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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,569 --> 00:00:03,268 Simon: Deep in north carolina's 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:05,738 mountain country, there's a mystery playing out -- 3 00:00:05,740 --> 00:00:11,110 a series of glowing orbs that no one's ever been able to explain. 4 00:00:11,112 --> 00:00:15,447 Some believe there is a logical scientific explanation. 5 00:00:15,449 --> 00:00:16,782 Wow, that's amazing. 6 00:00:16,784 --> 00:00:18,984 Others say the lights are supernatural. 7 00:00:18,986 --> 00:00:22,421 Easy, hold up, hold up. 8 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:25,758 My mission is to venture deep into the mountain and woods 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,227 and attempt to uncover the source of the lights... 10 00:00:28,229 --> 00:00:30,496 I'm now officially in no man's land. 11 00:00:30,498 --> 00:00:33,699 ...And get to the bottom of this remarkable phenomenon... 12 00:00:33,701 --> 00:00:35,634 Oh, oh, oh, look, look, look. 13 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:36,735 ...Whatever it takes. 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,406 I'm cliff simon. 15 00:00:40,408 --> 00:00:44,209 I had my first paranormal encounter when I was young, 16 00:00:44,211 --> 00:00:48,714 and I've been fascinated with otherworldly beings ever since. 17 00:00:48,716 --> 00:00:51,984 As a military man, adventurer, and survivalist, 18 00:00:51,986 --> 00:00:56,288 I've explored the far reaches of the physical world. 19 00:00:56,290 --> 00:01:01,093 Now I'm using those skills to investigate the unknown 20 00:01:01,095 --> 00:01:05,164 in places so remote few have dared to venture. 21 00:01:05,166 --> 00:01:13,439 ♪ 22 00:01:13,441 --> 00:01:16,975 north carolina's brown mountain. 23 00:01:16,977 --> 00:01:19,378 A long low-ridge crest in the foothills 24 00:01:19,380 --> 00:01:21,146 of the blue ridge mountains -- 25 00:01:21,148 --> 00:01:24,850 over half a million acres of dense forest, 26 00:01:24,852 --> 00:01:29,354 steep gorges and raging rivers. 27 00:01:29,356 --> 00:01:32,324 Much of it completely unexplored. 28 00:01:32,326 --> 00:01:34,560 Home to a haunting mystery. 29 00:01:36,697 --> 00:01:40,532 It's been reported that there's strange, orb-like lights 30 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:46,071 that float up out of these woods and hover above the trees 31 00:01:46,073 --> 00:01:48,807 and then vanish without a sound. 32 00:01:48,809 --> 00:01:53,312 ♪ 33 00:01:53,314 --> 00:01:56,548 and no one's been able to explain what they are. 34 00:01:56,550 --> 00:02:00,819 ♪ 35 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:02,988 witnesses report glowing balls of light 36 00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:04,690 dancing in and above the valley 37 00:02:04,692 --> 00:02:07,659 and then suddenly shooting up into the sky. 38 00:02:09,964 --> 00:02:11,430 I'll use my survival skills 39 00:02:11,432 --> 00:02:16,268 to explore this unforgiving landscape in search of answers. 40 00:02:16,270 --> 00:02:19,638 Trekking through these woods by day is dangerous enough. 41 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:24,076 By night, who knows what I'll encounter. 42 00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:26,845 But I'm determined to see the lights for myself 43 00:02:26,847 --> 00:02:30,182 and uncover any secrets lurking below. 44 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:35,554 ♪ 45 00:02:35,556 --> 00:02:39,324 there are dozens of theories, scientific and supernatural, 46 00:02:39,326 --> 00:02:42,895 as to what causes the brown mountain lights -- 47 00:02:42,897 --> 00:02:46,231 from balls of lightning to airplane lights, 48 00:02:46,233 --> 00:02:49,801 from phosphorus and gases to wayward ghosts. 49 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:54,439 But after decades of study, they still defy explanation. 50 00:02:54,441 --> 00:03:00,112 And maybe that's because they aren't from this world at all. 51 00:03:00,114 --> 00:03:02,948 According to cherokee law, the glowing orbs 52 00:03:02,950 --> 00:03:05,250 are the spirits of women searching by torchlight 53 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:07,553 for their mates slain in battle 54 00:03:07,555 --> 00:03:09,221 more than 800 years ago. 55 00:03:09,223 --> 00:03:12,124 ♪ 56 00:03:12,126 --> 00:03:14,927 another local legend claims that they are the ghostly relics 57 00:03:14,929 --> 00:03:18,297 of a 19th-century search party that found a murdered woman 58 00:03:18,299 --> 00:03:20,632 and her baby deep in these woods. 59 00:03:20,634 --> 00:03:26,772 ♪ 60 00:03:26,774 --> 00:03:28,073 I'm determined to uncover 61 00:03:28,075 --> 00:03:29,942 whatever is behind this remarkable event. 