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Previously on Project Blue Book.

Can I ask you a serious question?

Absolutely not.

You've been lying to all of us this whole time.

You work for the Russians.

I will take the blame for everything. No, no, no. I'll still accuse the

colluding. A career is everything.

Over and out.

Your instincts about Susie were spot on.

Quinn? What are we going to do about that? This is far from over.

We'll get through this, Doug.

As long as we're all together.

This is RCAF air traffic control.

Be advised, you have entered Canadian airspace.

Please identify yourself.

Pilot, you are in violation of Canadian airspace. You must ID immediately.

It's probably just some bush pilot fell asleep at the wheel again.

Control, this is 02.

pilot we're having a hard time hearing you can you please repeat climb to 15

heading 180 pilot

we're seeing an object of some kind directly in your flight path

do you see anything up there what is that i'm not sure

let's head straight for it

I'm trying!

Pilot, can you acknowledge, please?

Don't I? Pilot, acknowledge. What is that thing?

They're going to crash.

Pilot, change course.

It's headed right for us!

Come on! Change course. Change course. Change course.

It's going to hit us. It's going to jam.

Mayday! Mayday! Help!

I did try calling first.

A lot, actually.

Phone's not working.

Can we talk?

Yeah, sure. Come on in.

Excuse the mess.

What happened in here?

Well, told the generals everything.

About Susie?

I think they took it rather well, actually.

What, they did this?

No, FBI.

I brought them in to look for listening devices.

Very thorough, as you can see.

Didn't find any, so, you know, I guess I got that going for me.

So what happens now?

Until such a time as we can determine if your actions warrant a permanent

discharge, you will be placed on administrative leave.

You had me fooled, Doc.

You weren't the only one.

Yeah, but I'm the only one who can be held accountable.

You know, the thing that really gets me, Air Force is questioning my loyalty.

I've dedicated my life to defending this country, you know?

I judge like this now.

I don't blame them.

Objectively speaking, it makes sense, given the political climate. Oh, you

by to cheer me up, huh?

Thanks. No, I... You know, things have been hard at home, too. They questioned

Mimi and I for ten hours straight.

I don't question your loyalty.

Do I? I know who you are.

I look up to you.

Thanks.

I was actually coming by to tell you that I was thinking of taking a

also.

You know, I'll continue with my studies and all of that.

The science of ufology is in its infancy, and it needs the kind of

study that you and I can provide.

That we did provide.

So that's it, huh?

No, it's not.

Because...

This case just came in, which is potentially far too interesting to walk

from.

A plane collided with a UFO over Canadian airspace.

Collided? Well, Canadian Air Force, they don't have a UFO program. They asked if

we would assist with the investigation.

Oh, yeah?

What'd you say?

I said I'd check with my partner.

Your partner who's technically supposed to be sitting on the sidelines right

now. I've never been officially informed of this, but, uh, yes, yes.

It's not like if anyone wanted to check on you, they'd even be able to get a

hold of you.

Plus, I, uh, I already bought the tickets.

One last case, huh?

Before we ride off into the sunset.

Project Blue Book.

I'm your vice marshal, Christopher Thomas.

Sir, Captain Michael Quinn, U .S. Air Force. This is Dr. Allen Hayden.

And if you don't mind me asking, how'd you hear about Blue Book all the way up

here? I've actually been advocating for a program like yours for years in

Canada. Please.

So this wasn't your first encounter, sir?

No. I've had dozens of unofficial reports during my command, but never

like this.

We saw the first craft on radar at approximately 2130. This was the Bush

He actually never identified himself.

So this was the unidentified aircraft.

No, sir. A second unidentified craft appeared on radar at approximately 2132.

We clocked the other one at over 2 ,000 miles an hour. The pilot we were in

contact with, he tried to take evasive maneuvers, but no matter what he did, he

couldn't get away.

It was as if the other whatever it was was hunting it, sir.

Now, you said on the phone that's when it looked like they collided. You're not

sure?

Well, we were sure.

But about an hour after it happened, our radar picked up the first plane again

at 60 ,000 feet.

A prop plane?

That's not possible. That's what we thought. But then the tower received

transmission.

We managed to record it. Would you allow me?

Mayday! Mayday!

What is it?

Help! It's coming closer!

We have lost complete control!

Get the terrace apart!

Pull up!

It's taking off! Pull up!

It's taking off!

So the supposed collision happened here, near King Island, when they were

traveling south.

But... That last media transmission at 60 ,000 feet was here near Port Belmont,

which is north.

And according to the tape, the pilots still had visual contact with the other

craft. Which means if they ditched or managed to land somehow, they'd be

somewhere in here.

