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volcanoes have long been known

to be UFO hot spots.

We're seeing UFOs
at volcanoes all over the world,

in South America, in Mexico,
North America and in Iceland.

Mount Merapi is the realm
of otherworldly beings.

as portals to other worlds.

The Muisca people
literally believe

that a volcano is a stargate.

to extraterrestrials?

where our ancestors
made physical contact

with whomever
descended from the sky.

live in the shadow of a smoking
volcano called Popocatépetl.

Known as El Popo by the locals,
it has been erupting since 1994.

Webcams installed
around the mountain

live stream images of its peak

so scientists can monitor
volcanic activity.

But early in the evening
of June 19, 2016,

the cameras capture something
completely unexpected.

These webcams run 24/7.
They never stop.

But the volcano itself
is obscured by clouds.

But you can see
the ash and the smoke

billowing out from a distance.

Suddenly,
a dozen glowing orbs appear

and fly straight
towards the volcano.

And everyone was wondering,
"What was that?"

more mysterious lights
flying around the volcano.

But perhaps
the strangest event was captured

on January 24, 2017.

from the top of El Popo.

It almost looks like
a tiny craft of some kind.

And moments later,
suddenly, there's a flash,

and then the small light
transforms into a glowing orb

and then shoots
straight up into the atmosphere.

It's one of the most
remarkable videos of an orb

that I've ever seen.

where strange, glowing orbs
have been seen.

Similar objects
have been recorded

at numerous other volcanoes
around the world.

And many scientists
who work on volcanoes claim

to have seen these strange
lights with their own eyes.

I certainly have seen things

when I've been working
on Volcán de Colima,

which is another very dangerous
volcano in Mexico,

that I've not been able
to explain.

I've seen lights, basically,
above the volcano.

There's one time
when I was seeing

a hell of a lot
of lightning at Colima,

but I also saw
two stationary lights

above the crater.

Uh, they were there
for a while.

They weren't stars, uh, and
then, suddenly, they vanished.

I don't know what caused them,

but there's obviously
a phenomenon there.

the mysterious lights
around El Popo are

related to an otherworldly being
known as Gregorio.

It is said that Gregorio
often appears

in local towns before vanishing
without a trace.

but he's oftentimes seen
as an old man

walking in robes
around the base.

And when people see him,
they revere him.

and other volcanoes have
an otherworldly connection?

To ufologists,
it's a distinct possibility,

and they point
to the first UFO sighting

that made national headlines.

June 24, 1947.

Private pilot Kenneth Arnold is

on a solo flight
near this active volcano

when he suddenly spots
something strange in the sky.

as nine craft flying together

like a military formation,

flying at a very fast speed.

the strange craft sped past him
at 1,200 miles per hour,

and then did something
truly remarkable.

Kenneth Arnold witnessed
these mysterious craft

dart in between
Mount Rainier and Mount Adams,

and then even witnessed them
fly into Mount Adams.

So, is it possible
that these UFOs

actually entered the volcano?

There have been
so many reports of UFOs.

going inside volcanoes
all over the world.

When we look
at this UFO activity,

that you have to wonder,

are volcanoes
some kind of UFO base?

NARRATOR: Is it possible
that otherworldly beings

are attracted to volcanoes?

As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

recent reports of flying craft

and mysterious beings
around volcanoes

are simply the latest
in a phenomenon

that dates back
thousands of years.

In the mythologies
of many ancient cultures,

volcanoes were closely
connected to the gods.

You have Vulcan, of course,
in the Roman pantheon,

who was the...
the god of smithcraft,

who they said his forge
was in Mount Etna.

PAMELA JAYE SMITH:
Vulcan was the armorer
of the gods,

made the swords,
made the shields,

made the helmets,

and was the god

of a lot of other crafts.

some mythological stories
about volcanoes are clearly

imaginative ways to portray
a powerful force of nature,

others, like the Roman accounts
of the god Vulcan,

read like historical events.

that they adopted
the legends from the Greeks,

who stated the earliest
metalsmith workers descended

from the sky and taught them
how to make swords

and, essentially,
how to work metal.

