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- [Narrator] Secret alien or
Nazi UFO bases in Antarctica.
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It's an intriguing idea and
popular with many ufologists.
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Now, whilst admitting
that reality
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is often much stranger than
fiction, which is this?
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Reality or fiction?
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As always, let's take
a look at the evidence.
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The notion that Nazi Germany
had a secret UFO base
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in Antarctica is one of
the most famous ideas
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associated with the end
of the Second World War.
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Specifically, that a
number of secret factions
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of Nazis escaped and set up
a secret underground base
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to aid in the development
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of their top secret
flying saucer program.
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Such stories have been
circulating for decades,
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adding uniquely to popular
theories about alien visitors
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that remain a hallmark
of modern UFO lore.
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This idea has had
renewed attention
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during the past few years,
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thanks to widespread attention
given to a 2006 discovery
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by Ohio State
University scientists
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who found a
gravitational anomaly
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located below Wilkes
Land, Antarctica.
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The has been interpreted by some
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as being the long sought-after
secret Nazi UFO base.
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However, it has turned out
to be simply an impact crater
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with a typical mass
concentration at its center.
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It should be noted, firstly,
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that there is some legitimacy
to the idea of a Nazi presence
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in Antarctica during the years
leading up to World War II.
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In fact, the icy continent's
strategic importance prompted
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an expedition by Germany
between 1938 and 1939.
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This remains a significant
contributing factor
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in the beliefs that the
Nazis may have tried
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to establish a permanent
stronghold at the South Pole.
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It is also well known that a
variety of advanced aircraft
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had been designed by the Germans
towards the end of the war,
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including suggestions
that some of these
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resembled flying saucers.
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Though, in fairness,
no verifiable reports
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have been found
that would indicate
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the veracity of the claims
about Nazi flying saucers.
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In large part, the crux of
the entire Nazi UFO affair
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has long remained
centered around a device
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known as Die
Glocke, or the bell.
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This was a conjectured
Nazi weapons project,
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rumored to have been anything
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from some kind of experimental
anti-gravity device
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to a special
anti-aircraft weapon.
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Unfortunately, there's a
lack of good source material
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about Die Glocke that
can help support the case
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that such a device ever existed.
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So what apart from the
expeditions carried out
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by Germany during
the 1930s might serve
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as the Genesis of these
legends about a Nazi UFO base
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in the Southern
most polar regions?
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This notion actually has
less to do with anything
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the Nazis did, and
instead appears to stem
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from a series of
seemingly cryptic comments
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made by Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd
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during an interview with
international news service
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Correspondent Lee Van Atta.
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It's important to
interject at this point,
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that Byrd was a highly respect
elected American adventurer
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and hero known for his pragmatic
and down to earth views,
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and his proven extreme courage
in the face of adversity.
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The interview which
took place on board
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the USS Mount Olympus in 1947,
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appeared in the Wednesday,
March 5, 1947 edition
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of a Chilean
newspaper, El Mercurio.
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Admiral Byrd declared
that it was imperative
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for the United States
to initiate immediate
defense measures
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against hostile regions,
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potentially using
Antarctica as their base.
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He further stated
that he didn't want
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to frighten anyone unduly,
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but that it was a bitter reality
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that in the case
of a new conflict,
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the United States could
be attacked by, quote,
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- [Adm. Byrd] Flying
objects which could fly
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from pole to pole at
incredible speeds.
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- [Narrator] As one
can see, such wording
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easily lends itself to
the idea of a connection
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between the Nazi UFO myth
and something going on
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at the South Pole.
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What kind of perceived
threat prompted Byrd
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to make such claims
during the interview?
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Had some kind of
danger actually existed
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in the southernmost
extremism of Antarctica
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just after World War II?
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And if so, what was the
nature of this threat?
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And could it have
been associated
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with the technological
carryovers from Nazi Germany
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as some UFO researchers
have already speculated
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over the years?
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Byrd had been
tasked with leading
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the ill-fated
Operation High Jump
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which occurred between
late 1946 and early 1947
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and involved an extremely
heavy military presence.
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Hence some in UFO circles
have gone so far as to suggest
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that Byrd's Operation High Jump
represented a secret battle
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between US forces and a
group of Antarctic residents
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with advanced Nazi
UFO technologies.
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After all, what else
might have sent Byrd
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and his scores of ships and
aircraft packing so quickly,
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terminating six months
earlier than expected
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after embarking
upon this extensive
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and extremely well funded
military expedition?
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The theory about Nazi
UFOs would also seem
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to explain Byrd's
cryptic warning.
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However, on the contrary,
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it seems that what Byrd
was actually discussing
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was the threat of
an enemy nation,
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getting to Antarctica and
establishing military bases
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there before America.
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In fact, although details
about it remained undisclosed
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for many years, the
establishment of strategic bases
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had been precisely what
the American presence
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during Operation High
Jump had aimed to do.
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And as regards the
brevity of the expedition,
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rather than bumping
into secret Nazi bases
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and their armaments, Byrd
and his company encountered
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a relentless and unconquerable
enemy, mother nature.
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The brutal conditions
during that winter
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had been creating huge problems.
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In one dramatic instance
in January, 1947,
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a sudden downwind managed to
sweep a helicopter mid takeoff
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directly into the ocean,
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leaving a narrow window of
opportunity for the pilot
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to escape the icy
waters and be rescued.
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There were plenty of
other situations, however,
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where the servicemen
involved weren't as lucky.
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Complications resulting from
extreme weather conditions
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led to the loss of several lives
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during the short period
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that Operation High
Jump was underway.
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Operation High Jump
was terminated the
following February
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solely because of the
worsening weather.
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Returning again to
Byrd's cryptic statements
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given to El Mercurio,
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there was no need for an enemy
aircraft, standard or exotic
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to be present at the time
of Operation High Jump
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to validate Byrd's commentary.
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Because by the end
of World War II,
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experimental jet engines
were already in development.
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And within a few short years,
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planes that incorporated
such technology
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would eventually
revolutionize both military
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and commercial aircraft.
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Admiral Byrd would certainly
have known about this
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and spoke of the expectation
that any military
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with a permanent presence
in the South Pole
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might be able to use
this strategic location
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to launch these aircraft
that could reach
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any place on Earth within
just a few short hours.
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No wonder he was concerned.
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There is another factor
worthy of consideration here.
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Had Byrd's statements about
lightning fast flying objects
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been somewhat exaggerated too?
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Antarctic explorer,
Paul Sipple noted
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of the famous El
Mercurio interview
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that the reporters aboard
the USS Mount Olympus
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had somewhat overblown claims
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from Byrd's earlier
expeditions in the region
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relating to the
so-called Bunger's Oasis,
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a lake found to have
uniquely warm temperatures,
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about 30 degrees centigrade
or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
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containing a variety of algae.
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Byrd later described
the location as,
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- [Adm. Byrd] A land
of blue and green lakes
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and brown hills in an otherwise
limitless, expansive ice.
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- [Narrator] And
that his crew had,
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- [Adm. Byrd] Seemed
to have dropped out
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of the 20th century into
an ancient landscape
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where land was just
starting to emerge
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from one of the great ice ages.
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- [Narrator] Byrd would
later call the discovery,
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- [Adm. Byrd] By far the most
important of the expedition
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so far as the public
interest was concerned.
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- [Narrator] No doubt
this led to speculation.
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Paul Sipple went on to say,
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- [Paul] The 11 press
representatives aboard
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the USS Mount Olympus
had fired off dispatches
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to the outside world,
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describing the Oasis
as a Shangrila,
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implying that it was warmed
by a mysterious source of heat
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that might be
supporting vegetation.
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- [Narrator] Byrd is
claimed to have written
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in his so-called secret diary.
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- [Adm. Byrd] Beyond the
mounting range is a valley
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with a small river.
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Something is definitely
wrong and abnormal here.
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We should be over ice and snow.
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Our navigation instruments
are still spinning.
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The gyroscope is
oscillating back and forth.
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- [Narrator] Byrd continues
saying that he can see animals
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in the valley, among them,
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a living specimen
of a wooly mammoth.
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This no doubt helped
fuel other claims
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associated with
Byrd's expeditions.
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Namely, that they had
discovered a habitable region
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at the South Pole where
in a cavernous entry point
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into the Earth had led
them to meet residents
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who existed below ground,
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the so-called hollow
earth dwellers.
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And took him to meet the
master who said to Byrd,
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"We shall not long
delay your mission
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and you will be safely
escorted back to the surface.
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But now, Admiral,
I shall tell you
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why you have been summoned here.
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Our interest rightly
begins just after your race
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exploded the first atomic
bombs over Hiroshima
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and Nagasaki, Japan.
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It was at that alarming
time that we sent
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our flying machines,
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the fluügelrads to your
surface world to investigate.
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We have never interfered before
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in your race's
wars and barbarity.
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But now we must, for you're
tampering with a certain power
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that is not for mankind,
namely, that of atomic energy."
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A wonderful story,
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but unfortunately
the secret diary
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has been definitively
shown to be a fake.
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Taken into context, the
embellishment of such details
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by the press could easily have
served as the root of claims
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about not only a prehistoric
oasis at the South pole,
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but also the flying craft and
eventually a secret Nazi base.
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Again, it's seems
likely that Byrd
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had been making a
general statement about
the potential uses
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of enemy aircraft during
the coming decades,
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in the sense that
a hostile nation,
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should they ever establish
a base at one of the poles
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might use the area as
a centralized point
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for launching attacks
against the US Mainland.
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Indeed Byrd had previously
suggested that the US
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might wish to establish such
a base at the North Pole.
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Hence it seems clear that he
viewed the polar extremities
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as militaristic
advantageous locations.
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Finally, Byrd's phrase,
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- [Adm. Byrd] In the
case of a new conflict.
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- [Narrator] Seems
to further indicate
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that his statements dealt
not with any existing menace,
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but instead with the
potential for a future threat
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by an enemy nation.
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With World War II still
fresh in people's minds,
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many at the time shared
concerns such as these.
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All speculation aside,
what we are left with
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is very little
ground for believing
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that Operation High
Jump ended prematurely
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due to the presence of
hidden subterranean races,
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attacks by wooly mammoths
or even Nazi flying sources.
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Few would argue however that
the various grains of truth
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pertaining to Byrd's
historic operations
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have seeded themselves
in the fertile grounds
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of myth and speculation,
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taking on a new and
fascinating life of their own
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throughout the past
several decades.
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One of the most significant
researchers in this area
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is Micah Hanks,
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the author of "Magic,
Mysticism & The Molecule".
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In his book, he presents
his investigative analysis
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of ancient magical
practices, mystical states,
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and out-of-body encounters
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through altered states
of consciousness.
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Micah also explores stories
of mythical animals and lands,
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and critically for
our consideration of
Operation High Jump,
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secret advanced technology.
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Micah is fascinated
that there continues
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to be growing interest
in Antarctica,
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and the talk of secret
meetings being held there
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by US presidents,
astronauts, and scientists.
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One of the more recent
discussions circulates
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around the discovery of
an ancient civilization
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buried beneath the ice.
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A civilization that
had a complex society.
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There have even been
claims of frozen pyramids,
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photographs of which were
published on the internet
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a few years ago.
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Dr. Mitch Darcy, a geologist
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at the German Research
Center for Geosciences
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in Potsdam said.
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- [Dr. Mitch] The
pyramid shape structures
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are located in the
Ellsworth Mountains,
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which is a range more
than 400 kilometers long.
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So it's no surprise that
there are rocky peaks
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cropping out above the ice.
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The peaks are clearly
composed of rock,
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and it's just a coincidence
that one particular peak
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has a pyramid-like shape.
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By definition, it is a nunatak,
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which is simply a peak of
rock sticking out above
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a glassier or ice sheet.
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This one has the
shape of a pyramid,
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but it doesn't make it
a human construction.
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Pyramid shape peaks
are very common.
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The Matterhorn in the Alps
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and Mount Búlandstindur in
Iceland are notable examples.
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- [Narrator] Though there
are many hard facts here,
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they do not deter the
hardline theorists.
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They continue to
believe Antarctica
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is the home of a
number of secret bases.
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When in reality,
there's no advantage
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in having a secret
base in Antarctica,
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because if there were,
the world's governments
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would already have had a
very public fight over it.
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And there is no
evidence of that at all.
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Seemingly all the South Pole
is rich in is natural diversity
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and scientific opportunities.
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And long may it stay that way.
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- [Narrator] Ever since
our ancestors gazed up
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at the night sky and
began telling stories
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about what they observed,
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the planet Mars has
held a particular allure
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for the human race.
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Easily visible
with the naked eye,
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with an intriguing reddish hue,
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the celestial body has
long been at the center
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of ancient myths, modern
conspiracy theories
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and wild scientific speculation
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about possible
Martian civilizations.
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- It's hard to fathom
the number of programs
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the CIA has or is currently
funding and researching.
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The organization has become
known to explore many things
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ranging from the
sinister to the strange.
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But often it's the strange ones,
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notably those that
become declassified
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because the general populace
simply find them too bizarre
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to be actually be true.
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When certain programs
come to light,
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it always begs to
ask that question,
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what else are they doing that
they aren't telling us about?
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Declassified top secret
remote viewing CIA documents
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have revealed the discovery
of an ancient civilization
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that was once inhabiting
the red planet.
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- [Narrator] Prior to the
invention of telescopes
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sufficient to observe the
planet for what it was,
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Mars was associated with
gods of various sorts
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and was an important element
in many ancient pantheons.
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The name of Mars of course
comes from the ancient Romans
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who identified the planet,
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which they simply
regarded as a bright star
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with their god of
war and agriculture.
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Likewise, the Greeks who
also call the planet Pyroeis
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meaning fiery, associated Mars
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with their own god of war, Ares.
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In the Hindu tradition,
the planet Mars
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was also linked to warfare
as it stood as a symbol
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for the war god, Mangala,
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who was born from the
sweat or blood of Shiva
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and is sometimes called
Lohit, meaning made of iron.
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The ancient Egyptians termed
the planet Horus of the horizon
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or Horus the red, equating it
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with one of their most
significant deities.
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And in the east,
ancient Chinese,
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Japanese and Korean
tradition dubbed
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the red planet, fire star.
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In ancient Mesopotamia,
and specifically,
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the late Babylonian Pantheon,
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Mars is the embodiment
of Nergal, a god of war,
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but also one of plague,
disease and death
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who would later go on to become
the ruler of the underworld
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and bore other names,
including the burner
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or the furious one,
and the raging king.
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Observations of the red planet
became even more advanced
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over the ensuing centuries.
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And the fascination
with Mars only increased
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as more accurate
information came to light.
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Ptolemy laid out a workable
model of the planet's orbit
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in the second century
and by the 17th,
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the work of Tycho Brahe
and Johannes Kepler
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were able to reasonably
approximate the distance
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between Earth and Mars.
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And Kepler later refined
earlier estimations
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of the planet's orbit.
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Galileo Galilei was
the first person
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to actually observe Mars
through a telescope.
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And Dutch Astronomer
Christian Huygens
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is credited with drawing
the first map of the planet
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that featured elements
of the Martian terrain,
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including the volcanic
plane known as Syrtis Major.