A roughly 200 -mile square.

I already scrambled search and rescue to fly a grid, but so far nothing.

Sir, what's here?

That's Hartley Bay.

The only thing up there is a logging outpost.

People?

You seasonal workers, maybe? What are you thinking?

Eyewitnesses on the ground.

Someone up there saw something. Could help narrow our search.

Well, Hartley Bay's not accessible by road. You'd have to take a seaplane up

there. I don't have any available pilots right now.

Sir, as a matter of fact, you do.

Never gets old, Dad.

Great view, huh?

It is quite spectacular.

Think you'll go back to teaching?

I'm not sure yet.

Well, I think the generals will be at a loss if you look for good.

You may have been a pain in their ass, but they're better off grabbing you.

Yeah.

I think we did good, Captain.

We're the 27 Yankees.

We made for a pretty good team.

Yep.

We'll go back to flying for a while.

We'll pilot again.

I certainly seem to enjoy it.

Hey, why don't you take the yoke for a bit? See what it feels like.

What? Come on. When are you ever going to get a chance like this again? It's

easy. It's easy? Yeah, come on. Take it. No, no, no. Don't do that. Let go.

This is a bad idea.

Just keep it steady.

Sit. Relax.

That's it.

Okay.

Look at that. You're flying.

Yes, I am. I'm flying.

Doc, you are flying.

You've got to be shitting me.

All right.

Keep me posted.

I still can't crack her. Jim, they've been interrogating her for three...

days and she'll only say that she was sent to ohio to find out about our ufo

program she's good and i'm starting to believe quinn when he said he didn't

who she was i agree we still had to put him on leave though what else could we

do we didn't have any jim i just got a call from one of our intel groups in the

uk they picked up a radio transmission that the boys in the cia managed to

decode has this been verified

That's what we've just been asked to do.

After we brief the president.

Excuse me, is this Hartley Bay?

I'm Greg.

I run the operation.

You hear about the crash?

Well, you know about the crash?

Yeah. The drones haven't worked since last night.

I sent one of my guys to Key Junction to alert the authorities, but I'd imagine

he's still on the road.

Can you tell us a little more about what happened last night?

About 9 .30, there was an earth -shattering boom.

Knocked the power out, scared me half to death.

Ran outside to see what it was, but it wasn't nothing.

It wasn't until this morning I found out what happened.

Well, we have reason to believe that there may still be survivors. Do you

you could get us to the crash site?

Survivors?

You mean aliens.

That's why you're here, isn't it?

Because it was a UFO crash?

Why do you think it was a UFO?

Gene!

Uh, Greg there said you saw a UFO fall out of the sky.

That's not what I said.

It's not what I said!

So you didn't see a UFO?

No, I did.

I didn't see a UFO crash. I saw it cause a crash.

Could you be more specific?

Sure. Last night, I was out hunting a wolf that's been prowling around my

I saw fresh tracks. I knew I was close.

That's when I heard it.

It was moving so fast, I didn't think it was possible.

And that plane looked like it tried real hard to move out the way, but it was

hit by the light.

The plane split in two before it fell behind those trees.

We get jets out here all the time from the base, so I just assumed it belonged

to them.

I tried to call.

The phone's been down.

And you think you could estimate where this plane went down?

Beyond that ridge.

At least five miles.

That way?

Are you sure?

Positive.

Thanks for your time.

The last radar transmission had it headed the opposite way.

Well, if the lost power stopped transmitting, it could have gone down

direction.

We need to get back in the air.

Call the base.

Tell Air Vice Marshal Thomas to divert the operation east toward Hawkesbury

Island.

Eyewitness saw what we think was a crash.

If you can stand down, I'll relay, and we should have support under position in

a few hours.

That's a negative. We don't have time to wait. There could be survivors on

the... What do you see?

Does that look like a... Part of a plane?

Yes, it does. Hold on, Doc.

That's part of a wing.

Where's the rest of the plane?

He said it broke in half in the sky. It could be scattered all over this area.

What about survivors?

This is not a good sign, Doc.

Look!

Anybody out there?

Anybody here?

Whoever it was that got themselves down can't be far.

Hello?

Anyone out here?

Anybody here?

The plane.

Where's my plane?

I need to know.

I need to know now!

All right, easy.

We just want to make sure you're okay first.

Who are you?

I'm Captain Michael Quinn, U .S. Air Force. This is Dr. Alan Hynek.

U .S. Air Force.

American?

Right.

I thought it was in Canada.

We're with Project Blue Book. We were asked to help investigate the plane's

disappearance.

Now, according to radar, there was another object in your flight path. The

plane's nearby.