It is my opinion that both

Greek and the Roman pantheon
of gods were

misinterpreted space travelers

who descended from the sky
a long time ago.

with an extraterrestrial event
can be found in Japan.

According
to ancient Japanese folklore,

a mysterious child
was discovered

at the base of Mount Fuji,
an active volcano.

We have a very fascinating story

around Mount Fuji,
where, long ago,

Princess Kaguya was found,

at first,
inside a glowing bamboo stalk.

a tiny little shining child.

Intrigued,
he took the child home

and took care of it,

and within a space
of three months, only,

she had grown
into a beautiful young woman.

And her beauty was such
that she attracted many suitors.

But she rebuffed
all of their advances

until the emperor
fell in love with her.

They developed
a close relationship,

but eventually she had to reveal
that she was not of this world.

And she told him, in fact,
that she came from the Moon.

TSOUKALOS:
She was not of this Earth.

So then the story goes
that a fleet

of celestial beings
descended from the sky,

put a cloak of feathers on her,

and together
they ascended into the heavens.

Well, I mean, who were they
and where did they come from?

This is, in my opinion,

one of those legends
that perfectly fits

into the ancient
astronaut theory,

because it involves
misunderstood technology,

and you have stories

of people descending
from the sky

and rescuing one of their own.

To me, it's all
about the celestial visitor.

and the Roman god Vulcan,
along with modern UFO sightings,

reveal that extraterrestrials
are drawn to volcanoes?

And if so, why?

Perhaps further clues
can be found

by examining
mysterious artifacts

discovered deep in the jungles
of Colombia.

An Airbus A320 is cruising
at 30,000 feet

on a routine flight
en route to Bogotá.

As it approaches
a prominent volcano called

Nevado del Tolima,

the pilot notices
something strange in the clouds.

The plane is on autopilot.

When the pilot sees
what's out his cockpit window,

he picks up his phone,

and what he filmed was
extraordinary.

It's an object zipping along
towards his plane.

So the pilot is able to use
the close-up on his camera

and sees that the object is
actually a flying cube

that is coming towards him
and flying right past him.

a private pilot, also flying
near the same Tolima volcano,

captures footage of a metallic
diamond-shaped object

speeding past his aircraft.

And the next year,

a passenger on board a flight
from Bogotá to Salento

films a metallic, orb-like
object in the same location.

Three incredible UFO videos
in just four years,

all shot near Nevado del Tolima.

These are three
extraordinary videos of UFOs.

In fact, one has been called
the best UFO video of all time.

All three were taken
in broad daylight.

All three show
what could only be described

as a metallic craft.

And all three were filmed
near the Tolima volcano.

You have to ask yourself,
what is going on here?

around the Tolima volcano be

evidence
of extraterrestrial activity?

Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest clues may be found

by examining the volcano's
mysterious history.

their volcanic mountain
of the same name

in great reverence

because, in their telling,
it is the place

where the life of Earth meets

the sky deities,
the life of the above land.

TSOUKALOS:
The legends tell us

that this was a place

where humankind
could meet and mingle

with the so-called gods.

And what's interesting to me is

that very curious
ancient artifacts were found

at Tolima.

tomb robbers exploring
the base of Nevado del Tolima

stumbled upon a gravesite
that dated back 1,500 years.

Among the funerary objects
found there were hundreds

of small two-to-three-inch-long
gold figurines.

in the ancient culture
of the Tolima,

they specialized in creating
thousands of little gold objects

that they would put

in the tombs of the deceased,

essentially
to pay off the journey

from the land of the living
to the land of the dead.

They were all
in the shape of fish, birds,

frogs, anything you can imagine.

But 17 look like
modern-day planes.

We can clearly see
that the wings are attached

at the bottom of the fuselage,

and in the back of the fuselage
you actually have stabilizers.

This is not anything
that exists in nature.

at the base
of Nevado del Tolima

are really depictions
of flying vehicles?

CHILDRESS:
The idea that people
could actually envision

modern airplanes at that time,

just as a-a speculation, seems
pretty, uh, fantastic, really.

