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Tonight on The Proof Is Out There.

Did a UFO follow two UFO researchers home? It came up on us so suddenly and

was so huge.

Go, go!

Did a trucker's dash cam capture a legendary Native American monster?

Could this be somehow related to the Skinwalker phenomenon?

How did this piece of modern technology get buried alongside these ancient

fossils? It's a strange historical anachronism that should not exist.

And... What made this mysterious formation at the bottom of the ocean?

made such a detailed design must have some type of higher intelligence.

Around the globe are videos.

What are those things?

It's moving.

Photos and sounds that defy explanation.

We don't know where they come from, who made them, or how they operate.

What are they? Some sort of bizarre mutation.

What's exciting is nobody really knows.

Extraordinary claims need extraordinary proof.

I'm Tony Harris, and as a journalist for more than 30 years, I've followed the

facts where they take me.

Now I'm bringing that spirit of investigation to the world's strangest

and images.

We'll analyze each one with top experts.

It's a credible case. It's a credible video. And pass a verdict on what it is.

This video is clearly faked.

The proof starts now.

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to The Proof Is Out There.

There are individuals who have devoted their lives to chasing down proof of

UFOs. But as you're about to see, this pursuit of the unknown can be terrifying

and potentially dangerous.

It's August 2022 at Robert Moses State Park on Long Island in New York.

Two UFO researchers, brothers Jerry and John Tedesco, are getting ready to film

late at night with infrared cameras.

Their footage shows two spherical objects appearing off in the distance.

One of the brothers begins painting the UFO with a device which emits infrared

light.

Moments later, there seems to be a response as a purple light flashes in

out, coming closer and closer to the shore.

Where's that coming from, John?

Coming closer.

The brothers panic and decide to flee.

Go, go!

You know, it was kind of a flight or fight response. It came up on us so

suddenly, and it was so huge.

Then, one of the brothers turns his infrared camera back towards the water

captures a remarkable arc of light.

An electromagnetic interference appears to strike their cameras, and both

brothers feel they can't use their legs.

I can't move. You know, I can't get myself, you know, away from the water's

edge. They recover after a few minutes and continue to record what are actually

three points of infrared light, all invisible to the naked eye.

Two of the lights are stacked one on top of the other, and then the other light

is off in the distance.

So they're under the impression that what we're dealing with is potentially

three craft or one larger craft with more points of light. The lights soon

disappear, but in the following days, the brothers say they experience swollen

lymph nodes and extreme fatigue.

Benaiah says this is similar to what happened in May of 1951 to some Korean

soldiers after they allegedly saw a UFO.

They started to see this strange light moving down the mountainside towards

village. And they can hear their bullets pinging off of the exterior of this

object. Shortly thereafter, they start to experience some bizarre symptoms. And

basically they're treated for radiation sickness.

That was the end of the story for those soldiers.

For the Tedesco brothers, however, it seems that whatever they encountered may

have latched on.

Months later, in the driveway next to John's house, a camera mounted on the RV

they use on investigations captures footage of what may be the mysterious

object's return.

Once these streetlights went out, you see a growing blue source of light.

It went from blue to white light, and the white light grew almost as though

there was an object that was...

And once it had descended to a certain altitude, the streetlights came back on.

And then the subject had gone away.

The Tedesco brothers believe they experienced what is known as the

effect, where people encounter a UFO that follows them home and makes them

So could we really be seeing multiple UFO sightings in these videos?

We turn to our experts to find out.

First, Dr. Ed Hope explores if radiation exposure may be behind the brothers'

temporary leg paralysis.

Now, for radiation to stop you in your tracks, you're going to have to have an

extremely high exposure, like being within one mile of an atomic bomb. But

had no systemic symptoms after the event.

Radiation isn't the only potential cause of the alleged paralysis.

It could also be plain old fear.

In a stressful situation, we get our fight -or -flight response. Now,

this gets us ready for action, but it can do the opposite. It can make us feel

like we can't move, so -called being scared stiff.

Still, Dr. Hope believes that both brothers experiencing paralysis makes it

unlikely that fear alone provoked this response.

