1 00:00:00,591 --> 00:00:15,593 MUSIC 2 00:00:15,593 --> 00:00:20,094 January 14th, 2002. 3 00:00:20,094 --> 00:00:23,094 The big sandy region, Kentucky. 4 00:00:23,094 --> 00:00:27,095 A coal train is traveling from Russell, Kentucky 5 00:00:27,095 --> 00:00:29,595 when one of the two conductors on board the train 6 00:00:29,595 --> 00:00:33,096 spots a light up ahead on an oncoming track. 7 00:00:33,096 --> 00:00:35,596 The conductor kills his light so that the oncoming crew 8 00:00:35,596 --> 00:00:38,097 isn't blinded. 9 00:00:38,097 --> 00:00:41,097 The conductors expect to see a train when they round the bend, 10 00:00:41,097 --> 00:00:45,098 but that's not what happens. 11 00:00:45,098 --> 00:00:47,598 What they do see astounds them. 12 00:00:47,598 --> 00:00:52,599 To the right of the tracks are two unidentified objects 13 00:00:52,599 --> 00:00:55,599 hovering over the river. 14 00:00:55,599 --> 00:00:58,600 These crafts appear to be scanning the river with spotlights 15 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,600 and they seem to be approaching their train. 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,101 The conductor's surprise at seeing these objects 17 00:01:05,101 --> 00:01:08,101 quickly turns to fear when it seems that they are now 18 00:01:08,101 --> 00:01:13,102 targeting the train. 19 00:01:13,102 --> 00:01:16,102 As the UFOs move towards the train, 20 00:01:16,102 --> 00:01:19,603 the conductors notice some unusual characteristics 21 00:01:19,603 --> 00:01:25,104 unlike anything they have ever seen. 22 00:01:25,104 --> 00:01:28,104 The UFOs look like metallic silver discs. 23 00:01:28,104 --> 00:01:30,105 They don't have any visible windows, 24 00:01:30,105 --> 00:01:32,105 but the base is covered in colored lights. 25 00:01:32,105 --> 00:01:34,605 The disc measures about 10 feet high 26 00:01:34,605 --> 00:01:39,606 and approximately 18 to 20 feet in diameter. 27 00:01:39,606 --> 00:01:42,606 With the UFOs in clear view, 28 00:01:42,606 --> 00:01:46,607 the train begins to malfunction. 29 00:01:46,607 --> 00:01:49,608 Suddenly the train's computers start flashing in and out 30 00:01:49,608 --> 00:01:53,608 and this pedometer goes berserk. 31 00:01:53,608 --> 00:01:56,609 The conductors have no idea what's happening 32 00:01:56,609 --> 00:02:03,110 and are completely unprepared for what takes place next. 33 00:02:03,110 --> 00:02:10,111 One of them notices another light coming straight at them. 34 00:02:10,111 --> 00:02:14,111 That light in front of them turns out to be a third UFO 35 00:02:14,111 --> 00:02:17,112 and as they round a corner it's headed right towards them. 36 00:02:17,112 --> 00:02:20,112 There is no time to react. 37 00:02:23,613 --> 00:02:28,613 The train is moving towards the train. 38 00:02:28,613 --> 00:02:33,614 The train is moving towards the train. 39 00:02:33,614 --> 00:02:39,615 Were these UFOs intentionally pursuing this train? 40 00:02:39,615 --> 00:02:44,616 Or was it simple curiosity gone wrong? 41 00:02:44,616 --> 00:02:48,616 Hangar 1's files contain hundreds of reports of UFOs 42 00:02:48,616 --> 00:02:53,617 that appear to target specific objects and individuals. 43 00:02:53,617 --> 00:02:56,618 You question whether you are chosen. 44 00:02:56,618 --> 00:03:02,619 Is this a random event or is this something that is actually personal to me? 45 00:03:02,619 --> 00:03:08,619 Is it possible that some people are actually hunted by UFOs? 46 00:03:08,619 --> 00:03:11,620 Could you be next? 47 00:03:11,620 --> 00:03:17,621 Mufon Open, their most terrifying UFO pursuits, right now. 48 00:03:21,621 --> 00:03:27,622 The Mutual UFO Network, known as Mufon, is an independent organization 49 00:03:27,622 --> 00:03:29,623 not bound to any government. 50 00:03:29,623 --> 00:03:34,623 They investigate reports of UFO sightings from around the world. 51 00:03:34,623 --> 00:03:40,624 Over the past five decades, they have collected more than 70,000 files 52 00:03:40,624 --> 00:03:45,625 stored at a secure location known as Hangar 1. 53 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:51,626 Now, Mufon is granting access to their fast archive. 54 00:03:51,626 --> 00:03:55,627 These are the files of Hangar 1. 55 00:04:01,627 --> 00:04:09,629 Inside Hangar 1, Mufon files contain many incidents of UFO chases. 56 00:04:09,629 --> 00:04:12,629 While some of these pursuits seem non-threatening, 57 00:04:12,629 --> 00:04:18,630 others have resulted in violent and dangerous encounters. 58 00:04:18,630 --> 00:04:24,631 Such is the case of a Kentucky coal train that was not only pursued, 59 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:27,631 but hit by a UFO. 60 00:04:27,631 --> 00:04:32,632 What was this UFO targeting and why? 61 00:04:32,632 --> 00:04:37,633 And would the aftermath provide any answers? 62 00:04:39,633 --> 00:04:52,635 The conductors fear for their lives when the UFO hits the train. 63 00:04:52,635 --> 00:04:54,636 They hear the sound of scraping metal, 64 00:04:54,636 --> 00:04:57,636 but the train's momentum keeps it barreling forward 65 00:04:57,636 --> 00:05:00,636 until it finally stops two miles up the tracks. 66 00:05:02,637 --> 00:05:06,637 The train sustains serious damage from the impact. 67 00:05:06,637 --> 00:05:11,638 The conductors look up and the other two UFOs are still hovering in the distance. 