62 00:03:32,179 --> 00:03:34,213 But first I want to talk to some folks 63 00:03:34,215 --> 00:03:36,548 who witnessed these lights first hand. 64 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:39,618 ♪ 65 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:41,887 all around these parts, everybody has seen 66 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:43,422 the brown mountain lights 67 00:03:43,424 --> 00:03:45,123 or knows someone who's seen them 68 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:46,758 or thinks they have seen them. 69 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,494 Everybody's got a story about the brown mountain lights 70 00:03:49,496 --> 00:03:51,496 and a good explanation for them. 71 00:03:51,498 --> 00:03:55,867 I've got my own theories, and I've got my own story. 72 00:03:55,869 --> 00:03:59,304 Simon: Yeah? I mean, this really happened, too. 73 00:03:59,306 --> 00:04:01,106 You know the difference between a war story 74 00:04:01,108 --> 00:04:02,341 and a fairy tale, don't you? 75 00:04:02,343 --> 00:04:04,876 The fairy tale starts out "once upon a time." 76 00:04:04,878 --> 00:04:07,813 the war story starts out "this ain't no [bleep]" 77 00:04:07,815 --> 00:04:09,481 love it. This ain't no [bleep] 78 00:04:09,483 --> 00:04:10,682 yeah, I agree. 79 00:04:10,684 --> 00:04:14,720 I don't know, it must have been '71 or '72. 80 00:04:16,924 --> 00:04:18,190 There was a group of us 81 00:04:18,192 --> 00:04:20,492 riding around up towards the base of brown mountain, 82 00:04:20,494 --> 00:04:22,327 up one of those old roads up there. 83 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:24,029 And the trick used to be back then, 84 00:04:24,031 --> 00:04:25,931 you need to take a girl up through there. Sure. 85 00:04:25,933 --> 00:04:28,667 And just as you came over that road, 86 00:04:28,669 --> 00:04:30,502 you made your headlights shine up 87 00:04:30,504 --> 00:04:32,938 and reflect off one of those panes of glass. 88 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:34,273 And they're, "look, yeah, that's a ghost." 89 00:04:34,275 --> 00:04:36,808 you know and they'd sneak over to you, you know? 90 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:38,777 You know, this time we did the same thing, bounced up, 91 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:41,713 showed the lights, and we stopped talking 92 00:04:41,715 --> 00:04:46,118 and then that's when we actually saw some lights 93 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,320 coming down off the top of the ridge. 94 00:04:48,322 --> 00:04:52,391 ♪ 95 00:04:52,393 --> 00:04:54,059 so were they -- were they, like, 96 00:04:54,061 --> 00:04:57,129 pulsating or colors or...? No, it was a steady, 97 00:04:57,131 --> 00:04:59,965 maybe a little, tiny flicker to it as it moved. 98 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:03,201 And it didn't look like anything that was a person doing it. 99 00:05:03,203 --> 00:05:05,737 It was there for, you know, a good two or three minutes. 100 00:05:05,739 --> 00:05:06,972 Right. We watched it. 101 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:09,074 And it was coming along the side of the ridge 102 00:05:09,076 --> 00:05:10,942 before it disappeared. 103 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:18,417 ♪ 104 00:05:18,419 --> 00:05:20,619 one theory tossed around at the time 105 00:05:20,621 --> 00:05:24,189 links the strange lights to this region's shady past. 106 00:05:24,191 --> 00:05:26,892 ♪ 107 00:05:26,894 --> 00:05:29,061 somewhere in here, it used to be. 108 00:05:29,063 --> 00:05:34,066 ♪ 109 00:05:34,068 --> 00:05:35,400 simon: What is that? 110 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:39,137 ♪ 111 00:05:39,139 --> 00:05:42,541 that right there, my friend, is a moonshine still. 112 00:05:42,543 --> 00:05:44,910 Or what's left of one. This is a small one. 113 00:05:44,912 --> 00:05:46,878 But the boiler is the main part. 114 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,246 That's a copper boiler. 115 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:50,716 Let me wipe some of that off. 116 00:05:50,718 --> 00:05:52,517 A little dirt on there. 117 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:54,453 Scrub it real good, and you can kind of get an idea 118 00:05:54,455 --> 00:05:56,855 of what I'm talking about. 119 00:05:56,857 --> 00:06:00,192 Back in the early 70's when bill had his sighting, 120 00:06:00,194 --> 00:06:03,695 these hills were dotted with illegal stills. 121 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:05,397 Cooking up homemade whiskey, 122 00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:09,000 also known as moonshine, under the cover of darkness. 