And the executive director of the UAP Medical Coalition, Ted Rowe, who

personally interviewed the brothers, says paralysis is common in encounters

UFOs, also called UAPs. It's very consistent in the literature that UAP

witnesses experience paralysis.

You have to ask yourself, what is this and where does it come from? Because

very exotic.

So what could we be seeing in this video?

We've got an object or objects that are visible only in the infrared. So I

really find this case compelling as an unexplained encounter of some kind.

And when you factor in the other anomalous behavior, Shadaga says these

encounters could be the most convincing evidence yet of the infamous hitchhiker

effect. It turns out that their sensors had to be replaced after this incident.

Now, to me, that's remarkable corroborative evidence that something

happened here.

Our verdict? These lights came from a genuine UFO.

With videos this strange, we still need to gather and analyze more data before

we can make an identification here.

As for the Tedesco brothers, we can report that they're fully recovered and

no lasting symptoms from the incident.

Now a mystery from the animal kingdom.

Did you know that in China, zookeepers sometimes dress in panda suits in order

to soothe panda cubs while they're being handled?

So it's established that people can act like bears.

But what happens when bears start acting like people?

August 2023, China's Hangzhou Zoo in the eastern province of Zhejiang has the

Internet in a spiral, all thanks to one of its longtime residents.

Meet Angela, the four -year -old bear that's got everyone talking thanks to

peculiar behavior.

Watch as Angela stands upright on her hind legs, using her arms to wave at

spectators. Let's take a closer look.

She stands completely straight, her back paws flat on the ground, sidestepping

and waving in a calculated manner, just like a human.

In fact, she's so human -like that many have asked, is that even a real bear or

just somebody in a suit?

These folds on the creature's shoulders and bottom and its overall bizarre

appearance have many people yelling, Halt!

Twitch streamer Zach Zinigami Nguyen was one of the first to post videos about

the bear here in the States.

When I first saw the video with the bear, it looked like it was a man in a

And I think that's what a lot of people felt is that gut reaction of, obviously,

this is fake.

The speculation goes that that blonde, hairy patch you see here is really a

screen covering an actor's face.

Sound silly? Well, Chinese zoos have a record of such chicanery.

There's actually precedence of this in China itself. In 2013, they actually had

a mastiff dog that was trying to be passed off as an African lion. And then

happened again in 2021, but this time it was a golden retriever of all things.

An even more far -out theory is that this creature is part of a growing trend

humans who are spending small fortunes.

to look like animals.

Some guy named Tokusan spent $15 ,000 basically changing his body,

metamorphosing into a collie dog.

Another guy named Churoweda spent $23 ,000 to change himself into

a photorealistic wolf.

These elaborate costumes allow their human inhabitants to live and breathe as

animal of their choice.

However, employees from the zoos swear that Angela is in fact the real deal.

Is it possible that Angela is an actual bear with the intelligence to mimic

human behavior?

Bears are really smart. They problem solve.

They've used tools at times.

Indigenous people from many places in the world actually think that bears are

our ancestor.

Some people are wondering, like, is this the first sign of a highly evolved

bear?

In New Jersey, there was a black bear named... Petals, who became internet

famous for walking around on his two hind legs.

He learned the trick after sustaining injuries to his front paws.

Petals was adored by the neighborhood, with the exception of a local hunter who

eventually shot him.

And while Petals' story didn't have a happy ending, we at least know he was a

real bear.

Let's hear what our experts think about China's Angela.

Biologist Floyd Hayes is doubtful that this is some elaborate costume.

We're not really seeing any seams or zippers along the costume.

Also, this area in China tends to be very warm at this time of year, often

100 degrees Fahrenheit.

It would probably be rather hot for a human to be inside one of those for any

extended period of time.

during the summer. For Hayes, the dead giveaway to the creature's real identity

is this patch on its upper chest, which marks it as a sun bear. Sun bears look

very different than the black bears and brown bears we have in North America.

They are smaller, their skin is more loose, and they have that big white

crescent patch that goes across the chest.

And those loose folds are actually an evolutionary adaptation.