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By the time the 19th
century rolled around,
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telescope technology had
improved to such a degree
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that astronomers could
begin to make out
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distinct characteristics
of the planet's landscape.
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For in the fall of 1877,
during a perahelic opposition
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of Mars in which it was
relatively close to the earth,
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Italian astronomer,
Giovanni Schiaparelli
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observed the planet through a
telescope and was able to draw
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a fairly detailed map of a
portion of Mars' topography,
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which included what he believed,
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were perhaps seas,
continents and vegetation.
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Significantly on
this particular map,
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Schiaparelli also indicated
several long straight lines
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crisscrossing the
planet's surface
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that he termed canali,
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which subsequently
became translated into
English as canals,
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though it is more accurately
translated as channels
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or even grooves or gulleys.
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Although Schiaparelli did
not explicitly make the claim
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that the canals were
artificial constructions
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rather than natural features,
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he did note in his
book, "Life on Mars"
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that there appeared
to be so little water
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on the surface of Mars,
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the channels might have
been the main mechanism
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by which the water and
with it organic life
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can spread on the dry
surface of the planet.
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The perception of
canals on Mars, however,
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spurred something of a craze,
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both in the
scientific community,
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as well as in the public
sphere for speculating
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whether the planet was
or long ago had been
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the home to an advanced
alien civilization
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capable of enormous planet
spanning engineering projects
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undertaken to irrigate
the arid surface.
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Perhaps the most impassioned
of these scientists
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arguing for the advanced
life on Mars hypothesis
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was Percival Lowell, an
American businessman,
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author and astronomer who
made a 15-year study of Mars
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and published three
books on the subject.
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Lowell's drawings of
the Martian surface
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were intensely detailed,
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and he even named many of
the canals and speculated
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that a technologically
advanced race had constructed
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the canals as a way
to distribute water
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from Mars' polar ice caps
to the rest of the planet.
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Lowell's observations
were supported
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by a few other astronomers,
such as Louis Thollon,
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and Henry Joseph Peritin.
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And in 1892, Camille
Flammarion wrote a book
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in which he advocated
for Lowell's assertion
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that the canals had been built
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by an intelligent civilization
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who were attempting to
irrigate the planet.
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Flammarion, in fact,
hypothesized that the Martians
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were more advanced than humans.
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While the idea that Mars
harbored intelligent life
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wasn't completely
preposterous at the time,
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the planet is a similar
size, an axial tilt to Earth
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and has somewhat
earth like seasons.
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Most other astronomers,
even in the 19th century,
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doubted very highly that
the canals were even there,
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much less, that
they were evidence
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of an advanced race of beings.
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English astronomer, William
Denning, for example,
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stated in 1886, that his
observations demonstrated
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that the canals were not
straight, unbroken features,
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but rather irregular and
likely natural formations.
449
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In like fashion in 1895,
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a summary by another English
astronomer Edward Maunder,
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theorized that the canals were
actually not lines at all,
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but rather small craters
and discolorations
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that only appeared
linked together
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because of the
relatively poor optics
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of the telescopes of the era.
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The debate over
these supposed canals
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raged well into the 20th century
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with even such Luminaries
as Nikola Tesla,
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speculating that he
may have received
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radio communications
from aliens,
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00:23:24,023 --> 00:23:27,716
possibly Martians at his
lab in Colorado Springs.
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Indeed, the so-called
Mars fever that sprung up
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in the wake of Schiaparelli's
and Lowell's observations
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served as a rich vein to mine
for science fiction writers
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who spent the next half century
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spinning marvelous tales
of Martian exploration,
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innovation, and invasion.
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00:23:45,665 --> 00:23:48,461
Perhaps the best well
known and most influential
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of all fictional takes on
an advanced Martian race
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was H.G. Wells' "The
War of The Worlds"
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published in 1898 at the
height of the Mars mania,
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and positing a scenario whereby
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a hostile Martian
force invades Earth
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in order to harvest resources
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that have been
dwindling on Mars.
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The fact that a 1938
reenactment of the story
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famously performed by
Orson Wells on an episode
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of the American radio series,
"Mercury Theater on The Air"
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00:24:18,146 --> 00:24:20,942
had such a dramatic impact
on the listening public,
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it suggests just how
plausible the possibility
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of a Martian invasion
still seemed at the time.
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Later writers who were inspired
by Lowell's descriptions
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of Martian society and
technological prowess
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included Edgar Rice
Burroughs who in 1911,
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began writing a series named
John Carter who travels to Mars
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and becomes involved
in a conflict
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between two warring
Martian clans.
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These stories would eventually
be codified into a novel
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under the "Moons of
Mars" later retitled
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"The Princess of Mars",
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which served as the
first of Burroughs'
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10 book Barsoom series.
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Robert Heinlein and C.S.
Lewis would also pen
494
00:25:00,602 --> 00:25:03,053
influential works
based on the concept
495
00:25:03,087 --> 00:25:05,987
as would Ray
Bradbury, who in 1950,
496
00:25:06,021 --> 00:25:08,265
published "The
Martian Chronicles".
497
00:25:08,299 --> 00:25:10,716
A series of loosely
collected stories
498
00:25:10,750 --> 00:25:13,512
in which humans attempting
to colonize Mars
499
00:25:13,546 --> 00:25:16,342
in the wake of an atomic
catastrophe on Earth clash
500
00:25:16,376 --> 00:25:18,551
with the native
Martian population.
501
00:25:18,586 --> 00:25:22,659
The romantic idea of Mars as
a somewhat alternative Earth
502
00:25:22,693 --> 00:25:25,109
whose inhabitants would
either be our saviors
503
00:25:25,144 --> 00:25:29,010
or our destroyers
persisted into the 1960s,
504
00:25:29,044 --> 00:25:32,323
when scientific reality would
definitely hammer the nail
505
00:25:32,358 --> 00:25:34,705
into the coffin
of Lowell's canals
506
00:25:34,740 --> 00:25:38,019
and their indication of
intelligent life on Mars.
507
00:25:38,053 --> 00:25:40,400
Beginning with the Mariner
and Voyager missions
508
00:25:40,435 --> 00:25:43,403
in the 1960s and 1970s,
509
00:25:43,438 --> 00:25:46,959
the last vestiges of hope
for intelligent Martian life
510
00:25:46,993 --> 00:25:50,410
rather quickly lost their hold
on the public imagination.
511
00:25:50,445 --> 00:25:52,965
Much better telescopes
and improved photography
512
00:25:52,999 --> 00:25:54,483
of the Martian terrain
513
00:25:54,518 --> 00:25:57,797
conclusively showed that not
only were there no canals
514
00:25:57,832 --> 00:26:00,938
or other artificially
constructed features,
515
00:26:00,973 --> 00:26:03,596
but that nearly the entire
surface of the planet
516
00:26:03,631 --> 00:26:06,599
resembled nothing so
much as a vast desert
517
00:26:06,634 --> 00:26:11,155
potmarked with gigantic craters
and blasted rock formations.
518
00:26:11,190 --> 00:26:14,573
Further, more accurate
measurements of Mars' climate
519
00:26:14,607 --> 00:26:17,023
and habitability
factors demonstrated
520
00:26:17,058 --> 00:26:20,820
temperatures hovering
around -100 degrees Celsius,
521
00:26:20,855 --> 00:26:23,651
and extremely low
atmospheric pressure,
522
00:26:23,685 --> 00:26:26,205
not to mention
devastating dust storms
523
00:26:26,239 --> 00:26:30,140
and a complete lack of
surface water or vegetation.
524
00:26:30,174 --> 00:26:33,764
Life on Mars it seemed, or
at least life approximating
525
00:26:33,799 --> 00:26:37,078
that on Earth was no
longer a viable prospect.
526
00:26:37,112 --> 00:26:38,597
That isn't to say, however,
527
00:26:38,631 --> 00:26:40,840
that there haven't
been a few holdouts
528
00:26:40,875 --> 00:26:43,636
in the whole life on
Mars conversation.
529
00:26:43,671 --> 00:26:47,053
Following the Viking I and
Viking II orbiter missions
530
00:26:47,088 --> 00:26:52,093
launched by NASA in 1975,
two strange anomalous photos
531
00:26:53,197 --> 00:26:55,614
of a region of the
planet known as Sidonia
532
00:26:55,648 --> 00:26:57,650
appeared to depict
a massive monument
533
00:26:57,685 --> 00:27:00,239
that resembled a humanoid face.
534
00:27:00,273 --> 00:27:02,828
The photos were
independently singled out
535
00:27:02,862 --> 00:27:04,381
by two computer engineers
536
00:27:04,415 --> 00:27:06,832
at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center,
537
00:27:06,866 --> 00:27:09,973
and therefore seeped into
the popular consciousness.
538
00:27:10,007 --> 00:27:13,390
Author Richard C. Hoagland
was one of the main proponents
539
00:27:13,424 --> 00:27:16,393
of the conjecture that
the so-called face on Mars
540
00:27:16,427 --> 00:27:20,293
was evidence of an advanced
civilization on the red planet.
541
00:27:20,328 --> 00:27:24,263
Hoagland in his 1987 book,
"The Monuments of Mars
542
00:27:24,297 --> 00:27:27,438
A City on The Edge of
Forever" claimed that a race
543
00:27:27,473 --> 00:27:30,165
of technologically
sophisticated Martians
544
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,652
had built an entire city
on the plane of Sidonia,
545
00:27:33,686 --> 00:27:36,068
which featured not
just the iconic face,
546
00:27:36,102 --> 00:27:39,140
but also pyramids and
other geometric structures.
547
00:27:39,174 --> 00:27:42,488
He further asserted in
this work and later ones
548
00:27:42,522 --> 00:27:45,629
that NASA was involved
in a convoluted coverup
549
00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:49,322
to suppress evidence
of intelligent life,
not only on Mars,
550
00:27:49,357 --> 00:27:51,739
but also on Venus and the moon.
551
00:27:51,773 --> 00:27:54,224
- Shortly after
NASA was founded,
552
00:27:54,258 --> 00:27:58,021
it sought out expert opinions
on the international,
553
00:27:58,055 --> 00:28:03,060
legal and economy ramifications
of the US space program.
554
00:28:04,475 --> 00:28:08,410
The Brookings Institute
responded with a 1960 report
555
00:28:08,445 --> 00:28:10,343
that included thoughts
on the dealing
556
00:28:10,378 --> 00:28:11,690
with extraterrestrials.
557
00:28:13,070 --> 00:28:16,142
Proposed studies of the
implications of peaceful space
558
00:28:16,177 --> 00:28:19,559
activities for
non-human affairs.
559
00:28:19,594 --> 00:28:22,493
It touched upon a wide
range of policies,
560
00:28:22,528 --> 00:28:27,153
which had certain issues,
which included communications,
561
00:28:27,188 --> 00:28:30,398
weather predicting systems,
and space industries.
562
00:28:30,432 --> 00:28:35,437
Amongst the 186 pages of
recommendations were two pages
563
00:28:36,784 --> 00:28:39,096
that addressed the question
of what could happen
564
00:28:39,131 --> 00:28:40,511
if we established contact
565
00:28:40,546 --> 00:28:43,066
with an extraterrestrial
civilization.
566
00:28:44,584 --> 00:28:48,450
The report recommended
continued studies
567
00:28:48,485 --> 00:28:52,765
to determine emotional and
intellectual understanding
568
00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,906
and attributes regarding
the possibilities
569
00:28:55,941 --> 00:28:59,461
of intelligent
extraterrestrial life.
570
00:28:59,496 --> 00:29:03,258
Also studies to understand
the behavior of people
571
00:29:03,293 --> 00:29:05,847
and their leaders
when confronted
572
00:29:05,882 --> 00:29:10,887
with dramatic and unfamiliar
events or social pressures.
573
00:29:12,198 --> 00:29:14,787
The latter aimed to determine
how such information
574
00:29:14,822 --> 00:29:17,583
might be shared or
withheld from the public.
575
00:29:17,617 --> 00:29:21,345
This may be significant
reasons why we would be told
576
00:29:21,380 --> 00:29:25,556
that no unusual anomalies are
found on the surface of Mars,
577
00:29:25,591 --> 00:29:29,215
including the
mysterious face on Mars.
578
00:29:29,250 --> 00:29:30,710
- [Narrator] Although
scientists have completely
579
00:29:30,734 --> 00:29:33,806
dismissed the face as nothing
but an optical illusion,
580
00:29:33,841 --> 00:29:37,016
and indeed higher resolution
images of the formation
581
00:29:37,051 --> 00:29:38,915
have demonstrated
that it is likely
582
00:29:38,949 --> 00:29:41,849
nothing more than a
natural mountainous feature
583
00:29:41,883 --> 00:29:44,023
with vaguely face-like aspects,
584
00:29:44,058 --> 00:29:47,199
other interested parties
have taken Hoagland's ideas
585
00:29:47,233 --> 00:29:48,510
and run with them.
586
00:29:48,545 --> 00:29:51,824
A 2014 image that made
the rounds for instance,
587
00:29:51,859 --> 00:29:55,655
shows something which closely
resembles a human femur bone.
588
00:29:55,690 --> 00:30:00,108
While a 2017 photo generated
by the Curiosity Rover
589
00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:02,973
depicts a suspiciously
spherical item,
590
00:30:03,008 --> 00:30:05,148
which some observers
have speculated,
591
00:30:05,182 --> 00:30:06,839
maybe a cannonball left over
592
00:30:06,874 --> 00:30:09,255
from some long ago
Martian battle.
593
00:30:09,290 --> 00:30:12,603
And an even earlier
photo from 2007 featured
594
00:30:12,638 --> 00:30:15,917
a rock formation that
eerily approximated a statue
595
00:30:15,952 --> 00:30:19,438
of a walking woman or some
other kind of hominid.
596
00:30:19,472 --> 00:30:22,890
- There have been hundreds
of photographs taken of Mars
597
00:30:22,924 --> 00:30:25,616
that seemingly depict
strange artifacts,
598
00:30:25,651 --> 00:30:27,411
structures, and machinery.
599
00:30:28,550 --> 00:30:30,759
Some researchers believe
that these represent
600
00:30:30,794 --> 00:30:33,279
an ancient Martian civilization
601
00:30:33,314 --> 00:30:37,352
that once thrived hundreds
of thousands of years ago.
602
00:30:37,387 --> 00:30:41,391
If that's true, then
what happened that caused
603
00:30:41,425 --> 00:30:43,082
their mass extinction?
604
00:30:43,117 --> 00:30:46,258
Some believed it
was a catastrophe,
605
00:30:46,292 --> 00:30:48,777
some type of huge
meteorological event,
606
00:30:48,812 --> 00:30:51,677
such as a meteor
striking the planet.
607
00:30:51,711 --> 00:30:55,957
Others believe it was the
byproduct of a huge war
608
00:30:55,992 --> 00:30:58,511
that left the planet
with no atmosphere
609
00:30:58,546 --> 00:31:03,516
and eventually dried out leaving
nothing but dust and sand.
610
00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:06,012
There are even
those that believe
611
00:31:06,036 --> 00:31:08,004
we are the Martians ourselves.
612
00:31:09,074 --> 00:31:10,489
Whatever the cause,
613
00:31:10,523 --> 00:31:14,424
it would seem our nearest
neighboring planet
614
00:31:14,458 --> 00:31:16,978
may once have been
very much like Earth.
