 feet in height and as much as 100 feet long. 77 00:11:02,676 --> 00:11:10,676 Now remember, this guy isn't Native American, so he gets scared and instinctively he points his gun at the object and shoots. 78 00:11:11,676 --> 00:11:18,676 He hits something. It sounds metallic. And then the craft zips off quickly, but he sees it sent into a nearby canyon. 79 00:11:19,676 --> 00:11:24,676 Jeff is naturally fearful and anxious to report the incident to his wife. 80 00:11:24,676 --> 00:11:31,676 He runs in and tells his wife what just happened, and she, being Navajo, explains to Jeff all about the star people. 81 00:11:31,676 --> 00:11:37,675 Over the course of the next week, he and his wife see three more UFOs hovering over the same canyon. 82 00:11:38,675 --> 00:11:50,675 Now that Jeff understands that Satan's Butte is a sacred site long associated with UFOs, he is less fearful when these sightings continue. 83 00:11:50,675 --> 00:11:57,675 But Jeff does become concerned when one day an unmarked helicopter arrives in the area. 84 00:11:58,675 --> 00:12:04,675 The day after the last UFO sighting, they're sitting out on the patio when a helicopter slowly comes into view. 85 00:12:04,675 --> 00:12:12,674 It continues to approach the ranch, and when they finally get a good look at it, they see that it's a dark military looking helicopter, 86 00:12:12,674 --> 00:12:17,674 and it's flying right over Satan's Butte, where the UFOs had been descending. 87 00:12:19,674 --> 00:12:24,674 What is this military helicopter doing in restricted Navajo airspace? 88 00:12:25,674 --> 00:12:33,674 There are rumors inside the UFO community about an elite military helicopter unit that exists to investigate and transport UFOs. 89 00:12:33,674 --> 00:12:39,673 Perhaps the military somehow learned of these UFO sightings and sent one of their helicopters to investigate. 90 00:12:39,673 --> 00:12:45,673 But since the military has no jurisdiction when it comes to reservations, they wouldn't have been able to land. 91 00:12:45,673 --> 00:12:49,673 They would have been confined to simply circling the area. 92 00:12:49,673 --> 00:12:55,673 To even get onto most reservations, you have to visit their local tribal center first, even if you are just driving through. 93 00:12:55,673 --> 00:13:00,673 The Tribal Council, not the state or federal government, generally has jurisdiction over these reservations. 94 00:13:03,673 --> 00:13:13,672 The couple, concerned by what appears to be a military presence on restricted tribal land, immediately contacts local Navajo law enforcement. 95 00:13:14,672 --> 00:13:20,672 It's interesting that after the initial encounter, these multiple UFO sightings don't raise any alarm. 96 00:13:20,672 --> 00:13:26,672 But when a military helicopter arrives on the scene, that's when this couple reaches out to authorities. 97 00:13:26,672 --> 00:13:31,672 It just goes to show that for some Native Americans, star people are welcome to their land. 98 00:13:31,672 --> 00:13:34,672 But the U.S. military is not. 99 00:13:37,672 --> 00:13:43,671 Could UFOs be drawn to reservation land because of the sanctuary they offer from the U.S. government? 100 00:13:45,671 --> 00:13:52,671 It's entirely possible that some UFOs, some visitors, may prefer to visit Native American reservations 101 00:13:52,671 --> 00:13:57,671 because they might be aware that the military is not allowed on the reservation, 102 00:13:57,671 --> 00:14:01,671 so nobody can actually bother them and they can come and go as they wish. 103 00:14:02,671 --> 00:14:06,671 It could almost make the land serve as a sort of sanctuary. 104 00:14:06,671 --> 00:14:11,671 The locals are friendly and hostile groups like the U.S. government don't have access. 105 00:14:11,671 --> 00:14:14,670 The U.S. military is not allowed to visit the U.S. government. 106 00:14:20,670 --> 00:14:24,670 Washington State, summer 1964. 107 00:14:24,670 --> 00:14:31,670 One interesting case is the Yakama Reservation in Washington State, which to this day has almost nightly UFO occurrences. 108 00:14:33,670 --> 00:14:39,670 Posted in fire towers, three Yakama women stand guard, watching over the reservation. 