It's like this way so that when a predator grabs onto it, that its organs

damaged. Its skin is also tougher because it eats honey and bees, so it

withstand the sting.

So that explains Angela's appearance.

But what about her behavior? Are we looking at some type of hyper -evolved

specimen? Bears are naturally curious, so they'll go up on their two feet.

So the bear probably starts jumping up to get food and then realizes that it

just stand to reach the food easier.

And then the people also probably think it's cuter and they give more food. So

the behavior is reinforced.

Our verdict? We have to agree with the zoo's official statement.

Angela is, in fact, a real sun bear.

We're also happy to report that since this viral sensation, Hangzhou Zoo's

attendance has gone up 30%, which will hopefully allow them to continue their

important conservation work.

We have all been startled by animals on the side of the road at night. But when

one trucker spotted something unexplainable apparently hitchhiking

highway, we knew we had to go along for the ride.

It's 2 .30 a .m. on March 11, 2023, and a truck driver is making the haul along

SR -87 between Phoenix and Payson, Arizona.

The driver's dash cam is rolling when it captures this.

Did you catch it?

Look again.

Seemingly out of nowhere, a translucent figure appears on the side of the

highway. It's shaped like some sort of humanoid standing upright with what

be arms dangling at its sides.

Field researcher Ken Gerhardt says phantom creatures like this one can be

connected to the area's indigenous folklore.

When talking about Arizona, we have to consider the traditions of the

Navajo people. And perhaps the scariest mythology or legend involves the so

-called skinwalkers.

known as a yinagloshi, essentially believed to be a shaman who actually

the form of an animal using witchcraft. And considering what we're seeing in the

video has an amorphous and indistinguishable form, could this be

to the skinwalker phenomenon?

In other words, is that a skinwalker in the process of changing its shape?

The legend says skinwalkers must continually kill other life forms or

die themselves.

But Gerhard suggests that there could be a more extraterrestrial explanation to

this video.

Considering this same area is also home to one of the most infamously debated

UFO abductions ever reported.

Where this video is filmed is very close to the location of the so -called

Travis Walton abduction, which occurred in 1975.

Travis Walton claims that he was zapped and then brought aboard an alien craft.

Travis disappeared for a number of days and then eventually turned up completely

disoriented and unsure about what had happened.

Travis' story was even adapted into a major motion picture, 1993's Fire in the

Sky. And while many firmly believe in his account, there are those who think

was nothing more than an elaborate hoax.

Could this also be some kind of stunt?

Or is it for real?

Believe it or not, this isn't the first trucker story that's come down the pike.

Long -time viewers may remember when a long -haul trucker encountered this

strange purple light on a desolate Wisconsin highway.

That phenomenon ended up being the reflection of purple UV lights used to

plants. Let's see if our experts find something more extraterrestrial on this

stretch of blacktop.

Let's start by exploring the Navajo skinwalker legend.

This area is very well known for skinwalker sightings. The native people

long history with skinwalkers. However, skinwalkers generally take over the

bodies of animals.

According to the indigenous peoples, skinwalkers can appear as coyotes,

foxes, even bears.

And although they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, there's one important

factor that seems to be missing here.

The purpose of skinwalkers is to bring fear. There's nothing here that would

make me afraid or make me fearful. This doesn't appear to be a skinwalker to me.

However, strain doesn't rule out the possibility of an otherworldly origin.

This is very near the Tonto National Forest, and this area has had many alien

sightings in the past, and rumors of a secret UFO base being built somewhere in

the forest.

If that's true, could this be related to that? Could this be one of the greys

that maybe escaped from that location?

But hang on. Before we jump to the conclusion that this is one of the

grey aliens described by alleged abductees over the years, we need to

the local fauna.

It's not immediately identifiable as a coyote or a jackrabbit or a deer caught

in the headlights. The fact that it is translucent might...

Turn to another, perhaps a more otherworldly explanation.

However, Meldrum isn't convinced. This is evidence of a great alien gone rogue.

That large...

dominant head seems to be missing altogether.

So I don't think it's an alien. But then the fact that it is translucent, such

that the white line on the shoulder of the road can be seen through it, begs

question of whether the driver actually witnessed what appears on the dash cam.