615
00:31:17,013 --> 00:31:21,051
Certainly looking at some
of these unusual photographs
616
00:31:21,086 --> 00:31:23,226
of the Martian surface,
617
00:31:23,260 --> 00:31:26,574
there are objects and
items scattered around
618
00:31:26,608 --> 00:31:31,234
that really do deserve an
explanation as to what they are.
619
00:31:31,268 --> 00:31:32,994
- [Narrator] From
these ambiguous images
620
00:31:33,029 --> 00:31:35,410
and NASA's repeated
explanations of them
621
00:31:35,445 --> 00:31:36,860
as natural features,
622
00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:39,552
conspiracy theories have
continued to ferment
623
00:31:39,587 --> 00:31:41,520
around life on the red planet.
624
00:31:41,554 --> 00:31:44,040
Despite scientists
maintaining that even if
625
00:31:44,074 --> 00:31:45,834
life does exist on Mars,
626
00:31:45,869 --> 00:31:49,148
it is most likely
microbial or bacterial
627
00:31:49,183 --> 00:31:51,702
and resides well
below the arid surface
628
00:31:51,737 --> 00:31:55,051
where small amounts of
water may indeed be present,
629
00:31:55,085 --> 00:31:57,950
the persistence of the
intelligent Martian narrative
630
00:31:57,985 --> 00:32:00,815
then would seem to prove
Carl Sagan's comment
631
00:32:00,849 --> 00:32:02,990
when he stated in 1980,
632
00:32:03,024 --> 00:32:05,682
Mars has become a
kind of mythic arena
633
00:32:05,716 --> 00:32:10,238
onto which we have projected
our earthly hopes and fears.
634
00:32:10,273 --> 00:32:14,104
- If planet Mars did
have civilization on it,
635
00:32:14,139 --> 00:32:17,936
an ancient civilization,
why wouldn't we not be told?
636
00:32:17,970 --> 00:32:19,523
Why would such a
thing like this,
637
00:32:19,558 --> 00:32:21,905
of this magnitude
be kept from us?
638
00:32:23,079 --> 00:32:24,780
Well, it depends what
the implications are.
639
00:32:24,804 --> 00:32:26,496
It's not the information,
640
00:32:26,530 --> 00:32:28,739
it's the implications
of the information,
641
00:32:28,774 --> 00:32:30,741
which is always critical,
642
00:32:30,776 --> 00:32:33,986
always to make sure that
it's not impacting society
643
00:32:34,021 --> 00:32:36,230
in some negative manner.
644
00:32:36,264 --> 00:32:37,714
Are we ready for the truth?
645
00:32:37,748 --> 00:32:39,716
Well, I've been asked
that question many times.
646
00:32:39,750 --> 00:32:42,236
Yes, to the community
that I know of,
647
00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:46,412
but many people out
there, probably not.
648
00:32:47,275 --> 00:32:48,759
Are we the Martians?
649
00:32:48,794 --> 00:32:52,660
It has been speculated that
we could have come from Mars,
650
00:32:52,694 --> 00:32:54,213
we're the aliens.
651
00:32:54,248 --> 00:32:56,457
Possible, who knows?
652
00:32:56,491 --> 00:33:00,047
I mean, many, many thousands,
if not millions of years ago,
653
00:33:00,081 --> 00:33:03,015
if there was a civilization
that flourished on Mars
654
00:33:03,050 --> 00:33:05,397
and they had
advanced technology,
655
00:33:05,431 --> 00:33:07,088
and if they were aware
656
00:33:07,123 --> 00:33:10,678
of some catastrophe looming
over them, then yes,
657
00:33:10,712 --> 00:33:12,991
it would be feasible that
they would leave that planet
658
00:33:13,025 --> 00:33:14,854
and travel somewhere else.
659
00:33:14,889 --> 00:33:18,203
Maybe it's nearest neighbor,
planet Earth, who knows.
660
00:33:18,237 --> 00:33:23,242
One thing is for sure that us
humans are unusual creatures.
661
00:33:24,519 --> 00:33:29,524
And the evidence against
the Darwinian theory
662
00:33:30,732 --> 00:33:34,012
that we have derived
from apes is getting
663
00:33:34,046 --> 00:33:37,394
thinner and thinner by the year.
664
00:33:37,429 --> 00:33:40,846
Where did we come from?
How did we get here?
665
00:33:41,985 --> 00:33:44,781
And have we come
from another planet?
666
00:33:44,815 --> 00:33:47,991
Are just many of the
questions we can't answer.
667
00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:51,305
We are, and as many
researchers have stated
668
00:33:51,339 --> 00:33:53,479
a species with amnesia.
669
00:33:53,514 --> 00:33:55,861
We don't know, we
haven't got the answers.
670
00:33:55,895 --> 00:33:59,623
We can only look out to
the stars, to the ancients,
671
00:33:59,658 --> 00:34:02,868
to the past and try and
figure out who we were
672
00:34:02,902 --> 00:34:04,732
and where we've come from.
673
00:34:04,766 --> 00:34:08,460
As time progresses, as
technology progresses
674
00:34:08,494 --> 00:34:10,669
and humanity progresses,
675
00:34:10,703 --> 00:34:14,259
we are and will do
leave this planet,
676
00:34:15,432 --> 00:34:17,607
and we will transition
to the stars,
677
00:34:17,641 --> 00:34:20,610
and we will travel to
planets to planets.
678
00:34:20,644 --> 00:34:23,199
We will probably
learn a lot more
679
00:34:23,233 --> 00:34:28,238
about where we may have
derived and how we came to be.
680
00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:30,723
One thing is for sure.
681
00:34:30,758 --> 00:34:35,763
There are thousands, hundreds
of thousands of people
682
00:34:36,971 --> 00:34:39,525
that believe that we
come from the stars,
683
00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,252
and the evidence towards
that is being stacked up
684
00:34:42,287 --> 00:34:44,220
in photographic information,
685
00:34:44,254 --> 00:34:47,947
which somehow gets itself
out onto the internet,
686
00:34:47,982 --> 00:34:52,711
taken by numerous space
explorations and NASA,
687
00:34:52,745 --> 00:34:56,163
European Space Agency, and
of course, even China now,
688
00:34:57,474 --> 00:35:00,477
anomalies on film,
on photograph.
689
00:35:00,512 --> 00:35:02,272
And when you look at them,
690
00:35:02,307 --> 00:35:05,758
you can clearly see
things that need some form
691
00:35:05,793 --> 00:35:08,865
of explanation as
to what they are.
692
00:35:08,899 --> 00:35:10,970
Are we getting those
explained to us?
693
00:35:11,005 --> 00:35:12,455
No, we're not.
694
00:35:12,489 --> 00:35:14,112
What is there to hide?
695
00:35:14,146 --> 00:35:17,011
Why are we not being
told the truth?
696
00:35:17,045 --> 00:35:19,427
I've been impressed by
a number of photographs,
697
00:35:19,462 --> 00:35:24,191
but the ones that seem to
come to mind are the tubes,
698
00:35:25,364 --> 00:35:27,918
the photographs on Mars
of these strange tubes
699
00:35:27,953 --> 00:35:31,163
that seem to be sometimes
on the surface of Mars,
700
00:35:31,198 --> 00:35:34,546
sometimes beneath
the surface of Mars,
701
00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:36,755
twisting in unusual shapes,
702
00:35:36,789 --> 00:35:39,171
sometimes have unusual
light appearance to them
703
00:35:39,206 --> 00:35:41,622
as if they're reflective maybe.
704
00:35:41,656 --> 00:35:42,830
What are those tubes?
705
00:35:42,864 --> 00:35:45,936
Well, they don't
seem to be natural.
706
00:35:45,971 --> 00:35:47,593
They don't look to be natural.
707
00:35:47,628 --> 00:35:48,767
They look manmade.
708
00:35:49,768 --> 00:35:51,010
I don't know what they are.
709
00:35:51,045 --> 00:35:52,805
Most people who have
seen the photographs
710
00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:55,014
will probably tell
you that they believe
711
00:35:55,049 --> 00:35:59,847
it was some type of
advanced technology
712
00:35:59,881 --> 00:36:03,161
traversing from one part
of the planet to another.
713
00:36:03,195 --> 00:36:05,784
Maybe vehicles,
maybe something else.
714
00:36:05,818 --> 00:36:08,200
I will continue
to think that life
715
00:36:08,235 --> 00:36:11,962
will always live
somehow in space.
716
00:36:11,997 --> 00:36:15,207
Life has always
a way of working.
717
00:36:16,415 --> 00:36:20,143
We need water, and
water is basically
718
00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:22,525
the main ingredient of life.
719
00:36:22,559 --> 00:36:25,838
It seems that water might
be abundant through,
720
00:36:25,873 --> 00:36:28,220
not just our solar system,
but throughout the universe.
721
00:36:28,255 --> 00:36:31,637
And if that is the case,
then what life is out there,
722
00:36:31,672 --> 00:36:34,882
it could be immense,
could be plentiful,
723
00:36:34,916 --> 00:36:37,298
could be intelligent
and could be sat there
724
00:36:37,333 --> 00:36:40,232
thinking this very same
thought at this moment in time,
725
00:36:40,267 --> 00:36:42,648
as to who else is out there?
726
00:36:42,683 --> 00:36:44,443
One day I'm sure we'll find out.
727
00:36:45,824 --> 00:36:48,585
[dramatic music]
728
00:36:50,932 --> 00:36:53,314
- [Narrator] The moon,
a source of wonder,
729
00:36:53,349 --> 00:36:55,696
fascination and
curiosity and mystery
730
00:36:55,730 --> 00:36:57,663
since the beginning of humanity.
731
00:36:57,698 --> 00:37:00,632
And no matter how much
scientific data is collected,
732
00:37:00,666 --> 00:37:04,739
the mysteries seem to
continue whether it is hollow
733
00:37:04,774 --> 00:37:08,950
or just a holographic
projection or an alien spaceship
734
00:37:08,985 --> 00:37:13,541
or colonized by aliens
in underground and
overground cities.
735
00:37:13,576 --> 00:37:15,612
The list goes on.
736
00:37:15,647 --> 00:37:18,788
- The moon is a deliberately
created scale model of the sun.
737
00:37:18,822 --> 00:37:21,549
And it presently stands
at a distance from the sun
738
00:37:21,584 --> 00:37:24,138
and from Earth, which
is totally outrageous
739
00:37:24,172 --> 00:37:27,348
in terms of mathematical
and physical results.
740
00:37:27,383 --> 00:37:29,868
In fact, astronomers
have been unable to find
741
00:37:29,902 --> 00:37:32,698
any other moon in our
solar system that acts
742
00:37:32,733 --> 00:37:34,182
in the same way,
743
00:37:34,217 --> 00:37:37,876
forever keeping one side
for facing away from Earth.
744
00:37:37,910 --> 00:37:41,328
It's also seemingly unusual
to find anything like that.
745
00:37:42,674 --> 00:37:44,607
- [Narrator] From a
cosmological point of view,
746
00:37:44,641 --> 00:37:47,437
the moon was created as
a result of a collision
747
00:37:47,472 --> 00:37:51,234
between the earth and a Mars
size protoplanet named Thea
748
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,409
four and a half
billion years ago
749
00:37:53,443 --> 00:37:55,859
when our solar system
was just forming.
750
00:37:57,309 --> 00:37:59,587
The impact caused some of
the Earth's early crust
751
00:37:59,622 --> 00:38:01,831
to be ejected and over time
752
00:38:01,865 --> 00:38:03,695
and under the influence
of gravitation,
753
00:38:03,729 --> 00:38:06,111
it consolidated into a sphere.
754
00:38:06,145 --> 00:38:08,838
That's the scientific viewpoint.
755
00:38:08,872 --> 00:38:12,255
Now let's investigate
the other thoughts.
756
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:16,294
We'll start with the
already inhabited theory.
757
00:38:16,328 --> 00:38:20,194
On July the 20th,
1953, John O'Neil,
758
00:38:20,228 --> 00:38:23,680
the science editor for the
New York Tribune discovered
759
00:38:23,715 --> 00:38:26,407
what he thought was
a 12 mile long bridge
760
00:38:26,442 --> 00:38:28,651
on the surface of the moon.
761
00:38:28,685 --> 00:38:31,309
He contacted the
Association of Lunar
762
00:38:31,343 --> 00:38:34,104
and Planetary Observers
with this finding.
763
00:38:34,139 --> 00:38:36,417
But as soon as he
announced his discovery,
764
00:38:36,452 --> 00:38:40,318
O'Neil was attacked by
skeptical scientists.
765
00:38:40,352 --> 00:38:44,218
However much to their surprise,
famed, British astronomer,
766
00:38:44,252 --> 00:38:47,048
Hugh Percy Wilkins
confirmed that he too
767
00:38:47,083 --> 00:38:49,327
had seen the
mysterious formation.
768
00:38:49,361 --> 00:38:52,985
And on the BBC in 1953 said,
769
00:38:53,020 --> 00:38:54,918
- [Hugh] This is a real bridge.
770
00:38:54,953 --> 00:38:58,991
Its span is about 20 miles
from one side to the other
771
00:38:59,026 --> 00:39:03,548
and at least 5,000 feet
from the surface beneath.
772
00:39:03,582 --> 00:39:04,825
- [Narrator] He added.
773
00:39:04,859 --> 00:39:07,137
- [Hugh] Oh, there's no
mistake it's artificial.
774
00:39:08,553 --> 00:39:10,796
- [Narrator] However, a year
later he changed his mind.
775
00:39:10,831 --> 00:39:12,902
Using the 60-inch reflector
776
00:39:12,936 --> 00:39:16,630
at Mount Wilson Observatory
in Southern California,
777
00:39:16,664 --> 00:39:19,702
as opposed to the four
and 15 inch telescopes
778
00:39:19,736 --> 00:39:21,497
he'd previously used,
779
00:39:21,531 --> 00:39:23,982
Wilkins found O'Neil's
bridge in shadow
780
00:39:24,016 --> 00:39:27,572
to be a lunar crater
fragment, and significantly,
781
00:39:27,606 --> 00:39:30,368
that the shadow was
actually facing the sun.
782
00:39:31,541 --> 00:39:33,474
- Not all photographic
anomalies on the moon
783
00:39:33,509 --> 00:39:35,511
can be dismissed so easily.
784
00:39:35,545 --> 00:39:37,029
There are hundreds
of photographs
785
00:39:37,064 --> 00:39:40,205
that seemingly depict ancient
type structures on the moon.
786
00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:43,001
One could not help ask
a number of questions.
787
00:39:43,035 --> 00:39:46,004
One, what the hell is up there?
788
00:39:46,038 --> 00:39:48,558
Two, how old are
these structures?
789
00:39:48,593 --> 00:39:50,560
And three, who built them?
790
00:39:51,734 --> 00:39:53,943
Maybe we can thank the
Brookings Institute
791
00:39:53,977 --> 00:39:56,842
as to why we don't
have these answers,
792
00:39:56,877 --> 00:39:58,844
as they suggested in
an official report,
793
00:39:58,879 --> 00:40:01,226
should we find
evidence on the moon
794
00:40:01,260 --> 00:40:04,574
of extraterrestrial presence,
don't tell the people.
