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(lifting music)
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(glass shattering)
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(dramatic music)
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(friend chattering)
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(thunder crackling)
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- [Friend] Hello.
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(friend speaks indistinctly)
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Judy?
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- What I'm imagining is the
facts that I've just stated
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becoming generally known, so
that people know that out there
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is a million other civilizations,
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they all look fabulously ugly
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and they're all a lot smarter than us.
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That seems to me, useful and a
character building experience
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for mankind.
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- [Witness] I'm not talk.
I'm not, how do I say it?
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I've always known I'm not
supposed to be talking.
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(thunder crackling)
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(chilling music)
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And I saw 'em. I mean,
you couldn't miss them.
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- [Witness] If anything,
they're more curious about us
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as we are about them.
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(onlookers chattering)
(chilling music)
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- [Witness] They wanted to
borrow the (speaks indistinctly)
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- [Witness] What has happened to us?
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They were in a formation
and everything (indistinct)
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the flashing light.
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I couldn't tell the
shape of whatever it was.
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- [Reporter] People are reporting,
seeing lights in the sky.
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- [OTC] (speaks indistinctly)
OTC, air ground one.
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(speaks indistinctly)
OTC, air to ground one.
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- [Narrator] Are we the real
visitors of this planet?
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- [PLT] OTC, this is the
PLT on air ground one.
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How do you read?
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- [OTC] I copy loud and clear PLT.
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- [Narrator] Is this truly
our place in the cosmos?
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Many people, including myself,
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tend to find ourselves
spending countless hours
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looking up at the night
sky, using telescopes
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and other ocular devices,
staring at the distant future
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and past, waiting for the cosmos
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to communicate with us.
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When looking up at the night sky,
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the distant future and past coexist.
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The answers we're seeking
are right above our heads.
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Every star that you see could be the home
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of a distant civilization
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and they may or may not know about us.
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They may already be here.
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A moment in time is on the horizon,
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where everyone will learn we're not alone,
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not only in our solar system
and in other galaxies,
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but right here on this planet.
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- It is not okay to talk
about life elsewhere
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or intelligent life else were,
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whereas a decade or two
ago, it wasn't okay.
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It was considered too
speculative to be worth
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the investment of time,
except the number of stars
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in our galaxy alone is
so staggeringly large
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to the order of 10 to the 11 or more,
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the probability of stars
having planetary systems
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is so high, we think perhaps have,
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the probability that
those planetary systems
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might be comparable with our own
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and that the stars have
some kind of an echo sphere
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or sphere in which the
radiation is suitable for life,
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that it's not too hot, not too cold,
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meeting the other criteria
seems so reasonable.
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These bits of information
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that come from astronomy primarily,
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and then we join with the biochemists.
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You tell us about the probable evolution
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of life here on earth,
the kinds of elements
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that are necessary for it, DNA molecules,
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amino acids, and the like.
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Amino acids, which have now
been found in meteorites
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that we have now found
interstellar molecules
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floating out in the space between stars,
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so that you know the materials
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for a carbon based life exist,
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we know that many of the building blocks
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of life in our own solar
system exist off of our planet.
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If you put these kinds of
probabilities together,
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begins to lead to the sorts of conclusions
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that we started with
as an initial premise,
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and which apparently no one
on the panel has disagreed,
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and that is that life
must exist in the universe
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and it must exist quite abundantly.
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(sinister music)
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(OTC speaks indistinctly)
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- [Narrator] Attempts to communicate
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with extraterrestrial
civilizations is a fascinating
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and ongoing aspect of humanity's
exploration of the cosmos.
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- [PLT] OTC, this is the
PLT on air ground one.
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How do you read.
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- [OTC] I copy loud and clear, PLC.
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(PLT speaks indistinctly)
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(OTC speaks indistinctly)
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- [PLT] Beautifully.
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- [Narrator] Throughout history,
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humans have pondered the possibility
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of other intelligent beings beyond earth.
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- [Reporter] A Viking
spacecraft is being readied
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to land on Mars, carrying an
automated chemical laboratory
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to sample Martian soil for life forms.
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The discovery of just
one bacteria on Mars.
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- [Narrator] It wasn't
until the 20th century
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that scientific efforts
to actively search for
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and communicate with
extraterrestrial civilizations began.
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- [Reporter] The solar system,
Mariner 9 arrived in Mars
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equipped to go into
orbit, stay for a while,
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a good thing too.
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- [Narrator] In 1960,
Astronomer Frank Drake
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who created the Drake Equation
conducted Project Ozma
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the first modern scientific attempt
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to detect extraterrestrial radio signals.
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Using a radio telescope,
he'd listen for signals
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from two nearby sun-like stars.
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Although no signals were found,
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the project set the stage
for future endeavors.
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The idea to send out
a message in the space
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was proposed by Carl Sagan,
an American astrophysicist
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and cosmologist.
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Around the same time that
NASA was finalizing its plans
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on the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions,
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NASA agreed to the
suggestion and it was decided
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that the imminent pioneer missions
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would be used for this experiment.
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Frank Drake, in collaboration
with Sagan and others,
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began constructing the
first three messages
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that humans would send to be read
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and interpreted by extraterrestrial life.
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How do you communicate
with the civilization
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that probably doesn't
have the same concept
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of language as us?
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That language is science.
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The first communications
were sent out as plaques
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with inscriptions depicting
the basic features
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of life on earth.
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- [Reporter] Flying by Jupiter,
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Pioneer 10 confirmed estimates
that within its atmosphere
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are combinations of gases similar to those
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in which life originated on earth.
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While a second pioneer is being
aimed to curve past Jupiter
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and fly by Saturn,
Earth-based measurements
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show that a moon of Saturn,
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nearly the size of the planet Mercury
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contains an atmosphere,
water, and surprising worms.
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- [Narrator] The pioneer
plaques are a pair of gold
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anodized aluminum that were
affixed to the outer halls
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of the Pioneer 10 and
Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
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These plaques were designed
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as interstellar messages
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intended to convey information about earth
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and humanity to any
extraterrestrial civilizations
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that might encounter the pioneer probes
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as they journey through the cosmos.
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They were designed to serve as a form
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of a cosmic time capsule,
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representing humanity's achievements
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and providing a snapshot of our species
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and our place in the universe,
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which were being sent
past the asteroid belt
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and beyond our solar system.
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One day to be found and read.
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The pioneer plaques feature
several key elements.
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This diagram represents
the hyper fine transition
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of neutral hydrogen, which
serves as a universal standard
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of time and space.
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It depicts the position of our sun
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and 14 pulsars serving as a
map to pinpoint the origin
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of the message within
the Milky way galaxy.
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The plaques included a pulsar
map pinpointing the location
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of our solar system, a
depiction of the position
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of earth in our solar system,
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our concept of unit length explained
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through the simple diagram of an atom,
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an image of a man and
a woman are displayed
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intended to be representative
of the human species.
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The figures are depicted
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in front of the hyper
fine transition diagram,
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providing a sense of scale.
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This graphic portrays the trajectory
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of the pioneer spacecraft
as well as the orbit
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of the planets in our solar system.
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The trajectory lines indicate
the path of Pioneer 10
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and Pioneer 11, relative
to the sun and the planets.
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The Pioneer plaques were launched
aboard Pioneer 10 in 1972
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and Pioneer 11 in 1973,
embarking on missions
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to explore the outer
regions of the solar system.
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While their primary scientific objectives
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were to study Jupiter and Saturn,
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the plaques presented a unique
opportunity to send a message
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that could potentially be
encountered by intelligent beings
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beyond our solar system.
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The launch of the pioneer probes
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and their interstellar messages
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marked a significant milestone
in humanity's efforts
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to communicate with hypothetical
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extraterrestrial civilizations.
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The plaques represented
a profound expression
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of scientific and cultural outreach,
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symbolizing our curiosity about the cosmos
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and our desire to connect with
other intelligent life forms,
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even in the vastness
of interstellar space.
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- The difference between
the spacecrafts of NASA
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and the lurid flying
sorcery of that old radio
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war of the worlds is the
difference between science
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and science fiction, and
yes, between war and peace,
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it's our own world, which is turned out
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to be the interplanetary visitor.
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We're the ones who were moving out there
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not with death raise, but with camps,
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not to conquer, but simply to learn.
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We are in fact behaving
ourselves far better out there
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than we ever have back here
at home on our own planet.
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- [Narrator] On November
16th, 1974, a ceremony held
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at the Arecibo Observatory
radio telescope in Puerto Rico
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to make the remodeling of
the newly upgraded telescope.
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An idea was born where we tried
to communicate with aliens.
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The Arecibo message of
1974, as mentioned earlier,
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was a highly publicized attempt
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to send a deliberate
interstellar radio message
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to Messier 13.
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It was a binary encoded transmission
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that conveyed basic
information about humanity,
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earth's position in the solar system
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and the Arecibo observatory itself.
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It was not constructed
as a physical message
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sent with a probe, but
instead was a broadcast
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via frequency, modulated radio waves
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from the Arecibo radio telescope.
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During its remodeling ceremony,
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the message aimed at a
star cluster called M13,
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part of the Hercules constellation,
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some 21,000 light years away.
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Oddly enough, the M13 cluster was chosen
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for no particular reason,
except that it was a large
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and close collection of stars
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that was available in the sky
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at the time and place of the ceremony.
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The Arecibo message was a symbolic attempt
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to communicate with potential
extraterrestrial civilizations
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and contained information about
human DNA, the solar system
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and the Arecibo telescope itself.
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The message was transmitted in binary code
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and included 1,679 pulses
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that represented a simple graphical image.
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The message was a unique experiment
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in interstellar communication
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and sparked widespread interest
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in the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence.
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If an extra terrestrial
civilization received the message,
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will they even be able to understand it?
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We've made the assumption
that they can understand it,
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since they are an intelligent species
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capable of space travel and communication.
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The third message that was sent
out was an interesting one.
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- [Commentator] We have
ignition and we have lift off.
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We have lift off from the Titan center
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carrying the first of
two voyager space crafts
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to extend mans senses
further into the solar system
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than ever before.
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- [Narrator] Known officially
as the Voyager Golden Records,
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our phonograph records that were placed
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aboard the Voyager one and two spacecraft,
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these records were intended
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to provide information about humanity
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and earth to extraterrestrial beings
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who might encounter the
spacecraft in the distant future.