109 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:46,669 Dorothea Sturm, Louise Cutts and Gladys McDaniel each had over 30 years of fire lookout experience, 110 00:14:46,669 --> 00:14:51,669 a job that required meticulous and cautious observation over 1.2 million miles of land. 111 00:14:52,669 --> 00:14:57,669 These women were part of a fire watch system that utilized tall lookout towers. 112 00:14:57,669 --> 00:14:59,669 They kept watch for fire and other dangers. 113 00:14:59,669 --> 00:15:01,669 But that's not all. 114 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:09,669 On the Yakama Reservation, they often see more than just fires from these towers. 115 00:15:11,669 --> 00:15:15,669 One evening Dorothea and the other two women are stationed at different towers. 116 00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:24,668 Suddenly Dorothea spots a reddish orb shoot through the sky and hover back and forth over the tree line. 117 00:15:25,668 --> 00:15:31,668 She signals to the other lookouts which quickly spot the same glowing object. 118 00:15:33,668 --> 00:15:37,668 As the women watch the orb, two more appear. 119 00:15:41,668 --> 00:15:46,668 Their movements suggest something might be in the woods and they're searching for it. 120 00:15:47,668 --> 00:15:54,667 The women accustomed to the presence of these orbs on reservation land attempt to analyze their movements. 121 00:15:55,667 --> 00:16:00,667 This experience was nothing new to these ladies who were regular witnesses to these UFOs. 122 00:16:00,667 --> 00:16:04,667 The women were trained in mapping so as more and more orbs appeared, 123 00:16:04,667 --> 00:16:08,667 the lookouts tried to triangulate the exact location of these orbs from their viewpoints. 124 00:16:09,667 --> 00:16:16,667 These orbs would continually arrive and stay for about three to six minutes before disappearing as if their lights were just shut off. 125 00:16:20,667 --> 00:16:24,666 Then as one of the lights faded away, Dorothea quietly whispered, 126 00:16:24,666 --> 00:16:30,666 come back and as if hearing her from 200 feet away, the orb returned to its full brightness. 127 00:16:31,666 --> 00:16:41,666 The frequency of visits and this ability to seemingly communicate with UFOs prompts the first detailed study of its kind. 128 00:16:42,666 --> 00:16:46,666 The occurrences were so frequent that Bill Vogel, the Yakama Fire Chief, 129 00:16:46,666 --> 00:16:50,666 contacted J. Allen Heineck in 1972 to research their land. 130 00:16:52,666 --> 00:16:58,665 Probably the most beloved figure in UFO history was J. Allen Heineck. 131 00:16:59,665 --> 00:17:03,665 Dr. Heineck was very well known for his UFO field research studies. 132 00:17:03,665 --> 00:17:10,665 In addition, he was also the 20-year scientific consultant to Project Blue Book. 133 00:17:10,665 --> 00:17:13,665 After being asked by the Yakama Fire Chief to research the glowing orbs, 134 00:17:13,665 --> 00:17:19,665 Heineck and a fellow researcher created the first-ever UFO stakeout field study. 135 00:17:19,665 --> 00:17:26,665 From 1972 to 1974, Heineck thoroughly monitors the Yakama Reservation. 136 00:17:26,665 --> 00:17:30,664 With cameras, equipment and magnometers. 137 00:17:30,664 --> 00:17:37,664 The Yakama UFO Field Project was also known as the Topinish Study and it was the first of its kind. 138 00:17:37,664 --> 00:17:40,664 It was a designated area on the reservation. 139 00:17:40,664 --> 00:17:46,664 The area was defined by six lookout positions, three on the ground and three higher up at lookout towers. 140 00:17:48,664 --> 00:17:52,664 While investigating the area, Heineck's team had multiple sightings. 141 00:17:52,664 --> 00:17:57,664 In one case, all three lookout points spawned in a pear-shaped object hovering for about ten minutes, 142 00:17:57,664 --> 00:18:00,663 the light changing from yellow to green. 143 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:04,663 It sat motionless until it shot straight up to a high altitude 144 00:18:04,663 --> 00:18:09,663 and then with a sharp angular motion zipped east at an extremely high speed. 