795
00:40:04,609 --> 00:40:06,127
The implications of such news
796
00:40:06,162 --> 00:40:08,647
could have negative
impacts on our society.
797
00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:11,995
- [Narrator] More
controversially, there are those
798
00:40:12,030 --> 00:40:14,860
who believe the moon
is a hollow sphere.
799
00:40:14,895 --> 00:40:18,692
This is a recent theory
and possibly derives from,
800
00:40:18,726 --> 00:40:22,040
or was inspired by the
more ancient theories
801
00:40:22,074 --> 00:40:24,491
that the Earth itself is hollow.
802
00:40:24,525 --> 00:40:28,184
So let's take a passing look
at the hollow earth theory
803
00:40:28,218 --> 00:40:32,637
and at any similarities
suggestive of a common ancestry.
804
00:40:32,671 --> 00:40:34,121
The idea that the
earth is hollow
805
00:40:34,155 --> 00:40:36,261
has been around for centuries.
806
00:40:36,295 --> 00:40:41,300
Indeed in 1692, the famous
astronomer, Edmond Halley
807
00:40:42,612 --> 00:40:44,580
proposed it from a
scientific point of view.
808
00:40:44,614 --> 00:40:47,410
In more recent times,
hollow earth theory proposes
809
00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,101
that there are
openings at each pole
810
00:40:49,136 --> 00:40:50,517
where you can enter the planet.
811
00:40:50,551 --> 00:40:53,727
An inner sun keeps
the place warm
812
00:40:53,761 --> 00:40:57,213
and an advanced civilization
of humanoids thrives
813
00:40:57,247 --> 00:41:00,112
beneath our feet in
the kingdom of Agather.
814
00:41:01,044 --> 00:41:02,805
So where's the proof?
815
00:41:02,839 --> 00:41:05,048
- When it comes to
Admiral Byrd's statements
816
00:41:05,083 --> 00:41:08,914
and diary logs, we have to
ask, was he completely mad?
817
00:41:10,398 --> 00:41:13,332
Or was there any elements
of his story actually true?
818
00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:16,025
You can well imagine his
story has certainly lent hand
819
00:41:16,059 --> 00:41:17,682
to many conspiracy theories.
820
00:41:17,716 --> 00:41:21,651
Even now in 2019, we
have circulating stories
821
00:41:21,686 --> 00:41:23,032
from alleged whistle blowers
822
00:41:23,066 --> 00:41:26,345
describing secret underground
bases in Antarctica
823
00:41:26,380 --> 00:41:29,348
that also have been created
by an advanced race.
824
00:41:29,383 --> 00:41:30,591
Some believing that they are
825
00:41:30,626 --> 00:41:33,042
actually extraterrestrial
in origin.
826
00:41:33,076 --> 00:41:36,528
- [Narrator] Well in 1947,
Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
827
00:41:36,563 --> 00:41:40,498
the famed explorer allegedly
flew into the opening
828
00:41:40,532 --> 00:41:43,708
to the inner earth situated
at either the South
829
00:41:43,742 --> 00:41:44,950
or the North Pole,
830
00:41:44,985 --> 00:41:46,711
depending upon your
source of information.
831
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:50,231
There, he encountered a
race of intelligent beings
832
00:41:50,266 --> 00:41:52,820
living in gleaming
cities who told him
833
00:41:52,855 --> 00:41:55,858
to go back to the surface
and warn the human race
834
00:41:55,892 --> 00:41:59,102
that we better smarten up
or we'd destroy the planet.
835
00:42:00,276 --> 00:42:01,622
This comes from what is claimed
836
00:42:01,657 --> 00:42:03,797
to be the Admiral's
secret diary,
837
00:42:03,831 --> 00:42:05,557
though the document's
authenticity
838
00:42:05,592 --> 00:42:07,248
has largely been discredited.
839
00:42:08,387 --> 00:42:10,286
Supporters of
hollow earth theory
840
00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:14,221
believe this claim of fakery
is just part of the obfuscation
841
00:42:14,255 --> 00:42:16,326
meant to hide the
truth from the public.
842
00:42:17,707 --> 00:42:19,167
Of course, if they're
right and our governments
843
00:42:19,191 --> 00:42:21,090
won't admit the earth is hollow,
844
00:42:21,124 --> 00:42:22,792
they certainly aren't
going to tell us anything
845
00:42:22,816 --> 00:42:26,164
of significance or
concern about the moon.
846
00:42:26,198 --> 00:42:29,477
But where did this hollow
moon idea come from anyway?
847
00:42:29,512 --> 00:42:32,860
- It's really unclear if
the moon is in fact hollow
848
00:42:32,895 --> 00:42:35,932
or just has vast
underground caverns.
849
00:42:35,967 --> 00:42:38,590
In either case, it's
certainly interesting to learn
850
00:42:38,625 --> 00:42:41,835
that what might be below
the surface of the moon.
851
00:42:41,869 --> 00:42:44,113
In fact, there was
science fiction books
852
00:42:44,147 --> 00:42:47,461
that developed into a number
of movies depicting our moon
853
00:42:47,495 --> 00:42:50,533
as a home world for
extraterrestrial beings.
854
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,846
- [Narrator] It was
first noted by H.G. Wells
855
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:56,470
in his wonderful and
insightful 1901 book,
856
00:42:56,504 --> 00:42:58,921
"The First Men in The Moon".
857
00:42:58,955 --> 00:43:02,131
To support the theory, one
compelling piece of evidence
858
00:43:02,165 --> 00:43:05,168
often cited is the
experiences of Apollo missions
859
00:43:05,203 --> 00:43:06,860
back in the late 60s,
860
00:43:06,894 --> 00:43:10,277
after placing seismic
sensors on the moon.
861
00:43:10,311 --> 00:43:13,521
When Apollo 12 deliberately
crashed the ascent stage
862
00:43:13,556 --> 00:43:16,041
of its Luna module onto
the moon's surface,
863
00:43:16,076 --> 00:43:17,767
the sensors picked up a ringing,
864
00:43:17,802 --> 00:43:21,702
sound like a bell for
an hour afterwards.
865
00:43:21,737 --> 00:43:23,635
And each time the
action was repeated
866
00:43:23,670 --> 00:43:27,363
on subsequent missions,
the same happened.
867
00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:29,468
Furthermore, the
same sound was heard
868
00:43:29,503 --> 00:43:31,160
when moonquakes occurred.
869
00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:36,441
Now this doesn't happen on
the Earth, so why the moon?
870
00:43:36,475 --> 00:43:38,063
Unless it's hollow.
871
00:43:38,098 --> 00:43:41,204
Though, the composition of the
earth and moon are similar,
872
00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:45,761
the moon has a much higher
proportion of low density crust.
873
00:43:45,795 --> 00:43:47,832
Because it is theorized the moon
874
00:43:47,866 --> 00:43:49,661
through its originating impact,
875
00:43:49,696 --> 00:43:52,630
is largely made up of
ancient earth crust,
876
00:43:52,664 --> 00:43:55,425
not high density core.
877
00:43:55,460 --> 00:43:58,566
Therefore NASA has concluded
that the difference in sound
878
00:43:58,601 --> 00:44:01,742
between impacts or quakes
on the earth and the moon
879
00:44:01,777 --> 00:44:04,262
is related to their
differences in texture,
880
00:44:04,296 --> 00:44:06,574
rock type and density.
881
00:44:06,609 --> 00:44:10,199
But if it is actually hollow,
what's inside the moon?
882
00:44:11,614 --> 00:44:14,790
One suggestion is that aliens
are using it as a base.
883
00:44:14,824 --> 00:44:16,826
We know that with our
current technology,
884
00:44:16,861 --> 00:44:19,104
it would take many
thousands of years for us
885
00:44:19,139 --> 00:44:21,520
to reach the
closest star system.
886
00:44:21,555 --> 00:44:25,110
In the next century or so we
may be able to whittle it down
887
00:44:25,145 --> 00:44:27,009
to a few hundred years,
888
00:44:27,043 --> 00:44:29,183
but even traveling at
the speed of light,
889
00:44:29,218 --> 00:44:30,944
it's a journey of
at least four years
890
00:44:30,978 --> 00:44:32,393
to the next solar system.
891
00:44:33,740 --> 00:44:36,639
We always assume alien
civilizations who might visit
892
00:44:36,674 --> 00:44:40,160
the Earth have found a way
around this distance barrier.
893
00:44:40,194 --> 00:44:43,232
Either by utilizing
theoretical wormholes
894
00:44:43,266 --> 00:44:45,372
or some other
technological achievement
895
00:44:45,406 --> 00:44:47,650
that we can barely imagine.
896
00:44:47,685 --> 00:44:49,272
But what if they haven't?
897
00:44:49,307 --> 00:44:52,379
What if it still takes hundreds
or even thousands of years
898
00:44:52,413 --> 00:44:55,244
for them to get here from
wherever they come from?
899
00:44:55,278 --> 00:44:56,832
If they are visiting the earth,
900
00:44:56,866 --> 00:45:00,352
they may have come here
in generational ships,
901
00:45:00,387 --> 00:45:03,528
massive vessels, the size of
cities, or even continents,
902
00:45:03,562 --> 00:45:05,530
where the aliens would
live out their lives
903
00:45:05,564 --> 00:45:07,290
during a journey.
904
00:45:07,325 --> 00:45:10,293
Maybe the aliens visiting
us today are the descendants
905
00:45:10,328 --> 00:45:13,503
of those who left their
home world long ago.
906
00:45:13,538 --> 00:45:15,747
And perhaps using such a ship,
907
00:45:15,782 --> 00:45:18,474
an alien civilization
has deposited colonies
908
00:45:18,508 --> 00:45:22,064
on various star systems
to observe primitive life
909
00:45:22,098 --> 00:45:26,551
as it develops, which
would be us by the way.
910
00:45:26,585 --> 00:45:29,381
- I believe there are a
number of unusual anomalies
911
00:45:29,416 --> 00:45:32,350
throughout our solar
system, be it on our moon,
912
00:45:32,384 --> 00:45:35,008
on other moons,
circulating planets,
913
00:45:35,042 --> 00:45:36,388
and even the odd asteroid.
914
00:45:36,423 --> 00:45:39,529
It does seem to be
strange formations,
915
00:45:39,564 --> 00:45:42,809
even the odd, unusual
lights that have been seen.
916
00:45:42,843 --> 00:45:47,503
As to having that
information and its existence
917
00:45:47,537 --> 00:45:51,472
of being ancient sites
or not, we may never get.
918
00:45:51,507 --> 00:45:53,164
We may never get
that information
919
00:45:53,198 --> 00:45:54,752
from authorities like NASA.
920
00:45:54,786 --> 00:45:56,926
However, there are independent
researchers out there
921
00:45:56,961 --> 00:45:58,686
and astronomers, which
are coming forward
922
00:45:58,721 --> 00:46:00,343
and providing bits
of information,
923
00:46:00,378 --> 00:46:03,208
tantalizing bits of
information and images
924
00:46:03,243 --> 00:46:08,248
from independent
labs and telescopes,
925
00:46:09,421 --> 00:46:10,837
which are pointed
to the heavens,
926
00:46:10,871 --> 00:46:12,469
which are providing little
bits of data on the internet,
927
00:46:12,493 --> 00:46:14,461
which people see and say, okay,
928
00:46:14,495 --> 00:46:16,014
there's something
strange on that,
929
00:46:16,049 --> 00:46:18,051
or there's something
strange there.
930
00:46:18,085 --> 00:46:20,191
Pressing this with NASA,
931
00:46:20,225 --> 00:46:22,469
they don't tend to communicate
very well and say, okay,
932
00:46:22,503 --> 00:46:24,609
that we can explain this.
933
00:46:24,643 --> 00:46:26,749
Most of the time
it's unanswered.
934
00:46:26,784 --> 00:46:31,789
Leaving to the conspiratists
to believe what they want.
935
00:46:33,169 --> 00:46:34,906
And at the end of the day,
it's a toss of a coin.
936
00:46:34,930 --> 00:46:37,484
Is it something
unusual or is it not?
937
00:46:37,518 --> 00:46:39,555
I've seen some of those
images, I would say yes,
938
00:46:39,589 --> 00:46:41,350
some of them are
profoundly unusual.
939
00:46:41,384 --> 00:46:44,663
Others there are probably are
rational explanations for.
940
00:46:44,698 --> 00:46:47,908
After all, there are probable
things that are taking place
941
00:46:47,943 --> 00:46:50,600
on in environmental
level out there in space,
942
00:46:50,635 --> 00:46:52,637
on these other
moons, and asteroids
943
00:46:52,671 --> 00:46:54,639
that we're currently unaware of.
944
00:46:54,673 --> 00:46:55,882
And there's obviously,
945
00:46:55,916 --> 00:46:57,711
there's a learning
curve that's involved.
946
00:46:57,745 --> 00:46:59,137
- [Narrator] And what
better place to hide
947
00:46:59,161 --> 00:47:02,233
such a colony than
within a hollow moon?
948
00:47:02,267 --> 00:47:05,477
Indeed a few NASA ex-employees
claim to have seen
949
00:47:05,512 --> 00:47:09,274
satellite photography of
such bases on the moon.
950
00:47:09,309 --> 00:47:13,244
The big question is, if there
is a base on the far side,
951
00:47:13,278 --> 00:47:17,835
is it ours or does it
belong to an alien race?
952
00:47:17,869 --> 00:47:20,907
If ours, then why
don't we know about it?
953
00:47:20,941 --> 00:47:25,187
Is there some credence in the
secret space program theory?
954
00:47:25,221 --> 00:47:26,982
Or if extraterrestrial,
955
00:47:27,016 --> 00:47:29,605
we can only imagine
the alien's irritation
956
00:47:29,639 --> 00:47:32,159
when NASA astronauts
started ringing their home
957
00:47:32,194 --> 00:47:35,611
like a bell and running
around on the surface.
958
00:47:35,645 --> 00:47:37,993
Perhaps a warning not
to return is true.
959
00:47:38,027 --> 00:47:40,685
And to avoid hysteria,
governments have
hidden the truth
960
00:47:40,719 --> 00:47:42,135
from the general population.
961
00:47:43,308 --> 00:47:46,001
- In 2001, Sergeant
Carl Wolfe gained fame
962
00:47:46,035 --> 00:47:47,554
when he came forward with claims
963
00:47:47,588 --> 00:47:50,315
that he'd seen photographic
evidence of alien structures
964
00:47:50,350 --> 00:47:53,215
on the far side of the
moon when working in NASA.
965
00:47:53,249 --> 00:47:55,389
Any further information
that Carl Wolfe had
966
00:47:55,424 --> 00:47:57,667
was pretty much
lost over the years.
967
00:47:57,702 --> 00:48:00,463
Well, unfortunately he
was killed by a tractor
968
00:48:00,498 --> 00:48:04,916
when he was struck right on
whilst riding his motorcycle.
969
00:48:04,951 --> 00:48:07,643
Wherever all the information
there was, what Carl had,
970
00:48:07,677 --> 00:48:09,921
unfortunately, would
be lost with him.
