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Previously on Project Blue Book. He's one of yours. He's working with the

Americans now. I'm going to kill him for you, and then we'll be even. You two

make a pretty good team.

Yeah, he's not bad for Central Intelligence.

What's the Robertson panel?

Seems Central Intelligence will put the U .S. Air Force on trial. A full

investigation into Project Bluebird. The classification system.

Close encounter of the first kind.

Visual sighting less than 500 feet away showing angular extension in detail.

Second kind of encounter with a physical effect. Car dying.

Lights flickering.

Scale you're working on. I think we have strong evidence here for a close

encounter of the third kind.

Cut. Cut it.

Alan,

what are you doing?

Yes, taking it all in.

It's amazing, isn't it?

What is that?

I heard something Stephen's working on.

The reporter's here. Are you ready?

Uh -huh.

Thank you so much for agreeing to do the interview.

It's my pleasure. So?

Steven Spielberg calls you up out of the blue and says, I'd like my next movie

to be based on your work, name it after your classification system, and have you

as my technical advisor.

Yeah, something like that.

Not bad for a college professor from Ohio State.

That's exactly what my wife said.

You know, reading the script, Richard Dreyfuss' character reminded me of

someone. Oh, you think so?

Family man, obsessed with alien life, out with military and government forces

order to uncover the truth.

That doesn't sound like you.

Well, I suppose it does. Only Richard Dreyfuss never had to face the Robertson

panel on his way up the mountain.

Ah, the Robertson panel. That was the CIA convening an elite group of

to study your work in 53, yes?

Yes, um, something like that.

There's more to the story.

There's a lot more.

I'm sure our readers would love to hear about it.

Dr. Heineck? Yes?

What exactly happened during the events of the Robinson panel?

They want to shut down Blue Book.

Officially, the CIA wants to be briefed on your casework as it relates to

national security.

And unofficially?

The agency is vying for control of the UFO program.

You set us up. All this time you spent with us, you've just been gathering

intel, haven't you? I had no idea they were going to do this.

I found out when you did.

I came here to help.

If the CIA is in charge of this panel and they want control, what are the odds

of us even getting an impartial hearing?

That's the one piece of good news.

You'll actually be presented to a group of scientists.

They'll assess the validity of your work, report back to the agency with

findings. Those are the men you want to convince.

Dr. Manziel, Dr. Alvarez.

These are serious scientists.

You should take them seriously.

They'll be looking for any reason to discredit your work. Don't give them

We've been going through cases all night. We have more than enough

evidence. Compelling isn't good enough, Captain.

You'll need to present to them a slam -dunk case with hard evidence.

A credible witness.

Something that can't be denied.

This is a chance to tell the world your truth.

You may not get this opportunity again.

Sort of straightforward, right? Yeah.

Just waiting for the magic.

Whoa.

Where'd it go?

You don't have it? I have no idea, but let me just see one thing.

What is... How did... You better keep that.

Alan, I am so glad you're home.

Dr. Hynek.

David Dabrowski.

I am so...

So glad to finally meet you. Hello.

Could I ask you if you would possibly check your pocket and see if you find

anything there?

Maybe... Wow,

Dad, how'd you do that?

Magic.

I'm going to go put this one in my room. Okay, sweetie.

David and I met at my group.

evening wait who was this person david dobrowski he uh he showed up at mimi's

ufo group or was led there according to him isn't that what he told you david

was a bit of a celebrity in ufo circles and somehow he tracked me down claiming

to have information that only he could tell alan you know when they told me to

come and find you they didn't give me your address and then i realized they

have wanted me to meet your wife first

David has something I think you might want to see.

Hmm.

I'm sorry, but who exactly was it told you to come and find me?

The beings that are posing in that picture.

And they told me to deliver a message to you.

Without my help, you will never survive the Robertson panel.

You

know,

I have already presented you with photographic evidence.

Now, if you would just please...

Let me tell you my story. I think you will find it worthwhile.

Okay, David, tell us about how you first met these beings.

All right, well, the first contact was just a little bit over a year ago,

and it was on a stretch of land near my home.

You were all alone at the time?

Yes.

No other witnesses?

No. So you were out hiking.

Surveying would be more accurate.

I'm a volunteer assessor for the county.

I was doing my annual inspection of the Ottawa River.

It is the kind of work I have done alone for many, many years, so even I did not

believe what I was seeing at first, either.