145 00:18:12,663 --> 00:18:18,663 The extraordinary UFO sightings Heineck witnessed and documented on the Yakama Nation's reservation 146 00:18:18,663 --> 00:18:26,663 led him to coin a new classification for these strange craft called nocturnal lights or NLs. 147 00:18:26,663 --> 00:18:29,663 The field report states that there are three attributes of NLs. 148 00:18:29,663 --> 00:18:32,662 One, they're generally bright lights. 149 00:18:32,662 --> 00:18:35,662 Two, they can be different colors although generally reddish-orange. 150 00:18:35,662 --> 00:18:39,662 And three, they're not attributed to any aircraft or natural object. 151 00:18:40,662 --> 00:18:44,662 In fact, these guidelines are still used by MUFON to this day. 152 00:18:44,662 --> 00:18:47,662 The Yakama Reservation UFOs are very interesting. 153 00:18:47,662 --> 00:18:53,662 The fact that they've been seen for generations makes you wonder if there's something special about this location and its people. 154 00:18:53,662 --> 00:18:57,662 But I doubt the UFOs are just hanging around chatting. 155 00:18:57,662 --> 00:19:01,662 It makes more sense that there might be something specific about the area, 156 00:19:01,662 --> 00:19:04,661 like a special energy signature or something. 157 00:19:05,661 --> 00:19:11,661 While the Topanish study confirmed consistent UFO activity over the Yakama Reservation, 158 00:19:11,661 --> 00:19:15,661 it was unable to determine why this activity occurs. 159 00:19:15,661 --> 00:19:22,661 Most agree that more research is needed to determine why UFOs are attracted to this specific area. 160 00:19:24,661 --> 00:19:35,661 Coming up, as additional Hanger 1 files are examined, a new theory emerges involving UFOs and strange geographic anomalies found on tribal land. 161 00:19:35,661 --> 00:19:40,660 Many Native Americans believe that these lay lines are used by star people as a mode of communication, 162 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:43,660 and the area might even be a portal that can transport them home. 163 00:19:44,660 --> 00:19:50,660 Hidden on tribal lands, Hanger 1 files uncover gateways to other worlds. 164 00:19:50,660 --> 00:19:59,660 And later, firsthand testimony of an awe-inspiring UFO encounter when we return. 165 00:20:06,660 --> 00:20:12,659 The stories of star people have been passed down through Native American tribes for generations. 166 00:20:13,659 --> 00:20:19,659 Statistics show that tribal lands are in fact hotspots for UFOs. 167 00:20:19,659 --> 00:20:23,659 What is attracting these extraterrestrial visitors? 168 00:20:25,659 --> 00:20:30,659 Perhaps Native Americans and UFOs have been drawn to these lands for the same reasons, 169 00:20:30,659 --> 00:20:34,659 because of the unique energy signature the land emits. 170 00:20:35,659 --> 00:20:39,659 And is it this energy that has made these areas sacred? 171 00:20:40,658 --> 00:20:46,658 A look at the region known as the Four Corners holds some remarkable clues to this theory. 172 00:20:54,658 --> 00:20:59,658 May 18, 2013, Four Corners, New Mexico. 173 00:21:00,658 --> 00:21:05,658 Bill is enjoying a nice desert evening in his outdoor hot tub. 174 00:21:05,658 --> 00:21:08,658 He lives about 15 miles southeast of the Four Corners. 175 00:21:08,658 --> 00:21:12,657 And as he's sitting there, he notices something strange. 176 00:21:15,657 --> 00:21:18,657 A bright object is moving in the sky. 177 00:21:18,657 --> 00:21:24,657 Soon he sees that there are actually two moving lights in the sky coming from opposite directions. 178 00:21:24,657 --> 00:21:30,657 And he describes them as orbs with no clear edges, bluish in color, almost neon. 179 00:21:30,657 --> 00:21:33,657 He can't keep his eyes off of these objects. 180 00:21:35,657 --> 00:21:38,657 As they approach each other, another light appears from the east, 181 00:21:38,657 --> 00:21:42,657 and they all eventually stop right over the Four Corners monument, 182 00:21:42,657 --> 00:21:44,657 hovering 200 feet apart from one another. 183 00:21:45,656 --> 00:21:51,656 Bill is just one of many whose curiosity is peaked by the unusual sighting. 184 00:21:51,656 --> 00:21:55,656 Bill keeps his eyes on the three orbs floating high in the sky. 185 00:21:55,656 --> 00:21:59,656 Then he notices another group of three orbs traveling the same path. 186 00:21:59,656 --> 00:22:06,656 And all of a sudden, he watches these orbs until all six orbs come together and form a circle. 