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The primary objective of
the Voyager Golden Records
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was to create a message
that could potentially
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be understood by intelligent
extraterrestrial life forms.
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The records were designed
as a time capsule,
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containing a snapshot of life and culture
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on earth in the seventies.
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The records contain a diverse
selection of sounds and images
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that were chosen to represent
the diversity of life
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and culture on earth.
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The content includes
greetings in 55 languages,
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27 pieces of music from around the world,
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natural sounds of earth such
as waves, wind and animals,
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and 116 images that depict
various aspects of life on earth.
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- [Child] Hello, from the
children of planet Earth.
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- [Narrator] I heard a
very fascinating story
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from someone who knew a lot of people,
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the type of person that
could just pick up a phone,
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make a phone call and
whatever the issue was,
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it will solve the following day.
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This story came from somebody
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that I am certain was connected
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and knew President Jimmy Carter,
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and it involved the golden records
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and some of the sounds that
were placed on those records,
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and the story goes, when
President Carter got in office
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and then at the time, Director
of Central Intelligence,
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George HW Bush was on his way out,
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President Carter asked about
information involving UFOs
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and the Central Intelligence
Agency to provide
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that information and
that request was denied.
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Jimmy Carter then gets
a surprising response
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from George Bush Sr, and that response
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is in the form of audio
recording that place in 1877
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on the property of Thomas Edison.
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He was working on this
invention that we now know
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as the phonograph, and it's been known
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that the first recording
and playback of sound
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was Mary had a Little Lamb,
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and I was told that, that is not true.
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The first recording,
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knowing that the device
was really working,
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took place one evening when
Thomas Edison heard a loud crash
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on his property and he
went to go investigate
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and upon doing so, he came
across a disk shaped object
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that made contact with a shed
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or back storage on his property.
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The phonograph was actually
recording the sounds
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of the UFO crash.
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This person told me that those sounds
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were placed on the golden records
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and those sounds were launched into space
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letting whoever know that
was gonna be on the other end
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of that message, this event
took place here on Earth
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and this is how you can find us.
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(satellite static)
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(spacecraft humming)
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(spacecraft continues humming)
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The selection of content
for the Golden Record
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was overseen by a committee
chaired by Carl Sagan.
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The committee aimed to
encapsulate the riches
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and diversity of human
experience and culture,
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as well as the natural world.
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In a form that could
potentially be understood
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by extraterrestrial beings.
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The information on the
golden record is encoded
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in analog form on two sides
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of a 12 inch gold-plated copper disc.
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The content is in audio,
visual and symbolic form
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with instructions on how
to access and interpret
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the information provided.
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The Voyager one and two
spacecraft each carrying a copy
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of the Golden Record
were launched in 1977.
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Voyager one is now the farthest
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human manmade object from earth
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and has crossed into interstellar space
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carrying the golden record
as a kind of message
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from humanity traveling
through the cosmos.
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The creation and inclusion
of the Golden Records
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on the Voyager spacecraft
symbolize humanity's curiosity,
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creativity, and desire to
reach out to the unknown.
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The records serve as a testament
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to the human spirit of exploration
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and the quest to understand
our place in the universe.
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The Voyager Golden Records
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represent an extraordinary attempt
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to communicate a universal
message of goodwill and curiosity
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to any potential
extraterrestrial civilizations.
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They continue to inspire
wonder, contemplation,
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and discussion about
our place in the cosmos
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and the possibility of contact
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with other intelligent beings.
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- The most optimistic
estimates in the view of many
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about the number of civilizations
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that there might be in the galaxy
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is of the order of a million,
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which means that one in a
few hundred thousand stars
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has such a civilization.
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- Now that would mean
a billions such places
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just in our own galaxy
that might contain life.
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- As I believe there's a
society of these groups,
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not just one, there
are probably very many.
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There's only one, we have
no hope of finding 'em.
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There are probably thousands,
maybe as many as a million.
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They probably already
have had a long history
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of this same experience
of finding new ones
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and bringing 'em into the network,
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and I would imagine an
advanced civilization
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wanted to talk to us.
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They would say, "Oh, well look,
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those guys must be extremely backwards"
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to go into some ancient museum
and pull out one of those,
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what are they call radio
telescopes and beam it at them.
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- In 1970 a study in the feasibility
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for picking up interstellar communication
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was made in California
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by a number of radio scientists there,
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as well as astronomers and others,
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it's called Project Cyclops.
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The outcome of that study was that
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the United States had
the technical capability
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of building a large radio
array, which would be able
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to scan the heavens with
fairly great resolution
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and power sensitivity out to
a distance of many hundreds
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or possibly thousands of light years
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and with a very distinct
possibility of picking up a signal
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if it were there.
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Our present technology is
able to detect ourselves
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anywhere in this galaxy of
about 250 billion stars.
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- In 1976, we're gonna
be able to explore a Mars
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for perhaps, not so humble microorganisms.
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Before and after that, we'll
be searching the planets
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and the galaxies for clues
403
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to fill in the new
patterns we're discovering.
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The evolution of evolutions
that is produced us
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and the possible millions
of other civilizations.
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- It is conceivable that
a spherical ship will land
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in front of the Washington Monument,
408
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and a figure with four antennas
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and otherwise looking like the
professional football player
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will walk out
(attendees laughing)
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and demand to see our leader,
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but I hope very much that
the universe of circumstance
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is wider than the rather
shoddy imaginations
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of science fiction writers
for 30 or 40 years,
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and I'm pretty convinced it is.
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We've not found their guidance so great,
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in any but the most modest activities
418
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like going to the moon,
which was not very much.
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(attendees laughing)
420
00:26:18,923 --> 00:26:21,590
(ominous music)
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- [Narrator] There are
beings that have been here
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long before humans, and
over time, in our time,
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we've learned to replicate the
technology that we've seen.
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(gentle music)
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That's one thing about humans.
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If we see technology that
we're unfamiliar with,
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00:26:50,010 --> 00:26:51,333
we're gonna figure it out.
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Throughout history, our ancestors
have found creative ways
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to show our cultural expressions
430
00:27:03,510 --> 00:27:05,373
to those who inhabit the skies.
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00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,230
The Nazca lines are a great example
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of how the human mind
mixed with the resources
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00:27:13,890 --> 00:27:17,160
that are available can create deliberate
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00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:20,880
and meaningful expressions
through art and images
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00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:22,323
that last centuries.
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Shortly after the Arecibo
message, the Pioneer Plaques
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and the launch of the Golden Records
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elaborate and deliberate signs
of communication and contact,
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some even in the forms of response,
440
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began to pop up in different
places of the world,
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in open fields and places of vast space.
442
00:27:47,850 --> 00:27:51,570
Is it possible that crop
circles are a response
443
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to the Arecibo message,
the Pioneer Plaques,
444
00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,993
or most importantly, the Golden Records?
445
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Crop circles are large,
often intricate patterns
446
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that appear in fields
of crops, usually wheat,
447
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barley, or maize.
448
00:28:10,710 --> 00:28:13,770
The patterns are created
when the crop is flattened
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in a particular design,
450
00:28:16,140 --> 00:28:17,370
and they have been the subject
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00:28:17,370 --> 00:28:19,263
of much speculation and intrigue.
452
00:28:21,420 --> 00:28:25,803
Crop circles typically appear
suddenly and often overnight.
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The crops are bent and
flattened in a circular
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or geometric pattern,
creating intricate designs
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that are visible from the air.
456
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Many exhibit highly complex
457
00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,340
and precise geometric patterns,
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often involving intricate
symmetrical designs
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00:28:44,310 --> 00:28:46,293
and mathematical relationships.
460
00:28:47,220 --> 00:28:49,863
Some crop circles are simple circles,
461
00:28:50,820 --> 00:28:53,250
while others are elaborate designs
462
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with multiple concentric rings.
463
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Reports of crop circles date
back to the late 17th century,
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but they gained widespread
public attention
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in the late 20th century.
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The phenomena became associated
with mysterious origins
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00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:13,653
leading to various theories
about their creation.
468
00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:17,310
Numerous theories have been proposed
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to explain the formation of crop circles.
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They range from natural phenomena
471
00:29:24,060 --> 00:29:27,630
such as whirlwinds and ball
lightning to the actions
472
00:29:27,630 --> 00:29:31,890
of hoaxers using simple
tools or advanced technology
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00:29:31,890 --> 00:29:33,393
to create the patterns.
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Crop circles have captured
the public imagination,
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leading to a widespread interest
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in their meaning and origins.
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They have inspired artistic
and cultural interpretations,
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as well as scientific
investigations into their formation
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00:29:50,205 --> 00:29:53,553
and symbolic significance.
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Researchers have conducted studies
481
00:29:56,190 --> 00:29:59,640
to investigate the physical
and biological effects
482
00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,490
of crop circles, including changes
483
00:30:02,490 --> 00:30:04,743
in the effected crops and soils.
484
00:30:06,090 --> 00:30:09,420
Some studies have explored
the potential role
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00:30:09,420 --> 00:30:14,370
of microwave energy, plasma
and other natural phenomena
486
00:30:14,370 --> 00:30:16,443
in the creation of certain patterns.
487
00:30:18,540 --> 00:30:21,120
While some crop circles
are considered genuine,
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unexplained phenomena,
many have been revealed
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as elaborate hoax,
created by human artists
490
00:30:28,410 --> 00:30:29,763
using simple tools.
491
00:30:30,870 --> 00:30:34,740
However, the intricate and precise nature
492
00:30:34,740 --> 00:30:37,050
of some crop circles continue to challenge
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00:30:37,050 --> 00:30:39,420
conventional explanations.
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Crop circles remain a
subject of fascination,
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00:30:43,140 --> 00:30:45,063
debate, and mystery.
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They have sparked creative
expressions in art, literature
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00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:54,960
and media, while also
prompting scientific inquiry
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00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:59,133
into the forces that may be
responsible for their creation.
499
00:31:01,140 --> 00:31:03,990
The enduring allure of crop circles
500
00:31:03,990 --> 00:31:06,660
lies in their enigmatic appearance
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00:31:06,660 --> 00:31:09,360
and the questions they
raise about the boundaries
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00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:12,960
between human creativity,
natural phenomena,
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00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,403
and the unknown.