It was as if time and space just vanished, and everything,

the river and the birds and the air, went into the state of

suspended reality, except for me.

That's when I saw the craft.

Then came this amazing, almost electric wind.

I thought, grab your camera.

But when the doors opened and I saw them, this incredible sense of peace

filled me. It filled my soul.

So that when they invited me on board, I had to go.

And what were these beings? What were they like? They were warm and they were

intelligent and they were communicative.

They spoke English, did they?

No, they did not speak English.

They communicated with me telepathically.

It's extremely difficult to... You know, I know you think that I'm crazy. No,

no, no. Yes, you do. And let me tell you something, Captain. There are things

that even you cannot explain, like what you saw in the sky over D .C.

How do you know I was up there?

Have you tested the photograph?

Because when you do, and you find out it is not fake, then maybe you will be

able to take me seriously.

That'll take some time.

I know that you have been chosen to tell the truth to that panel, and I am

telling you that I have been chosen to help you do that.

But if you don't accept my offer, there is nothing I can do.

Thank you for your time.

You're welcome.

You told him about the panel?

No.

And you know about DC?

And where is he getting his information?

What time is it, kids?

Jesus, you scared the piss out of me.

Most people knock, you know.

The hell are you watching this for?

I need to see what you have.

Sure, no problem.

Nice to see you too, by the way.

You know, it'd help if you tell me what you're looking for, you know, in terms

of their UFO project. I mean, I'm kind of shooting in the dark here.

These photos are three years old.

What are you talking about? The Americans gave you these so that I

questions.

I know you're working for them. I've known for a while.

Are you serious right now?

You accuse me of being a double agent after everything we've been... After

everything we've been through with how I know.

Oh, for Christ's sake.

If I came here to kill you, you'd be dead already, wouldn't you?

They were going to fry me like Rosenbergs if I didn't cooperate, but...

don't have to worry, because I haven't given them anything on our program. Not

thing. I swear to God. Shut up.

I need your help.

Hey.

Daria is done with me.

You with me? I'm with you. I'm trying to understand what's going on.

Okay? All you need to know is that if I wanted to, I could have told her about

you switching sides, but I didn't.

I didn't.

So, now I need you to return the favor.

What kind of favor?

Looks pretty authentic.

Scale of one to ten.

Seven, sir.

What makes it a seven?

Well, the first thing I look at is the naturalness of the boundaries around the

primary object.

Then I look to see if the shadows are consistent throughout.

How long would it take to complete a full analysis?

At least a couple weeks.

We have the panel in two days. Is there some way to expedite the process?

If I could examine his camera, that would help me a lot.

Any way you can get your hands on that?

Tell him we need the camera. Get it quick and we go.

Agreed? Let's just see what he has to say first.

big spread for one guy nice car

guy doesn't have a front door wants us to take off our shoes

you found me

David, if you have the camera that you use, it might help us validate your

picture. I've got it, but I could show you something that would remove all

doubts. Trust me.

What are we looking at here?

This is where they like to land whenever they come to visit.

And, uh, how often is that?

Almost every full moon.

Oh. Captain?

I have never seen this before.

They must have come back.

You didn't put this here. No.

Come on, something this geometric and precise?

No.

They must have left this here for you.

This is a message.

There we go.

Three pointed to Tractus.

Yeah.

An ancient Greek symbol representing meaningful archetypal relationships and

symbolizing the geometric and musical ratios upon which the foundation of the

universe is built.

Three lines, three points.

I know what this means.

Discovered a triangle?

They want the three of us to work together.

One partner is more than enough, thanks. And what do they want the three of us

to work together on?

Not sure.

But what if they could tell you themselves?

Mm -hmm.

I'm going to set that up for tonight.

This is a waste of time. Let's just get the camera and go.

Doc. No, no, come on. You're not seriously thinking about going out

We have to prep for the panel. And this is how we do it. Look, there's no

guarantee that this camera is going to authenticate that photo or that it's

going to be done in time for the panel. Right, but we have plenty of other

evidence. Not on this scale. And if the encounter's fake, then so is the photo.

But if it is real, it's evidence of a close encounter of the third kind. You

don't really believe he's communicating with aliens? I'm just looking for

something, anything to make sense of what we've seen from this guy.

Caught this at an Indian's game.

Great American pastime.