187 00:22:06,656 --> 00:22:10,656 Then another object, smaller but with even brighter intensity, 188 00:22:10,656 --> 00:22:15,656 comes into view and sits a few feet away as though it's observing the other six. 189 00:22:16,656 --> 00:22:21,655 Bill is awestruck and steps out of his hot tub to try to hear the objects. 190 00:22:21,655 --> 00:22:23,655 There is no sound, silence. 191 00:22:24,655 --> 00:22:27,655 And then the lights do something even stranger, 192 00:22:27,655 --> 00:22:33,655 something that convinces him that he hasn't seen helicopters or military jets. 193 00:22:33,655 --> 00:22:39,655 The six orbs converge into one bright larger orb with the smaller monitor just off to the right. 194 00:22:40,655 --> 00:22:44,655 And a moment later, all the orbs just disappear as though the lights were shut off. 195 00:22:46,655 --> 00:22:51,654 The bill is left speechless and perplexed by this sighting. 196 00:22:53,654 --> 00:22:59,654 What Bill claims to have witnessed is just one example of UFO encounters in the Four Corners area. 197 00:23:01,654 --> 00:23:06,654 What is it about the Four Corners that makes it such a hotspot for UFOs? 198 00:23:06,654 --> 00:23:10,654 The Four Corners area is located on sacred Indian lands. 199 00:23:10,654 --> 00:23:17,654 And for hundreds of years, there has been a long tribal history of strange sightings occurring around this area. 200 00:23:18,654 --> 00:23:21,653 What is it about this land that makes it sacred? 201 00:23:21,653 --> 00:23:24,653 Perhaps it's the same quality that is attracting UFOs. 202 00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:32,653 Some speculate the frequent sightings have to do with the fact that the Four Corners sit directly over converging geological ley lines. 203 00:23:33,653 --> 00:23:35,653 So, ley lines are interesting things. 204 00:23:35,653 --> 00:23:37,653 They kind of have a long history. 205 00:23:37,653 --> 00:23:43,653 At first, they were always associated with special directions in places along the earth where you would have magic and magical powers. 206 00:23:43,653 --> 00:23:48,653 Now, they're more often connected with places where the magnetic field has special properties. 207 00:23:49,653 --> 00:23:56,652 The Four Corners is one of many sacred sites around the world that appear to have unique energy signatures. 208 00:23:57,652 --> 00:24:03,652 There are many sacred sites that are both spiritually important as well as home to a multitude of UFO experiences. 209 00:24:03,652 --> 00:24:10,652 Other places in the world that possess similar characteristics to the Four Corners, like the Great Pyramids in Egypt and Stonehenge in England, 210 00:24:10,652 --> 00:24:14,652 all have experienced multiple UFO sightings. 211 00:24:15,652 --> 00:24:20,652 Why would UFOs be drawn to land with unusual magnetic properties? 212 00:24:20,652 --> 00:24:27,651 There's been a lot of speculation that UFOs need to tap into multiple sources of energy found on earth to fuel their crafts. 213 00:24:28,651 --> 00:24:32,651 From man-made energy to natural electromagnetic fields. 214 00:24:32,651 --> 00:24:36,651 Based on these geological characteristics and the number of UFO sightings in the area, 215 00:24:36,651 --> 00:24:42,651 we can only assume that these UFOs may be using this area as some sort of energy stop, like a gas station. 216 00:24:44,651 --> 00:24:50,651 Are UFOs using the Four Corners and other sacred sites as refueling stations? 217 00:24:50,651 --> 00:24:55,651 Or could this location serve an even more mysterious purpose? 218 00:24:56,651 --> 00:25:03,650 Some scientists believe that when laylines cross, they can generate an intense magnetic power center, 219 00:25:03,650 --> 00:25:07,650 which produces its own energy field, known as a vortex. 220 00:25:08,650 --> 00:25:12,650 So a vortex in its most general term is any spinning structure. 221 00:25:12,650 --> 00:25:15,650 The most common vortex people are familiar with is the tornado. 222 00:25:17,650 --> 00:25:24,650 One of the interesting things about magnetic fields is they do form these circular structures that are essentially vortices. 