504
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,537
The Arecibo answer, it appeared in 2001
505
00:31:47,732 --> 00:31:50,490
near the Chilbolton Radio
telescope in Hampshire
506
00:31:50,490 --> 00:31:51,633
in the United Kingdom.
507
00:31:53,070 --> 00:31:56,970
The response on the other
hand, was a crafty form
508
00:31:56,970 --> 00:31:59,670
of a reply to the original message
509
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that was transmitted in the direction
510
00:32:01,860 --> 00:32:04,080
of the star cluster, M13,
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00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,700
which is located approximately
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00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:08,313
25,000 light years away from Earth.
513
00:32:10,590 --> 00:32:13,560
The Arecibo response
message was in the form
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of a crop circle with
binary encoded depiction
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00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:22,350
of an unknown species,
scientific and cultural knowledge
516
00:32:22,350 --> 00:32:26,520
supposedly transmitted
from space to earth.
517
00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,253
In the attempt to show that
our message was received.
518
00:32:31,170 --> 00:32:33,120
Despite the fact that some crop circles
519
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:34,503
are known to be hoaxes,
520
00:32:36,660 --> 00:32:40,380
the general public believes
that this is key evidence
521
00:32:40,380 --> 00:32:42,990
of extraterrestrial presence on earth
522
00:32:42,990 --> 00:32:45,120
and that this is undeniable proof
523
00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,193
that aliens have contacted us.
524
00:32:48,150 --> 00:32:52,320
The 2001 response message
was designed to showcase
525
00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,480
updated scientific understanding
526
00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,670
and technological advancements
527
00:32:56,670 --> 00:32:58,473
since the original transmission.
528
00:32:59,580 --> 00:33:03,210
It included information
about the structure of DNA,
529
00:33:03,210 --> 00:33:06,390
the population of beings near human form
530
00:33:06,390 --> 00:33:09,933
and various elements of
their system and biology.
531
00:33:10,860 --> 00:33:13,680
While the Arecibo response was a symbolic
532
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,130
and thought provoking endeavor,
it should be noted that
533
00:33:17,130 --> 00:33:20,610
the likelihood of the message
being received and decipher
534
00:33:20,610 --> 00:33:24,750
by any extraterrestrial
intelligence remains exceedingly low
535
00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:27,510
due to the vast distances involved
536
00:33:27,510 --> 00:33:30,273
and the limitations of
interstellar communication.
537
00:33:31,830 --> 00:33:35,490
The concept of sending
deliberate messages into space,
538
00:33:35,490 --> 00:33:39,390
including the Arecibo
transmission and its response
539
00:33:39,390 --> 00:33:42,630
reflects human's enduring fascination
540
00:33:42,630 --> 00:33:44,850
with the possibility of contact
541
00:33:44,850 --> 00:33:47,400
of extraterrestrial civilizations
542
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,970
and our efforts to engage in
interstellar communication.
543
00:33:50,970 --> 00:33:53,513
- First, the people beaming the message
544
00:33:53,513 --> 00:33:55,920
will be incredibly alien,
545
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,510
even if their biochemistry resembles
546
00:33:57,510 --> 00:33:59,070
the biochemistry Professor Wall teaches,
547
00:33:59,070 --> 00:34:01,133
it will not be all that close, you know.
548
00:34:01,133 --> 00:34:04,347
It will have enzymes,
but it will be, the LR,
549
00:34:04,347 --> 00:34:06,240
the LD situation will be quite different,
550
00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,010
and I don't know what
chains of enzyme systems
551
00:34:08,010 --> 00:34:08,843
they will have at all,
552
00:34:08,843 --> 00:34:10,830
and you couldn't eat
their food very likely,
553
00:34:10,830 --> 00:34:12,360
even though the same biochemistry
554
00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:13,830
anymore, we eat the food of a mushroom,
555
00:34:13,830 --> 00:34:15,897
it's very difficult to eat that.
556
00:34:15,897 --> 00:34:18,476
(attendees laughing)
557
00:34:18,476 --> 00:34:19,309
But the,
558
00:34:21,540 --> 00:34:23,250
so I think first of all,
559
00:34:23,250 --> 00:34:27,330
there'll be two great phases
of this eventual time,
560
00:34:27,330 --> 00:34:31,140
which I think will come in
10 years or a hundred years,
561
00:34:31,140 --> 00:34:33,360
or I don't know, maybe longer,
562
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,780
when some satisfactory
radio telescope work
563
00:34:36,780 --> 00:34:40,780
or something similar will
acquire evidence of the
564
00:34:42,870 --> 00:34:45,453
deliberate beaming of a message,
565
00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,203
protracted message out into space.
566
00:34:50,250 --> 00:34:52,410
So I think that will
be easy and of course,
567
00:34:52,410 --> 00:34:53,880
extraordinarily important.
568
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,310
You will know very little
of what that message says,
569
00:34:56,310 --> 00:34:57,900
say that it exists,
570
00:34:57,900 --> 00:35:00,600
and maybe some general
geographic information
571
00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:04,120
from how far away it's coming,
what kind of a star, where
572
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,640
and then I think that you'll have,
573
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,880
pouring into the recorders,
pouring into the recorders,
574
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,720
week after week, month after
month, decade after decade,
575
00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:18,450
an enormous body of obviously interesting
576
00:35:18,450 --> 00:35:20,460
and meaningful pulses
577
00:35:20,460 --> 00:35:24,180
and you'll be able to read
them slowly and fitfully,
578
00:35:24,180 --> 00:35:27,690
because they will not be coded,
but they'll be anti-coded.
579
00:35:27,690 --> 00:35:29,430
That's to say the people who design them,
580
00:35:29,430 --> 00:35:31,830
the beings who design them will
have thought very carefully
581
00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:34,590
how to make the maximum
number of mathematical clues
582
00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:36,210
the best way to single out the meaning
583
00:35:36,210 --> 00:35:37,360
will be made available.
584
00:35:38,490 --> 00:35:41,550
I think the most important
thing it will bring to us,
585
00:35:41,550 --> 00:35:45,690
if we can finally understand
it will be a description
586
00:35:45,690 --> 00:35:50,100
if it exists at all of how a beings
587
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:52,080
disposing of great technology
588
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,780
were able to fashion a world
in which they could live
589
00:35:54,780 --> 00:35:59,780
and persevere and maintain
something of worth and beauty
590
00:36:00,780 --> 00:36:02,080
for a long period of time.
591
00:36:03,450 --> 00:36:05,130
- [Narrator] When it comes
to receiving the messages
592
00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:08,040
from the cosmos and contact,
593
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,380
there's a system of classifications
594
00:36:10,380 --> 00:36:12,120
that have already been put in place
595
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:13,533
for those to understand.
596
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,730
There are different types of
contact that one can experience
597
00:36:17,730 --> 00:36:20,080
and you don't have to
experience them in order.
598
00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:25,263
The common thing about
UFO sightings is light.
599
00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:28,713
Almost all sightings start with light.
600
00:36:37,590 --> 00:36:40,050
A close encounter of the first kind
601
00:36:40,050 --> 00:36:43,620
as defined by J. Allen
Hynek's classification
602
00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:47,460
refers to the sighting of an
unidentified flying object
603
00:36:47,460 --> 00:36:48,633
at close range.
604
00:36:52,230 --> 00:36:54,783
This classification was
introduced by Hynek,
605
00:36:55,620 --> 00:36:58,830
an astronomer and ufologist
606
00:36:58,830 --> 00:37:00,540
to categorize the different types
607
00:37:00,540 --> 00:37:04,500
of UFO encounters based on the proximity
608
00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:07,203
and observable
characteristics of the object.
609
00:37:08,490 --> 00:37:10,920
In a close encounter of the first kind,
610
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:15,783
a witness report seeing a
UFO within 500 feet or less,
611
00:37:16,830 --> 00:37:19,650
- If you can put your hat on
612
00:37:19,650 --> 00:37:21,730
as that 15-year-old young man.
613
00:37:21,730 --> 00:37:23,880
- Okay.
- And I,
614
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,130
I definitely wanna hear what you saw,
615
00:37:26,130 --> 00:37:28,323
but how did it make you feel?
616
00:37:29,490 --> 00:37:34,490
- So based off, of the Close
Encounters classification,
617
00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:38,160
this would be like a close encounter
618
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,980
of the first and second kind.
619
00:37:40,980 --> 00:37:45,980
Now you don't have to
experience them in an order,
620
00:37:46,170 --> 00:37:48,870
you know, you could, you
know, experience abduction,
621
00:37:48,870 --> 00:37:52,080
contact, get messages,
see something, see a body.
622
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,420
Nobody reported seeing any, you know,
623
00:37:54,420 --> 00:37:56,370
physical bodies or anything like that.
624
00:37:56,370 --> 00:37:59,460
So that excludes contact
of the third kind,
625
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:01,290
but when it comes to
contact of the first kind
626
00:38:01,290 --> 00:38:05,370
and the second kind, there were
definitely physical effects
627
00:38:05,370 --> 00:38:07,440
when it comes to me as a 15-year-old boy,
628
00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:09,150
you know, I'm thinking about girls,
629
00:38:09,150 --> 00:38:10,680
I'm making money, you know what I mean?
630
00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:15,680
I'm living my life, but we saw
it, when I originally saw it,
631
00:38:16,530 --> 00:38:19,410
I was on the red line bus
coming out of the airport
632
00:38:19,410 --> 00:38:22,050
and heading into downtown.
633
00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:26,340
I noticed it, what was strange
to me, that flight path
634
00:38:26,340 --> 00:38:28,740
and I saw two lights originally,
635
00:38:28,740 --> 00:38:31,440
and these lights, they kind
of looked like helicopters,
636
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,240
but to me that was off
637
00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:35,640
because it had to be a serious emergency
638
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:36,960
because you're in the flight path.
639
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:37,793
- Thank you,
640
00:38:37,793 --> 00:38:38,760
I was just gonna go there.
- Yeah,
641
00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:40,467
- Yeah.
- You're not allowed to be-
642
00:38:40,467 --> 00:38:42,360
- At all. It has to be.
- Even a police officer.
643
00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,040
Even police helicopters can't go over.