68 00:05:11,638 --> 00:05:19,639 Of course, they're wondering if these things are going to come back for more. 69 00:05:19,639 --> 00:05:22,640 What I want to know about these craft that are frightening people 70 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:27,641 and putting on light displays is what in the world is the purpose of such an agenda. 71 00:05:27,641 --> 00:05:32,641 You know, why is something flying towards a train like that? 72 00:05:32,641 --> 00:05:35,642 The train is now sitting outside Russell, Kentucky. 73 00:05:35,642 --> 00:05:37,642 Smoke pouring out from the impact. 74 00:05:37,642 --> 00:05:41,643 And the conductors are feeling lucky to be alive. 75 00:05:41,643 --> 00:05:45,643 The conductors at this point can't even comprehend what just happened. 76 00:05:45,643 --> 00:05:49,644 A UFO just crashed into their train. 77 00:05:49,644 --> 00:05:52,644 And seeing those two UFOs still hovering in the distance, 78 00:05:52,644 --> 00:05:58,645 the conductors brace themselves for a possible second encounter. 79 00:05:58,645 --> 00:06:01,646 But suddenly two UFOs had appeared along their side, 80 00:06:01,646 --> 00:06:03,646 danishing the thin air. 81 00:06:08,647 --> 00:06:14,648 With the UFOs now gone, the conductors feel safe enough to inspect the train 82 00:06:14,648 --> 00:06:16,648 and assess the damage. 83 00:06:16,648 --> 00:06:20,649 The second locomotive was completely demolished and smoking. 84 00:06:20,649 --> 00:06:24,649 The two cars looked as though an enormous hammer had struck them. 85 00:06:25,649 --> 00:06:31,650 It's unbelievable to think that a UFO encounter could end up with such destruction. 86 00:06:31,650 --> 00:06:37,651 But in their initial inspection, the conductors didn't see any sign of UFO wreckage. 87 00:06:37,651 --> 00:06:42,652 The conductors have no idea why they were attacked 88 00:06:42,652 --> 00:06:48,653 and are puzzled by what kind of craft could escape undamaged after hitting the train. 89 00:06:48,653 --> 00:06:53,654 Conductors call their dispatcher in Jacksonville, Florida to report what happened. 90 00:06:54,654 --> 00:06:58,654 The dispatcher instructs them to try to make it to Paintsville Yard, 91 00:06:58,654 --> 00:07:00,655 a station that's no longer in use. 92 00:07:00,655 --> 00:07:04,655 The conductors head to the abandoned station, 93 00:07:04,655 --> 00:07:07,656 and when they arrive, they're stunned. 94 00:07:12,656 --> 00:07:14,657 This station was no longer in use, 95 00:07:14,657 --> 00:07:19,657 so they're totally surprised to suddenly see all this personnel and activity there. 96 00:07:20,658 --> 00:07:23,658 As soon as they pull into the station, 97 00:07:23,658 --> 00:07:27,659 an army of workers immediately start taking apart the train. 98 00:07:27,659 --> 00:07:32,659 The only thing missing are railroad officials who are nowhere to be found. 99 00:07:34,660 --> 00:07:39,660 A well-orchestrated operation is now underway to investigate the scene. 100 00:07:42,661 --> 00:07:46,662 While the conductors expected that the focus would be on what collided with the train, 101 00:07:46,662 --> 00:07:50,662 they never imagined that the investigation would shift to themselves. 102 00:07:52,662 --> 00:07:58,663 Was the UFO more interested in the conductors than the train it hit? 103 00:07:58,663 --> 00:08:01,664 A guy by the name of Patterson greets the train conductors 104 00:08:01,664 --> 00:08:05,664 and brings them into what used to be the old yard office. 105 00:08:05,664 --> 00:08:11,665 The conductors are questioned in detail about their terrifying encounter. 106 00:08:12,665 --> 00:08:16,666 This man, Patterson, tells them that they'll have to undergo a series of questions 107 00:08:16,666 --> 00:08:22,667 and mandatory medical tests for their own protection before they're permitted to leave. 108 00:08:23,667 --> 00:08:25,667 Mandatory medical tests? 109 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:30,668 This is almost as if they already knew that these kind of pursuits had happened to others 110 00:08:30,668 --> 00:08:33,669 and knew what kind of dangers these conductors were exposed to. 111 00:08:33,669 --> 00:08:37,669 Were they zapped when the UFOs zeroed in on them? 112 00:08:42,670 --> 00:08:46,671 Were the UFOs targeting the conductors all along? 113 00:08:46,671 --> 00:08:49,671 And if so, why? 114 00:08:50,671 --> 00:08:53,672 If we were a space-faring race, what would we do? 115 00:08:53,672 --> 00:08:56,672 And what do we do with animals when we study animals? 116 00:08:56,672 --> 00:09:01,673 We pursue them, we capture them, we experiment on them. 117 00:09:01,673 --> 00:09:07,674 So it is not outside the range of scientific facts that we would do the same thing. 118 00:09:07,674 --> 00:09:09,674 So why wouldn't they do it? 119 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:11,674 That's how I look at that. 120 00:09:14,675 --> 00:09:19,676 When the conductors finally leave, now they're worried that if they go public with their experience, 121 00:09:19,676 --> 00:09:22,676 they might face ridicule or even lose their jobs. 122 00:09:22,676 --> 00:09:26,677 Instead, they file an anonymous report with MUFON. 123 00:09:27,677 --> 00:09:31,677 This is a difficult case to investigate because now no one is talking. 124 00:09:31,677 --> 00:09:34,678 But we've been able to corroborate the details. 