I used to go all the time with my dad.

He taught me to love it.

So, tell me why you want me to call my contact in St. Petersburg?

I need a child brought from there to the U .S.

safely.

Child?

My daughter.

You have a daughter? Can your contact get her here, yes or no?

He's chief of the militia, so he can do whatever he wants, but it ain't going to

be free. How much?

Five grand.

Tell him you'll wire it from your account.

So I do this for you, and you what? You just forget you know what you know? My

loyalty to my country only goes so far.

I suppose you and I are the same in that way, aren't we?

Call your contact.

How long are we going to give this doc?

David, is there a time frame for when these beings will show up?

I wish it was that simple.

You know what?

I have a good idea.

Why don't we pass the time by doing a little bit of magic?

Got a coin?

Magic. Come on.

All right.

Sure.

And this one, I think. And present the hand.

Thank you very much.

And close.

And now, just think.

carefully about what are you feeling right now? What are you feeling?

Your hands are very warm.

I'm actually disappearing and boom!

Losing your touch?

That is weird.

I guess it doesn't always work.

It's getting kind of late.

I got ten to nine, but what time you got?

How'd you do that?

You just believe in magic, Captain. You will never lose your ability to be

surprised.

I am going to go get some more firewood.

He's quite a character.

Yeah, he is.

Doc, what are we doing out here?

I mean, really.

I know you don't think that aliens are going to come down from the sky tonight

and say hello to us.

Certainly is a nice night, though.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's beautiful out here.

I'm not ready to face that panel.

This is a good way to avoid it.

All our work, what we've seen, if they don't validate that, then what?

There's a lot on the line out here.

It's a possibility, no matter how remote.

We go there and do our best.

The chips fall where they may.

And if they shut us down?

Live in that world, the world of what if.

Hello, gentlemen.

David?

What's wrong with him?

David?

David isn't here right now.

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

David, are you okay?

I told you this isn't David.

Hey, who am I speaking with?

I'm here to answer all your questions.

David said you wanted the three of us to work together.

What are we meant to be working on?

Telling the world your truth, Dr. Hynek.

My truth?

What is my truth?

The one you can no longer deny.

All right, that's enough, pal.

Oh, hey, hey.

You are in danger, Dr. Hynek.

David is the only one who can save you. He is the only

one. Well, if David... David! David!

David!

He's waking up.

David?

How did I get here?

Good, it's him again.

We brought you back.

You did?

Here, drink this.

So, uh...

I'm so tired. I just need to rest.

You guys, you two should go.

I want you to go.

Great.

I'll leave you to it, then.

You're welcome.

Are you sure?

Are you going to be okay?

I'll be fine, but I am not.

So he tells me you've been out of town.

Yes, we were following up on a lead we thought might prove useful for the

Robertson panel. Which turned out to be nothing, sir.

I see.

What do you plan to present to the panel?

Well, General, we poured over our case files and determined a select few that

feel best represent our investigation for the past couple of years.

And the conclusion you've drawn?

The conclusion would be that the area of UFO investigation continues to need

further study and resources to help us to do that.

This is a very important panel, Doctor.

Not just for your department, but for the entire Air Force.

A lot is riding on your performance.

And I expect both of you to act with honor and integrity.

Yes, sir.

Who wrote this?

You're free to present any case that you like, but it's important that you

finish up with that.

Therefore, based on our casework and my own rigorous scientific analysis, I've

concluded that there is no evidence to support the notion that UFOs are or

possibly could be extraterrestrial in origin.

And you'd like me to present this as my, uh...

It's my opinion.

What other opinion would you have, Doctor?

Dr. Heine?

Dr. Heine?

I'm sorry, you were saying?

You were saying, actually, that you'd been asked to read a report, one you

didn't agree with?

They wanted me to betray everything I believed, to state conclusively that all

UFOs have an earthly explanation.

And that wasn't what you believed?

Didn't matter what I believed.

It mattered what the evidence showed.

Science is without prejudice. It doesn't believe.

It just is.

And from a scientific perspective, there was one truth that I could not deny.

UFOs exist.

And some defy explanation.

So, I was faced with a choice.

Tell the lie.

Save Blue Book.

Or tell the truth and face the consequences?

The end of my career?

My reputation?

And what did you decide?

Sorry to do this. Stephen's setting up a shot, so we need to clear the area.