644
00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,110
- Exactly, so it would
have to be something
645
00:38:46,110 --> 00:38:48,060
like the industrial park down there,
646
00:38:48,060 --> 00:38:52,380
something was on fire or it
had to be pretty serious,
647
00:38:52,380 --> 00:38:54,840
but then, you know, within
seconds, I was like,
648
00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:55,920
those aren't helicopters,
649
00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,590
because, you know, the
helicopters have the wobble,
650
00:38:58,590 --> 00:39:00,660
the movement, you know, it just,
651
00:39:00,660 --> 00:39:03,660
they weren't helicopters, I
could definitely tell that.
652
00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:06,360
So then we went over the
bridge, the old Amtrak bridge,
653
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:07,560
and then I think it's Washington
654
00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:11,100
where we made the left and
then, you know, we shifted,
655
00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:14,610
but we all got off the bus and watching it
656
00:39:14,610 --> 00:39:16,860
as a young teenager, it was crazy
657
00:39:16,860 --> 00:39:20,520
because I was in this
awe like, wow, you know,
658
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:23,580
looking at these lights, they
were like a whitish bluish,
659
00:39:23,580 --> 00:39:26,433
I would say the distance
in between each light,
660
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,410
maybe a hundred, 150 feet.
661
00:39:31,410 --> 00:39:32,490
- Okay.
- And we're talking about
662
00:39:32,490 --> 00:39:35,130
in the air, now the
thing about where I was,
663
00:39:35,130 --> 00:39:39,450
it was probably two 50 to
350 feet off of the ground.
664
00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:43,230
It was low and, you know,
I have 2015 eyesight.
665
00:39:43,230 --> 00:39:47,760
So this is what made me
now as a investigator,
666
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:51,390
made me look at, you know,
the quality of eyesight,
667
00:39:51,390 --> 00:39:55,710
because not everybody
has 2020, let alone 2015.
668
00:39:55,710 --> 00:39:59,857
So what I saw was, it's almost like,
669
00:39:59,857 --> 00:40:01,080
you know, like this water bottle,
670
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,360
if you hold the water
bottle up to this light
671
00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,760
and you can see the light
through the water bottle,
672
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:09,870
but you, there's the
distortion of everything,
673
00:40:09,870 --> 00:40:10,703
you know what I mean?
674
00:40:10,703 --> 00:40:12,450
- Absolutely.
- So, you know,
675
00:40:12,450 --> 00:40:17,160
looking at that and it was
just definitely something that,
676
00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:19,920
you know, I hadn't seen
ever and I'm, you know,
677
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:23,070
we're talking about, we're
of the age where we had,
678
00:40:23,070 --> 00:40:25,650
you know, GI Joe, we knew about the SR71.
679
00:40:25,650 --> 00:40:27,450
We knew about these secret programs,
680
00:40:27,450 --> 00:40:31,170
and those were used to,
as motivation to get us
681
00:40:31,170 --> 00:40:34,170
to join armed forces and,
you know, police and military
682
00:40:34,170 --> 00:40:36,360
and things like that,
but now it, you know,
683
00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:39,510
it's kind of hidden from,
you know, today's generation,
684
00:40:39,510 --> 00:40:42,618
but the moment it was gone
and we got on the bus,
685
00:40:42,618 --> 00:40:44,918
(snaps fingers)
I forgot about it that quick.
686
00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:48,510
- These encounters are significant
687
00:40:48,510 --> 00:40:51,480
because they involve direct visual contact
688
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:53,920
with an unidentified aerial phenomenon
689
00:40:54,810 --> 00:40:57,060
and the detailed nature of the reports
690
00:40:57,060 --> 00:40:59,160
can offer valuable data
691
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:01,773
for the investigation and analysis.
692
00:41:06,990 --> 00:41:09,360
Close encounters of the first kind
693
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:13,140
have been documented in
numerous UFO sighting reports,
694
00:41:13,140 --> 00:41:15,120
contributing to the ongoing study
695
00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:17,940
of unidentified aerial phenomena
696
00:41:17,940 --> 00:41:20,640
and their potential implications.
697
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,180
The concept of close encounters
has become deeply ingrained
698
00:41:24,180 --> 00:41:26,790
in popular culture, thanks in part
699
00:41:26,790 --> 00:41:31,023
to its portrayal in movies,
TV shows and literature.
700
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,620
The enduring fascination
with the possibility
701
00:41:34,620 --> 00:41:38,010
of close encounters and
the mysteries of the cosmos
702
00:41:38,010 --> 00:41:40,770
continue to captivate audiences
703
00:41:40,770 --> 00:41:43,203
and stimulate interest in the unexplained.
704
00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:52,650
Close Encounters of the second
kind involve physical effects
705
00:41:52,650 --> 00:41:55,687
or evidence that is attributed
to the presence of a UFO.
706
00:42:04,050 --> 00:42:06,060
This can include things like interference
707
00:42:06,060 --> 00:42:10,293
with electrical devices,
damage to the environment,
708
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:14,703
or psychological effects
on witnesses or animals.
709
00:42:15,540 --> 00:42:17,550
Examples of physical evidence
710
00:42:17,550 --> 00:42:20,970
associated with close
encounters of the second kind
711
00:42:20,970 --> 00:42:24,420
include impressions in the ground, burns,
712
00:42:24,420 --> 00:42:28,263
or radiation effects
and magnetic anomalies.
713
00:42:30,030 --> 00:42:33,240
These encounters are often more compelling
714
00:42:33,240 --> 00:42:36,750
than simple sightings because
they leave tangible traces
715
00:42:36,750 --> 00:42:38,823
that can be investigated and studied.
716
00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:42,990
When it comes to close
encounters of the second kind,
717
00:42:42,990 --> 00:42:45,483
we'll use an incident
that I was a part of.
718
00:42:47,190 --> 00:42:50,430
It is now known as the infamous
black mountain incident
719
00:42:50,430 --> 00:42:52,740
that took place during the summer of 2015.
720
00:42:53,660 --> 00:42:55,710
- [Announcer] Okay, riders, random start.
721
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,070
Rider ready? Watch the gate.
722
00:43:00,023 --> 00:43:01,669
(alarm beeping)
(gate clanging)
723
00:43:01,669 --> 00:43:05,265
- Luna, Leakey, Thron,
(speaks indistinctly)
724
00:43:05,265 --> 00:43:08,410
On the outside, Hurricane Hannah
getting the job done here,
725
00:43:08,410 --> 00:43:11,070
Thron on the two spot,
Luna sitting in three.
726
00:43:11,070 --> 00:43:12,690
Getting out of the first turn, we go,
727
00:43:12,690 --> 00:43:15,894
the hurricane throwing
down the storm right now.
728
00:43:15,894 --> 00:43:18,345
- [Attendee] Go Luna!
729
00:43:18,345 --> 00:43:20,438
- Leaky drawn, Luna.
- Okay riders,
730
00:43:20,438 --> 00:43:21,521
random start.
731
00:43:22,950 --> 00:43:24,850
Riders ready, watch the gate.
- Ouch.
732
00:43:25,749 --> 00:43:28,416
(alarm beeping)
733
00:43:30,737 --> 00:43:33,720
- [Narrator] One of the things
that has not been discussed
734
00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:37,047
in previous films is how
this event took place
735
00:43:37,047 --> 00:43:40,383
and the interference that
occurred with my camera.
736
00:43:41,460 --> 00:43:45,003
How I remember it, isn't how
the photos show it happened.
737
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:52,520
What I remember is the BMX
rider giving me the thumbs up,
738
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:54,550
letting me know he was ready
739
00:43:55,410 --> 00:44:00,000
and as a photographer, being
able to shoot BMX perfectly
740
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,980
is all about timing.
741
00:44:01,980 --> 00:44:04,863
It's the type of sport that
involves speed and precision.
742
00:44:06,660 --> 00:44:09,060
The rider's going through
the first straight
743
00:44:09,060 --> 00:44:13,170
comes around this berm, starts
heading in my direction,
744
00:44:13,170 --> 00:44:14,793
and I capture three shots.
745
00:44:16,650 --> 00:44:18,240
As I took the images,
746
00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:21,240
I thought I saw something
fall off the rider,
747
00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:25,650
and because I knew the rider,
I immediately began to go over
748
00:44:25,650 --> 00:44:28,350
to the area that he had just passed
749
00:44:28,350 --> 00:44:30,480
and started looking on
the ground for the object
750
00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:31,713
that fell off of him.
751
00:44:32,940 --> 00:44:35,973
As I go back to my position
of where I was taking photos,
752
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:40,080
I then notice a black military helicopter
753
00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:41,253
flying through the sky,
754
00:44:46,020 --> 00:44:49,323
and I took three pictures
of this helicopter.
755
00:44:53,250 --> 00:44:55,920
That is how I remember it happening,
756
00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:59,310
but these images show something different
757
00:44:59,310 --> 00:45:01,950
and they show a completely different time
758
00:45:01,950 --> 00:45:03,033
in which it happened.
759
00:45:04,290 --> 00:45:06,180
When you look at these photos,
760
00:45:06,180 --> 00:45:10,350
they were taken on a DSLR, a Canon T5i.
761
00:45:10,350 --> 00:45:14,130
When you transfer images
from a digital SD memory card
762
00:45:14,130 --> 00:45:17,670
to a hard drive, there's
a digital footprint,
763
00:45:17,670 --> 00:45:19,680
which includes information like the day
764
00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,560
the photo was uploaded to the hard drive,
765
00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:25,590
the, any dates that it was modified,
766
00:45:25,590 --> 00:45:27,843
that all includes the digital footprint.
767
00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:32,070
Now, the digital footprint of these images
768
00:45:32,070 --> 00:45:34,500
and the order of these images,
769
00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:37,293
does not line up with what I remember.
770
00:45:38,430 --> 00:45:41,580
The digital footprint of these images,
771
00:45:41,580 --> 00:45:45,330
starting with photo one is a plain photo.
772
00:45:45,330 --> 00:45:47,700
The Phoenix sky is completely clear
773
00:45:47,700 --> 00:45:49,710
with a military helicopter
774
00:45:49,710 --> 00:45:51,843
heading from right to left in the image.
775
00:45:53,820 --> 00:45:55,620
This is photo number two,
776
00:45:55,620 --> 00:45:58,140
which is that same military helicopter,
777
00:45:58,140 --> 00:46:01,710
to the left of the photo,
you actually see some clouds.