125 00:09:34,678 --> 00:09:40,679 So we do know that a train traveling this route on that day did encounter problems at the times described. 126 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:45,680 And interestingly, this event occurred in the Big Sandy region of eastern Kentucky, 127 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:49,680 which has long been a hotspot for UFO activity. 128 00:09:51,680 --> 00:09:57,681 As we watch the skies for signs of UFOs, are they actually watching us? 129 00:09:57,681 --> 00:10:00,682 Waiting to make their move? 130 00:10:00,682 --> 00:10:07,683 And are there patterns to be found through different individuals who have been pursued by these craft? 131 00:10:07,683 --> 00:10:14,684 There's a range of these encounters and some people feel it seems to be personally tracking you. 132 00:10:14,684 --> 00:10:18,685 This is frightening, I'm gonna say in hindsight. Why me? 133 00:10:19,685 --> 00:10:24,685 Up next, two women find themselves chased by a UFO. 134 00:10:25,686 --> 00:10:30,686 And later, generations of the same family are hunted. 135 00:10:31,687 --> 00:10:35,687 Blasts of searing hot air radiate from the UFO's base. 136 00:10:35,687 --> 00:10:39,688 The incredible details when we return. 137 00:10:54,690 --> 00:10:58,691 Thousands of UFO encounters are reported every year. 138 00:10:58,691 --> 00:11:04,692 Many that involve witnesses who claim to be pursued by aggressive flying objects. 139 00:11:04,692 --> 00:11:10,692 And in some cases, the victims suffer lasting emotional and physical damage. 140 00:11:12,693 --> 00:11:22,694 MUFON investigators are looking for patterns hoping to find answers that will reveal why some people may actually be targeted by UFOs. 141 00:11:25,695 --> 00:11:32,696 Spring 1995, Wedoui, Alabama 142 00:11:34,696 --> 00:11:42,697 At 7pm in the evening, six women are traveling to their weekly bingo game in Anniston, just north of Wedoui, Alabama. 143 00:11:42,697 --> 00:11:48,698 62-year-old Barbara Smith, a retired nurse's aide, is with five fellow church members driving in a van. 144 00:11:49,698 --> 00:11:56,699 Smith and her friends make this trip to Anniston weekly, so they're very familiar with this route. 145 00:11:56,699 --> 00:12:04,701 As they pass by a local poultry plant, they notice a large light above the building they've never seen before. 146 00:12:04,701 --> 00:12:15,702 Just as one of the witnesses inside the van comments that the poultry plant owner must have put up a new light installation on the property, the light begins to move. 147 00:12:19,703 --> 00:12:25,704 This light that everyone in the van saw suddenly transforms into a moving orb of light. 148 00:12:25,704 --> 00:12:30,705 The orb travels toward the roadway and actually starts keeping pace with the van. 149 00:12:34,705 --> 00:12:41,706 As they continue to drive, the orb's altitude is changing frequently, but it mainly stays to one side of the van. 150 00:12:41,706 --> 00:12:44,707 The site Smith happens to be sitting on. 151 00:12:48,707 --> 00:12:52,708 Now the orb is making rapid movements and getting as close as 50 feet from the van. 152 00:12:52,708 --> 00:12:56,708 It's dropping down to their isle, shooting back up above the tree. 153 00:12:59,709 --> 00:13:03,710 These women are scared. They've never seen anything like this. 154 00:13:04,710 --> 00:13:13,711 Until now, the women thought they were safe inside the van, but start to believe they are actually being pursued and targeted by this light. 155 00:13:13,711 --> 00:13:22,712 As the van continues down the road, the mysterious orb suddenly shines an intense bright beam of light directly where Smith and her friend are sitting. 156 00:13:24,713 --> 00:13:29,713 When this beam shines into Smith's window, she sees something totally bizarre. 157 00:13:31,714 --> 00:13:35,714 Smith sees what she describes as a peculiar little man projected within the light. 158 00:13:36,715 --> 00:13:39,715 Smith's friend also sees a figure within the light. 159 00:13:39,715 --> 00:13:44,716 The passengers are terrified. No one knows exactly what's going on. It's chaos. 160 00:13:51,717 --> 00:13:59,718 I've actually experienced something very similar to this where as soon as we noticed this thing, it seemed to zoom right in on us. 161 00:13:59,718 --> 00:14:03,719 This is frightening to think about. Why me? 162 00:14:04,719 --> 00:14:10,720 The chase continues for miles until the van arrives at an intersection. 163 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:16,721 When they get to the intersection, as quickly as the light came upon them, it suddenly disappears. 164 00:14:22,722 --> 00:14:25,722 The women say the light vanished behind a field. 165 00:14:26,722 --> 00:14:31,723 Smith states that the light launched up at a steep angle, leaving a streak through the sky. 166 00:14:33,723 --> 00:14:40,724 The bright orb may have ended its pursuit, but for two of the women, the ordeal is far from over. 167 00:14:42,725 --> 00:14:50,726 Here's what's even more incredible. The next morning, Smith has dark circles on her cheeks and blisters on her eyes, and her eyes have changed color. 168 00:14:50,726 --> 00:14:55,726 They'd been brown her whole life, and now one is blue and the other is green. 169 00:14:55,726 --> 00:14:59,727 And for nearly three weeks after the incident, she has constant migraine. 170 00:15:03,728 --> 00:15:08,728 Smith isn't the only witness physically affected by this encounter. 