971
00:48:09,956 --> 00:48:12,682
- [Narrator] In the
1960s, NASA compiled
972
00:48:12,717 --> 00:48:14,892
a list of strange
sightings on the moon
973
00:48:14,926 --> 00:48:17,549
as seen by reputable
astronomers.
974
00:48:17,584 --> 00:48:20,207
The report reveals
hundreds of strange objects
975
00:48:20,242 --> 00:48:23,107
moving on the surface
with odd lights seen
976
00:48:23,141 --> 00:48:24,798
in the dark of the moon,
977
00:48:24,832 --> 00:48:27,870
and even clouds streaming
across its exterior.
978
00:48:28,975 --> 00:48:31,287
Are these suggestions
of, for example,
979
00:48:31,322 --> 00:48:33,669
a mining operation taking place?
980
00:48:33,703 --> 00:48:35,705
- I don't think
Carl Wolfe's death
981
00:48:35,740 --> 00:48:38,536
was particularly mysterious.
982
00:48:38,570 --> 00:48:41,746
I've read the reports, I've
seen the newspaper cuttings.
983
00:48:41,780 --> 00:48:43,713
I know about the incident.
984
00:48:43,748 --> 00:48:46,509
It just seems to be one of
those unfortunate incidents
985
00:48:46,544 --> 00:48:50,513
that took place whilst he
was riding his motorcycle
986
00:48:50,548 --> 00:48:51,790
and collided with a tractor.
987
00:48:51,825 --> 00:48:56,174
And of course it ended
with him being killed.
988
00:48:56,209 --> 00:48:58,142
There are obviously
people out there
989
00:48:58,176 --> 00:49:01,179
who are into conspiracy
theorists, which will say,
990
00:49:01,214 --> 00:49:02,940
yes, there's
something more to it,
991
00:49:02,974 --> 00:49:05,735
but I don't see enough
evidence for that.
992
00:49:05,770 --> 00:49:06,850
- [Narrator] For
most of our history,
993
00:49:06,874 --> 00:49:08,324
we have no way of getting there.
994
00:49:08,359 --> 00:49:11,810
And even now, we pretty
much leave it alone.
995
00:49:13,191 --> 00:49:14,997
Plus one side of the moon
is always facing away
996
00:49:15,021 --> 00:49:16,436
from the Earth.
997
00:49:16,470 --> 00:49:19,611
Who knows what could be going
on beyond our prying eyes.
998
00:49:20,474 --> 00:49:21,993
On the far side of the moon,
999
00:49:22,028 --> 00:49:25,583
you might find very elaborate
construction projects.
1000
00:49:25,617 --> 00:49:27,550
There could be even be
buildings, highways,
1001
00:49:27,585 --> 00:49:30,070
and spaceships launching
and descending,
1002
00:49:30,105 --> 00:49:31,589
and you would never see it
1003
00:49:31,623 --> 00:49:34,109
because you only see the
side that faces the earth.
1004
00:49:35,282 --> 00:49:37,698
Having said that it
would be fair to note
1005
00:49:37,733 --> 00:49:40,736
that none of the far
side probes, satellites,
1006
00:49:40,770 --> 00:49:43,911
or even the recent
Chinese Chang'e 4 lander
1007
00:49:43,946 --> 00:49:45,499
have spotted such things.
1008
00:49:46,811 --> 00:49:48,306
- One of the biggest
questions that people ask is,
1009
00:49:48,330 --> 00:49:50,918
do you think the general public
deserve to know the truth
1010
00:49:50,953 --> 00:49:53,197
should there be
anomalies on our moon?
1011
00:49:53,231 --> 00:49:58,236
Well, for years I would say,
yes, we need to know the truth,
1012
00:49:59,548 --> 00:50:00,663
that there is an
extraterrestrial presence
1013
00:50:00,687 --> 00:50:03,034
or was extraterrestrial
presence there.
1014
00:50:03,069 --> 00:50:06,003
I have to say now
I'm not too sure
1015
00:50:06,037 --> 00:50:08,315
what those
implications might be.
1016
00:50:08,350 --> 00:50:10,214
They could affect
religion, economy,
1017
00:50:10,248 --> 00:50:11,870
a number of different things.
1018
00:50:11,905 --> 00:50:14,425
And what's the
impact across Earth
1019
00:50:15,357 --> 00:50:17,221
when those things are affected?
1020
00:50:17,255 --> 00:50:20,431
There's a lot of things
that are involved in this.
1021
00:50:20,465 --> 00:50:22,640
As a researcher,
I would say, yes,
1022
00:50:22,674 --> 00:50:24,055
let's have the answers out,
1023
00:50:24,090 --> 00:50:28,232
let people want to all
digest this possible truth.
1024
00:50:28,266 --> 00:50:32,512
But the academia
side of me would say,
1025
00:50:33,720 --> 00:50:37,310
it's a little bit
risky, who knows.
1026
00:50:37,344 --> 00:50:41,624
Hopefully we will have the
truth delivered in time
1027
00:50:41,659 --> 00:50:43,868
when the general public,
1028
00:50:43,902 --> 00:50:46,974
which the authorities
will feel are happy
1029
00:50:47,009 --> 00:50:49,667
and ready to accept
that information.
1030
00:50:49,701 --> 00:50:51,669
- [Narrator] Another
theory is that aliens
1031
00:50:51,703 --> 00:50:53,257
brought the moon here themselves
1032
00:50:53,291 --> 00:50:55,638
propelling it through space.
1033
00:50:55,673 --> 00:50:59,332
This is a relatively new theory
and is based on observations
1034
00:50:59,366 --> 00:51:02,024
that the moon has been
heavily bombarded by meteors
1035
00:51:02,059 --> 00:51:05,269
and asteroids on just one side.
1036
00:51:05,303 --> 00:51:08,203
This has been suggested
indicates that that side
1037
00:51:08,237 --> 00:51:10,170
was facing the direction
it was traveling
1038
00:51:10,205 --> 00:51:12,552
when entering into
Earth's solar system,
1039
00:51:12,586 --> 00:51:15,520
having been struck by
asteroids and space dust
1040
00:51:15,555 --> 00:51:17,004
during its journey.
1041
00:51:17,039 --> 00:51:19,938
The scientific response is
that the near side of the moon
1042
00:51:19,973 --> 00:51:22,803
would through the gravitational
influence of the earth
1043
00:51:22,838 --> 00:51:25,185
have remained softer for longer.
1044
00:51:25,220 --> 00:51:28,154
And so it was more prone
to having large lava flows
1045
00:51:28,188 --> 00:51:30,742
after large impacts resulting
1046
00:51:30,777 --> 00:51:32,917
in a somewhat smoother surface.
1047
00:51:34,298 --> 00:51:37,749
But why would aliens have
brought the moon here?
1048
00:51:37,784 --> 00:51:40,200
Three possible answers
have been suggested.
1049
00:51:41,408 --> 00:51:45,102
First, it is simply
an observation post.
1050
00:51:45,136 --> 00:51:48,070
Second, it is a message to us
1051
00:51:48,105 --> 00:51:51,660
because perhaps one of the
oddest cosmological coincidences
1052
00:51:51,694 --> 00:51:53,662
is that the moon and the sun
1053
00:51:53,696 --> 00:51:55,491
from the perspective
of the Earth
1054
00:51:55,526 --> 00:51:58,149
appear to be the same size.
1055
00:51:58,184 --> 00:52:01,635
That's because the moon is
1/400th the size of the sun
1056
00:52:01,670 --> 00:52:04,638
and is exactly
1/100th the distance
1057
00:52:04,673 --> 00:52:07,158
between the Earth and the sun.
1058
00:52:07,193 --> 00:52:09,229
This is what gives
us solar eclipses,
1059
00:52:09,264 --> 00:52:12,784
where we can see this remarkable
coincidence for ourselves.
1060
00:52:12,819 --> 00:52:15,166
It's suggested that the
aliens placed it there
1061
00:52:15,201 --> 00:52:18,411
to stop us
overestimating ourselves.
1062
00:52:18,445 --> 00:52:20,620
They would know that
we'd eventually realize
1063
00:52:20,654 --> 00:52:22,760
that the size equivalence
of the moon and sun
1064
00:52:22,794 --> 00:52:26,212
was simply a
coincidence too far.
1065
00:52:26,246 --> 00:52:27,937
It would in effect,
send us the message
1066
00:52:27,972 --> 00:52:30,181
that you are not alone
1067
00:52:30,216 --> 00:52:33,011
and you'd better
develop some modesty.
1068
00:52:33,046 --> 00:52:35,531
However, this effect, the
apparent equivalent sizes
1069
00:52:35,566 --> 00:52:39,846
of the moon and sun is only
true at our present time.
1070
00:52:39,880 --> 00:52:41,882
The moon is actually
moving away from the earth
1071
00:52:41,917 --> 00:52:44,333
at about one and a
half inches per year,
1072
00:52:44,368 --> 00:52:47,164
about the same speed at
which our fingernails grow.
1073
00:52:48,544 --> 00:52:53,100
Originally, it orbited only
14,000 miles away from the Earth
1074
00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:57,381
rather than the 250,000
miles as of present.
1075
00:52:57,415 --> 00:53:01,178
And the sun-moon size
equivalence is just temporary.
1076
00:53:02,489 --> 00:53:04,526
And the third mooted
answer as to why the aliens
1077
00:53:04,560 --> 00:53:07,701
brought and positioned
the moon into earth orbit
1078
00:53:07,736 --> 00:53:11,671
is that it's actually the
generational ship itself.
1079
00:53:11,705 --> 00:53:14,812
The spaceship moon theory
is a stunning idea,
1080
00:53:14,846 --> 00:53:19,403
put forth by a pair of Soviet
scientists back in the 1970s.
1081
00:53:19,437 --> 00:53:22,820
It says the moon is actually
a creation of an alien race
1082
00:53:22,854 --> 00:53:26,306
who parked it in Earth's
orbit thousand of years ago.
1083
00:53:27,480 --> 00:53:29,551
This idea is mainly
supported by the depth
1084
00:53:29,585 --> 00:53:31,898
of the moon's impact craters.
1085
00:53:31,932 --> 00:53:34,418
Even the largest craters
are fairly shallow,
1086
00:53:34,452 --> 00:53:38,663
suggesting that there may be
some sort of impenetrable hull
1087
00:53:38,698 --> 00:53:41,079
beneath the surface moon rock.
1088
00:53:41,114 --> 00:53:43,220
And the relevance to
all these suggestions,
1089
00:53:43,254 --> 00:53:45,843
it's interesting to note
that some moon rocks
1090
00:53:45,877 --> 00:53:48,846
are much older than
rocks on the earth.
1091
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:50,572
Scientists say this
is because the earth
1092
00:53:50,606 --> 00:53:53,575
is still geologically
active and new rocks
1093
00:53:53,609 --> 00:53:57,820
are being formed even today
through tectonic activity.
1094
00:53:57,855 --> 00:54:00,754
However, proponents of
hollow moon theory suggests
1095
00:54:00,789 --> 00:54:03,654
that this difference in the
age of rocks is further proof
1096
00:54:03,688 --> 00:54:05,656
that the moon was
constructed elsewhere
1097
00:54:05,690 --> 00:54:07,899
and brought here
by an alien race.
1098
00:54:09,004 --> 00:54:10,488
- There are a number
of researchers
1099
00:54:10,523 --> 00:54:12,432
that believe our moon has
been strategically placed
1100
00:54:12,456 --> 00:54:13,940
in Earth's orbit.
1101
00:54:13,974 --> 00:54:17,323
However, the evidence to support
this theory is rather thin,
1102
00:54:17,357 --> 00:54:19,704
but not impossible.
1103
00:54:19,739 --> 00:54:20,636
- [Narrator] What about the moon
1104
00:54:20,671 --> 00:54:22,742
being a holographic projection?
1105
00:54:24,191 --> 00:54:25,686
- I've seen a number of
videos of what is referred
1106
00:54:25,710 --> 00:54:28,161
to as lunar waves,
suggesting that the moon
1107
00:54:28,195 --> 00:54:30,543
is some type of hologram.
1108
00:54:30,577 --> 00:54:33,304
To be honest, I'm not convinced.
1109
00:54:33,339 --> 00:54:35,064
One has to take
the considerations,
1110
00:54:35,099 --> 00:54:38,171
the limitations of video
cameras, article illusions,
1111
00:54:38,205 --> 00:54:40,656
and of course, heat shimmers.
1112
00:54:40,691 --> 00:54:45,696
- [Narrator] In 2013,
YouTube user, Crow777
1113
00:54:46,869 --> 00:54:48,088
started posting videos
that claimed to show
1114
00:54:48,112 --> 00:54:50,735
that the moon was
merely a projection.
1115
00:54:50,770 --> 00:54:53,600
He filmed what he
called lunar waves
1116
00:54:53,635 --> 00:54:56,983
that looked like ripples
passing over the moon surface,
1117
00:54:57,017 --> 00:54:59,330
and says that they
are power glitches
1118
00:54:59,365 --> 00:55:00,918
in the projection system.
1119
00:55:02,333 --> 00:55:04,335
One problem with this
theory is that holography
1120
00:55:04,370 --> 00:55:07,027
was only developed in the 1940s
1121
00:55:07,062 --> 00:55:10,755
and the moon has been known
about for thousands of years.
1122
00:55:11,929 --> 00:55:14,034
The rebuttal is the
moon didn't even exist
1123
00:55:14,069 --> 00:55:15,795
until the 20th century,
1124
00:55:15,829 --> 00:55:18,556
and that all the ancient
writings have been falsified
1125
00:55:18,591 --> 00:55:20,040
to lead us from the truth.
1126
00:55:21,421 --> 00:55:23,596
Although the facts do
seem largely to contradict
1127
00:55:23,630 --> 00:55:26,323
these speculations,
there is one question
1128
00:55:26,357 --> 00:55:28,014
that does need to be answered?
1129
00:55:29,464 --> 00:55:32,812
Why hasn't anyone been back
there in the past 40 years?
1130
00:55:33,985 --> 00:55:36,436
We continue to study
it and we send probes,
1131
00:55:36,471 --> 00:55:41,476
but nobody has actually set
foot on the moon since 1972.
1132
00:55:42,684 --> 00:55:43,684
Why?
1133
00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:46,688
Some researchers believe
that when our astronauts
1134
00:55:46,722 --> 00:55:50,864
were on the moon, alien races
warned them not to return.
1135
00:55:50,899 --> 00:55:53,764
And it's true that after
the enormous successes
1136
00:55:53,798 --> 00:55:55,386
of the 1960s,
1137
00:55:55,421 --> 00:55:57,284
it was thought that by now
1138
00:55:57,319 --> 00:55:59,425
there would be
colonies on the moon.
1139
00:55:59,459 --> 00:56:01,634
So why are we ignoring it?
1140
00:56:01,668 --> 00:56:03,843
Is it really that boring?
1141
00:56:03,877 --> 00:56:06,880
Or is there something
keeping us from going there?
1142
00:56:06,915 --> 00:56:10,056
Is it possible that our best
researchers and astronomers
1143
00:56:10,090 --> 00:56:12,852
have been wrong about the
moon for all these years,
1144
00:56:12,886 --> 00:56:15,613
including the astronauts
who landed there?