Oh, of course.

Can we finish this in your trailer?

Actually, I think I may have said too much already.

I hope you have what you need. Thank you.

But, Dr. Hynek, you haven't gotten to the panel yet.

It's still hard for him to talk about.

Why? What happened?

Something surprised him in the end, which is... Were you there? What was it?

I was there, yes, and sometimes I still don't believe it.

Hey, Doug, why don't you come sit down?

We've been like this for two days. The Mariana film's the best piece of film

that is we have. They're not even paying attention to it. Well, they have our

analysis. Hopefully that'll help fill in the blanks. Yeah.

Without even looking at the film?

That's not what scientists are supposed to do. I know.

Excuse me.

Are you planning to study any individual frames?

Or even watch the film again?

We're done with it, actually.

We spent dozens of hours analyzing this film. You barely even looked at it.

They're F -94s.

Flight logs at the Air Force Base nearby confirmed they did a flyby that day.

Yes, hours after that was filmed, you're drawing a false conclusion.

And if you look at our supplemental reports, you will see that we do point

the original film was edited down by the Air Force and the more enlightening

evidence taken out.

Suggesting what?

Suggesting that somebody tampered with the evidence. Do I have to spell it out

for you? Let's just give him a little more time here. We have all these case

files to go through.

Those? We've already gone through them.

That's our closed pile.

Closed? Birds, weather balloons, astronomic anomalies.

We're getting to the end here, actually.

You've got to be kidding me. I mean, there's over 50 case files right here

witness reports, photographic evidence.

Which we've reviewed.

No, you mean skimmed, at best.

Let's take a recess.

What's happening?

I need to get some air.

Is he okay?

You walking off the job now? No, I'm not leaving. I'm waiting.

Waiting? Waiting for what? You know, I realized something last night. We have

two options here, okay?

One, I read Valentine's statement. The panel recognizes our incompetence as

investigators. Too many unsolved cases. They shut us down, take over the

program. Or two, I read my statement and tell our truth.

The generals bury us.

Unless a third option presents itself.

What the hell are you talking about?

What's he doing here?

We call an expert witness, a fellow investigator, someone who's seen our

knows our work, who recognizes that the UFO phenomenon demands further

investigation and sees Blue Book as best equipped to do just that. Someone who

can speak for us when we can't speak for ourselves.

Third option.

Daniel. Professor.

Captain.

You on the reset? Oh, you're just in time.

Better head in, then.

Uh, Daniel, I really want to thank you for doing this.

Don't thank me yet.

Come on.

Gentlemen, this is my report.

But since we're running out of time, I figure...

I will give you the rundown in my own words.

As you know, I've worked closely with Dr. Hynek and Captain Quinn over the

few weeks, so I've had a front -row view of the Air Force's attempt to

investigate and explain the UFO phenomenon, which is why I can assure

all honesty and candor the work these men are doing for the Air Force.

is careless biased and full of discrepancies the sad truth is the u .s

has completely mismanaged its investigation into the ufo phenomenon

high time the cia took that away what is this what are you saying you son of a

bitch how dare you you you have no right to discredit i do

They should be warned.

Warned? Staging invasions, stealing classified material, breaking onto

inciting mass panic. You want me to keep going? I'll get you to stop. Please,

just stop. Please, can we just settle for a moment? It's my recommendation the

Air Force immediately suspend all investigations into UFOs for the sake of

national security.

Gentlemen, please, we have your file for review.

Let's take some time to look it over before we reconvene.

He was betrayed in front of his peers by someone he trusted.

But that's not the end of the story.

He turned it around.

How?

Magic.

I'm sorry.

This was my fault. I thought he was going to save us.

I keep playing us both. No, you never trusted him. You're so skeptical with

work, but you're never that way with people.

I suppose that makes me a fool.

No, that makes you a good man.

Excuse me a sec.

David, what the hell are you doing here?

Well, it's awfully nice to see you too, Captain.

Daniel call you in, huh? You gonna go in there and embarrass us some more?

Who's Daniel?

No, I'm here for you.

We don't have time for this, all right? You need to leave.

Leave?

I am here to save you.

How did you get in here?

That was pleasant. What is going on here?

Excuse me, Dr.

Stanzler. Yes, Captain?

There's just one more case we'd like to present.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Please.

There's a lot on the line here.