With the visual image being so hard to decipher, we brought this footage to our

forensic video analyst, Michael Primo.

So upon examination of the dash cam video, we ran it through our

tool. It did indicate that the file has been recompressed or converted. So does

that mean this video is a fake? Not exactly.

Compression may have introduced additional anomalies that can explain

seeing here. I don't see any evidence to support.

malicious intent to deceive.

Something was within that scene that was being illuminated by the semi -tractor

trailers, but you've got a camera technology that just couldn't capture it

accurately.

Our verdict?

Unknown dash cam anomaly.

According to Primo, there is definitely something on the side of this road, but

its odd appearance can be attributed to poor recording equipment.

If aliens have visited Earth, when did they first arrive?

Well, some claim the earliest recorded accounts of alien encounters date back

1440 BC.

But one strange object discovered near some ancient fossils might be

archaeological evidence that dates back much farther.

It's the 1970s near Iud, Romania.

Construction workers are digging on the banks of the Mooresh River when they

uncover some seemingly ancient objects.

One, this large hammerhead -like piece looks man -made and very old with a

patina or layer of film produced by oxidation.

Known as the Wedge of Ayud, it weighs nearly five pounds. It's close to eight

inches long, five inches wide, and three inches thick.

And what's really weird, it appears to be connected to some very old bones.

The fossil remains that were located alongside this wedge were mastodon

So the wedge of Ayud kind of became this odd mystery object found next to an

extinct animal.

Romanian authorities examine the items and estimate that the mastodon, or

prehistoric elephant fossils, are 2 .5 million years old, suggesting the wedge

is from the same era. That's strange, since modern humans have only been

for about 200 ,000 years.

So it was sent to Romanian archaeologists and a Swiss lab for

They figured out that it was artificially created because the holes

were machine -made.

What's more, the wedge of Ayud is 90 % aluminum and has the properties of 11

other metals.

The fact that the wedge is aluminum is especially peculiar because while

aluminum is a naturally occurring element, it has to be extracted from ore

complicated process that wasn't discovered until the 19th century.

So given all that, is it possible this object wasn't made by early humans, but

by some other intelligent being?

Ufologists have come to the conclusion that perhaps the wedge of Ayut is part

a UFO landing gear that ran over the mastodon and killed it on purpose.

Cattle mutilations that have occurred in the past indicate, at least to them,

that aliens will purposefully kill mammals for scientific study.

So could this wedge be proof that aliens have been studying life on Earth since

even before there were modern humans?

It's a strange historical anachronism.

that should not exist.

There's a name in archaeology for these kinds of finds, or rather an acronym.

They're called uparts, for out -of -place artifacts.

So could the upart known as the Wedge of Ayyud be proof of an extraterrestrial

exploration, or something we haven't considered yet?

Let's turn to our experts to hammer this one out.

First, anthropologist Kathy Strain explains that if the wedge was made by

humans, it being found near prehistoric fossils would seem to defy the

archaeological concept of superposition.

Superposition means that when you find two items at the same level, the same

depth, they're likely associated with each other. However, aluminum wasn't

capable of being smelted and created into an object until 1825.

So the superposition theory would suggest the wedge and the mastodon

the same time, deepening the mystery.

But hold on.

there's one important missing clue we need to consider.

It's on a river.

Rivers bring things from far upstream and deposit them in banks in flood

episodes. This is disturbed context, and you cannot equate things

time -wise in a disturbed context.

So if the location can't confirm anything, how can we date this wedge?

Barnhart says the patina can be a good indicator of its age, but maybe not in

this case.

Metal. very quickly becomes oxidized. And then processes like

being buried in sand can turn that oxidation into patina. But that kind of

patina can grow in just a few years. It doesn't take thousands of years for the

kind of patina that grows on aluminum to form.

So maybe it's not as old as originally thought, but that still leaves us

who made it? Is it possible it's from an alien spaceship?

Aluminum is often used on aircraft instead of steel or iron, because even

it's weaker than those two metals, it's also more lightweight.

But one Romanian historian believes the wedge is from an earthbound craft,

specifically the landing gear of a World War II German Messerschmitt Me 262

fighter jet.