778
00:46:01,710 --> 00:46:03,753
The direction it's traveling, its south.
779
00:46:06,630 --> 00:46:10,770
The third image is that
same military helicopter.
780
00:46:10,770 --> 00:46:12,720
More clouds come into the image,
781
00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:15,430
traveling in the same
direction, which is south
782
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:19,110
and the digital footprint of these photos
783
00:46:19,110 --> 00:46:23,103
happen prior to the rider
going into the first street.
784
00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:26,670
This image right here proves
785
00:46:26,670 --> 00:46:28,710
that this event taking place
786
00:46:28,710 --> 00:46:32,283
versus how it actually happened
are completely different.
787
00:46:33,570 --> 00:46:34,950
This image is the one
788
00:46:34,950 --> 00:46:38,400
that still makes this a
little unsettling for me,
789
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:41,100
because I do not personally remember
790
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:42,810
taking images of the helicopter
791
00:46:42,810 --> 00:46:45,663
prior to the BMXer going
through the first turn,
792
00:46:46,920 --> 00:46:50,010
but this image proves that I was wrong
793
00:46:50,010 --> 00:46:52,083
and it didn't happen how I remember it,
794
00:46:53,310 --> 00:46:57,690
because this image shows
the military helicopter
795
00:46:57,690 --> 00:47:00,510
in the clouds off in the distance.
796
00:47:00,510 --> 00:47:03,090
When we zoom in on this image,
797
00:47:03,090 --> 00:47:06,180
you see that same exact
military helicopter
798
00:47:06,180 --> 00:47:07,680
headed in the south direction.
799
00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:11,940
The BMXer has to go
through this first turn
800
00:47:11,940 --> 00:47:16,530
before he gets to my position
where I take the next three
801
00:47:16,530 --> 00:47:18,183
and most important images.
802
00:47:21,330 --> 00:47:25,230
This image shows the BMXer, the sunset,
803
00:47:25,230 --> 00:47:27,090
and two people watching him
804
00:47:27,090 --> 00:47:30,027
go through the second street,
in the sky is the UFO,
805
00:47:30,027 --> 00:47:34,440
and it appears to be moving,
but that is in fact not true.
806
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:38,070
It's actually the movement
of myself following the rider
807
00:47:38,070 --> 00:47:39,483
to capture this image.
808
00:47:43,290 --> 00:47:47,460
Now, the second image, which
is the sixth photo in this set,
809
00:47:47,460 --> 00:47:50,670
is perfectly shot and let's keep in mind,
810
00:47:54,330 --> 00:47:58,290
I did not see the UFO prior,
811
00:47:58,290 --> 00:48:00,930
but my camera was in the sky
812
00:48:00,930 --> 00:48:03,330
because I was photographing
the helicopter,
813
00:48:03,330 --> 00:48:08,330
and I don't remember
photographing the helicopter
814
00:48:08,460 --> 00:48:10,650
prior to taking these images.
815
00:48:10,650 --> 00:48:13,350
How I remember this event taking place,
816
00:48:13,350 --> 00:48:17,910
I took the photographs of the
helicopter after this image,
817
00:48:17,910 --> 00:48:19,920
but we're learning that's not true.
818
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:24,240
Looking at this image,
that UFO is in the sky
819
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:28,590
and my camera captured the UFO perfectly,
820
00:48:28,590 --> 00:48:31,800
it's almost like it's focused on the UFO
821
00:48:31,800 --> 00:48:33,513
and not really on the BMXer,
822
00:48:35,580 --> 00:48:40,580
but there it is, clear as
day, sunset, same two people.
823
00:48:41,130 --> 00:48:43,260
It's a much more stable image,
824
00:48:43,260 --> 00:48:45,580
which allowed the UFO to show up perfectly
825
00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,180
and here's the seventh photo in the set,
826
00:48:51,180 --> 00:48:53,830
the third image of the UFO with the BMXer
827
00:48:55,140 --> 00:48:58,254
and this image shows you
that I'm following the BMXer
828
00:48:58,254 --> 00:49:01,233
and the UFO is still showing
stability in the sky,
829
00:49:03,900 --> 00:49:07,743
but I don't remember
it happening like this.
830
00:49:12,090 --> 00:49:14,430
When you put a photo on a hard drive,
831
00:49:14,430 --> 00:49:17,520
that hard drive creates
the digital footprint
832
00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,620
in which the photo was added
833
00:49:19,620 --> 00:49:24,180
and if any modifications
took place during that time,
834
00:49:24,180 --> 00:49:26,850
when you look at the digital
footprint of this image,
835
00:49:26,850 --> 00:49:29,190
it gives you the detailed information,
836
00:49:29,190 --> 00:49:32,940
like what kind of image it is, the size,
837
00:49:32,940 --> 00:49:37,890
where it was placed, how it was
placed, when it was created,
838
00:49:37,890 --> 00:49:42,630
and if it was modified, it'll
give you that same exact time.
839
00:49:42,630 --> 00:49:46,953
This image shows that it was
created on August 8th, 2015
840
00:49:48,720 --> 00:49:50,373
at 12:26 PM.
841
00:49:52,830 --> 00:49:54,850
The time inside the digital footprint
842
00:49:55,800 --> 00:50:00,360
does not match the time that
is shown inside the image.
843
00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:02,820
The color of the clouds indicates
844
00:50:02,820 --> 00:50:04,713
that it's during the sunset hours.
845
00:50:05,640 --> 00:50:09,210
The operational hours
of Black Mountain BMX
846
00:50:09,210 --> 00:50:10,623
aren't until six 30.
847
00:50:12,810 --> 00:50:15,660
The created and modified
date are the same,
848
00:50:15,660 --> 00:50:19,440
meaning there has been no
modifications to this image
849
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:21,960
and when you look at
the digital information,
850
00:50:21,960 --> 00:50:25,560
you can see that there's no
way to modify the created
851
00:50:25,560 --> 00:50:26,913
or modified date.
852
00:50:35,850 --> 00:50:38,160
When we look at the digital footprint
853
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:43,160
of the UFO that is clear,
it shows the same date,
854
00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:45,570
but the time is three minutes prior,
855
00:50:45,570 --> 00:50:48,933
so as this was happening,
time is going backwards.
856
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:03,300
When you look at the digital footprint
857
00:51:03,300 --> 00:51:04,743
of both of these images,
858
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:08,373
there's a four minute difference in time.
859
00:51:09,690 --> 00:51:13,230
It takes less than 30 seconds
to get from the first turn
860
00:51:13,230 --> 00:51:14,580
to the image that I was at.
861
00:51:20,730 --> 00:51:23,310
When it comes to contact
of the second kind,
862
00:51:23,310 --> 00:51:26,973
these two images not only
show digital interference,
863
00:51:29,130 --> 00:51:31,830
but a gap in which four minutes took place
864
00:51:31,830 --> 00:51:34,023
that only requires 30 seconds in time.
865
00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:37,950
The timestamp that's inside
the digital footprint
866
00:51:37,950 --> 00:51:41,430
of these images matches what I remember.
867
00:51:41,430 --> 00:51:45,333
The helicopter didn't
happen until after the UFO,
868
00:51:47,250 --> 00:51:51,640
but the timing and the placement
of each one of these images
869
00:51:52,530 --> 00:51:54,363
tells a completely different story.
870
00:51:56,310 --> 00:51:59,700
The order of these images does not match
871
00:51:59,700 --> 00:52:02,793
how I remember this incident went down.
872
00:52:04,230 --> 00:52:07,920
However, the timestamps of these images
873
00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:10,380
matches how I remember it.
874
00:52:10,380 --> 00:52:14,280
The only thing that's off
is it didn't happen at 12:27
875
00:52:15,216 --> 00:52:20,216
and 12:23 PM, it happened
after the six o'clock hour,
876
00:52:21,420 --> 00:52:25,353
because clearly these images
are during the sunset hours.
877
00:52:35,516 --> 00:52:40,050
- You know, what I know about
UFOs is from Steven Spielberg
878
00:52:40,050 --> 00:52:44,820
and the great film, "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind."
879
00:52:44,820 --> 00:52:46,230
- [Narrator] This classification,
880
00:52:46,230 --> 00:52:49,560
which is the most
significant in Hynek system,
881
00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:53,283
involves observations of
beings associated with a UFO.
882
00:52:54,510 --> 00:52:57,600
The encounter can include
sightings of humanoid
883
00:52:57,600 --> 00:53:01,590
or non humanoid occupants near a UFO
884
00:53:01,590 --> 00:53:03,960
or within the vicinity of a UFO landing.
885
00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:06,741
- [Witness] You know, at
nighttime and I was like,
886
00:53:06,741 --> 00:53:09,360
it looked like there was
like a flashlight in my car
887
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:10,968
and I'm like, what the hell?
888
00:53:10,968 --> 00:53:14,670
I'm like, I'm looking from
this (speaks indistinctly)
889
00:53:14,670 --> 00:53:17,070
Montana was dark, it's
dark, pitch black, you know,
890
00:53:17,070 --> 00:53:19,530
but there was a street light
when I was in the parking lot,
891
00:53:19,530 --> 00:53:21,191
and I was like, what the heck is that?
892
00:53:21,191 --> 00:53:23,730
I was like, somebody's at
my car, robbing my car.
893
00:53:23,730 --> 00:53:25,650
So I started walking
over towards, you know,
894
00:53:25,650 --> 00:53:28,402
like, I'm gonna catch
somebody robbing my car,
895
00:53:28,402 --> 00:53:30,120
and then I'm walking closer,
and then all a sudden
896
00:53:30,120 --> 00:53:32,160
it looks like it came, like the flashlight
897
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:35,077
was pointed at me, and it
came and was pointed at me,
898
00:53:35,077 --> 00:53:37,207
and I was like, wait a
minute, that's like two legs
899
00:53:37,207 --> 00:53:39,810
and I was like, walking
closer, the more closer I got
900
00:53:39,810 --> 00:53:42,573
and a sudden I was like,
that looks like a reflection,
901
00:53:42,573 --> 00:53:45,909
like eyeballs and then
I kept walking to it,
902
00:53:45,909 --> 00:53:46,890
and then I was like,
903
00:53:46,890 --> 00:53:49,260
no, that's not what I think it looks like
904
00:53:49,260 --> 00:53:50,850
and it was a streetlight reflection
905
00:53:50,850 --> 00:53:52,300
off of these big black eyes
906
00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:55,446
and I just kept walking towards it,
907
00:53:55,446 --> 00:53:57,120
like thinking, no, this ain't right.