We'll radio in, get search and rescue to divert to our new location.

We don't have time for that.

My co -pilot's still out there. We have to find him and the plane.

Now.

Air Vice Marshal Tarman.

Journals Harding and Valentine, United States Air Force.

I'm right back.

Sorry, I didn't know you were coming. We're in the middle of a search and

rescue. We know.

Did you find it yet?

The aircraft?

How do you know about that?

What's going on?

We should speak in a secure room.

This way.

So where were you guys coming from before you had a ditch?

I only asked because your plane was in communication with RCAF ground control,

but you never identified yourself.

Didn't I?

You don't remember that?

Alex! Can you tell me where you're headed, at least? Might help us locate

aircraft.

I had cargo headed to Alaska coming over from Greenland.

Everything after that's a blur.

Oh, yeah? What kind of cargo?

Alex! I thought you guys wanted to help.

Just trying to make sense of what happened, that's all.

Something's off.

No, no, he's still in shock.

What, he can't tell us anything that's going to help us? Well, it could be

another explanation.

The UFO abductees often report a period of missing time following an encounter,

hours, sometimes days. This guy wasn't abducted. And we've disappeared for an

hour on radar.

We don't know what happened during that time.

Over here.

Look at this.

Burn marks.

Those trees were ripped apart from above.

Yeah, we must be close.

He's that way? Yeah.

No way that's part of a cargo aircraft.

Then what is it?

And where's the rest of it?

Is he in there?

I got you.

Stay there.

Take him out.

He's still breathing.

Oh, my gosh.

Easy. I don't know what kind of injuries he could have. It's okay. He needs some

air. Get him over to that tree, please.

Come on.

Steady.

Alex. Look at me.

Look at me, buddy.

The plane.

Where's the plane?

What happened?

Where's the rest of the plane?

Where's what?

The plane, Alex.

What happened to the plane?

What happened?

You guys got a medical kit on board?

I'm gonna go check.

No, no, no, no.

Wait!

You've got to be

fucking kidding me.

Alex, I am Dr. Hynek.

Can you remember at all how you got here?

The U .S. Air Force.

Where in America?

Something caused you to fly off course and crash. Do you recall what that was?

I can't remember anything.

Hey, Doug.

Excuse me a second.

What is it?

Look at this instrument panel.

That's Russian. This is a bomber.

Which means that those two are Russian military.

Are you sure?

He is now.

Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Oblansky.

Yuri.

That's pretty good American accent you got there.

Спасибо.

You realize half the Royal Canadian Air Force is out here looking for you right

now?

Not at this location.

Isn't that what you said earlier?

I'm not sure what you're planning on doing right now, but with no plane, no

out, hurting us won't help you in the least.

I'm not going to hurt you.

I need your help to find the rest of the plane.

Move.

This thing's got to be scattered into a million pieces out here.

What the hell do you need our help for? I need what is on that plane.

So I'm pretty sure it's intact.

Because if it wasn't, everything within five miles of here would be destroyed by

now. Five miles?

That's roughly the blast radius of a nuclear bomb.

Not including radioactive fallout.

Yes, you are correct.

Are you telling me you had a nuclear bomb on your plane? That is what I'm

saying.

Yes, and it's still out there.

And if it goes off, it will start World War III.

Where the hell were you going before you crashed?

Testing North American airspace.

There's nothing Americans don't do. Get out of the live nuke!

Are you insane?

You Russians, man! Captain!

So you just wanted to get picked up on radar then turned back. Is that it?

Yes. But you encountered another craft.

We don't know what it was.

All I know is that it separated us from the fuselage.

Almost purposely.

Then dropped us like toys. I don't remember much else, do you?

Why do you say purposely?

I remember thinking that whatever that was, it was trying to take the bomb from

us.

Now, here's what I think. I think you're a couple of ship pilots.

You got picked up on radar, took too many Gs heading back, and your plane

apart. Now you want us to believe this horse shit. No, I think... I think the

bomb was still on the plane when it went down.

If it hasn't gone off, that means it's somewhere nearby.

So I have to make sure that it's safe, okay?

Do you both understand?

Could the force of the impact have armed it?

Metametric and...

Radar triggers are designed to go off beneath 1 ,000 feet.

But there is an internal safety switch.

What about a clock trigger?

It's possible.

But I'm sure it was damaged upon impact.

Right, meaning it could still harm.

Yes. So we have no idea how long it could be before this thing detonates.

We call it a broken arrow.

It's a U .S. military term for missing nuclear asset lost in transit.

We have solid intel that points to the unidentified aircraft that went down as

Russian bomber.

What's been the Soviet response?