1145
00:56:15,648 --> 00:56:18,064
Or worse, maybe the
governments of the world
1146
00:56:18,098 --> 00:56:19,997
are hiding secrets
about the moon.
1147
00:56:20,860 --> 00:56:22,586
- I haven't particularly worked
1148
00:56:22,620 --> 00:56:25,727
with whistle blowers
myself personally.
1149
00:56:25,761 --> 00:56:28,557
It's very vague sometimes
the information coming
1150
00:56:28,592 --> 00:56:29,903
from whistle blowers.
1151
00:56:29,938 --> 00:56:31,571
It's very difficult to
check the credentials,
1152
00:56:31,595 --> 00:56:33,124
especially when they
claim have been working
1153
00:56:33,148 --> 00:56:34,425
on special projects.
1154
00:56:34,460 --> 00:56:37,221
That physically may
not have a paper trail.
1155
00:56:37,255 --> 00:56:40,880
How do we know what
is the truth here?
1156
00:56:40,914 --> 00:56:43,020
How do we know we're
being told the truth?
1157
00:56:43,054 --> 00:56:44,953
Though information
is very interesting
1158
00:56:44,987 --> 00:56:47,058
and can lead to some findings,
1159
00:56:47,093 --> 00:56:49,198
it's always worth
following the information
1160
00:56:49,233 --> 00:56:50,717
that whistle blowers provide.
1161
00:56:50,752 --> 00:56:54,894
However, I would always say,
tread carefully in regards,
1162
00:56:54,928 --> 00:56:57,448
what is fact and
what is fiction.
1163
00:56:57,483 --> 00:57:00,969
- [Narrator] So, is it a hollow
sphere inhabited by aliens
1164
00:57:01,003 --> 00:57:04,628
from another solar system and
keeping a watchful eye on us?
1165
00:57:04,662 --> 00:57:06,181
Is it a spaceship?
1166
00:57:06,215 --> 00:57:08,839
A generational craft that has
traveled countless light years
1167
00:57:08,873 --> 00:57:12,049
to arrive at our doorstep
thousands of years ago,
1168
00:57:12,083 --> 00:57:14,431
and has remained
there ever since?
1169
00:57:14,465 --> 00:57:16,467
Is it a warning message?
1170
00:57:16,502 --> 00:57:18,020
Is it a holographic projection,
1171
00:57:18,055 --> 00:57:20,402
controlled by a cabal of
interested governments
1172
00:57:20,437 --> 00:57:21,507
here on Earth?
1173
00:57:22,680 --> 00:57:26,166
The answer to all of
these is probably not.
1174
00:57:26,201 --> 00:57:28,168
But the idea is intriguing,
1175
00:57:28,203 --> 00:57:29,791
and there is always
the possibility
1176
00:57:29,825 --> 00:57:31,344
that the scientists are wrong.
1177
00:57:32,518 --> 00:57:35,106
The moon remains as
it's always been,
1178
00:57:35,141 --> 00:57:39,973
a mysterious glowing
orb in the night sky.
1179
00:57:40,008 --> 00:57:43,563
And no doubt, there are many
mysteries still to be uncovered
1180
00:57:43,598 --> 00:57:46,946
should humans once again
decide to travel there.
1181
00:57:46,980 --> 00:57:49,914
- Are extraterrestrials
on the moon?
1182
00:57:49,949 --> 00:57:51,122
I don't know.
1183
00:57:51,157 --> 00:57:53,055
There seems to be
plenty of UFOs around
1184
00:57:53,090 --> 00:57:55,713
which people have
filmed, photographed,
1185
00:57:55,748 --> 00:57:58,095
astronomers, NASA, et cetera.
1186
00:57:58,129 --> 00:58:01,408
But is there an
extraterrestrial civilization
1187
00:58:01,443 --> 00:58:02,824
living on the moon currently?
1188
00:58:02,858 --> 00:58:05,930
I would say the evidence
would point to there was once.
1189
00:58:05,965 --> 00:58:07,414
As to now, I really don't know.
1190
00:58:07,449 --> 00:58:08,761
And if there are,
1191
00:58:08,795 --> 00:58:10,763
those don't seem to
be certainly in sight
1192
00:58:10,797 --> 00:58:12,834
rather on the dark
side of the moon
1193
00:58:12,868 --> 00:58:15,250
or the far side as
said, or underneath.
1194
00:58:15,284 --> 00:58:17,459
That's very feasible.
1195
00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:22,257
However, are
extraterrestrials there now?
1196
00:58:22,291 --> 00:58:26,088
I wouldn't like to put money
on it and say, yes, they are.
1197
00:58:26,123 --> 00:58:29,436
But the evidence would
point to is definitely UFOs
1198
00:58:29,471 --> 00:58:32,060
that have been filmed
and photographed
1199
00:58:32,094 --> 00:58:35,512
during most of NASA's
missions, not just near Earth,
1200
00:58:35,546 --> 00:58:37,617
but also lunar orbital.
1201
00:58:43,968 --> 00:58:45,487
- [Narrator] Is the
Earth spherical?
1202
00:58:45,522 --> 00:58:47,282
Well, no, it's geoid.
1203
00:58:47,316 --> 00:58:49,595
Really which means earth form.
1204
00:58:49,629 --> 00:58:51,458
Because it's not a sphere
1205
00:58:51,493 --> 00:58:53,806
and because it's somewhat
flattened at the poles,
1206
00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:56,533
we also have oceans,
mountains, planes,
1207
00:58:56,567 --> 00:58:59,846
and other geographical features
that give it a unique shape,
1208
00:58:59,881 --> 00:59:01,607
which is called a geoid.
1209
00:59:01,641 --> 00:59:04,817
But it turns out that there is
certain data and some stories
1210
00:59:04,851 --> 00:59:07,751
that give us the idea
of a hollow earth.
1211
00:59:07,785 --> 00:59:10,408
That is a land
that is like a ball
1212
00:59:10,443 --> 00:59:12,203
that has air in the middle,
1213
00:59:12,238 --> 00:59:14,827
that is a shell of hundreds
of kilometers thick,
1214
00:59:14,861 --> 00:59:16,656
but hollow in the center.
1215
00:59:16,691 --> 00:59:19,486
Here, we will tell one of
the most amazing stories
1216
00:59:19,521 --> 00:59:21,419
about the hollow earth.
1217
00:59:21,454 --> 00:59:23,594
- The hollow earth was
a concept proposing
1218
00:59:23,629 --> 00:59:26,114
that the planet Earth
is entirely hollow
1219
00:59:26,148 --> 00:59:29,289
or contains a substantial
interior space.
1220
00:59:29,324 --> 00:59:33,224
Notably suggested by Edmond
Halley in the late 17th century.
1221
00:59:33,259 --> 00:59:36,849
However, the notion was
first disproven in 1740
1222
00:59:36,883 --> 00:59:40,646
and again in 1774
by Charles Horton.
1223
00:59:40,680 --> 00:59:43,441
But was these
conclusions accurate?
1224
00:59:43,476 --> 00:59:45,651
There are still many
who believe the Earth
1225
00:59:45,685 --> 00:59:48,930
has a vast cavern system
below our very feet.
1226
00:59:48,964 --> 00:59:51,380
On the surface, the
Mammoth National Park
1227
00:59:51,415 --> 00:59:55,799
in central Kentucky encompasses
around 80 square miles,
1228
00:59:55,833 --> 00:59:59,561
but underneath lies a twisted
labyrinth of limestone caves
1229
00:59:59,596 --> 01:00:01,943
creating a network
that earns the title,
1230
01:00:01,977 --> 01:00:04,980
the longest cave
system in the world.
1231
01:00:05,015 --> 01:00:07,569
- [Narrator] Richard E.
Byrd, pilot of the US Navy
1232
01:00:07,604 --> 01:00:08,915
flew over the poles,
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01:00:08,950 --> 01:00:11,711
both the Arctic
and the Antarctic
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01:00:11,746 --> 01:00:13,644
with a small Fokker monoplane.
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01:00:13,679 --> 01:00:16,716
He flew over the Arctic
passing through Greenland,
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01:00:16,751 --> 01:00:19,270
Kings Bay, now Ny-AÅlesund
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01:00:19,305 --> 01:00:23,067
and Spitsbergen, Svalbard,
reaching the North Pole.
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01:00:23,102 --> 01:00:25,656
As for the South Pole, in 1928,
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01:00:25,691 --> 01:00:28,176
he set up a camp based
on the Northern tip
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01:00:28,210 --> 01:00:30,454
of Roosevelt Island
in the Ross Sea
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01:00:30,488 --> 01:00:33,802
with laboratories,
workshops, warehouses,
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01:00:33,837 --> 01:00:36,011
a radio station, and a hospital.
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01:00:37,461 --> 01:00:41,051
This base was the Byrd camp,
and his crew of 42 people
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01:00:41,085 --> 01:00:42,811
for 14 months.
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01:00:42,846 --> 01:00:45,814
- Roosevelt Island is
in the northeastern part
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01:00:45,849 --> 01:00:47,298
of the Ross ice shelf.
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01:00:47,333 --> 01:00:50,577
The ice-covered island
off the coast of Antarctic
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01:00:50,612 --> 01:00:54,823
is around about 90 miles
long, and 35 miles wide
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01:00:54,858 --> 01:00:58,413
and was discovered in 1934
by Admiral Byrd himself.
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01:00:58,447 --> 01:01:02,417
It was in fact, a perfect
location for all base camps.
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01:01:02,451 --> 01:01:06,076
- [Narrator] At last, on
November, the 29th, 1929.
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01:01:06,110 --> 01:01:08,112
He flew over the South Pole.
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01:01:08,147 --> 01:01:13,117
This expedition and three
others in 1934, 1939 and 1955
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01:01:14,360 --> 01:01:17,328
made Byrd, a well-known
Explorer of Antarctica.
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01:01:17,363 --> 01:01:19,099
But here we are going
to focus on something
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01:01:19,123 --> 01:01:21,436
that Byrd never spoke
about in public.
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01:01:21,470 --> 01:01:24,750
About what happened to him on
one of his trips to the poles,
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01:01:24,784 --> 01:01:26,475
what we know from third parties
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01:01:26,510 --> 01:01:29,686
that he found the entrance
to the interior of the Earth.
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01:01:32,136 --> 01:01:34,276
- The entrance to the
center of the Earth
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01:01:34,311 --> 01:01:37,970
sounds almost like a
bad 1950 sci-fi movie,
1262
01:01:38,004 --> 01:01:41,732
but is there in fact,
any truth to this?
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01:01:41,767 --> 01:01:45,529
Ariana and Agather as
the legendary kingdoms
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01:01:45,563 --> 01:01:48,774
that is said to be located
in the Earth's core.
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01:01:48,808 --> 01:01:51,846
Though many remain
skeptical and rightly so,
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01:01:51,880 --> 01:01:54,262
could have Admiral
Byrd's diary logs provide
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01:01:54,296 --> 01:01:59,301
a tantalizing truth so amazing
it's difficult to believe.
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01:02:00,786 --> 01:02:02,004
- [Narrator] Here we have
access to his flight log
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01:02:02,028 --> 01:02:05,652
about what happened on
February the 19th, 1947.
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01:02:05,687 --> 01:02:07,758
This would be an
unofficial expedition.
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01:02:07,793 --> 01:02:10,071
That's why it wasn't
previously named.
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01:02:11,279 --> 01:02:13,108
From his blog, we can
read the following.
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01:02:13,143 --> 01:02:16,077
I am not at Liberty to disclose
the following documentation
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01:02:16,111 --> 01:02:17,526
in this writing.
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01:02:17,561 --> 01:02:20,012
It may never see the
light of public scrutiny,
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01:02:20,046 --> 01:02:22,773
but I must do my
duty and record here
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01:02:22,808 --> 01:02:25,569
so that everyone
can read it someday.
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01:02:25,603 --> 01:02:27,364
We're going to avoid
log entries that talk
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01:02:27,398 --> 01:02:31,609
about routine issues and we'll
go directly to the substance.
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01:02:31,644 --> 01:02:35,924
So registration begins at 0600
hours, six in the morning.
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01:02:35,959 --> 01:02:39,997
0900 hours, last
ice and snow below,
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01:02:40,032 --> 01:02:42,482
yellowish coloration
of nature is observed
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01:02:42,517 --> 01:02:45,140
and dispersed in
a linear pattern.
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01:02:45,175 --> 01:02:47,246
Altering the course
to better examine
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01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:48,834
this color pattern below.
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01:02:48,868 --> 01:02:51,664
Reddish or purple
is also observed.
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01:02:51,698 --> 01:02:54,667
Circulating this area
in two full turns,
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returning to the direction
assigned by the compass.
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01:02:57,877 --> 01:03:00,362
Checking position again
with the base camp
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01:03:00,397 --> 01:03:03,020
and transmitting information
about colorations
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01:03:03,055 --> 01:03:05,505
in the ice and the snow below.
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01:03:05,540 --> 01:03:09,302
0910 hours, both magnetic
and gyro compasses
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01:03:09,337 --> 01:03:11,304
beginning to gyrate and wobble.
1294
01:03:11,339 --> 01:03:14,963
We're unable to hold our
heading by instrumentation.
1295
01:03:14,998 --> 01:03:18,622
Take bearing with sun
compass yet all seems well.
1296
01:03:18,656 --> 01:03:21,418
The controls are
seemingly slow to respond
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01:03:21,452 --> 01:03:23,316
and have sluggish quality,
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01:03:23,351 --> 01:03:25,905
but there's no
indication of icing.
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01:03:25,940 --> 01:03:30,910
0915 hours, in the distance is
what appears to be mountains.
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01:03:30,945 --> 01:03:32,325
It's no illusion.
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01:03:32,360 --> 01:03:35,190
There are mountains
consisting of a small range
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01:03:35,225 --> 01:03:37,399
that I've never seen before.
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01:03:37,434 --> 01:03:41,714
0955 hours, altitude
changed to 2,950 feet.
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01:03:43,474 --> 01:03:46,339
Encountering strong
turbulence again.
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1000 hours, we are crossing
over a small mountain range
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01:03:50,033 --> 01:03:51,931
and still proceeding northwards
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01:03:51,966 --> 01:03:54,209
as best as can be ascertained.
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01:03:54,244 --> 01:03:56,694
Beyond the mountain range is
what appears to be a valley
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01:03:56,729 --> 01:03:58,835
with a small river or stream
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01:03:58,869 --> 01:04:00,906
running through
the center portion.
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01:04:00,940 --> 01:04:03,218
There should be no
green valley below.
1312
01:04:03,253 --> 01:04:05,876
Something is definitely
wrong and abnormal here.
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01:04:05,911 --> 01:04:08,465
We should be over ice and snow.
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01:04:08,499 --> 01:04:10,191
To the port side
are great forests
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growing on the mountain slopes.
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01:04:12,193 --> 01:04:14,816
Our navigation instruments
are still spinning.
1317
01:04:14,851 --> 01:04:17,923
The gyroscope is
oscillating back and forth.
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01:04:17,957 --> 01:04:22,237
1005 hours, I alter
altitude to 1400 feet
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01:04:22,272 --> 01:04:23,998
and execute a sharp left turn
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01:04:24,032 --> 01:04:26,207
to better examine
the valley below.