908
00:53:57,120 --> 00:53:58,890
You know, I'm just seeing some weird thing
909
00:53:58,890 --> 00:54:01,010
because it's dark or
whatever, and whatever,
910
00:54:01,010 --> 00:54:03,410
It was scary because I'm
in the woods, you know?
911
00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:07,322
And then I get walking over there
912
00:54:07,322 --> 00:54:09,150
and I get walking closer to it,
913
00:54:09,150 --> 00:54:10,620
and I'm like, no, this is my imagination,
914
00:54:10,620 --> 00:54:12,210
I dunno what kept me walking towards it
915
00:54:12,210 --> 00:54:14,490
after it was like not going away
916
00:54:14,490 --> 00:54:16,470
and I realized this was real.
917
00:54:16,470 --> 00:54:19,304
I was like, this can't be,
this was, it's not real.
918
00:54:19,304 --> 00:54:20,137
It can't be real.
919
00:54:20,137 --> 00:54:21,878
I kept, so I kept walking towards it
920
00:54:21,878 --> 00:54:24,660
and then next thing you know,
I don't remember anything,
921
00:54:24,660 --> 00:54:27,570
but waking up in a parking
lot in another town
922
00:54:27,570 --> 00:54:31,110
I had never been in, wondering
how I got there with my car,
923
00:54:31,110 --> 00:54:34,123
and I'm just like, I
thought I had picked up
924
00:54:34,123 --> 00:54:36,118
a hitchhiker or something,
I don't know, it was weird.
925
00:54:36,118 --> 00:54:39,180
It was like a, I don't know.
926
00:54:39,180 --> 00:54:42,150
Yeah, it's like a, just like
a time lapse, I guess like,
927
00:54:42,150 --> 00:54:44,337
I remember like, I was
like, man, was I that tired?
928
00:54:44,337 --> 00:54:48,153
And I slept like hypnotized
drive or something,
929
00:54:48,153 --> 00:54:50,817
because I was like, where
the heck am (indistinct)?
930
00:54:51,810 --> 00:54:53,220
And it was like, I was
in a whole another town
931
00:54:53,220 --> 00:54:55,740
called Hamilton in Montana
that I ever even been to
932
00:54:55,740 --> 00:54:58,740
or don't how to get there, and
I had no idea how I got there
933
00:54:59,615 --> 00:55:01,860
and I remember like, I
was dreaming or something,
934
00:55:01,860 --> 00:55:03,860
like I was talking to somebody in my car
935
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:06,450
and I'm like, "Well, I
don't know where to go.
936
00:55:06,450 --> 00:55:08,310
I've never been there"
and I was like talking to,
937
00:55:08,310 --> 00:55:13,310
it's weird and, but
when I walked up to it,
938
00:55:13,740 --> 00:55:15,990
it was like you see like this,
939
00:55:15,990 --> 00:55:17,213
the aliens they showed, you know,
940
00:55:17,213 --> 00:55:20,430
it has a big almond eyes and
stuff, except it had teeth
941
00:55:20,430 --> 00:55:23,220
and it was kind of just
like turning its head at me,
942
00:55:23,220 --> 00:55:24,787
like looking at me like, why's
this guy coming up to me?
943
00:55:24,787 --> 00:55:27,701
As I was all like, this can't be real
944
00:55:27,701 --> 00:55:31,080
and next thing you know,
for the next few days,
945
00:55:31,080 --> 00:55:33,270
I kept having weird things
of, I even lost my memory,
946
00:55:33,270 --> 00:55:35,847
like forgot who I was, like who I was
947
00:55:35,847 --> 00:55:37,440
and I've never had that happen in my life.
948
00:55:37,440 --> 00:55:40,080
I woke up in a parking
lot at some gas station,
949
00:55:40,080 --> 00:55:40,913
I'm like, where am I?
950
00:55:40,913 --> 00:55:42,390
And then I'm like, who am I?
951
00:55:42,390 --> 00:55:45,780
And it took for me like a good
half an hour to 45 minutes,
952
00:55:45,780 --> 00:55:47,460
before everything started
flooding back to me
953
00:55:47,460 --> 00:55:49,830
and that had happened to me several times.
954
00:55:49,830 --> 00:55:51,247
It was pretty weird man.
955
00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:54,780
- [Narrator] Steven Spielberg's
film, "Close Encounters
956
00:55:54,780 --> 00:55:58,380
of the Third Kind" helped
to popularize the idea
957
00:55:58,380 --> 00:56:00,580
of different levels of UFO encounters
958
00:56:01,980 --> 00:56:03,930
and brought attention to Hynek's work
959
00:56:03,930 --> 00:56:05,523
in the field of ufology.
960
00:56:18,270 --> 00:56:22,080
Abduction is a fascinating
and controversial phenomena
961
00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:23,730
that has captured the imagination
962
00:56:23,730 --> 00:56:25,080
of people around the world.
963
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,110
The concept revolves around the idea
964
00:56:28,110 --> 00:56:31,260
that individuals have been
taken against their will
965
00:56:31,260 --> 00:56:35,190
by extraterrestrial
beings known as aliens.
966
00:56:35,190 --> 00:56:38,190
These alleged abductions
often involve claims
967
00:56:38,190 --> 00:56:42,570
of being subjected to medical
experiments, examinations,
968
00:56:42,570 --> 00:56:45,063
and communication with the alien entities.
969
00:56:46,170 --> 00:56:49,020
The concept of alien abduction
970
00:56:49,020 --> 00:56:52,650
gained widespread attention
in the 20th century,
971
00:56:52,650 --> 00:56:55,560
particularly after the iconic case
972
00:56:55,560 --> 00:56:58,743
of Barney and Betty Hill in 1961.
973
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:05,250
The Hills reported a detailed account
974
00:57:05,250 --> 00:57:08,760
of being taken aboard a spacecraft
975
00:57:08,760 --> 00:57:12,603
and subject to various
procedures by non-human entities.
976
00:57:13,620 --> 00:57:17,280
Since then, numerous
individuals have come forward
977
00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:20,430
with similar accounts of alien abduction,
978
00:57:20,430 --> 00:57:23,610
sharing stories of
being taken aboard UFOs,
979
00:57:23,610 --> 00:57:27,273
and experiencing encounters
with alien beings.
980
00:57:28,410 --> 00:57:31,110
These stories have sparked
debates about the existence
981
00:57:31,110 --> 00:57:33,030
of extraterrestrial life
982
00:57:33,030 --> 00:57:36,333
and the potential of
implications for humanity.
983
00:57:37,230 --> 00:57:40,740
While skeptics dismiss
these accounts as hoaxes
984
00:57:40,740 --> 00:57:44,310
or products of sleep
paralysis and false memories,
985
00:57:44,310 --> 00:57:48,090
proponents of the phenomenon
argue that the consistency
986
00:57:48,090 --> 00:57:51,810
and emotional impact of
abduction experiences
987
00:57:51,810 --> 00:57:53,763
cannot be easily dismissed.
988
00:57:54,900 --> 00:57:58,650
The psychological and
emotional effect on abductees
989
00:57:58,650 --> 00:58:00,180
have led to further research
990
00:58:00,180 --> 00:58:02,403
into the nature of these experiences.
991
00:58:03,420 --> 00:58:05,850
The Barney and Betty Hill abduction
992
00:58:05,850 --> 00:58:09,180
is one of the most well-known
cases in the history
993
00:58:09,180 --> 00:58:12,213
of UFO encounters and alien abductions.
994
00:58:13,170 --> 00:58:17,460
It took place on the evening
of September 19th, 1961
995
00:58:17,460 --> 00:58:18,873
in rural New Hampshire.
996
00:58:19,800 --> 00:58:23,910
The Hills were driving home
from vacation in Canada
997
00:58:23,910 --> 00:58:25,800
when they observed a bright light
998
00:58:25,800 --> 00:58:28,680
that seemed to move
erratically in the sky.
999
00:58:28,680 --> 00:58:30,780
As they continued their journey,
1000
00:58:30,780 --> 00:58:32,700
the light appeared to follow them,
1001
00:58:32,700 --> 00:58:34,740
prompting Barney to stop the car
1002
00:58:34,740 --> 00:58:37,950
and use binoculars to get a closer look.
1003
00:58:37,950 --> 00:58:41,460
What they claim to
witness was a large silent
1004
00:58:41,460 --> 00:58:45,813
and pancake shaped craft
with a row of windows.
1005
00:58:49,920 --> 00:58:53,730
Terrified, the Hills quickly drove away,
1006
00:58:53,730 --> 00:58:56,013
but their sense of unease persisted.
1007
00:58:56,940 --> 00:58:58,770
When they finally arrived home,
1008
00:58:58,770 --> 00:59:01,590
they realized several hours had passed
1009
00:59:01,590 --> 00:59:03,903
and they couldn't account
for the lost time.
1010
00:59:05,970 --> 00:59:09,870
They also found that their
clothing was inexplicably torn
1011
00:59:09,870 --> 00:59:12,000
and covered in a pink powder
1012
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:14,433
and Barney's binocular strap was broken.
1013
00:59:15,510 --> 00:59:18,450
Following this unsettling experience,
1014
00:59:18,450 --> 00:59:20,370
the hills underwent hypnosis
1015
00:59:20,370 --> 00:59:23,370
in an attempt recover
their missing memories.
1016
00:59:23,370 --> 00:59:26,220
Under hypnosis, they recounted a detail
1017
00:59:26,220 --> 00:59:29,940
and disturbing story of
being taken aboard a craft
1018
00:59:29,940 --> 00:59:34,940
by small humanoid figures
with large black slanted eyes.
1019
00:59:35,490 --> 00:59:38,130
They described medical examinations
1020
00:59:38,130 --> 00:59:40,413
and probing conducted by the beings.
1021
00:59:44,760 --> 00:59:48,120
Their account gained widespread attention
1022
00:59:48,120 --> 00:59:52,023
leading to extensive media
coverage and public interest.