They've denied any knowledge.

They're stalling. If that aircraft managed to make it back across the

Circle without going down, they could avoid the consequences.

Like a counter -strike?

It's our last resort.

But it's definitely on the table.

We've been flying a grid north of here since yesterday.

So far, nothing.

Your men might have found something, though.

Our men?

Project Blue Book.

They came up to help investigate the possibility of a UFO encounter with the

aircraft. Blue Book is here?

They're out in the bush right now.

Partner, I called you captain. Are you a pilot?

Yeah.

I flew in the war.

I was decorated five times. You?

Six.

Six times?

That's impressive.

So why are you doing this now?

It's a blue book, studying UFOs.

Why? I wanted to defend my country from people like you.

I'm not a UFO.

Yeah, well, you're Russian.

You send spies to infiltrate our programs and exploit our fears of the

unexplained. You're worse.

So do you believe in aliens?

They're real?

I do.

After last night, 100%. We have heard that this blue book in Russia is first

its kind, yes?

Yeah, you have a similar program.

Not that I know of, no. Because Russia does have its own history of UFOs.

What do you know of our history?

Ah, Tungustia in 1908, a meteor falls from the sky 2 ,000 miles apart or

decimated. They kept the witnesses there claiming it wasn't a meteor at all, but

a craft of some kind. We also know of this.

Well, after the war began, did you notice an increase in sightings at all?

The frequency increased for us, yes.

Yeah, well, we had a spike too, particularly around military

nuclear test sites.

Hey, Doc.

You're crossing a line here.

We don't tell the Russians anything, you understand?

I'm trying to gain trust, Captain. And if there are UFOs over Russian nuclear

sites, well, that lines up with the theory that I have.

The UFOs are protecting us from ourselves and the weapons we created.

I don't give a damn about your theories right now. You keep quiet about

America's nuclear program.

The captain radioed in earlier said they were following a lead on the crash, but

it was almost the opposite direction of where we had the plane on radar before

it went down.

If Heineken Quinn are following a lead, it's probably a good one. Have they

checked in since?

Their only radio is on the plane. If they're on foot in the backcountry,

have to circle back to let us know.

No, but if they found something... Which means they'd be needing our help right

now. Show us exactly where they were last reported.

How do we know if it's armed?

We have to open it up to look inside.

What do you know how to do that?

I've been trained, but to handle anything of that requires a very steady

This thing falls out of the sky, creates this big hole, but if your hand's not

steady, it blows up.

Makes perfect sense.

So, one of us just has to get inside and you will...

Talk us through the rest, yes?

All right, I'll do it. I will do it. You're not going anywhere near that

Why should you?

I'm not the one who flew it over here.

So you think I'm going to blow it up now?

Yeah, in a heartbeat.

Stupid Americans.

You think that Russians are the ones eager to start the war?

Trust me, we are at war right now. Maybe I'll kill you myself. Go ahead.

Stop it, both of you. We don't have time for this. Put that down. Put it down.

I am the only non -military person here.

I also have a lot of experience dealing with small tools in delicate spaces,

transistors, telescopes.

I should be the one to attempt this, but we have to work together.

Okay?

Agreed?

I will show you the steps.

First, you need to open the panel. Just give us some room.

In case it goes off?

Just stand, what, five feet back?

Fine, right next to my partner. Thank you very much.

Doc. One last case, eh?

Right off into the sunset.

Gentle, Doctor.

It'll be the one in the middle.

This doesn't go well. We don't make it out of here. I just want to tell you.

That doesn't help.

Yeah.

Roger that.

Okay. I need to take the door off.

Easy.

Doctor, please be careful.

Go, let's go!

A couple of our men found the seaplane about ten miles east along with some

other wreckage. What about our guys?

Said they had it off on foot, deeper into the forest. Well, let's get the

out there, then.

You should be able to see the safety switch.

It'll be about a foot tall with a red and green dial.

Do you see it?

Yes.

What does the dial show?

Well, uh, I can't read Russian, but it's stuck halfway between red and green.

That's the arming switch.

If it's stuck in the middle, it means the bomb could be armed.

Can't we just push the dial back, just so we know?

That would risk arming it. Or maybe it saves us. And who would like to take

chance?

There is one other way.

It's much riskier.

What's that?

Disconnecting the fire set.

They have a bank of capacitors that store the electricity from the

They carry a charge that triggers an explosive in the core.

Right, so if we disable those... Then we should be good. But you have to be

extra careful.

The charge in those capacitors could kill you.

What other choice do we have?

Over here.

It is the Russian plane, sirs.

Where's the rest of the plane?

It's got to be close, right?