171 00:15:08,728 --> 00:15:15,730 Smith calls the woman who sat on her side of the van during the incident and asks if she's experiencing any issues since the sighting. 172 00:15:15,730 --> 00:15:22,731 Her friend confirms that she has, and both witnesses decide to receive medical attention at the local hospital. 173 00:15:24,731 --> 00:15:31,732 Whatever energy source they are using may possess the potential to cause real physical damage, such as burning and radiation. 174 00:15:31,732 --> 00:15:36,733 And it's the unlucky few individuals who get close enough and suffer these consequences. 175 00:15:38,733 --> 00:15:47,734 Despite the physical effects these women experienced, some experts explain the orb as possibly being a case of ball lightning. 176 00:15:50,735 --> 00:15:55,736 Ball lightning is one of those interesting atmospheric effects that we still don't fully understand. 177 00:15:55,736 --> 00:16:01,736 It generally occurs in thunderstorms after lightning strikes, and it basically is what it sounds like. 178 00:16:01,736 --> 00:16:05,737 It's a glowing ball of light and electrical discharge and energy. 179 00:16:05,737 --> 00:16:10,738 I've seen statistics like one in 30 people will see it in their life, maybe one in a hundred. 180 00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:19,739 However, during their encounter, none of the witnesses or the Weather Service reported any thunderstorms in the area. 181 00:16:20,739 --> 00:16:27,740 It's very difficult to suggest this mysterious light could be anything man-made, or any explainable natural phenomenon. 182 00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:37,742 There's nothing we know of with the ability to cause such physical damage as Smith described, or travel at varying speeds over an extended period of time. 183 00:16:37,742 --> 00:16:46,743 This unusual orb-like craft chased the van intentionally, and it's impossible to explain the entities that the women saw within the light. 184 00:16:46,743 --> 00:16:52,744 But without question, this object seemed to exhibit some form of heightened intelligence. 185 00:16:55,745 --> 00:16:57,745 Stories like these are frightening. 186 00:16:57,745 --> 00:17:07,746 It makes you wonder how many other encounters like these have there been, where people are afraid to come forward out of fear of being ridiculed or other repercussions. 187 00:17:07,746 --> 00:17:12,747 You also have to wonder if this can happen to you once, can it happen again? 188 00:17:13,747 --> 00:17:22,749 As Mufan investigates further, it seems that not only individuals can be targeted, but entire families as well. 189 00:17:26,749 --> 00:17:30,750 Up next, a family fishing trip turns horribly wrong. 190 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:35,751 And they're frantically trying to reach the shoreline before this UFO can get to them. 191 00:17:36,751 --> 00:17:43,752 When we return, Hangar 1 digs deeper to determine what attracts aggressive UFOs. 192 00:17:43,752 --> 00:17:45,752 And if you could be next. 193 00:17:56,754 --> 00:18:03,755 Within Mufan's 70,000 case files, there are many accounts of terrifying pursuits. 194 00:18:03,755 --> 00:18:07,756 People who report being hunted by UFOs. 195 00:18:07,756 --> 00:18:13,756 Is it possible that some UFOs are targeting specific individuals? 196 00:18:15,757 --> 00:18:17,757 And if so, why? 197 00:18:18,757 --> 00:18:27,759 One case file reveals the extraordinary experiences of a New England family that has been hunted by UFOs for decades. 198 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:40,761 Summer 1967, Leifert Pond, New Hampshire. 199 00:18:40,761 --> 00:18:45,761 14-year-old Tom Schilling is visiting his cousin in Belmont, New Hampshire. 200 00:18:45,761 --> 00:18:49,762 The two boys are going on a fishing trip to Leifert Pond. 201 00:18:57,763 --> 00:19:01,764 The boys are fishing for catfish with their uncles at a pond near Belmont. 202 00:19:03,764 --> 00:19:07,765 A thick fog hangs a few hundred feet above the pond. 203 00:19:07,765 --> 00:19:15,766 Tom notices as the fog rolls in, everything seems to become very still, similar to the calm before a storm. 204 00:19:22,767 --> 00:19:25,767 Tom's uncles start looking around nervously. 205 00:19:26,768 --> 00:19:34,769 Tom isn't sure why they're acting so strange until very abruptly his uncles tell them it's time to leave. 206 00:19:36,769 --> 00:19:39,769 At that moment, Tom spots something odd. 207 00:19:41,770 --> 00:19:45,770 In the distance, there's a golden glow coming from the creek that feeds into the pond. 208 00:19:46,771 --> 00:19:51,771 This light hovers about 15 feet above the water. It's moving very slowly. 209 00:19:51,771 --> 00:19:55,772 And then it starts to pulsate, emitting a very low talent. 210 00:19:55,772 --> 00:19:59,773 The uncles are now desperate to get the boys to safety. 211 00:20:03,773 --> 00:20:07,774 The uncles now have the boat going as fast as it can. 212 00:20:07,774 --> 00:20:11,774 Tom watches the light as it gets closer and closer. 213 00:20:12,774 --> 00:20:17,775 Stodging, overhanging branches, and it's even moving between the trees close to the shoreline. 214 00:20:18,775 --> 00:20:24,776 And at this point, the light's only about 75 feet behind them when they finally reach the shore. 215 00:20:26,777 --> 00:20:30,777 Once on shore, the uncles know they have to move quickly. 