And, uh, I think you're going to want to hear this before you make your ruling.

Line drive right field in there for a base hit.

Taken on hot for real, a throw to the first base.

But Mize is there.

How about that?

Dot.

Hello? Hello?

My little bunny.

Yes, yes, it's me.

My golden voice, I miss you so much too.

Yes, daughter, listen, I only have one minute.

We'll be together very soon.

Do you hear me?

Yes, I love you, my dear.

Yes, I love you very, very much.

Do you hear me?

Hello?

Hello?

What are you doing?

I guess I'm having what you call a change of heart.

And maybe it's not so smart to let you walk out that door.

Protect your identity at all costs, right?

Of all the times to remember what I taught you.

This business is tricky.

And truth is, I waver all the time.

But the one thing I'm clear on...

I don't want to be looking over my shoulder the rest of my life wondering

might be coming to kill me.

I got plans, too.

I want kids of my own one day.

The American dream.

Right?

Never too late, is it?

Hey.

Hey. Hey!

You see, what I was really doing in here earlier was not watching Howdy Doody.

I was finding your hiding spots.

Because I know you keep spares.

And when your back was turned, I switched these out and emptied your

I didn't teach you everything.

For a reason.

Look at that.

Thank you all for allowing me to speak.

I know you've reviewed a lot of our casework, photos, but I think you'll...

Better understand the value of Blue Book by hearing from someone who's been on

the receiving end of our work. David.

This is Mr. David Dubrovsky.

His case is the most recent one investigated by Blue Book.

Mr. Dubrovsky, would you care to tell the panel why you reached out to Dr.

Heineken myself?

I was directed to do so in order to be here today.

And who exactly directed you? The beings from the planet Venusios, which is two

galaxies beyond ours.

And did Dr. Hynek and I investigate your case?

Oh, yes.

And they appreciated it tremendously. Although you were very skeptical, which

was disappointing.

Wow. David, we were just doing our job.

They asked if I would deliver a message to the panel.

Go ahead.

Please don't be afraid.

Those ships that you see in the sky and the beings that you may come across,

They're not here to hurt you, but to teach you.

They open and believe.

Dr. Hynek and Captain Quinn did their job.

Nobody is listening to me now.

But they will, someday.

Thank you, David.

Gentlemen, David is, in some ways, a typical case for Project Blue Book.

There's a sighting.

Dr. Hynek and I look into it.

Are we skeptical?

Yes, we are.

Perhaps sometimes to a fault. But our job is to protect the public.

And the real truth of it is that without men like us, men like David can cause a

nationwide panic.

Blue Book has done its job.

We've closed cases.

We've come to public very eager to believe in aliens from other worlds.

But without your support today, the message you will send is that we were

a credible voice in the science of ufology.

And that leaves thousands of cases open for reinterpretation.

and quite frankly calls your own reputations into question.

We understand our role, gentlemen.

And if you understand yours, together we can continue to spread our message.

UFOs don't exist.

I was impressed.

Laid it on a little thick, eh? You were wonderful.

I guess we wait and see now.

Well, truth is, whatever way it happens, I think we did our job, Captain.

Hey!

What, you're not gonna say goodbye?

I'll give you this instead.

Congratulations.

Looked like the tide was turning in there.

That's so.

You must be so pleased.

Well, you know what really makes me happy?

I was right about you all along.

New administration.

Buying for position, just following orders.

Yeah.

I can understand that.

You didn't just play against me, you played against Dr. Hynek.

He's not one of us.

All the more reason to push him off the field.

Well, game's not over, Dan.

I think you may be right about that.

It sounds like Quinn really pulled a rabbit out of his hat and saved Blue

Well, that's not all he saved.

The night before the panel, I wrote out a statement. My true feelings about

UFOs. That they do exist.

After David's testimony, I missed the chance to declare these beliefs that

ultimately became my legacy.

A legacy that lives on in the files of Blue Book.

And now, in this movie.

Whatever happened to David?

You know, I will always have a special place in my heart for David.

I mean, he was a con man, but he told us he'd save us from the Robertson panel,

and that is exactly what he did.

Professor,

they're just about ready for you. Okay, thank you. We'll find our way back.

Shall we?

Thank you. Thank you.

Look around.

None of this would be here if it weren't for you.

And I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you.

Don't you want to look at the UFO?

No, I've seen those before.

Show me something new.