223 00:25:25,650 --> 00:25:30,649 In fact, the Four Corners monument is actually the symbol that represents a vortex. 224 00:25:31,649 --> 00:25:34,649 Vortexes seem to be an attraction point for UFOs. 225 00:25:36,649 --> 00:25:41,649 Assuming these vortexes exist, why would UFOs be drawn to them? 226 00:25:42,649 --> 00:25:49,649 At the Four Corners, there are natural energy sources that have long been believed to be pathways for communication and transport of the star people. 227 00:25:49,649 --> 00:25:57,649 So the vortexes may indicate a specific point where they can move from one dimension to another dimension. 228 00:25:57,649 --> 00:26:00,649 They move between one universe to the next universe. 229 00:26:02,648 --> 00:26:06,648 The vortexes allow a hole in space to do something like this. 230 00:26:07,648 --> 00:26:15,648 Is what Bill witnessed when the lights blinked out, a UFO entering a vortex and disappearing into another dimension? 231 00:26:16,648 --> 00:26:23,648 Could UFOs be using these vortexes to traverse between points in space and time? 232 00:26:24,648 --> 00:26:30,648 Perhaps this is one explanation as to why so many UFO sightings are on tribal lands. 233 00:26:32,648 --> 00:26:38,647 Coming up, Alan Tafoya reveals his own life-changing UFO experience. 234 00:26:39,647 --> 00:26:49,647 I mean, I was like, wow, and when we look through the binoculars, I can say that I saw a humanoid silhouette. 235 00:26:50,647 --> 00:26:55,647 An astounding up-close encounter when Hanger 1 returns. 236 00:27:08,646 --> 00:27:15,646 Legends of intergalactic star people have been passed down from tribal elders to younger generations for centuries. 237 00:27:17,646 --> 00:27:28,646 Though these stories are ingrained in their culture, Native Americans with first-time experiences are still overcome by these extraordinary encounters. 238 00:27:28,646 --> 00:27:48,645 Delcey, New Mexico, August 1980. On his reservation, Apache Alan Tafoya witnesses a UFO for the first time. 239 00:27:49,645 --> 00:27:56,645 I was like 16 years old and I had gone back home to my reservation for the summer to get some work. 240 00:27:56,645 --> 00:27:58,645 I was with one of my cousins. 241 00:28:01,645 --> 00:28:07,645 We were at some friend's house under the northern part of town, Delcey, and we were coming home. 242 00:28:08,645 --> 00:28:10,645 We had a great evening, so we're excited about that. 243 00:28:11,644 --> 00:28:16,644 Of course, obviously not thinking about UFOs or anything of that nature. We're just going home. 244 00:28:18,644 --> 00:28:22,644 Tafoya becomes transfixed by a strange light in the sky. 245 00:28:23,644 --> 00:28:28,644 I was watching this orange light just kind of bouncing in the sky. 246 00:28:29,644 --> 00:28:34,644 I was like, wow. I was like, hey man, check out that light. He's like, I'm watching it. 247 00:28:35,644 --> 00:28:38,644 Then he was like, I see it, but he seemed to be looking in the opposite direction. 248 00:28:39,644 --> 00:28:45,643 I was looking east and he was looking west. I was like, no, that orange ball dancing in the sky. 249 00:28:46,643 --> 00:28:49,643 He's like, no, he just looked toward Grandma Henrietta's place. 250 00:28:49,643 --> 00:28:53,643 Tafoya turns and is confronted by an incredible sight. 251 00:28:55,643 --> 00:29:02,643 So we looked and we saw this big UFO. It was cigar shaped. It was huge. 252 00:29:03,643 --> 00:29:08,643 It had to be like a football field, huge. And we both saw it and I was like, oh my God. 253 00:29:09,643 --> 00:29:15,643 And we just kind of like, it just shook us. I mean, we stopped and we just couldn't believe what we were seeing. 254 00:29:16,642 --> 00:29:18,642 And I was like, oh man, I said, we got to go tell my dad. 255 00:29:19,642 --> 00:29:25,642 Tafoya and his cousin run to tell his father who happens to be the reservations chief of police. 256 00:29:26,642 --> 00:29:32,642 We started running toward the house and I said, I want to go tell him because, you know, he's got to see this, you know, so people can believe what we saw. 257 00:29:33,642 --> 00:29:39,642 And I'm over there banging on my father's door and I'm like screaming at him, dad, dad, you got to see this, a UFO. 258 00:29:40,642 --> 00:29:46,642 And he opens the door and he looks at us and all my cousin and I could do is just kind of point toward the west of town. 259 00:29:47,642 --> 00:29:52,641 Tafoya's father sees the UFO and is equally astounded. 