And you would think
that they are really

making these gold airplanes

after something
they had genuinely seen.

the reason why they were
commemorating these things is

because they witnessed
craft flying in

and flying out
of these volcanoes.

And you have to wonder
if maybe our ancestors were

seeing the same things
we're seeing today.

that the so-called
gold flyers are depictions

of extraterrestrial aircraft?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes

and suggest further evidence
of a connection

between volcanoes
and otherworldly beings

can be found
250 miles south of Tolima

at the mysterious archaeological
site of San Agustín.

These ruins, located between
two massive volcanoes, are home

to over 500 enormous
stone statues

that have been carved
from volcanic rock

and are believed to date back

at least 1,500 years.

ROBERT SCHOCH:
The people who carved
these sculptures

and lived there,

we really do not know
very much about them...

...because the whole area
seems to have been

abandoned by 1350 or so AD.

the strange statues
at San Agustín

or what they were meant
to depict,

many researchers believe

they were inspired
by the stories

of the Indigenous people.

Colombia has many
ancient legends of gods

who appeared as hybrids

with part human
and part animal features.

Some are depicted
as having vampire-like fangs.

And often
these gods can shape-shift

into different forms.

wherever we see
volcanic systems,

the Native cultures
associate them with the gods.

One of the very curious things

about the carvings,
about the sculptures...

...is that they depict
figures that resemble animals,

but they're very obviously
humanoid forms,

which is very much

like depictions
of god beings in Colombia.

Ancient astronaut
theorists suggest that,

considering the high number
of UFO sightings in Colombia

and the curious artifacts

that resemble
modern-day aircraft,

these godlike beings were likely
extraterrestrial visitors.

the reason why that place
was created there is because

that was one of the so-called
first contact places

where our ancestors made
physical contact

with whomever descended
from the sky.

and the reports of UFO activity
near Nevado del Tolima be

further evidence
that there is a long history

of extraterrestrial activity
around volcanoes?

And if so,
what could be the reason?

Perhaps further clues
can be found

by examining yet
another peak in Colombia

that is said to contain

a gateway
to the realm of the gods.

This small town is the home

of one of the country's
most sacred peaks,

called La Peña de Juaica.

The mountain stands
over 10,000 feet tall,

and while it is not a volcano,

it is located

right between two hot spots
of volcanic activity.

The Paipa-Iza volcanic complex
to the east

and three major volcanoes
to the west.

Peña de Juaica is not a volcano.

It's a very high peak.

But it is located
in an area of Colombia

that is highly concentrated
with volcanoes.

And the Muisca people,
the Indigenous tribe there,

have a very sophisticated
cosmology concerning this peak.

They literally believe
that it is a dwelling place

of the divine beings.

They even refer to this peak
as the gateway to the gods.

For centuries,
people have been reporting

seeing mysterious lights
and even humanoid figures

coming and going
from the summit.

at La Peña de Juaica is

a phenomenon known
as the dancing lights.

What happens is a strange orb
will appear at night

near Peña de Juaica,

and it will sometimes
dance around.

And other times there'll be
a couple of orbs.

According to the Muisca,

they've been seeing
these dancing lights

for hundreds of years.

that these dancing lights occur
when the gods

are traveling between
the Earth and the sky.

researcher and ufologist
Dan Zetterström traveled

to Colombia to investigate
the mysterious spectacle.

We set up cameras
to watch the mountain

to see if we could capture
this phenomena.

Turns out we did.

What you're seeing here are

the dancing lights
of La Peña de Juaica.

Light is splitting into multiple
orbs and forms a triangle.

And red and blue flashes
either side,

which are known as redshift.

It's what astronomers see
when light passes by something

with a huge gravitational pull.

This is light on a mountain.

It shouldn't have
a huge gravitational pull.

As far as we could conclude,

there was no explanation
for these things.

over La Peña de Juaica
not only captured UFOs

but also reveals
a gravitational anomaly?

If so, what could be causing it?

the Muisca people
literally believe

that Peña de Juaica is
a gateway to the gods.

It seems
that what they're actually

talking about is a stargate.