123 00:06:09,002 --> 00:06:12,838 A lot of people think maybe what they were seeing 124 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:14,639 is the light reflecting off that. 125 00:06:14,641 --> 00:06:17,142 Right. I mean, you know, the light could reflect 126 00:06:17,144 --> 00:06:20,145 off the side of the copper from a fire. Right. 127 00:06:20,147 --> 00:06:22,114 Because you had to have a good fire to make good liquor. 128 00:06:22,116 --> 00:06:23,682 Right. It could be a flashlight 129 00:06:23,684 --> 00:06:25,550 because most of the stuff was done at night. 130 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:28,286 Even lantern lights could have reflected off that 131 00:06:28,288 --> 00:06:30,589 and that would give kind of that glow 132 00:06:30,591 --> 00:06:31,857 that everybody associates 133 00:06:31,859 --> 00:06:33,525 with the brown mountain lights. 134 00:06:33,527 --> 00:06:36,361 For sure. I mean, I think we should test that. 135 00:06:36,363 --> 00:06:38,964 You got a light? 136 00:06:38,966 --> 00:06:40,599 I mean, that makes a little bit 137 00:06:40,601 --> 00:06:42,634 of a reflection off there. 138 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:44,503 I suppose it's possible 139 00:06:44,505 --> 00:06:47,139 that dozens of burning fires in the mountainside 140 00:06:47,141 --> 00:06:51,943 could cause a mysterious glow, but I'm not convinced. 141 00:06:51,945 --> 00:06:54,613 The lights bouncing off a copper still wouldn't be strong enough 142 00:06:54,615 --> 00:06:57,983 to move through the entire gorge. 143 00:06:57,985 --> 00:07:00,452 I need to know more about the history of this place. 144 00:07:00,454 --> 00:07:06,258 ♪ 145 00:07:06,260 --> 00:07:08,693 so I'm headed to the history museum of burke county 146 00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:11,363 in the town of morganton to find out more. 147 00:07:11,365 --> 00:07:18,804 ♪ 148 00:07:18,806 --> 00:07:22,841 the museum documents day-to-day life in western north carolina 149 00:07:22,843 --> 00:07:26,044 and includes an archive on the brown mountain lights. 150 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:31,750 The museum has a few paintings here that depict sightings 151 00:07:31,752 --> 00:07:34,519 of the brown mountain lights from people. 152 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:40,292 Up to now, I've only heard of reports of lights in the sky. 153 00:07:40,294 --> 00:07:41,927 But now it's clear to me they've been seen 154 00:07:41,929 --> 00:07:43,595 closer to the ground. 155 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:46,965 And at that low altitude, I can eliminate the possibility 156 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:49,701 that the lights are simply from airplanes. 157 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:54,439 ♪ 158 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:57,008 this is it. 159 00:07:57,010 --> 00:08:00,145 "b.M. Lights." 160 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:04,950 oh, it says right here that the first known reported sightings 161 00:08:04,952 --> 00:08:08,019 of the lights were from josiah lafayette wiseman, 162 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:10,856 and he witnessed the lights back in 1858. 163 00:08:10,858 --> 00:08:14,159 ♪ 164 00:08:14,161 --> 00:08:16,928 this further supports the theory that glowing balls of light 165 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:18,697 have been spotted on the ridge, 166 00:08:18,699 --> 00:08:21,066 at tree level, in the gorge below 167 00:08:21,068 --> 00:08:25,170 and even at ground level, face-to-face with witnesses. 168 00:08:25,172 --> 00:08:28,707 1922 responding to a general interest in the lights. 169 00:08:28,709 --> 00:08:30,909 Reported phenomenon. 170 00:08:30,911 --> 00:08:35,347 These lights have appeared in many different forms and colors 171 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:36,715 and are still as great a mystery 172 00:08:36,717 --> 00:08:39,284 as they were the day they were first written about, 173 00:08:39,286 --> 00:08:41,319 over 150 years ago. 174 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,991 The lights were investigated once by the u.S. Weather service 175 00:08:45,993 --> 00:08:47,993 and twice by the u.S. Geological survey. 176 00:08:47,995 --> 00:08:52,264 The smithsonian even conducted an investigation of their own. 177 00:08:52,266 --> 00:08:55,734 But no one could scientifically explain the phenomenon. 178 00:08:55,736 --> 00:08:59,237 You can feel how uneasy everyone must have been at that time, 179 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:02,908 not knowing what these lights were or not understanding 180 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:05,110 what was causing them. 181 00:09:05,112 --> 00:09:13,184 ♪ 182 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:15,353 word is getting out to the locals 183 00:09:15,355 --> 00:09:17,055 that I'm here investigating. 