Remember, it was found in the former Axis power of Romania.

We were using aluminum and aerodynamics at that time. We know that aircraft flew

across the area many times during the war.

And I think it's just a piece that happened to fall off and then over time

worked itself down into the sand.

Our verdict, based on the material and the design, this is likely a piece of

landing gear.

Though from a German military plane rather than a UFO.

It probably ended up next to the fossil bones when the high waters from the

Morris River disturbed the surrounding soil.

But since we can't accurately date the aluminum, the wedge of Ayud could be

older and more mysterious than we can even imagine.

According to the British newspaper, The Independent, nearly 1 ,000 UFO reports

were made in the UK from 2021 through the first half of 2023.

The country's not that big, so that's saying something.

And when one photographer claimed to have captured evidence, it was time to

dispatch the proof team.

June 19, 2023.

A photographer is strolling about the countryside in Devon, England.

When a glint of light in the sky suddenly catches his eye, he grabs his

to get a snapshot of this.

A strange metallic -looking object is captured above the hills.

Close up, it appears trapezoidal.

Some people who see the photo claim it has what looks like rocket boosters or

even landing wheels on the bottom. But journalist M .J. Benias explains that's

not all.

According to reports, the man says that when he saw this object, it was

surrounded by a force field and claimed that this object shot off into the sky

shortly after at a thousand miles an hour. It's very reminiscent of sort of

old school 1950s flying saucer.

It's got the rounded bottom. It's got the dome on top.

In fact, it does remind me a little bit of the famous 1952 photo of the Passaic,

New Jersey UFO.

In July 1952, George Stock and a friend were near Stock's home when they spotted

a strange craft approaching.

Stock said the object eerily made no sound, came to a complete stop, and

about 200 feet above them.

In fact, Stock said it was so close he could have shot it down with a rifle,

instead, he shot it with his camera.

That photo captured what looks like a solid, metallic, disc -shaped craft in

flight. It had a dome on top and was estimated to be about 30 feet in

But whether the Passaic craft or this one in Devon are actually

extraterrestrial, that's the ultimate question.

UFOs do exist in the sense of...

We cannot simply identify everything in the sky in a given moment. We do not

have enough data, therefore it remains unidentified.

It turns out that extraterrestrials aren't the only ones interested in

flying saucers. In the late 1950s, a company called Avro Aircraft Limited

constructing one for the U .S. military called the Avrocar.

The project was eventually dropped, but perhaps these new photos can finally

show us what real UFOs are made of.

We begin with astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who has an immediate gut

reaction to the photo.

My first impression is it's an authentic photo. I don't believe this was

doctored in any way.

And he believes there are some revealing clues in the picture.

For one, we can see it in front of the clouds. So we know whatever it is, it's

probably within a few miles away.

So is this object simply something ordinary flying in the skies above

Drones today can come in all shapes and sizes.

But when I look at this closely, I don't see the usual telltale signs.

Force struts holding propellers.

So I don't think it's a drone.

Does it even look like it's something that could fly at all?

It certainly doesn't seem like it fits the profile of an aircraft.

So that leaves a lot of mystery to what this object could be.

Some have speculated it's a mylar balloon, which can be formed in strange

like this. But physicist Matthew Shadagas isn't so sure.

It's possible that this is some sort of balloon, but...

I don't think that this is a mylar balloon because mylar is pretty

and this is pretty dark in color.

It looks to me like this could potentially be a bird or maybe a pair of

where you have these wing -like formations coming out. But again, it's

hard to say when you've zoomed in on just a few pixels on a

very large field image.

Could it be a UFO?

I don't see any evidence of wheels or rocket boosters or force fields or

anything else that has been claimed about this picture. All of those

can simply be brought on by the extreme amount of zoom on this

very distant or small object, making it really hard to claim that any of these

features... are distinctive like cockpits or windows or things like that.

despite the eyewitness testimony, Shadagas notes the old adage,

claims require extraordinary evidence.

It is conceivable for a UFO to zip away at a high speed. However, we only

have the eyewitnesses' claim of this. We see no evidence of high speed, of

course, from what is just a single photograph.