Could this location

that the local Muisca people
call "gateway of the gods"

contain a real portal
through space and time?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes

and suggest further support
for this notion can be found

on the opposite side
of the world.

The island of Java, Indonesia.

On the southern coast lies
the city of Yogyakarta.

This sprawling metropolis
of more than four million people

extends up the slopes
of Mount Merapi,

one of the world's
most active volcanoes.

Mount Merapi has erupted
regularly since 1548,

often causing
explosive lava flows

and killing hundreds of people.

But while
the volcano has completely

destroyed communities
that have existed

at its base again and again,

the site is considered so sacred
to the Buddhist people

that they continue to rebuild
in this highly volatile area.

has a deep, uh,
mystical and religious meaning

to the people of-of Java.

It is believed
that under the mountain is

a very vast sacred kingdom

and an imperial city from which

the entire spiritual realm
of Java was governed.

Mount Merapi is home
to powerful otherworldly beings.

The volcano served
as a kind of portal or a gate

between the human realm
and the realm of the divine.

Two legendary blacksmiths
created sacred weapons

at the site.

And those two blacksmiths
became the rulers

of a vast city
under the mountain.

more than 2,000 years.

But what could have inspired
the idea that Mount Merapi

is hiding a portal
or a vast underground city?

As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

clues can be found just
15 miles south of the volcano

at the temple of Borobudur.

Borobudur is
exquisitely designed.

It has a series of galleries
built concentrically

around a central stupa.

Each of the concentric rings
represent a different realm

of existence
in the Buddhist cosmos.

And just in the central
stupa area,

there are over
70 Buddhist statues

housed in smaller stupas.

Stupa actually means
"celestial chariot,"

a way with which to reach
the celestial realm.

So, were these so-called gods
really extraterrestrials

who had some kind of base
at Mount Merapi?

I think
that our ancestors witnessed

flying craft at this location

and they immortalized it
in stone

because stone lasts forever.

or a gateway
that the gods are using

to come and go from,

that fulfills
the definition of a stargate,

a portal or gateway that leads

to other places on Earth
or perhaps

even other locations
in the stars.

memorializes
extraterrestrial visitors

who are accessing
a hidden alien base

or perhaps even a stargate
within Mount Merapi?

Perhaps further clues
can be found

by examining modern encounters

in North America.

In Northern California
stands Mount Shasta,

an active volcano
that towers above the landscape

at an elevation
of more than 14,000 feet.

This majestic peak attracts
hikers,

skiers,
and spiritual gatherings.

But it's also a destination
for people hoping to see

mysterious lights,
strange orbs, and UFOs.

is unquestionably
a UFO hot spot.

People are seeing UFOs flying

in and out of the mountain
at all times.

reported around Mount Shasta

consists of solid,

metallic-looking craft
in the daytime,

sometimes referred to
as flying saucers

or metallic balls.

At night, you see
what are called orbs

that display all kinds
of different colors.

and exploring
and climbing Mount Shasta

because they think
that it attracts UFOs.

Native American tribes
in the area of Mount Shasta say

that stories
of strange phenomena

occurring around the volcano
have been told

by their ancestors
going back centuries.

For hundreds of years,

the Native population

have described UFO sightings,

strange lights that either
shoot out of Mount Shasta

or they go straight in.

And these cultures did speak
of physical beings

descending from the stars
and imparting knowledge.

when they first came
to the area of Mount Shasta,

they said that they weren't
the first ones there,

that there was another race
of people living there

who welcomed them with open arms

and actually
taught them agriculture,

astronomy, things like that.

And after a certain time,
these mystical people decided

that it was time
for them to leave.

But they promised that someday
that they would return

in great sky crafts,
as they referred to them.

And the Klamath people have felt

that modern UFO sightings is
this promise

that they have finally returned.

by other local
Native American tribes,

such as the Shasta,
Modoc and Karuk.

JACK "WALKING EAGLE" THOM:
Down where I come from,

we have a place called
Doctor Rock,

and that's where
a lot of the Indians go

and-and do their ten-day
fasting and pray.

And there was an elder there

that told me
about the petroglyphs there,

and told me about the Star
Nation people coming down.