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01:04:26,241 --> 01:04:30,107
It is green with either moss
or a type of tight-knit grass.
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01:04:30,142 --> 01:04:31,937
The light here seems different.
1323
01:04:31,971 --> 01:04:34,180
I cannot see the sun anymore.
1324
01:04:34,215 --> 01:04:36,182
We make another left
turn and we spot
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01:04:36,217 --> 01:04:39,254
what seems to be a large
animal of some kind below us.
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01:04:39,289 --> 01:04:41,084
It appears to be an elephant.
1327
01:04:41,118 --> 01:04:43,603
No, it looks more
like a mammoth.
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01:04:43,638 --> 01:04:46,813
This is incredible,
yet there it is.
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01:04:46,848 --> 01:04:48,746
Decrease altitude to 1,000 feet
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01:04:48,781 --> 01:04:51,749
and take binoculars to
better examine the animal.
1331
01:04:51,784 --> 01:04:52,958
It is confirmed.
1332
01:04:52,992 --> 01:04:55,650
It is definitely a
mammoth-like animal.
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01:04:55,684 --> 01:04:57,272
- It's not the first time people
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01:04:57,307 --> 01:04:59,516
have reported strange animals.
1335
01:04:59,550 --> 01:05:01,828
Occasionally, reports do come in
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01:05:01,863 --> 01:05:05,349
of people sighting dinosaurs,
and other extinct animals.
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01:05:05,384 --> 01:05:09,664
Usually it's locations where
humans are pretty scarce.
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01:05:09,698 --> 01:05:12,253
If we take for an example,
the wooly mammoth,
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01:05:12,287 --> 01:05:15,566
well, they were once thought
to be legendary creatures.
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01:05:15,601 --> 01:05:18,638
They weren't even identity
fired as extinct species
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01:05:18,673 --> 01:05:21,710
until around about
1790s, I believe.
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01:05:21,745 --> 01:05:23,343
Could it be that
Admiral Byrd witnessed
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01:05:23,367 --> 01:05:26,508
some sort of aberration
or experienced something
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01:05:26,543 --> 01:05:30,961
more profound like a portal
or doorway to another reality?
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01:05:32,135 --> 01:05:33,964
- [Narrator] Report
this to base camp.
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01:05:33,999 --> 01:05:38,210
1030 hours, encountering
more rolling green hills now.
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01:05:38,244 --> 01:05:40,074
The external
temperature indicator
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01:05:40,108 --> 01:05:42,731
reads 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
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01:05:42,766 --> 01:05:44,630
Continuing on our heading now.
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01:05:44,664 --> 01:05:47,391
Navigation instruments
seem normal now.
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01:05:47,426 --> 01:05:49,462
I'm puzzled over their actions.
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01:05:49,497 --> 01:05:53,950
Attempt to contact base camp.
Radio is not functioning.
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01:05:53,984 --> 01:05:57,712
1130 hours, countryside below
is more level and normal.
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01:05:57,746 --> 01:05:59,438
If I may use that word.
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01:05:59,472 --> 01:06:02,337
Ahead we spot what
seems to be a city.
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01:06:02,372 --> 01:06:04,098
This is impossible.
1357
01:06:04,132 --> 01:06:06,997
Aircraft seem light
and oddly buoyant.
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01:06:07,032 --> 01:06:09,448
The controls refuse to respond.
1359
01:06:09,482 --> 01:06:12,313
My God, of our port
and starboard wings
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01:06:12,347 --> 01:06:14,556
are strange type of aircraft.
1361
01:06:14,591 --> 01:06:16,696
They're closing
rapidly alongside.
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01:06:16,731 --> 01:06:20,079
They're disc shaped and have
a radiant quality to them.
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01:06:20,114 --> 01:06:22,840
They're close enough now to
see the markings on them.
1364
01:06:22,875 --> 01:06:24,670
It's a type of swastika.
1365
01:06:24,704 --> 01:06:26,154
This is fantastic.
1366
01:06:26,189 --> 01:06:28,708
Where are we? What has happened?
1367
01:06:28,743 --> 01:06:32,229
I tug at the controls again.
They will not respond.
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01:06:32,264 --> 01:06:35,370
We are caught in an invisible
vice grip of some type.
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01:06:36,302 --> 01:06:39,202
1135 hours, our radio crackles
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01:06:39,236 --> 01:06:42,032
and a voice comes through
in English with what perhaps
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01:06:42,067 --> 01:06:44,724
is a slight Nordic
or Germanic accent.
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01:06:44,759 --> 01:06:48,280
The message is, welcome
Admiral to our domain.
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01:06:48,314 --> 01:06:51,386
We shall land you in
exactly seven minutes.
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01:06:51,421 --> 01:06:54,493
Relax, Admiral. You
are in good hands.
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01:06:54,527 --> 01:06:57,565
I note the engines of our
planes have stopped running,
1376
01:06:57,599 --> 01:07:00,016
but the aircraft is under
some strange control
1377
01:07:00,050 --> 01:07:01,776
and is now turning itself.
1378
01:07:01,810 --> 01:07:03,812
The controls are useless.
1379
01:07:03,847 --> 01:07:07,644
1140 hours, another
radio message received.
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01:07:07,678 --> 01:07:10,612
We begin the landing
process now and in moments,
1381
01:07:10,647 --> 01:07:13,684
the plane shudders slightly
and begins a descent
1382
01:07:13,719 --> 01:07:17,033
as though caught in some
great unseen elevator.
1383
01:07:17,067 --> 01:07:19,138
The downward motion
is negligible
1384
01:07:19,173 --> 01:07:22,348
and we touch down only
with a slight jolt.
1385
01:07:22,383 --> 01:07:27,388
1145 hours, I'm making a hasty
last entry in the flight log.
1386
01:07:28,872 --> 01:07:30,643
Several men are approaching
on foot toward our aircraft.
1387
01:07:30,667 --> 01:07:32,565
They're tall with blond hair.
1388
01:07:32,600 --> 01:07:35,223
In the distance is a
large shimmering city
1389
01:07:35,258 --> 01:07:38,088
pulsating with
rainbow hues of color.
1390
01:07:38,123 --> 01:07:40,228
I do not know what
is gonna happen now,
1391
01:07:40,263 --> 01:07:43,404
but I see no signs of
weapons on those approaching.
1392
01:07:43,438 --> 01:07:48,029
I hear now a voice ordering by
name to open the cargo door.
1393
01:07:48,064 --> 01:07:49,272
I comply.
1394
01:07:49,306 --> 01:07:50,306
End of log.
1395
01:07:51,791 --> 01:07:54,000
- Some of these
caverns can be huge.
1396
01:07:54,035 --> 01:07:56,727
Of course we don't believe
we probably discovered
1397
01:07:56,762 --> 01:07:59,972
all these caverns which
might be on planet Earth.
1398
01:08:00,006 --> 01:08:03,079
We do know that vast systems
like this do probably exist
1399
01:08:03,113 --> 01:08:04,494
throughout the solar system.
1400
01:08:04,528 --> 01:08:07,428
There's even rumors that
there are vast cavern systems
1401
01:08:07,462 --> 01:08:09,809
or some type of hollow
area on our moon.
1402
01:08:09,844 --> 01:08:12,709
So not only do we discuss the
topics of hollow earth here,
1403
01:08:12,743 --> 01:08:16,092
but also discussing the
topics of the hollow moon.
1404
01:08:16,126 --> 01:08:17,679
Yes, it's feasible.
1405
01:08:17,714 --> 01:08:19,785
Things could exist like that.
1406
01:08:19,819 --> 01:08:23,099
And yes, there is probably
room for a civilization
1407
01:08:23,133 --> 01:08:26,102
to actually live
under the ground.
1408
01:08:26,136 --> 01:08:29,139
After all, ancient civilizations
around planet Earth
1409
01:08:29,174 --> 01:08:32,487
have lived under the ground in
periods of time, in our past.
1410
01:08:32,522 --> 01:08:34,696
And they are visible
by cave systems
1411
01:08:34,731 --> 01:08:36,733
that go deep into the planet.
1412
01:08:36,767 --> 01:08:40,599
And must have taken hundreds
of years to construct.
1413
01:08:40,633 --> 01:08:42,773
It's amazing what
people can actually do,
1414
01:08:42,808 --> 01:08:46,812
but is there a civilization
hidden away in Antarctica?
1415
01:08:46,846 --> 01:08:49,125
That's the biggest
question that we face here
1416
01:08:49,159 --> 01:08:53,129
and I don't really know for
sure if that could exist or not.
1417
01:08:53,163 --> 01:08:54,923
If so, then it's something
1418
01:08:54,958 --> 01:08:57,167
that has really been
well kept secret.
1419
01:08:57,202 --> 01:08:59,825
Maybe that we'll learn
more as years past
1420
01:08:59,859 --> 01:09:04,864
or excavations and
explore science missions
1421
01:09:06,280 --> 01:09:07,809
go across Antarctica, and
we do get that information.
1422
01:09:07,833 --> 01:09:09,075
One thing is for sure,
1423
01:09:09,110 --> 01:09:11,975
that are many people are
coming forward today,
1424
01:09:12,009 --> 01:09:14,909
utilizing Google Earth
as a piece of software
1425
01:09:14,943 --> 01:09:18,050
to identify locations of
interest across Antarctica.
1426
01:09:18,084 --> 01:09:20,949
And it is a subject
which is very well much
1427
01:09:20,984 --> 01:09:22,434
in the limelight at the moment,
1428
01:09:22,468 --> 01:09:24,194
especially regarding
whistle blowers,
1429
01:09:24,229 --> 01:09:26,576
which are coming forward and
saying that they were part
1430
01:09:26,610 --> 01:09:30,096
of a military operation
and involved with locating
1431
01:09:30,131 --> 01:09:33,479
an underground facilities
throughout Antarctica
1432
01:09:33,514 --> 01:09:35,585
that clearly are not our own.
1433
01:09:35,619 --> 01:09:38,277
If that is the case, then we
have to really start thinking,
1434
01:09:38,312 --> 01:09:40,659
could there be some
truth to these incidents?
1435
01:09:40,693 --> 01:09:43,109
And was Admiral
Byrd's diary logs
1436
01:09:43,144 --> 01:09:46,699
actually real events
that which unfolded,
1437
01:09:46,734 --> 01:09:48,287
which he made logs of?
1438
01:09:48,322 --> 01:09:49,806
It's very difficult to know.
1439
01:09:49,840 --> 01:09:52,094
One thing is for sure, there's
this huge amount of secrecy
1440
01:09:52,118 --> 01:09:56,122
surrounding Admiral Byrd's
diary logs, where are they?
1441
01:09:56,157 --> 01:09:58,953
And what was really
written in them?
1442
01:09:58,987 --> 01:10:00,506
It's really
difficult to work out
1443
01:10:00,541 --> 01:10:01,852
what's true and what's not here.
1444
01:10:01,887 --> 01:10:03,129
But one thing is for sure,
1445
01:10:03,164 --> 01:10:05,304
we have a huge
mystery on our hand.
1446
01:10:05,339 --> 01:10:08,134
- [Narrator] Then the Admiral
describes from memory,
1447
01:10:08,169 --> 01:10:09,619
the following events,
1448
01:10:09,653 --> 01:10:12,691
because he could not register
in his log moment by moment
1449
01:10:12,725 --> 01:10:14,486
as he did up to this point.
1450
01:10:14,520 --> 01:10:18,352
What follows is his conversation
with whoever captured him.
1451
01:10:18,386 --> 01:10:22,321
Byrd and Howie, his radio
operator, get off their plane,
1452
01:10:22,356 --> 01:10:25,531
escorted by their hosts on
a kind of flying platform
1453
01:10:25,566 --> 01:10:29,052
without wheels and take them
to a large room in a building,
1454
01:10:29,086 --> 01:10:30,778
that's according to his words,
1455
01:10:30,812 --> 01:10:33,159
he'd never seen
before in his life.
1456
01:10:33,194 --> 01:10:35,852
In this room, they're
invited to have a drink,
1457
01:10:35,886 --> 01:10:38,924
a delicious drink, but
not recognized by neither.
1458
01:10:39,787 --> 01:10:41,754
Suddenly a door opens silently
1459
01:10:41,789 --> 01:10:45,586
and Byrd is invited to go and
talk with the great master.
1460
01:10:45,620 --> 01:10:48,036
On this door, he could
see some inscriptions
1461
01:10:48,071 --> 01:10:49,831
that he couldn't read.
1462
01:10:49,866 --> 01:10:54,111
This great master is an old
man, but with delicate features.
1463
01:10:54,146 --> 01:10:56,424
And he asked the Admiral
not to be afraid,
1464
01:10:56,459 --> 01:10:58,599
that he needed to talk to him.
1465
01:10:58,633 --> 01:11:01,947
The master told Byrd that
he had been allowed access
1466
01:11:01,981 --> 01:11:03,880
for being a goodhearted man
1467
01:11:03,914 --> 01:11:06,296
and well known in
the surface world.
1468
01:11:06,331 --> 01:11:07,504
This surprised the Admiral
1469
01:11:07,539 --> 01:11:10,058
and the teacher
continued speaking.
1470
01:11:10,093 --> 01:11:12,923
You are in the
domain of the Ariani,
1471
01:11:12,958 --> 01:11:14,718
the inner world of Earth.
1472
01:11:14,753 --> 01:11:16,513
We shall not long
delay your mission,
1473
01:11:16,548 --> 01:11:19,240
and you will be safely
escorted back to the surface
1474
01:11:19,275 --> 01:11:21,069
and for a distance beyond.
1475
01:11:21,104 --> 01:11:22,312
But now, Admiral,
1476
01:11:22,347 --> 01:11:25,073
I shall tell you why you
have been summoned here.
1477
01:11:26,489 --> 01:11:29,595
Our interest rightly begins
just after your race exploded
1478
01:11:29,630 --> 01:11:34,151
the first atomic bombs over
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
1479
01:11:34,186 --> 01:11:37,845
It was that that alarming time
we sent our flying machines,
1480
01:11:37,879 --> 01:11:40,296
the fluügelrads to
your surface world
1481
01:11:40,330 --> 01:11:43,229
to investigate what
your race had done.
1482
01:11:43,264 --> 01:11:46,474
That is of course, past
history now, my dear Admiral,
1483
01:11:46,509 --> 01:11:48,165
but I must continue on.
1484
01:11:48,200 --> 01:11:50,582
Our emissaries have
already delivered messages
1485
01:11:50,616 --> 01:11:53,999
to the powers of your world,
and yet they do not heed.
1486
01:11:54,033 --> 01:11:56,726
Now you have been chosen
to be witness here
1487
01:11:56,760 --> 01:11:59,004
that our world does exist.
1488
01:11:59,038 --> 01:12:02,387
You see, our culture and science
is many thousands of years
1489
01:12:02,421 --> 01:12:04,354
beyond your race, Admiral.
1490
01:12:04,389 --> 01:12:07,219
Your race has now reached
the point of no return
1491
01:12:07,253 --> 01:12:08,979
for there are those amongst you
1492
01:12:09,014 --> 01:12:11,223
who would destroy
your very world
1493
01:12:11,257 --> 01:12:14,226
rather than relinquish
their power as they know it.