If our guys were here, they can't be far.

Yeah, but are they alone?

All right, men, fan out.

And stay alert.

Remember, doctor, don't touch the inner housing or any of the conduit on the

floor. The charge could kill you.

Everything alright in there, Doc?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I think I did it.

It's 32.

You sure you have them all?

32 wires, yes.

I'm just counting again to be sure.

Hi, Nick. All good. I just need to check one or two more things.

It should be good.

Thank God.

Well done, Doc.

At least you won't die in vain.

What are you doing?

That's like your partner said.

We're at war.

So, Dr. Hynek, thank you for your work.

But we no longer have use for either one of you.

You don't want to do this?

I have no choice.

I'm sorry.

If Alexei and I make it back to your plane, maybe we'll get home.

You're never gonna make it.

Well, you're still alive.

No.

Shoot now.

You risk setting this off.

Is that... The core.

Yes, I believe it is. What do you think?

Don't shoot.

Doc, what are you doing with that?

I don't know. Do you want it?

No, no, no. Doctor, doctor.

You'll be careful. Oh, well, maybe you want it. No, don't do anything crazy. Do

you want it? No, no, no.

Here!

Are you insane?

If there were plutonium inside there, I would say yes.

Which there isn't.

Should weigh about five times heavier than that, yes?

That's because it's just the empty casing.

There's nothing inside.

He's right. There's nothing in here.

How did you know?

You told me those capacitors had enough charge in them to kill a man.

Yet when I slipped up a couple of times, I didn't get so much as a static shock.

Then when I was finished, I saw the cap that conceals the core, and I looked

inside. I see you just reached in and grabbed it. Well, there was no way they

was going to leave that with us here.

And they don't need us anymore, so yes, I did.

And when I picked it up, I knew.

Why did our government... They had us believe that... The Kremlin wasn't

our air defense.

They were testing you.

They wanted to see how well you'd fare when you thought you had a live nuclear

weapon on board.

The human element.

It's always the one variable you can't control. That makes so much sense.

They're not going to be flying a live nuke over here.

I guess no one wants World War III, huh?

I thought you were going to kill us back there.

I thought so, too.

When I saw this thing flying through the air, I thought, what is this cocky

American trying to do?

It's nice catching.

Doctor, thank you.

You're welcome.

Captain, you showed incredible bravery.

Thank you.

You were just about to kill us. Let's not forget that.

Okay.

Okay.

What will you do with us? Not up to us now.

See planes about a five -mile hike from here, head back, radio in.

You know, Captain, if the four of us can work together, surely we can persuade

our government to... Hands up!

When we get back, we're going to need a full debrief from both

of you.

The scrub that's clean is going to take a lot of work.

What is going to happen to the pilots?

I can imagine a few scenarios.

But honestly, we've never had to deal with a situation this sensitive.

You know, I've got to commend you both.

What you did here was heroic.

We just came up here to do our jobs, sir. Which makes the work you do more

important than ever.

We need you on the field.

Both of you.

Yes, sir.

Generals, can you give for a moment?

We'll see you back at the base.

So they never found the rest of the plane.

I'm sure they will.

I doubt they'll let us take a look at it, though.

You still think that unidentified craft had something to do with what happened

here?

Maybe.

Maybe it wasn't the Russians that removed the plutonium.

Certainly poses some interesting questions.

Demands further investigation.

Well, I guess that means we're back in business.

I guess we are, Professor.

Some things never change.

What's that?

I decided to get in early. You still find a way to beat me in. Well, I heard

got a few calls while we were gone.

Priest in Akron saw an object hovering above his church after mass.

Wanted to pre -interview him on the phone.

Yeah, look at this. Missouri, Texas, Maryland.

Never a dull day, huh?

Need anything?

Just some coffee. That'd be great. Thanks, babe.

Excuse me, can I help you?

Uh, yes. The senator's here from Project Blue Book. Are they in?

Senator?

Oh, yes.

Senator Kennedy.

Morning, miss.

Are they, uh, in there? Inside.

Yes. Um, just... Hey.

Meet somebody who's been... Gentlemen, Senator Kennedy is here to see you.

I'll be calling you right back. He'll be calling you back in ten minutes.

Project Blue Book. Sorry for the unexpected visit. It's urgent.

Senator. Senator.

What can we do for you?

Could you give us some privacy, please?

Whatever you're working on, I need you to put it down. We have a situation

developing in the North Atlantic. What kind of situation?

The crew on a Navy destroyer spotted a triangle -shaped craft trailing their

fleet.

And you'd like for us to investigate, sir?

I didn't finish.

The craft they saw didn't come from the sky.

It came out of the water.