That we have been visited
by other planets,

other nations
and stuff like that.

living mythology.

We know
that First Nations people have

retained their oral traditions
perfectly to a T.

The original stories of somebody
descending from the sky

and imparting knowledge was
not invented,

it was not fantasy.

It happened in reality

by flesh and blood
extraterrestrials

whom our ancestors

misinterpreted as gods.

of the local Native American
peoples reveal

that their ancestors encountered

extraterrestrial beings
at Mount Shasta.

Perhaps further clues can
be found by examining accounts

that an entire civilization
is hidden

within the volcano.

Mount Shasta itself has
a tremendous amount of lore,

of tunnels and secret rooms

and even some kind of ET base.

A number of books have been
written on this theme.

a man named Frederick
Spencer Oliver proposed

that Mount Shasta was home
to a mysterious civilization

in his book
A Dweller on Two Planets.

that Mount Shasta was
the home of an ancient race,

of a remnant civilization
known today as Lemuria.

Lemuria was a continent
that supposedly existed

in the Pacific Ocean

and at some time in the past
had disappeared.

Those people who survived
this disaster

immigrated to California

and created a city
within Mount Shasta.

Now, this ancient civilization,

the Lemurians, are supposedly

high technology
with flying machines

akin to the UFOs
that we see today.

and UFO sightings
at Mount Shasta today?

Is it possible that there's
a UFO base in Mount Shasta

and it's been there for hundreds
if not thousands of years?

of an alien base
within Mount Shasta

be an explanation
for the strange lights

that have been seen at this
volcano for thousands of years?

And if so,
might similar bases be located

in volcanoes around the world?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes

and suggest another reason

that extraterrestrials
might be attracted

to these
highly volatile locations

is because, while they are
agents of destruction,

they also produce
massive amounts of energy.

on the south side of the island
launch a plume of ash and debris

26,000 feet into the atmosphere.

In a matter of hours,
the cloud blankets

Western Europe and brings
air traffic to a halt.

The eruptions spark
a media frenzy,

and the event is thoroughly
documented by news outlets.

The eruption wreaked havoc
in Europe,

but there was a lot of video
taken around this volcano.

And what's interesting,
really interesting,

is that cameras captured

a strange, anomalous object
flying above the volcano.

The footage clearly shows

a V-shaped UFO flying slowly
through the volcanic ash.

It lingers there
for several seconds,

almost like it's collecting
something from the cloud.

So you have to wonder,
why would it be there?

Why is it doing this?

Was it perhaps
an extraterrestrial craft?

that a UFO was sighted
over a volcano in Iceland

during a massive eruption?

Or does this sighting serve

as further evidence
that there may be

otherworldly visitors on Earth

who seek out volcanoes?

But if so,
what could be the purpose?

HENRY:
Why would ETs or UFOs be
so interested in volcanoes?

One answer has to be

the tremendous power
that is generated

by the volcanic activity.

releasing energy
from its interior.

We have radioactivity

in the deep Earth,
and this radioactivity

gives off energy,
and so this energy escapes

from the surface of the Earth
in places like volcanoes.

drawing power from volcanoes?

While it may sound
like science fiction,

since the 1970s,

the people of Iceland
have tapped

into the geothermal energy
of volcanoes.

using the heat that is
associated with the volcano.

We can harness that energy

and convert it
to energy that we can use.

The Icelanders have been
very successful

at using geothermal energy.

That involves
drilling into areas

where you have
hot water and steam...

...to drive up turbines
and engines.

That is
a very clean form of energy.

TSOUKALOS:
In Iceland, 25% of their energy

comes from geothermal sources,
meaning volcanoes.

Imagine if the rest of the world
can figure this out as well.

Volcanoes,
if harnessed the right way,

could translate into an infinite
energy resource.

Is it possible that UFOs are
so often seen above volcanoes

because they are using them
as a type of energy?

According
to theoretical physicists,

it is likely
that a more advanced

extraterrestrial civilization
would know how to harness

the natural energy of planets

like that produced by volcanoes.