1494
01:12:15,572 --> 01:12:18,403
- Antarctica has been a
mysterious place for a long time
1495
01:12:18,437 --> 01:12:20,681
with people claiming that
they've seen all sorts
1496
01:12:20,715 --> 01:12:22,545
of strange things from there.
1497
01:12:22,579 --> 01:12:25,617
There was in the 1970s
and to the 1980s,
1498
01:12:25,651 --> 01:12:26,963
people who reported seeing
1499
01:12:26,997 --> 01:12:29,931
a very large black
hole over Antarctica.
1500
01:12:29,966 --> 01:12:31,381
There was in one, in fact,
1501
01:12:31,416 --> 01:12:34,384
one satellite photograph
that circulated the internet.
1502
01:12:34,419 --> 01:12:37,111
However, it turned out
that it was actually part
1503
01:12:37,145 --> 01:12:39,355
of the actual
photographic process
1504
01:12:39,389 --> 01:12:43,151
and the arm of the
photographic telescope,
1505
01:12:43,186 --> 01:12:46,051
which caused this
round hole to appear
1506
01:12:46,085 --> 01:12:47,708
in the middle of the Antarctic.
1507
01:12:48,881 --> 01:12:51,332
That was pretty much
realized very quickly.
1508
01:12:51,367 --> 01:12:53,334
However, it didn't stop
people coming forward
1509
01:12:53,369 --> 01:12:57,234
with conspiracy theories, that
there was a massive cover up.
1510
01:12:57,269 --> 01:13:00,065
There was a huge hole in the
Antarctica where objects,
1511
01:13:00,099 --> 01:13:03,413
flying discs and things would
enter in and come out of.
1512
01:13:03,448 --> 01:13:05,242
And of course, the
governments of the world
1513
01:13:05,277 --> 01:13:07,486
were keeping that
very hush hush.
1514
01:13:07,521 --> 01:13:09,419
Truth of the matter is,
1515
01:13:09,454 --> 01:13:12,560
there are some strange,
unusual holes in an Antarctica,
1516
01:13:12,595 --> 01:13:14,666
cavern systems, caves.
1517
01:13:14,700 --> 01:13:18,773
Could they be a place which
are entrances to another world?
1518
01:13:18,808 --> 01:13:20,534
Who really knows.
1519
01:13:20,568 --> 01:13:22,881
It seems that Antarctica
is well off the map
1520
01:13:22,915 --> 01:13:25,677
for being a location
where you can visit.
1521
01:13:25,711 --> 01:13:28,438
It seems very difficult to
find out any information
1522
01:13:28,473 --> 01:13:30,267
about Antarctica these days,
1523
01:13:30,302 --> 01:13:32,304
even though in the 21st century,
1524
01:13:32,338 --> 01:13:35,031
we all have access to
computer and software systems,
1525
01:13:35,065 --> 01:13:38,448
which might be able to utilize
satellites to find locations.
1526
01:13:38,483 --> 01:13:41,934
There are still areas
completely blacked out.
1527
01:13:41,969 --> 01:13:43,626
We have to question,
why is that?
1528
01:13:43,660 --> 01:13:45,421
- [Narrator] In
1945 and afterwards,
1529
01:13:45,455 --> 01:13:47,457
we tried to contact your race,
1530
01:13:47,492 --> 01:13:50,046
but our efforts were
met with hostility.
1531
01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:52,358
Our fluügelrads were fired upon.
1532
01:13:52,393 --> 01:13:55,258
Yes, even pursued with
malice and animosity
1533
01:13:55,292 --> 01:13:56,984
by your fighter planes.
1534
01:13:57,018 --> 01:13:59,469
So now I say to you, my son,
1535
01:13:59,504 --> 01:14:02,299
there is a great storm
gathering in your world.
1536
01:14:02,334 --> 01:14:06,200
A black fury that will not
spend itself for many years.
1537
01:14:06,234 --> 01:14:08,167
There'll be no
answer in your arms,
1538
01:14:08,202 --> 01:14:10,860
there will be no
safety in your science.
1539
01:14:10,894 --> 01:14:13,725
It may rage on until every
flower of your culture
1540
01:14:13,759 --> 01:14:17,970
is trampled and all human things
are leveled in vast chaos.
1541
01:14:18,005 --> 01:14:20,110
Your recent war
was only a prelude
1542
01:14:20,145 --> 01:14:22,423
of what is yet to
come for your race.
1543
01:14:22,458 --> 01:14:25,391
We here see it more
clearly with each hour.
1544
01:14:25,426 --> 01:14:27,739
Do you say I'm mistaken?
1545
01:14:27,773 --> 01:14:30,500
Byrd replied that no,
he knew that the Earth
1546
01:14:30,535 --> 01:14:33,227
had passed through a
dark age previously.
1547
01:14:33,261 --> 01:14:35,160
The teacher continued
with his monologue
1548
01:14:35,194 --> 01:14:36,402
about the end of the earth,
1549
01:14:36,437 --> 01:14:38,612
environmental
pollution and so on,
1550
01:14:38,646 --> 01:14:40,244
which are the factors
that will take us
1551
01:14:40,268 --> 01:14:41,925
to the next dark age,
1552
01:14:41,960 --> 01:14:44,100
which will come to
Earth and asked Byrd
1553
01:14:44,134 --> 01:14:47,448
to spread his message
to future generations.
1554
01:14:47,483 --> 01:14:49,243
- It's not a real
surprise to find
1555
01:14:49,277 --> 01:14:52,522
that people believe in
ancient hidden cities
1556
01:14:52,557 --> 01:14:53,765
around the world.
1557
01:14:53,799 --> 01:14:56,492
We've already discovered
ancient cities before.
1558
01:14:56,526 --> 01:14:58,908
We still know that there
are some ancient cities,
1559
01:14:58,942 --> 01:15:01,945
which haven't been found
yet, which we believe exist,
1560
01:15:01,980 --> 01:15:04,500
such as Velocity of the Amazon.
1561
01:15:04,534 --> 01:15:05,949
There are many places like this,
1562
01:15:05,984 --> 01:15:08,193
which researchers and
scientists still continue
1563
01:15:08,227 --> 01:15:09,159
to try and find.
1564
01:15:09,194 --> 01:15:11,541
However, it does prove that yes,
1565
01:15:11,576 --> 01:15:14,440
we can hide such a thing
like this in plain sight
1566
01:15:14,475 --> 01:15:15,787
in some cases.
1567
01:15:15,821 --> 01:15:17,858
What happens if
something is underground?
1568
01:15:17,892 --> 01:15:20,308
Well, that's literally not
going to be found at all,
1569
01:15:20,343 --> 01:15:22,587
especially in a region
known as Antarctica
1570
01:15:22,621 --> 01:15:24,934
where prying eyes
don't get chance to see
1571
01:15:24,968 --> 01:15:26,729
what's actually there.
1572
01:15:26,763 --> 01:15:28,558
It is a complete
lockdown location.
1573
01:15:28,593 --> 01:15:30,225
And I think that only
people that go in and out
1574
01:15:30,249 --> 01:15:32,976
is military and
science expeditions.
1575
01:15:33,011 --> 01:15:36,048
- [Narrator] Many of us living
an experience like Byrd's
1576
01:15:36,083 --> 01:15:38,637
would go out into the
world and tell our story
1577
01:15:38,672 --> 01:15:40,605
without thinking that
many people would think
1578
01:15:40,639 --> 01:15:42,020
that we are crazy.
1579
01:15:42,054 --> 01:15:45,610
Instead, Byrd hid the message,
keeping it to himself.
1580
01:15:45,644 --> 01:15:47,681
Why did he do this?
1581
01:15:47,715 --> 01:15:49,510
Well, simply
because when he told
1582
01:15:49,545 --> 01:15:51,339
the high commanders
of the Pentagon.
1583
01:15:51,374 --> 01:15:53,376
They ordered him to be silent.
1584
01:15:53,410 --> 01:15:55,274
Even the president
of the United States,
1585
01:15:55,309 --> 01:15:58,484
Harry S. Truman was
duly informed too.
1586
01:15:58,519 --> 01:16:01,108
The Admiral being a
soldier, kept silent,
1587
01:16:01,142 --> 01:16:04,732
accepting the orders of silence
in the name of humanity.
1588
01:16:04,767 --> 01:16:06,251
What?
1589
01:16:06,285 --> 01:16:09,047
Was Admiral Richard Byrd a
visitor to the hollow earth?
1590
01:16:09,081 --> 01:16:11,739
Did the Ariani, the
inhabitants of the hollow earth
1591
01:16:11,774 --> 01:16:13,154
allow him entry?
1592
01:16:13,189 --> 01:16:15,432
Does this mean that the
inhabitants of the hollow earth
1593
01:16:15,467 --> 01:16:19,022
can open doors or
gateways to their domains?
1594
01:16:19,057 --> 01:16:20,645
If we have to be partial,
1595
01:16:20,679 --> 01:16:23,164
there are certain sources
that say that his diary
1596
01:16:23,199 --> 01:16:24,545
does not exist.
1597
01:16:24,580 --> 01:16:27,893
And that it is from the
writer, F. Amodeo Gianni
1598
01:16:27,928 --> 01:16:29,792
published in 1957.
1599
01:16:29,826 --> 01:16:32,622
His book is called "The
World Beyond the Poles"
1600
01:16:32,657 --> 01:16:35,107
where he tells the
story of Admiral Byrd,
1601
01:16:35,142 --> 01:16:37,558
and that this story
comes to light.
1602
01:16:37,593 --> 01:16:39,560
There are in addition
to this document,
1603
01:16:39,595 --> 01:16:42,114
many sources that
cite the hollow earth
1604
01:16:42,149 --> 01:16:44,634
from the city of
Urks in Argentina
1605
01:16:44,669 --> 01:16:47,464
to the cave of Los
Taios in Ecuador.
1606
01:16:47,499 --> 01:16:50,571
Not only would there be entrance
to an underground world,
1607
01:16:50,606 --> 01:16:54,368
but also a kind of entrance
hall to the hollow earth itself.
1608
01:16:54,402 --> 01:16:57,371
- In ancient times, the
concept of a subterranean land
1609
01:16:57,405 --> 01:17:00,063
inside the earth
appeared in mythology,
1610
01:17:00,098 --> 01:17:01,927
folklore, and legends.
1611
01:17:01,962 --> 01:17:05,448
The idea of a subterranean
realm became intertwined
1612
01:17:05,482 --> 01:17:09,728
with the concepts of places
and origin of even after life,
1613
01:17:09,763 --> 01:17:11,350
such as the Greek underworld.
1614
01:17:11,385 --> 01:17:14,422
Even the Tibet Buddhists
believe that there is in fact,
1615
01:17:14,457 --> 01:17:16,528
an ancient city called Shambala,
1616
01:17:16,562 --> 01:17:18,806
which is located
inside the earth.
1617
01:17:20,256 --> 01:17:21,923
- [Narrator] If we believe
in the admiral's diary,
1618
01:17:21,947 --> 01:17:24,501
the Ariani have been
sending their UFOs
1619
01:17:24,536 --> 01:17:26,642
called fluügelrads for years.
1620
01:17:26,676 --> 01:17:28,505
They would bring
their message of peace
1621
01:17:28,540 --> 01:17:30,576
so that we take
care of our planet,
1622
01:17:30,611 --> 01:17:32,440
but then man attacks the UFOs,
1623
01:17:32,475 --> 01:17:35,064
preventing them from
delivering the message.
1624
01:17:35,098 --> 01:17:36,513
- So is there any new evidence
1625
01:17:36,548 --> 01:17:38,619
to support Admiral
Byrd's claims?
1626
01:17:38,654 --> 01:17:40,379
It's been a long time
since Admiral Byrd
1627
01:17:40,414 --> 01:17:42,554
visited Antarctica as
you can well imagine.
1628
01:17:42,588 --> 01:17:44,394
Well, there are whistle
blowers that have come forward
1629
01:17:44,418 --> 01:17:45,833
as I've previously mentioned,
1630
01:17:45,868 --> 01:17:48,318
who talk about coming
across certain facilities
1631
01:17:48,353 --> 01:17:50,873
that look to be
advanced technology,
1632
01:17:50,907 --> 01:17:54,186
look to be like they may
have not been created by us.
1633
01:17:55,636 --> 01:17:58,950
If that is the case, then
that lends even new theories
1634
01:17:58,984 --> 01:18:03,333
and new ideas about what is
really going on in Antarctica.
1635
01:18:03,368 --> 01:18:05,715
There is even speculation
that numerous officials,
1636
01:18:05,750 --> 01:18:07,993
presidents, and
astronomers and scientists
1637
01:18:08,028 --> 01:18:10,824
had a gathering at
Antarctica not too long ago.
1638
01:18:10,858 --> 01:18:14,034
If that is true, then we have
to ask the questions why?
1639
01:18:14,068 --> 01:18:18,314
Was there some mass discovery
that needed their input?
1640
01:18:18,348 --> 01:18:20,765
It's interesting to
know that there seems
1641
01:18:20,799 --> 01:18:22,525
to be evidence to support that,
1642
01:18:22,559 --> 01:18:26,391
that these people were
around the Antarctic location
1643
01:18:26,425 --> 01:18:27,944
at that given time.
1644
01:18:27,979 --> 01:18:32,293
Why astronauts, why
scientists, why presidents?
1645
01:18:32,328 --> 01:18:34,744
It would suggest that
something of major
1646
01:18:34,779 --> 01:18:36,642
was discovered in Antarctica.
1647
01:18:36,677 --> 01:18:37,989
And if that is the case,
1648
01:18:38,023 --> 01:18:40,508
then could it have
been this lost city?
1649
01:18:40,543 --> 01:18:43,960
The lost city that Admiral
Byrd claimed to have witnessed.
1650
01:18:43,995 --> 01:18:46,618
- [Narrator] Recall the case
of the battle of Los Angeles?
1651
01:18:46,652 --> 01:18:51,174
A UFO of gigantic dimensions
on February the 25th, 1942
1652
01:18:51,209 --> 01:18:54,039
flew over Los Angeles
generating alarm
1653
01:18:54,074 --> 01:18:56,801
since the United States
had entered World War II,
1654
01:18:56,835 --> 01:18:59,113
less than three months earlier.
1655
01:18:59,148 --> 01:19:02,047
Was it a fluügelrad
sent by the Ariani
1656
01:19:02,082 --> 01:19:04,360
to try to stop the
Second World War
1657
01:19:04,394 --> 01:19:05,982
and that it wanted
to communicate
1658
01:19:06,017 --> 01:19:08,674
with the high commanders
of the United States?
1659
01:19:08,709 --> 01:19:11,816
If so, obviously the
dialogues between the Ariani
1660
01:19:11,850 --> 01:19:14,715
and the humans ended
before we started.
1661
01:19:14,750 --> 01:19:16,268
Maybe because of this,
1662
01:19:16,303 --> 01:19:19,547
we can never get in touch
with the other inhabitants
1663
01:19:19,582 --> 01:19:20,583
of our world.
1664
01:19:22,481 --> 01:19:25,864
[ominous dramatic music]
1665
01:19:25,888 --> 01:19:27,888
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