216 00:20:31,777 --> 00:20:34,778 John and Bill yell at the boys to jump into their truck. 217 00:20:34,778 --> 00:20:40,779 And behind them, they see that the light suddenly stops and redirects itself on a path towards their truck. 218 00:20:40,779 --> 00:20:44,779 As they take off down the road, Tom keeps an eye on the light from the back of the truck. 219 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:52,781 When they round the first bend in the road, he sees the light leaving the shoreline and picking up speed. 220 00:20:55,781 --> 00:21:01,782 Everyone in the truck is terrified that this UFO actually seems to be out to get them. 221 00:21:05,783 --> 00:21:10,783 The uncles are now gunning the truck at 50 miles an hour. But the UFO is right behind them. 222 00:21:11,783 --> 00:21:16,784 It makes a sharp right angle turn and shoots straight up into the sky. 223 00:21:22,785 --> 00:21:26,786 Everyone in the truck breathes a sigh of relief. 224 00:21:27,786 --> 00:21:34,787 What's interesting about this case is that both uncles seem to know that something was coming and that it was bad news for them. 225 00:21:34,787 --> 00:21:38,788 You have to ask if they were being targeted for some reason. 226 00:21:40,788 --> 00:21:47,789 It turns out this isn't the first time the family has experienced this kind of terror. 227 00:21:48,789 --> 00:22:00,791 MUFON investigated this case in 1981 and in fact we found that the Shilling family had a long history of close encounters with UFOs in New Hampshire, which explains the uncle's reaction. 228 00:22:03,791 --> 00:22:08,792 Since about 1930, multiple members of the Shilling family have had experiences with UFOs. 229 00:22:08,792 --> 00:22:14,793 In fact, almost every single male in the Shilling family has had at least one UFO encounter. 230 00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:21,794 It's difficult to know what these UFOs are after, but they're definitely seem to be patterns here. 231 00:22:25,795 --> 00:22:30,795 Summer 1969, Belmont, New Hampshire. 232 00:22:31,796 --> 00:22:38,797 On a humid summer night, Sam Shilling is taking a joyride through the dirt roads behind his uncle's home in Belmont. 233 00:22:40,797 --> 00:22:46,798 Shilling turns up the radio, it turns off his headlights, so he's driving only by the light of the full moon. 234 00:22:48,798 --> 00:22:56,799 As Shilling takes a left-hand turn, he sees a faint light up ahead through a grove of trees. It looks like a flare about 50 feet away. 235 00:22:57,799 --> 00:23:05,801 All of a sudden, there's interference on Shilling's car radio. The interference sounds like static noise and starts to get progressively louder. 236 00:23:07,801 --> 00:23:14,802 Shilling makes a turn fairly fast, about 30 miles per hour. At this point, the noise on his car radio is unbearable. 237 00:23:15,802 --> 00:23:19,803 Shilling rounds the corner and is stunned by what he sees. 238 00:23:20,803 --> 00:23:28,804 Stretching across the entire road is a dark, cigar-shaped object about 40 feet long. It's just hovering there in the middle of the road. 239 00:23:30,804 --> 00:23:35,805 The craft is cylindrical and it has a thick, leg-like device that angles out onto the ground. 240 00:23:36,805 --> 00:23:42,806 Shilling realizes the massive craft isn't moving and he's about to run right into it. 241 00:23:43,806 --> 00:23:49,807 Shilling slams on his brakes, but it's too late and he skids a quarter of the way under the object. 242 00:23:50,807 --> 00:23:58,809 As Shilling's car slides under the craft, his antenna strikes the metallic, leg-like structure, creating the most unbelievable static upon contact. 243 00:24:03,809 --> 00:24:11,811 Shilling tries to reverse, but he can't get it into gear. He's fumbling with the shift and finally he's able to reverse his car just enough to snap the antenna back 244 00:24:11,811 --> 00:24:19,812 before the vehicle stalls. Immediately, the radio's interference stops, but Shilling is still trapped under the UFO. 245 00:24:20,812 --> 00:24:24,813 Shilling sees the pulsating lights of the craft getting closer. 246 00:24:25,813 --> 00:24:30,814 Shilling is in a panic. He knows he's being pinned down by some kind of UFO. 247 00:24:31,814 --> 00:24:40,815 He doesn't want to leave the car and face this giant thing. All this is racing through his mind in an instant and he thinks, this is it. This is where I'm going to die. 248 00:24:42,815 --> 00:24:45,816 The UFO's lights pulse brighter. 249 00:24:47,816 --> 00:24:56,817 He looks out his window to try to figure out what the heck this object could possibly be. Suddenly Shilling feels intense heat coming through his windshield. 250 00:24:57,818 --> 00:25:00,818 He hears a high-pitched whine that sounds like a table saw. 251 00:25:01,818 --> 00:25:12,820 Shilling's windshield is now literally three feet below the UFO's base. He sees a brilliant pulsating light at the bottom of the UFO. It's as blinding as a welding torch. 252 00:25:14,820 --> 00:25:20,821 The UFO begins to rise up and Shilling decides to escape. 253 00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:29,822 As Shilling jumps out of his car to make a run for it, blasts of searing hot air radiate from the UFO's base. 254 00:25:30,823 --> 00:25:33,823 Shilling's caught in an intense whirlwind. 