And there is even
a ranking system

for theoretical ET civilizations
called the Kardashev scale.

the scientist who came up
with it back in the '60s.

It was an idea of a way
to categorize

any civilization based
on the amount of energy

that they consume
and can manipulate.

A Type I
civilization is planetary.

They mine the ocean,

they control the weather,

they control volcanoes.

Anything planetary,
they control.

A Type II civilization
is stellar.

They mine the sun.

For example, they could create
a sphere around the sun

that would absorb all the energy
emitted from the sun.

Then there's Type III,
which is galactic.

They roam the galactic
space lanes.

They mine the energy
of entire star systems.

TAYLOR:
We have volcanoes
all around the planet

that we have no idea
how to manipulate.

A Kardashev level one culture--
just a level one--

would know how to use that

and turn that into energy
that could power

everything that culture
and civilization needs.

that extraterrestrials
who are traveling to Earth

have already become at least
a Type I civilization,

and that's why they're
attracted to our volcanoes.

We have to consider
the possibility

that they have mastered
how to harness volcanic energy

in a way
that we can't even imagine yet.

NARRATOR:
Could tapping
into the power of volcanoes

unlock an unlimited
supply of energy?

One that will enable humanity

to not only travel
to other planets

but other stars?

It's an intriguing thought.

However, some scientists believe
there might be another reason

why extraterrestrials would be
attracted to volcanoes.

One that involves
rare elements hidden

beneath the earth.

disappearing into volcanoes
around the world.

Strange glowing orbs
that suddenly appear

over volcanic vents.

And V-shaped craft observed
in the sky during eruptions.

Could these UFOs be
extraterrestrial visitors

drawing energy from volcanoes?

According to some scientists,

there may be
another possibility.

Why would an advanced
civilization from outer space

use volcanoes
as one of their bases?

I personally think
that they would not come

to the Earth just to harness

the power of heat
from volcanoes.

I think they'd do it
for another reason,

and that is rare earth elements.

We, too, need
rare earth elements

for our supercomputers,

for high-tech instruments,

for the space program.

And I think that's the reason
why they would be attracted,

because volcanoes connect you
to the center of the Earth.

A lot of these
rare earth elements

are not found in abundance
on the surface of the Earth.

They're found underground.
And that's what volcanoes do.

They allow you to extract
these rare earth elements.

So I think that's the reason why

they would be attracted
to volcanoes.

for creating new materials.

It's already at the level
of molten everything.

If you had the ability

to manipulate
the molten processes

with other materials to steer it
in a direction you want,

you might create

new metamaterials
and new material science

in that type of environment.

are mining volcanoes
for valuable resources?

Or are they an energy source
for alien spacecraft?

As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

while further investigations
are required,

one thing is certain.

Evidence of a connection
between volcanoes

and extraterrestrials is
undeniable.

CHILDRESS:
Wherever we have volcanoes,

there seem to be stories
of these volcanoes

being connected to the gods.

And today, in modern times,

we're seeing a lot of UFO
or UAP activity

around volcanoes
all over the world.

In South America,

in North America,
like Mount Shasta.

In Iceland.

We've only
just touched the surface

of these UFOs and volcanoes.

I mean, this demands
more investigation.

of sightings of UFOs
at volcanoes,

it's very clear
that extraterrestrials have

an advanced way
of harvesting this energy

as a true power source.

While we might not be able

to perceive it
or to fully understand it,

an advanced civilization

likely would be able to.

Whether for space travel,
whether for opening up a portal.

I mean, what kind of science
are we talking about, exactly?

TSOUKALOS:
When it comes to volcanoes,

there is so much
that is still a mystery to us.

And maybe, as we start

to understand more about them

and how to harness their energy,

we'll get closer to becoming

alien explorers ourselves.

there have been legends

connecting volcanoes
with otherworldly beings.

Are recent videos
of UFOs around volcanoes

evidence that these stories

are not just the product
of our ancestors' imaginations?

And if so, might volcanoes also
provide a way to connect us

to other parts of the universe?

Perhaps when we learn
to harness the power

of volcanoes ourselves,
we will finally be able

to leave Earth

and take our place

among the stars.

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