184 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:19,758 And another witness has agreed to meet me at the exact spot 185 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,727 where he saw the lights. 186 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:25,530 So, steve, tell me what happened that morning. 187 00:09:25,532 --> 00:09:27,532 I was 13 years old. 188 00:09:27,534 --> 00:09:29,634 And my dad and I used to come deer hunting. 189 00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:31,970 We had to get to the mountain early 190 00:09:31,972 --> 00:09:34,139 to keep other hunters from following us. 191 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:42,681 ♪ 192 00:09:42,683 --> 00:09:46,451 we were sitting in an old 1947 dodge pick-up truck... 193 00:09:48,422 --> 00:09:50,288 ...Just killing time, talking. 194 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:53,191 ♪ 195 00:09:53,193 --> 00:09:56,061 and my dad said, "I see two lights coming." 196 00:09:56,063 --> 00:09:58,997 ♪ 197 00:09:58,999 --> 00:10:01,600 and paused and then immediately said, 198 00:10:01,602 --> 00:10:03,468 "I don't know what that is, 199 00:10:03,470 --> 00:10:06,638 but there's no way a vehicle could be in that area." 200 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,709 ♪ 201 00:10:10,711 --> 00:10:12,110 the lights were hovering in an area 202 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:15,280 that had no roads, not even a trail. 203 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:20,552 They were a very light orange in color. 204 00:10:20,554 --> 00:10:22,020 So were they floating in a line? 205 00:10:22,022 --> 00:10:23,221 They were floating along, 206 00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:24,856 kind of raising it up and down. 207 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:27,726 And they lit up and illuminated the whole area, 208 00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:29,327 inside the truck, all the woods. 209 00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:30,395 And you could see 210 00:10:30,397 --> 00:10:33,164 all the shadows that they were casting. 211 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:36,201 They looked to be 2 to 3 feet in diameter. 212 00:10:36,203 --> 00:10:38,670 They were perfectly symmetrical. 213 00:10:38,672 --> 00:10:41,306 They looked like a large pumpkin or a basketball, 214 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:43,341 but they were almost translucent. 215 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:45,877 So these lights, they kept coming closer to you? 216 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:47,612 They moved right across in front of us 217 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:49,914 approximately 50 yards away, 218 00:10:49,916 --> 00:10:53,418 right directly in front of us 219 00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:55,387 and went right across and down into the gorge... 220 00:10:55,389 --> 00:10:58,256 ♪ 221 00:10:58,258 --> 00:11:01,693 ...Until they completely disappeared. 222 00:11:01,695 --> 00:11:04,796 I think I was in such awe of what I'd encountered, 223 00:11:04,798 --> 00:11:07,499 I think I said to my dad, 224 00:11:07,501 --> 00:11:11,403 "just what do you think about that?" 225 00:11:11,405 --> 00:11:13,471 he said, "I think we've been in the woods 226 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:16,241 with the brown mountain lights." 227 00:11:16,243 --> 00:11:18,243 but as close as I've seen them, 228 00:11:18,245 --> 00:11:20,311 I still couldn't explain to you. 229 00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:21,980 But I know what I saw was real. 230 00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:27,686 ♪ 231 00:11:27,688 --> 00:11:29,921 well, it's day two here in north carolina, 232 00:11:29,923 --> 00:11:33,658 and I'm still reeling from meeting steve 233 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:37,395 who gave me his witness account of the brown mountain lights. 234 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:40,699 I have to admit, I'm more curious now than ever. 235 00:11:40,701 --> 00:11:42,333 Luckily I've tracked down an expert 236 00:11:42,335 --> 00:11:45,870 who claims he recently caught these lights on tape. 237 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:48,273 And what he is about to show me 238 00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:51,042 is nothing short of mind-blowing. 