255 00:25:34,823 --> 00:25:42,824 Shilling climbs back inside his car. He again tries to move it out from under the UFO. 256 00:25:43,825 --> 00:25:51,826 He's now able to throw the car into reverse and he floors it. The car spins backward about 40 feet and stalls out. 257 00:25:54,826 --> 00:26:03,828 The brilliant light at the base of the UFO flares up for a second or two. Instantly there's a blinding flash and the UFO vanishes out of sight. 258 00:26:04,828 --> 00:26:15,829 Shilling is just sitting in his car in disbelief. He sees that the inside of his car is completely littered with pine needles and sand. 259 00:26:16,830 --> 00:26:20,830 He estimates that the entire event lasted about 30 to 40 seconds. 260 00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:27,831 The next day, John's uncles drive to the samples to see if there's any trace of this incident. 261 00:26:27,831 --> 00:26:32,832 And they find that the tree limbs and small birches in the area are now bent back from the UFO's blast. 262 00:26:33,832 --> 00:26:41,833 They also find a circular depression about 16 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep in the spot where Shilling had seen the leg-like structure located. 263 00:26:42,834 --> 00:26:48,834 Shilling's family is left wondering why UFOs are targeting them once again. 264 00:26:50,835 --> 00:26:58,836 This resonates with me as an abduction encounter. These beings, somehow they cherry pick, they pick and choose. 265 00:26:58,836 --> 00:27:07,837 And I think they enjoy this idea that they're not just a bunch of people, they're a bunch of people who are not just a bunch of people. 266 00:27:07,837 --> 00:27:12,838 They're a bunch of people who choose. And I think they enjoy this idea that we don't know who they are. 267 00:27:13,838 --> 00:27:22,840 We see case after case where whole families, in some cases going back several generations, have had these kinds of events, these encounters in their lives. 268 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:36,842 What is unbelievable to me is this. I and other researchers too, I get hundreds of emails every single day with people that want to talk and tell me about their experiences. 269 00:27:37,842 --> 00:27:40,842 And great detail. They are totally scared. 270 00:27:41,842 --> 00:27:44,843 But what are these witnesses afraid of? 271 00:27:44,843 --> 00:27:54,844 It's quite possible that these other cases of the conductors, the ladies and the Shilling encounters were part of a bigger, unsuccessful plan to abduct these victims. 272 00:27:55,845 --> 00:28:02,846 Does this case suggest that the ultimate agenda in some of these UFO pursuits is abduction? 273 00:28:02,846 --> 00:28:05,846 Or could it be something else entirely? 274 00:28:06,846 --> 00:28:07,846 Up next. 275 00:28:08,847 --> 00:28:13,847 The light size and intensity start to grow as it gets closer and closer to the camper. 276 00:28:14,847 --> 00:28:21,849 When we return, one couple barely survives a camping trip after they are hunted by a UFO. 277 00:28:35,851 --> 00:28:44,852 Hanger 1 files contain numerous cases of individuals who have been pursued by UFOs across both land and water. 278 00:28:46,852 --> 00:28:52,853 Is it possible that some individuals may be targets for abduction or experimentation? 279 00:28:54,854 --> 00:29:01,855 Still, in other cases, the agenda of these UFOs remains unknown. 280 00:29:05,855 --> 00:29:10,856 Summer 1968. Roseville, California. 281 00:29:12,856 --> 00:29:20,857 In the summer of 1968, Los Angeles police officer James Turner and his wife are driving their camper to Oregon for a fishing trip. 282 00:29:22,858 --> 00:29:29,859 It's just after midnight. James reaches an isolated stretch of road and notices a bright white light in the sky that's keeping pace with this camper. 283 00:29:30,859 --> 00:29:39,860 This light that James sees in a distance looks like a landing light on an airplane, but then all of a sudden the light starts moving up and down in a way no aircraft is capable. 284 00:29:40,860 --> 00:29:44,861 This unusual light continues to pursue their camper down the road. 285 00:29:45,861 --> 00:29:51,862 James keeps an eye on the strange light for the next four miles when he notices three more lights on his right and left. 286 00:29:52,862 --> 00:29:55,863 Now all of these lights are keeping pace with this camper. 287 00:29:55,863 --> 00:30:05,864 James has a bad feeling about this. He's thinking that some kind of intelligent craft is intentionally following his camper and he has no idea why. 288 00:30:07,865 --> 00:30:12,865 So he wakes up his wife to show her the lights because he's sure these aren't ordinary aircrafts. 289 00:30:13,865 --> 00:30:21,867 James' wife dismisses her husband's story until one of the lights starts moving directly towards them. 290 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:33,869 Suddenly James and his wife start to panic. They're in the middle of nowhere and something is tracking them. 291 00:30:34,869 --> 00:30:39,869 Not only is the object following them, it also appears to be getting closer. 292 00:30:40,870 --> 00:30:45,870 The light size and intensity start to grow as it gets closer and closer to the camper. 293 00:30:46,870 --> 00:30:51,871 As it approaches, the light shines a bluish green beam or cone shaped light towards the ground. 294 00:30:51,871 --> 00:30:57,872 Frightened, James pulls the camper over to the side of the road and leaves the headlights on and the motor running. 