260 00:29:53,641 --> 00:29:59,641 My dad looked out the door and he was like, oh my God. And he's the chief of police. 261 00:30:00,641 --> 00:30:09,641 So he gets his hand out radio and he calls to the Dulce Dispatch and says, you know, we have an unidentified flying object right above toward Henrietta Tafoya's house. 262 00:30:10,641 --> 00:30:18,641 After calling in the sighting report to law enforcement dispatch, Tafoya's father grabs binoculars to get a better look at the object. 263 00:30:19,641 --> 00:30:26,640 He got the binoculars and we were just stunned. I mean, I was like, wow, I was just stunned. 264 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:33,640 And you could see, you know, the cigar shape, you have all the lights spinning, but there was kind of a glass on the top. 265 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:40,640 I can say that I saw like, like, like a humanoid silhouette. 266 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:52,639 Just as in Tafoya's case, for many Native Americans, seeing a UFO for the first time can be overwhelming. 267 00:30:53,639 --> 00:30:58,639 Just because a UFO sighting takes place on tribal land doesn't mean that it's an everyday event. 268 00:30:58,639 --> 00:31:05,639 These encounters can be just as shocking or awe-inspiring for Native Americans as they would be for anyone else. 269 00:31:06,639 --> 00:31:11,639 In some instances, there's like an awe. They are scary. 270 00:31:13,639 --> 00:31:20,639 These people come from another place. They come from the sky. They come from another realm and they're powerful people. 271 00:31:21,639 --> 00:31:30,638 As unsettling as these sightings can be, tribal authorities handle them quite differently from how the U.S. government deals with UFOs. 272 00:31:31,638 --> 00:31:39,638 Since many Native Americans accept UFO sightings as real, since it's part of their culture, when a sighting does occur, nobody's trying to cover it up. 273 00:31:40,638 --> 00:31:48,638 When Alan tells his story, he mentions that his father called it out over the radio. He wasn't afraid that he'd sound crazier, that no one would believe him. 274 00:31:49,638 --> 00:31:56,638 There's a group called the Navajo Rangers and they go to places where outsiders are not allowed to. 275 00:31:57,637 --> 00:32:08,637 The Navajo Rangers get such cooperation because they accept this. And this is something that the rest of us should try and emulate when we're dealing with not only UFOs but other paranormal phenomena. 276 00:32:09,637 --> 00:32:22,637 The sovereignty of Native American land allows tribal officers the freedom to conduct UFO investigations without fear of repercussion. 277 00:32:23,637 --> 00:32:28,637 Perhaps their kinship to star people makes them protective of these visits. 278 00:32:29,636 --> 00:32:37,636 Does this close connection also give Native Americans the ability to communicate and call upon these star people? 279 00:32:38,636 --> 00:32:46,636 One unique and interesting claim is that many UFO visits over Indian reservations occur because Native Americans are summoning them to appear. 280 00:32:46,636 --> 00:33:11,635 Northern California, fall 1991. Terry, a Native American on her mother's side, draws strength from her family's heritage in order to battle cancer. 281 00:33:12,635 --> 00:33:19,635 Terry was struggling with an illness and went to her favorite sweat lodge on a Northern California reservation to meditate and pray. 282 00:33:20,635 --> 00:33:32,635 Terry said that during her purification ceremony in the sweat lodge, she prayed to her star visitors for guidance. She'd had many UFO encounters throughout her life, most of which she viewed positively, and so she was looking for another sign from them. 283 00:33:33,634 --> 00:33:45,634 Despite Terry's prayers, she received no sign from the star people while on the reservation. Then, during her drive home, Terry soon spots something in the sky. 284 00:33:50,634 --> 00:33:52,634 She sees a brilliant green light in the sky. 285 00:33:53,634 --> 00:34:00,634 She stopped to watch and this UFO started descending until it landed in a nearby cow pasture. 