1023
00:59:52,950 --> 00:59:55,590
The Hills case is often regarded
1024
00:59:55,590 --> 00:59:59,853
as the first widely publicized
instance of alien abduction,
1025
01:00:01,324 --> 01:00:05,100
and it has had a profound
influence on popular culture
1026
01:00:05,100 --> 01:00:09,063
and the public's perception of
extraterrestrial encounters.
1027
01:00:10,920 --> 01:00:13,680
The Barney and Betty Hill abduction
1028
01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:18,450
remains a subject of debate
and fascination within the UFO
1029
01:00:18,450 --> 01:00:21,480
and paranormal research communities.
1030
01:00:21,480 --> 01:00:25,050
While skeptics offer
alternative explanations,
1031
01:00:25,050 --> 01:00:27,990
proponents argue that the Hills experience
1032
01:00:27,990 --> 01:00:30,720
provides valuable insight into the nature
1033
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:34,680
of alleged alien abduction
and its potential implications
1034
01:00:34,680 --> 01:00:35,613
for humanity.
1035
01:00:36,630 --> 01:00:39,990
The enduring legacy of the
Barney and Betty Hill case
1036
01:00:39,990 --> 01:00:43,500
serves as a prominent example
of the enduring mystery
1037
01:00:43,500 --> 01:00:47,073
and intrigue surrounding the
phenomena of alien abduction.
1038
01:00:48,090 --> 01:00:51,450
The study of alien abduction
has also found its way
1039
01:00:51,450 --> 01:00:54,720
into popular culture with numerous books,
1040
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:58,083
movies, and television
shows exploring the theme.
1041
01:00:58,950 --> 01:01:02,700
The allure of the unknown and
the possibility of contact
1042
01:01:02,700 --> 01:01:06,930
with other worldly beings
continues to captivate audiences
1043
01:01:06,930 --> 01:01:08,820
and fuel further speculation
1044
01:01:08,820 --> 01:01:11,520
on the nature of alien abduction.
1045
01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:16,500
In conclusion, alien
abduction remains a complex
1046
01:01:16,500 --> 01:01:19,500
and enigmatic topic, invoking questions
1047
01:01:19,500 --> 01:01:22,650
about the nature of perception, reality,
1048
01:01:22,650 --> 01:01:25,173
and the existence of
extraterrestrial life.
1049
01:01:26,070 --> 01:01:28,500
Whether seen as a genuine phenomena
1050
01:01:28,500 --> 01:01:30,930
or a product of human imagination,
1051
01:01:30,930 --> 01:01:34,680
it continues to be a subject
of fascination and debate,
1052
01:01:34,680 --> 01:01:37,260
shaping our perception of the cosmos
1053
01:01:37,260 --> 01:01:38,493
and our place within it,
1054
01:01:42,407 --> 01:01:45,150
- You know, via FOIA, the F-O-I-A
1055
01:01:45,150 --> 01:01:47,550
to where we can, you
know, get that footage
1056
01:01:47,550 --> 01:01:48,630
and show the world.
1057
01:01:48,630 --> 01:01:51,300
- Yeah, it used to be when
people had these sightings,
1058
01:01:51,300 --> 01:01:53,640
again, it was desolate highway, you know,
1059
01:01:53,640 --> 01:01:56,400
no one had phones and
cameras capabilities,
1060
01:01:56,400 --> 01:01:58,500
so there was no, it was
just eyewitness account
1061
01:01:58,500 --> 01:02:00,570
and then merely there would be something
1062
01:02:00,570 --> 01:02:02,310
in their history that
would show something where,
1063
01:02:02,310 --> 01:02:06,690
okay, this, they would
be able to discard it,
1064
01:02:06,690 --> 01:02:09,300
you know, if you will, the
mainstream media and so forth,
1065
01:02:09,300 --> 01:02:12,480
but just recently within this, you know,
1066
01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:14,730
last year, now we're in 2024,
1067
01:02:14,730 --> 01:02:16,710
but they had congressional hearings
1068
01:02:16,710 --> 01:02:19,920
regarding and now they even
changed the nomenclature,
1069
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:21,540
instead of UFO is what?
1070
01:02:21,540 --> 01:02:22,980
- UAP.
- The UA, thank you.
1071
01:02:22,980 --> 01:02:24,030
- Yep.
- You know,
1072
01:02:24,030 --> 01:02:28,203
the aerial objects opposed
to unidentified flying,
1073
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:32,130
this is, they've to legitimize this
1074
01:02:32,130 --> 01:02:34,980
and then filmmakers like
yourself that take this on
1075
01:02:34,980 --> 01:02:37,260
and then talk to credible people,
1076
01:02:37,260 --> 01:02:40,890
we're talking about a cop, a dispatcher.
1077
01:02:40,890 --> 01:02:44,700
These, and again, we're
at that unidentified,
1078
01:02:44,700 --> 01:02:45,630
we don't know what it is,
1079
01:02:45,630 --> 01:02:48,540
but there's more questions than answers,
1080
01:02:48,540 --> 01:02:50,530
but certainly there's no answers
1081
01:02:51,844 --> 01:02:56,844
that can make this something
that's of this world.
1082
01:02:56,850 --> 01:02:58,293
Is that a fair statement?
1083
01:03:01,500 --> 01:03:05,290
- [Narrator] Binary code
transmitted by a landed UFO
1084
01:03:06,180 --> 01:03:08,583
at RAF Woodbridge Bentwaters,
1085
01:03:11,400 --> 01:03:13,203
the Rendlesham Forest incident,
1086
01:03:14,130 --> 01:03:16,143
also known as Britain's Roswell,
1087
01:03:17,550 --> 01:03:19,680
is one of the most well documented
1088
01:03:19,680 --> 01:03:22,323
and compelling UFO encounters in history.
1089
01:03:25,290 --> 01:03:29,280
It took place in 1980 near
the twin military bases
1090
01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:34,280
of RAF Bentwaters and RAF
Woodbridge in the United Kingdom.
1091
01:03:36,420 --> 01:03:39,690
The incident began when a
series of strange lights
1092
01:03:39,690 --> 01:03:43,020
were reported by the US Air
Force personnel stationed
1093
01:03:43,020 --> 01:03:44,673
at RAF basis.
1094
01:03:46,590 --> 01:03:48,750
The first sighting occurred on the night
1095
01:03:48,750 --> 01:03:53,750
of December 26th, 1980,
when security patrols
1096
01:03:53,872 --> 01:03:58,383
observed unusual lights
descending into Rendlesham Forest.
1097
01:03:59,580 --> 01:04:01,803
A team was dispatched to investigate,
1098
01:04:02,970 --> 01:04:07,970
and they reportedly encountered
a metallic triangular craft,
1099
01:04:08,040 --> 01:04:12,510
admitting colored lights
and displaying unexplained
1100
01:04:12,510 --> 01:04:13,833
aerial maneuvers.
1101
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:17,640
The incident began when a
series of strange lights
1102
01:04:17,640 --> 01:04:21,690
were reported by US Air Force personnel,
1103
01:04:21,690 --> 01:04:24,333
stationed at the RAF bases.
1104
01:04:29,250 --> 01:04:32,190
One of the personnel went up to the craft
1105
01:04:32,190 --> 01:04:35,670
and placed his hands on it
and began to see nothing
1106
01:04:35,670 --> 01:04:37,263
but ones and zeros.
1107
01:04:38,730 --> 01:04:40,320
Over the next two nights,
1108
01:04:40,320 --> 01:04:43,053
additional sightings
and encounters occurred,
1109
01:04:43,980 --> 01:04:46,740
including reports of anomalous readings
1110
01:04:46,740 --> 01:04:50,970
on military radar systems
and firsthand observations
1111
01:04:50,970 --> 01:04:52,473
of the mysterious craft.
1112
01:04:53,400 --> 01:04:55,410
Witness described physical effects
1113
01:04:55,410 --> 01:04:59,850
such as radiation exposure
and residual indentations
1114
01:04:59,850 --> 01:05:02,010
in the forest ground where the craft
1115
01:05:02,010 --> 01:05:03,243
was said to have landed.
1116
01:05:05,940 --> 01:05:08,640
The incident gained widespread attention,
1117
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:11,250
especially after it was investigated
1118
01:05:11,250 --> 01:05:15,153
by Deputy Base Commander,
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt,
1119
01:05:16,050 --> 01:05:19,980
Halt documented the events
and recorded his observations
1120
01:05:19,980 --> 01:05:24,480
in an unofficial memo to
the UK Ministry of Defense,
1121
01:05:24,480 --> 01:05:27,870
highlighting the compelling
nature of the encounters
1122
01:05:27,870 --> 01:05:29,970
and the unexplained phenomena
1123
01:05:29,970 --> 01:05:31,923
witnessed by military personnel.
1124
01:05:33,840 --> 01:05:36,660
The Rendlesham forest
incident has continued
1125
01:05:36,660 --> 01:05:41,640
to captivate UFO researchers,
skeptics and public
1126
01:05:41,640 --> 01:05:45,450
leading to numerous
investigations, documentaries,
1127
01:05:45,450 --> 01:05:47,970
and debates surrounding its significance
1128
01:05:47,970 --> 01:05:50,433
and possible extraterrestrial origins.
1129
01:05:51,870 --> 01:05:55,980
The case remains a
prominent topic in UFO lore,
1130
01:05:55,980 --> 01:05:58,620
and is often cited as a compelling example
1131
01:05:58,620 --> 01:06:02,043
of close encounters and
unexplained aerial phenomena.
1132
01:06:04,470 --> 01:06:07,890
The enduring mystery and
multiple credible witnesses
1133
01:06:07,890 --> 01:06:10,560
involved in the Rendlesham forest incident
1134
01:06:10,560 --> 01:06:13,890
have contributed to its
status as a landmark event
1135
01:06:13,890 --> 01:06:16,020
in the study of UFO encounters
1136
01:06:16,020 --> 01:06:19,260
and has fueled ongoing
speculation about the nature
1137
01:06:19,260 --> 01:06:23,040
of the unidentified craft and
the potential implications
1138
01:06:23,040 --> 01:06:24,900
of its presence.