295 00:30:58,872 --> 00:31:03,873 James and his wife now watch in terror as the UFO heads straight for them. 296 00:31:04,873 --> 00:31:10,874 The light continues its path directly towards the camper, finally giving the turners a clear view of the craft. 297 00:31:11,874 --> 00:31:14,875 The UFO is in the shape of a cigar about 40 to 50 feet in length. 298 00:31:15,875 --> 00:31:19,875 On either side there are what appear to be two engines. There aren't any wings or even a tail. 299 00:31:21,876 --> 00:31:26,877 This is no conventional aircraft. The object's speed is too slow for an ordinary airplane. 300 00:31:27,877 --> 00:31:33,878 It's flying more like a helicopter and its sound is unlike any helicopter or plane. It makes more of a whistling noise. 301 00:31:35,878 --> 00:31:40,879 Without thinking, James gets out of the camper to get a better look. 302 00:31:42,879 --> 00:31:45,879 The UFO slowly flies over the camper and it's huge. 303 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:55,881 James now has a really clear view and sees the sharply defined bluish green beam is still shining onto the ground and covering an area of about 30 to 40 feet in diameter. 304 00:31:56,881 --> 00:32:05,882 To the turners relief, the UFO appears to lose interest in them and floats over the highway until it disappears above the trees. 305 00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:13,884 James can't believe what he has just seen. He and his wife are trying to figure out what just happened, but they have no explanation. 306 00:32:13,884 --> 00:32:19,885 Eventually, they resume driving and at about 2 a.m. they arrive at a rest stop in Roseville, California. 307 00:32:22,885 --> 00:32:26,886 The turners attempt to sleep, but the UFO soon returns. 308 00:32:29,886 --> 00:32:37,887 Mrs. Turner is woken by a loud whirring sound and she immediately recognizes this as the same sound they heard coming from the UFO earlier that evening. 309 00:32:38,887 --> 00:32:43,888 She can't make out any object, but she is sure that sound is coming from the sky directly above her. 310 00:32:44,888 --> 00:32:52,890 It sounds like the UFO is hovering just above their camper, so she wakes up James yelling, the thing has come back, the thing has come back. 311 00:32:53,890 --> 00:32:59,891 James leaps up and runs out the camper, but as he's doing this, Mrs. Turner notices the sound is already beginning to dissipate. 312 00:33:01,891 --> 00:33:05,892 In the distance, James can see a dark object traveling away from the camper. 313 00:33:07,892 --> 00:33:13,893 Once again, the turners are relieved that the UFO did not cause any harm. 314 00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:19,894 During the rest of their drive up to Oregon, they had no further encounters. 315 00:33:22,894 --> 00:33:30,895 The turners didn't tell a soul about this experience until James confided in a fellow LAPD officer who convinced them to file a report with MoveOn. 316 00:33:31,895 --> 00:33:36,896 It's especially difficult for people in positions of authority to come forward with these kinds of claims. 317 00:33:37,896 --> 00:33:39,897 There's a real concern that their credibility could be harmed. 318 00:33:40,897 --> 00:33:47,898 The credibility of these things is so often challenged that all these people are delusional, they're crazy, they're hoaxing, they're lying. 319 00:33:48,898 --> 00:33:51,898 This isn't something you talk about, this wasn't going to be understood by anybody. 320 00:33:52,899 --> 00:34:05,901 What I find with witnesses, whether it is law enforcement, a teacher, or just somebody that works in the factory, they're asking me who they can talk to. 321 00:34:06,901 --> 00:34:12,902 And my advice, contact somebody locally, report it, contact MoveOn. These are important steps to take. 322 00:34:14,902 --> 00:34:17,902 MoveOn immediately investigates the turners' case. 323 00:34:18,903 --> 00:34:24,903 Our investigation didn't reveal any unusual electromagnetic or radiation readings on their camper. 324 00:34:25,904 --> 00:34:31,905 And unlike some other cases, the turners didn't suffer any physical impairments after this encounter. They were fortunate. 325 00:34:32,905 --> 00:34:39,906 While the turners might not have been physically harmed from the experience, they were still profoundly changed by the event. 326 00:34:40,906 --> 00:34:48,907 There are very confusing aspects of these experiences in the psychological impact of just seeing these incredible things. 327 00:34:49,907 --> 00:34:57,908 The awakening that occurs when you realize that we are not alone in the universe, it is life changing. It is life changing. 328 00:34:58,909 --> 00:35:07,910 In the late 70s, the Glendale California Police Department had a working relationship with MoveOn, something that we share with many other law enforcement departments around the country. 329 00:35:07,910 --> 00:35:11,911 They would call us if a UFO sighting came in so that we could go out and investigate. 330 00:35:15,911 --> 00:35:19,912 February 1, 1977, Glendale, California. 331 00:35:21,912 --> 00:35:31,914 On February 2, 1977, MoveOn received a call from a Sergeant Simpson reporting that a police helicopter spotted an unusual object the previous evening. 