286 00:34:01,634 --> 00:34:10,633 For Terry, this was the sign she was hoping for. Green has recognized the universal sign for healing, so she interpreted this UFO encounter as a positive message. 287 00:34:11,633 --> 00:34:17,633 When Terry returns to her doctor, miraculously, her tumor is gone. 288 00:34:17,633 --> 00:34:26,633 This encounter provides Terry with a great sense of hope and it makes you wonder, was Terry able to summon the star people and appeal to their healing powers? 289 00:34:29,633 --> 00:34:35,633 Terry's experience suggests a deeper connection between Native Americans and star people. 290 00:34:36,633 --> 00:34:45,632 Not only can they communicate with UFOs, as seen with Dorothea and the women from Yakima, but they can summon them as well. 291 00:34:47,632 --> 00:34:55,632 Terry's experience is incredible and seems to reinforce the special connection between Native American tribes and star people that we've all heard about. 292 00:34:56,632 --> 00:35:05,632 There have been stories where my people have prayed about maybe the people got sick or something and when their prayers were answered, their answer came from the sky. 293 00:35:06,632 --> 00:35:10,631 Oftentimes, we might have messengers or signs in the sky that might guide our people. 294 00:35:10,631 --> 00:35:18,631 The strongest connections with star people appear to be through Native American medicine men. 295 00:35:19,631 --> 00:35:30,631 In many tribes, like Zuni and Lakota, there are stories of these sky beings meeting medicine men in canyons and teaching them about how to better understand nature and their land, giving them tools of survival to bring back to their clan. 296 00:35:31,631 --> 00:35:39,631 Some of these stories are pretty remarkable. It seems like there's a symbiotic relationship between these star people and Native Americans. 297 00:35:40,631 --> 00:35:52,630 I'm not exactly sure what the extraterrestrial beings are getting out of the relationship, but if these creatures have been teaching medicine men how to better understand nature, does that mean they know our world better than we do? 298 00:35:54,630 --> 00:35:59,630 Could this relationship between Native Americans and star people truly be ancestral? 299 00:36:00,630 --> 00:36:09,630 And if so, perhaps the star people serve as protectors and guides, providing a greater understanding of our world. 300 00:36:10,630 --> 00:36:18,629 Many Native Americans report that star people bring the messages that reinforce the importance of Mother Earth and the need to nurture and protect our planet. 301 00:36:19,629 --> 00:36:34,629 Native Americans have a greater appreciation of nature than, I want to say, Western man does generally. They have a greater grasp of the natural world as a living thing, a thing to be respected and admired and appreciated and cared for. 302 00:36:35,629 --> 00:36:50,628 The things that were taught to me from my grandparents and my parents were to be in harmony with nature, to be in harmony with all people, if at all possible, and to pay attention to the things that happen in the sky and all around us. 303 00:36:51,628 --> 00:37:02,628 I've heard stories with regard to these alien encounters where they've had this message that we people of the earth need to take care of our Mother Earth. 304 00:37:02,628 --> 00:37:08,628 It's just something that we were raised with. It's something that I believe happens today. 305 00:37:10,628 --> 00:37:22,627 Does this philosophy come to Native Americans from the star people? And could their sacred lands also provide sanctuary and portals to other dimensions? 306 00:37:23,627 --> 00:37:34,627 Whatever the reason, one thing seems clear. There is a unique connection between America's indigenous people and visitors from beyond our stars. 307 00:37:35,627 --> 00:37:48,627 Perhaps if the rest of the world was as equally unthreatened by these otherworldly visitors, we would learn secrets of the universe only hinted at in the files of Hangar One.