So my final verdict.

is genuine UFO.

But that verdict comes simply from a lack of information.

Our verdict? For now, without any definitive details, we agree with our

We've got a genuine UFO.

But remember, that doesn't mean it's an alien spacecraft.

So here's hoping that photographer keeps his camera handy to capture another

strange object that we can.

We spend a fair amount of time at the bottom of the ocean on this show because

that's where we find some of the most inexplicable stuff we've ever come

And that's certainly the case with this next uncanny discovery.

We couldn't tell if it was made by nature, by humans, or by another

species.

Can you?

It's 2012 off the island of Amami, Oshima in southern Japan.

Underwater photographer Yoji Okada is diving in search of a strange phenomenon

that he first encountered in this area back in 1995.

This time, he's got his camera ready.

Yoji's photo captures a bizarre geometric formation.

Ridges in the sand make a uniform, concentric pattern that stretches almost

seven feet across the ocean floor.

Journalist Aaron McCarthy says the Internet wasted no time stirring up

otherworldly theories.

People pretty much immediately dubbed them underwater crop circles for their

resemblance to the crop circles that pop up in fields on land.

The term crop circle was officially coined in the 1980s, but in an earlier

incident from the 1960s, a farmer in Australia claimed he saw a flying saucer

rising up from his lagoon before finding a nest -like circular mark 30 feet in

diameter in the lagoon's floating reeds.

And if you believe the rumors, this wouldn't be the first time a circular

of alien origin appeared in our oceans.

In 2022, there was actually a 4 .2 -mile diameter circular object that appeared

off the coast of Lima, Peru.

And some people believe that it could either be a submerged alien ship or a

submerged alien base.

However... Others have suggested these artistic designs have a different

purpose. Some believe that crop circles, whether they're on land or in the

ocean, contain some kind of hidden alien messages in them.

In fact, one scientist claims to have decoded some of the circles, which he

provide descriptions of the future from aliens or human time travelers.

He also has a theory that they act as directional markers for these travelers.

Take another look. The neat repetition of those ridges, all forming an

apparently perfect circle, here, here, and then right here.

It looks too precise to be natural, don't you think?

So who or what could be behind it?

First, NASA geologist Dr. Bob Anderson looks into whether or not this formation

could be connected to the crop circles we find on land.

This has a very elaborate design, but it's the opposite of a crop circle

a crop circle basically removes the material and leaves it behind, whereas

is actually building the material and building up.

Though this may be structurally different from a circle of flattened

archaeologist Dr. Ed Barnhart considers if there's still a possibility this is a

site where a UFO landed.

It's really only five or six foot wide. A vessel that could do that, its gear

that would touch the bottom would probably make a much larger imprint than

simple circle.

Also, something like that that would land on the ocean floor.

eventually has to take off.

And that would cause a lot of disturbance right at that point and

away any kind of footprint.

Anderson adds that the formation structure also seems to rule out this

site theory.

This is actually a buildup. And so therefore, if you had a UFO that was

on the bottom, it would give the impression downward, not upward.

Yet, it could still be some kind of extraterrestrial message, right?

This is a very transient area. There are currents in this area that are going to

basically race us away. So if you're trying to use it as a marker, it should

down in the rock. This is in sand that's very dynamic, it's moving.

And so whatever the reason is, this was a very temporary type of situation for

building this structure.

Well, with continued observation, Yoji discovers this temporary situation.

A fish making a sand sculpture?

Marine biologist Dr. Shea Steingass thinks that's exactly what happened.

The fish that created this pattern worked tirelessly for about a week to

this design, just to find a female fish that wants to lay their eggs in the

center of this design.

Apparently, it works like this.

The male puffer fish swims back and forth, carving out the radial pattern

the flapping of his fins.

Then, he decorates the circle with seashells. Finally, he perfects the look

coloring with the addition of fine sediment.

And the more intricate the design, the more likely it will attract a mate. The

beauty of it is that these ridges and hills actually buffer the eggs from the

motion of the seafloor. But there is universal geometry that's taking place

here, which makes me wonder to what degree animals actually understand the

concept of art and abstract thinking.