1139
01:06:24,900 --> 01:06:28,410
The enduring mystery and
multiple credible witnesses
1140
01:06:28,410 --> 01:06:31,140
involved in the Rendlesham forest incident
1141
01:06:31,140 --> 01:06:34,980
have contributed to its
status as a landmark event
1142
01:06:34,980 --> 01:06:37,620
in the study of UFO encounters,
1143
01:06:37,620 --> 01:06:40,320
and have fueled ongoing speculation
1144
01:06:40,320 --> 01:06:43,260
about the nature of the unidentified craft
1145
01:06:43,260 --> 01:06:46,470
and the potential
implications of its presence.
1146
01:06:46,470 --> 01:06:48,210
- And finally, it would end
1147
01:06:48,210 --> 01:06:51,210
our social and cultural isolation.
1148
01:06:51,210 --> 01:06:52,920
To date, we have been bounded not only
1149
01:06:52,920 --> 01:06:55,860
into our own countries and
into our own small regions
1150
01:06:55,860 --> 01:06:57,660
on this planet, but most assuredly
1151
01:06:57,660 --> 01:06:59,790
within our solar system itself.
1152
01:06:59,790 --> 01:07:02,820
If there are the tens of
billions of other civilizations,
1153
01:07:02,820 --> 01:07:06,600
which the predictions indicate might be,
1154
01:07:06,600 --> 01:07:09,303
then we would join a
larger galactic community.
1155
01:07:10,470 --> 01:07:12,030
- [Narrator] The Search
for Extraterrestrial
1156
01:07:12,030 --> 01:07:13,830
Intelligence Institute,
1157
01:07:13,830 --> 01:07:18,000
also known as SETI, founded in 1984,
1158
01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:22,320
has been at the forefront of
efforts to detect radio signals
1159
01:07:22,320 --> 01:07:24,663
and other signs of extraterrestrial life.
1160
01:07:26,220 --> 01:07:30,600
SETI researchers use radio
telescopes to scan the cosmos
1161
01:07:30,600 --> 01:07:34,233
for potential signals that
could indicate intelligent life.
1162
01:07:38,190 --> 01:07:41,100
Messaging extraterrestrial intelligence
1163
01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:43,140
is a more proactive approach
1164
01:07:43,140 --> 01:07:46,680
that involves deliberately
sending messages from earth
1165
01:07:46,680 --> 01:07:49,533
to potential extraterrestrial
civilizations.
1166
01:07:50,490 --> 01:07:52,890
This controversial
practice raises questions
1167
01:07:52,890 --> 01:07:57,000
about the potential risk
and ethical considerations
1168
01:07:57,000 --> 01:07:59,463
of initiating interstellar communication.
1169
01:08:00,360 --> 01:08:05,040
The cosmic call messages
initiated in the 1990s
1170
01:08:05,040 --> 01:08:07,890
involving beaming messages from earth
1171
01:08:07,890 --> 01:08:09,600
towards specific star systems
1172
01:08:09,600 --> 01:08:12,450
using powerful radio telescopes.
1173
01:08:12,450 --> 01:08:15,720
These messages contained
information about earth
1174
01:08:15,720 --> 01:08:17,400
and human civilization
1175
01:08:17,400 --> 01:08:21,420
intended for potential extra
terrestrial recipients.
1176
01:08:21,420 --> 01:08:23,970
The Breakthrough Listen project,
1177
01:08:23,970 --> 01:08:26,640
part of the Breakthrough
Initiative Programs
1178
01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:29,070
is a comprehensive effort
1179
01:08:29,070 --> 01:08:32,430
to search for extra
terrestrial intelligence.
1180
01:08:32,430 --> 01:08:35,280
It involves scanning millions of stars
1181
01:08:35,280 --> 01:08:36,660
for artificial signals
1182
01:08:36,660 --> 01:08:39,843
using some of the world's
most powerful telescopes.
1183
01:08:40,980 --> 01:08:44,640
These milestones represent
just a few examples
1184
01:08:44,640 --> 01:08:47,100
of the ongoing quest to communicate
1185
01:08:47,100 --> 01:08:49,980
with extraterrestrial civilizations.
1186
01:08:49,980 --> 01:08:52,020
As our understanding of the universe
1187
01:08:52,020 --> 01:08:54,840
and our technology continues to advance,
1188
01:08:54,840 --> 01:08:58,140
the search for signs of
intelligent life beyond Earth
1189
01:08:58,140 --> 01:09:01,383
remains a compelling and enduring pursuit.
1190
01:09:02,272 --> 01:09:05,522
(gentle bright music)
1191
01:09:43,110 --> 01:09:46,180
- The discovery of just
one bacteria on Mars
1192
01:09:47,100 --> 01:09:49,090
or any other body of the solar system
1193
01:09:50,040 --> 01:09:53,640
would indicate that the
whole chain of evolutions,
1194
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:58,640
cosmic, chemical, and biological
is at work everywhere.
1195
01:10:00,870 --> 01:10:04,900
In that case, the creation of
life anywhere in the universe
1196
01:10:05,970 --> 01:10:09,690
would be more the rule than the exception.
1197
01:10:09,690 --> 01:10:14,200
In that case, there may be
other intelligent civilizations
1198
01:10:15,420 --> 01:10:18,630
capable of communicating with us.
1199
01:10:18,630 --> 01:10:21,360
An impact on ourselves of contact
1200
01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:24,660
with another intelligent civilization,
1201
01:10:24,660 --> 01:10:27,900
how it might come about and
what the effects might be
1202
01:10:27,900 --> 01:10:31,140
is now being discussed by
serious thinkers, the world over.
1203
01:10:37,275 --> 01:10:40,348
He includes astronomer Carl Sagan.
1204
01:10:40,348 --> 01:10:45,348
♪ Yeah ♪
(upbeat music)
1205
01:10:46,933 --> 01:10:49,643
- [Narrator] Topologist Ashley Montague,
1206
01:10:49,643 --> 01:10:53,340
Krister Stendahl is dean of
the Harvard School of Divinity.
1207
01:10:53,340 --> 01:10:56,497
Professor Berenson teaches a course titled
1208
01:10:56,497 --> 01:10:58,467
"Search for Life in the Universe."
1209
01:11:00,165 --> 01:11:02,610
Professor Phillip Morrison of MIT
1210
01:11:02,610 --> 01:11:05,550
co-authored the first
seriously recent paper
1211
01:11:05,550 --> 01:11:08,160
on possible modes of communication
1212
01:11:08,160 --> 01:11:09,960
with extraterrestrial life.
1213
01:11:09,960 --> 01:11:13,800
George Wald won the Nobel Prize in 1971
1214
01:11:13,800 --> 01:11:15,183
for his work in physiology.
1215
01:11:16,126 --> 01:11:18,959
(mid-tempo music)
1216
01:11:49,925 --> 01:11:53,592
(mid-tempo music continues)
1217
01:12:20,087 --> 01:12:23,754
(mid-tempo music continues)
1218
01:12:50,073 --> 01:12:53,740
(mid-tempo music continues)
1219
01:13:26,951 --> 01:13:29,280
- [Presenter] You know,
it's so fascinating
1220
01:13:29,280 --> 01:13:31,350
when you know about the Phoenix lights
1221
01:13:31,350 --> 01:13:32,910
and like he was saying,
1222
01:13:32,910 --> 01:13:35,446
there's a lot of stuff that's
happened here in Arizona
1223
01:13:35,446 --> 01:13:36,520
that people don't talk about
1224
01:13:36,520 --> 01:13:39,810
and, you know, going on the
Native American reservation.
1225
01:13:39,810 --> 01:13:40,643
- Oh.
1226
01:13:40,643 --> 01:13:44,160
- [Presenter] You see a lot
because there's no city lights
1227
01:13:44,160 --> 01:13:47,603
and now where I live and I
mean, out in the boondocks,
1228
01:13:47,603 --> 01:13:50,100
in the dark, I'm just
looking forward to seeing
1229
01:13:50,100 --> 01:13:53,010
if I see any unfamiliar life
1230
01:13:53,010 --> 01:13:56,760
or any unidentified flying objects,
1231
01:13:56,760 --> 01:13:59,280
because it really is kind
of a cool thing to see,
1232
01:13:59,280 --> 01:14:00,113
isn't it?
1233
01:14:00,113 --> 01:14:02,610
- It truly, and to spin off of
what you said before you go,
1234
01:14:02,610 --> 01:14:05,400
I just, actually yesterday
I went and interviewed
1235
01:14:05,400 --> 01:14:06,233
a Hopi elder.
1236
01:14:06,233 --> 01:14:09,120
I've been trying to get this
guy to talk for four years
1237
01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:13,380
and to the importance that, it's history,
1238
01:14:13,380 --> 01:14:14,790
you know, it's like,
yo, we got Sheriff Joe
1239
01:14:14,790 --> 01:14:16,800
to talk about UFOs and things like that,
1240
01:14:16,800 --> 01:14:21,800
but to get a Hopi elder, to
sit down on camera and talk,
1241
01:14:22,050 --> 01:14:23,970
and that's coming very soon.
1242
01:14:23,970 --> 01:14:25,770
I'm fast tracking that, but I just,
1243
01:14:25,770 --> 01:14:28,560
so to hear you talk about,
you know, reservations
1244
01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:30,435
and native land and stuff, yeah.
1245
01:14:30,435 --> 01:14:32,550
- There's a lot that goes on.
- It's a lot.
1246
01:14:32,550 --> 01:14:36,690
They got a story that, I mean literally,
1247
01:14:36,690 --> 01:14:37,770
and I don't want to get too deep,
1248
01:14:37,770 --> 01:14:42,770
but he mentioned why 90% of
the Grand Canyon is off limits
1249
01:14:43,740 --> 01:14:46,140
and who actually inhabits that
1250
01:14:46,140 --> 01:14:47,650
and yeah, yeah
- Wow, wow.
1251
01:14:47,650 --> 01:14:49,588
- Interesting.
- Interesting.
1252
01:14:49,588 --> 01:14:50,910
- [Presenter] So, we're gonna
hear that in your movie?
1253
01:14:50,910 --> 01:14:52,167
- Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
- I can't wait.
1254
01:14:52,167 --> 01:14:55,680
I can't wait to watch it and
for those still listening,
1255
01:14:55,680 --> 01:14:58,329
I hope you enjoyed this
show, and that was.
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