332 00:35:32,914 --> 00:35:40,915 Sergeant Simpson reports that two of his helicopter pilots were rattled by an incident that occurred the day before. 333 00:35:41,915 --> 00:35:47,916 Officers Roger Kane and Tim Jenkins are in their copter patrolling the Glendale area around 8.40 p.m. 334 00:35:54,917 --> 00:35:58,918 Officer Kane spots what appears to be a fixed wing aircraft. 335 00:35:59,918 --> 00:36:04,919 The two officers are struck by the object's odd behavior. 336 00:36:05,919 --> 00:36:11,920 This craft is flying very low, about 200 feet below the helicopter and moving fast at 100 miles per hour. 337 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,920 The helicopters are going about 60 to 70 miles per hour, so this thing was cruising. 338 00:36:19,921 --> 00:36:24,922 They pursue the craft because nothing should be flying that low in that faster repopulated area. 339 00:36:25,922 --> 00:36:30,923 The craft has one yellowish-white-bright light, but no other identifiable navigation lights. 340 00:36:31,923 --> 00:36:36,923 The officers quickly realize that this is not a normal aircraft. 341 00:36:37,924 --> 00:36:42,924 After years on the force, these officers know how to recognize another pilot's flying lights. 342 00:36:43,925 --> 00:36:47,925 Most of them are strobe lights, either red or white, and they're very identifiable. 343 00:36:48,925 --> 00:36:50,926 This light was nothing like a strobe. 344 00:36:55,926 --> 00:37:02,927 Suddenly, the unidentified object shoots up towards their helicopter at an alarming speed. 345 00:37:03,928 --> 00:37:09,928 The object is now level with the helicopter, and the pilots can see that this is something they have never seen before. 346 00:37:15,929 --> 00:37:21,930 They also see an intense bright yellowish light that illuminates the entire craft from top to bottom. 347 00:37:25,931 --> 00:37:31,932 The officers panic when the UFO begins to follow their helicopters every move. 348 00:37:33,932 --> 00:37:39,933 Concerned the pilots bank the helicopter to the left, but amazingly the object mimics the helicopter's move perfectly. 349 00:37:40,933 --> 00:37:43,934 For the next two minutes, the helicopter and the object are in total sync. 350 00:37:44,934 --> 00:37:50,935 The officers attempt to contact dispatch, but their radio is no longer working. 351 00:37:51,935 --> 00:37:57,936 Now they're starting to think, is this UFO going to shoot them down? Is the helicopter going to malfunction? 352 00:37:58,936 --> 00:38:04,937 So out of fear, the pilots turn and head back to base, but the UFO stays right by their side. 353 00:38:06,937 --> 00:38:09,938 The UFO begins to close in. 354 00:38:10,938 --> 00:38:13,938 It makes a sudden move closer to the helicopter. 355 00:38:13,938 --> 00:38:20,939 Officer Kane quickly turns to the right, and this time the object pulls back to its original distance a few hundred feet away. 356 00:38:21,939 --> 00:38:27,940 This is like a cat and mouse game, and how can these pilots ever imagine that they might have an advantage over this UFO? 357 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:34,941 Surprisingly, the UFO simply flies away, abandoning the hunt. 358 00:38:35,941 --> 00:38:45,943 After the UFO's aggressive approach and retreat, it rises up to about 500 feet, changes course towards the southeast, and zips off towards Chevy Chase Canyon. 359 00:38:46,943 --> 00:38:49,944 One minute was right in front of them, and the next instant it was gone. 360 00:38:52,944 --> 00:39:02,946 Because this incident involved police officers, Mufon heard about it pretty quickly, and we were able to check the nearby Hollywood Burbank Airport to see if the object had been detected on the radar. 361 00:39:02,946 --> 00:39:05,946 But unfortunately, nothing had been picked up. 362 00:39:08,946 --> 00:39:16,948 It's another case very similar to so many others that we have that shows that for whatever reason, some UFO's are not shy about engaging with a target. 363 00:39:17,948 --> 00:39:21,948 We have to keep in mind that this must be just the tip of the iceberg. 364 00:39:22,949 --> 00:39:27,949 There are so many cases out there, and the question is what is going on and why? 365 00:39:32,950 --> 00:39:42,952 Are these cases part of a more complex agenda? Are they connected to abductions? Or could it be something else entirely? 366 00:39:43,952 --> 00:39:49,953 It's perfectly conceivable that extraterrestrials represent a wide range of agendas. 367 00:39:50,953 --> 00:39:55,954 These entities that are coming here may not all be benevolent scientists, for example. 368 00:39:56,954 --> 00:40:02,955 They could be an earth equivalent of a teenager out on an excursion playing with the neighborhood cats or something. 369 00:40:03,955 --> 00:40:10,956 This might not be a sanctioned activity, as opposed to the more benevolent experiences that people like me have witnessed. 370 00:40:11,956 --> 00:40:17,957 Within Mufan's files are cases of harrowing UFO pursuits. 371 00:40:18,957 --> 00:40:23,958 Are these encounters random, or are some individuals actually selected? 372 00:40:24,958 --> 00:40:30,959 And is the purpose to cause physical harm, perhaps even to target certain people for abductions? 373 00:40:31,959 --> 00:40:36,960 Or, like pranksters, are they simply playing games with us? 374 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:42,961 Whatever the reason, hopefully you won't find yourself hunted by a UFO.