Our verdict?

Fish love.

Yes, these markings were created by a puffer fish flapping his fins along the

ocean floor to attract a mate.

And we like Dr. Steingass' thinking. If a fish can be artistic, who says it

can't be romantic, too?

In a previous episode, we investigated instances of UFO sightings out of

California during an Independence Day fireworks celebration.

Our experts were unable to explain some of them.

And now, on the opposite side of the country, we found a similar 4th of July

phenomenon. Could this new evidence help us finally solve the mystery?

It's Independence Day, 2019.

Desiree Leanne is sitting at home enjoying the holiday with her mother in

Ritchie, Florida.

Everything was really normal, just random fireworks around my neighborhood.

And then we saw the light that stood out, and it kind of hovered in a strange

pattern. In Tree, Desiree heads to the backyard for a better view and captures

this.

Three bright lights in a triangular formation appear to be slowly moving in

sync.

Desiree doesn't know what she's seeing, but she does know what it isn't. It

wasn't a plane.

If it was a helicopter, it would have made noise. But they moved, I feel, with

intention. Like it was doing something or going somewhere.

Could that intention mean that we're being watched?

Some believe that aliens have been gathering data and observing humanity

times of cultural importance.

In fact, historian and author Amy Title says one of those times appears to be

during Independence Day. The National UFO Reporting Center is more likely to

receive a call on July 4th than any other day of the year.

And Title notes the phenomenon goes back decades.

On July 4th, 1947, United Airlines Flight 105 leaving Boise, Idaho.

Captain Emile Smith saw five disc -like objects, one larger than the other four,

heading towards the plane.

Then they changed their course and flew parallel to him. He said he flashed his

landing lights at whatever he was seeing, and they responded intelligently

changing formation.

The idea that aliens like watching us for their own amusement or research is

sometimes called galactic zoo theory, similar to the interest today's

anthropologists have in Neanderthals.

But before we go too far down those rabbit holes, let's see what our experts

about this footage.

On an average clear night away from a city, a person can see between 2 ,000

3 ,000 stars.

So are these just lights we see in the sky all the time?

Albeit subtle, we can see movement from them.

But stars appear to move with the Earth's orbit.

They don't move as fast as what we see here.

So definitely not stars.

What about Starlink satellites?

Starlink was established by Elon Musk as a network of satellites that can

provide Internet access anywhere on the Earth. The plan is to ultimately have up

to 42 ,000 of them circling the globe. Is that what we're seeing?

Starlink appears in the night sky like a stream of light, almost like pearls in

a long row moving across the night sky. You don't see that here at all.

These objects, their movement is very subtle and slow and not consistent with

what we see as satellites.

So are we looking at genuine UFOs? Rich Hoffman of the Scientific Coalition for

UAP Studies has his doubts.

If there were strong evidence that indicated that this was flying in some

of an intelligent fashion, I can maybe accept the fact that it is an unknown,

but I don't.

see it being in the world of being an alien spacecraft.

You've got a lack of significant movement for a period of time. You don't

anything instantaneous acceleration.

Instead, McMillan believes what we're seeing is impressive technology, just

the alien kind.

A couple of things that lead me to believe we're possibly looking at drones

here. One is the height in terms of altitude.

We can see the horizon there. We can see from the other houses.

These objects are relatively low to the ground or within the ceiling cap that

commercial drones are allowed to operate on. But why would drones fly in

triangle formation?

McMillan says it's an illusion.

Looking at this from a distance, you can make out shapes because our brains want

to detect those patterns. But in reality, we don't have an idea of how

the objects are from each other.

McMillan adds that drones filming 4th of July fireworks is not only a common

event, it's been done before over Port Ritchie, like this celebration in 2016.

It's just very common nowadays for people to film fireworks from the drones

get a cool perspective that we hadn't seen before.

Our verdict?

Drone. So it looks like the aliens aren't studying us as we celebrate our

independence.

At least not in this case. But maybe at the next Super Bowl, someone should look

up. And that's our show for tonight. Thank you so much for watching.

And remember to keep those cameras rolling.