239 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:53,011 Watch. This blue one. 240 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:55,046 It goes through the valley and then darts straight up. 241 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:56,147 Wow. 242 00:11:59,252 --> 00:12:00,919 Simon: I'm in north carolina, 243 00:12:00,921 --> 00:12:03,221 meeting with a brown mountains lights expert 244 00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:06,057 who's recently captured this anomaly on camera. 245 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:10,495 Hey, dean! What you got here? 246 00:12:10,497 --> 00:12:13,665 Dean warsing is a paranormal investigator who's spent years 247 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,600 trying to document the lights. 248 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:17,736 Warsing: This is a video I took right here 249 00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:19,037 of brown mountain. 250 00:12:19,039 --> 00:12:20,939 Dean shot this footage with a night-vision camera, 251 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:22,941 so most of the lights are glowing green. 252 00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:24,609 You see this luminous form here? 253 00:12:24,611 --> 00:12:25,977 Yeah. Kind of stationary. 254 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:29,380 That's a traditional brown mountain light. 255 00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:31,049 Simon: Whoa! Yeah, yeah, yeah. 256 00:12:31,051 --> 00:12:32,650 See how it's not discharging. 257 00:12:32,652 --> 00:12:35,754 It's just kind of hanging there. 258 00:12:35,756 --> 00:12:38,289 But watch this blue thing. It goes through the valley 259 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:42,160 and then darts straight up with tremendous speed. 260 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:44,896 Wow, that's unbelievable. Unbelievable. 261 00:12:44,898 --> 00:12:50,268 ♪ 262 00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:51,503 what I saw in that footage 263 00:12:51,505 --> 00:12:54,806 was no reflection off a moonshine still. 264 00:12:54,808 --> 00:12:58,209 So far, I've seen historical paintings of these lights, 265 00:12:58,211 --> 00:13:02,080 heard convincing testimony of first-hand encounters... 266 00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:04,482 Woody: They moved right across in front of us. 267 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,451 But I know what I saw was real. 268 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:09,287 ...But nothing indicates the actual source of the lights. 269 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:14,993 ♪ 270 00:13:14,995 --> 00:13:18,630 dean seems to think the lights might be paranormal activity. 271 00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:20,732 But first I need to eliminate the possibility 272 00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:22,667 that these are simply headlights, 273 00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:25,036 reflecting in strange ways. 274 00:13:25,038 --> 00:13:27,705 I can see from these local maps there are no roads, 275 00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:30,708 so that eliminates the possibility of cars. 276 00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:33,878 But what about an atv? 277 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,314 I have an idea. 278 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:39,017 First I'll test whether an atv can create glowing, 279 00:13:39,019 --> 00:13:40,919 floating lights. 280 00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:43,021 Then I want to travel up the mountain 281 00:13:43,023 --> 00:13:46,858 to try to reach the source of the lights. 282 00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:48,560 Dean knows some other investigators 283 00:13:48,562 --> 00:13:50,428 who tried to document the lights 284 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:52,964 and they have agreed to help me out. 285 00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:54,766 -Hey, guys! -Cliff! 286 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:57,135 -How are you? -Joshua. Forrest. 287 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:58,236 Joshua. Forrest. 288 00:13:58,238 --> 00:14:00,371 But there's only one problem. 289 00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:02,473 The place where the lights seem to emerge 290 00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:04,242 is a 200-square-mile area 291 00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:08,546 along a steep and foreboding gorge. 292 00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:12,350 Historically this area is known by indigenous americans as esio, 293 00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:15,453 meaning "river of many cliffs." 294 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,889 there's bear. There's cliffs. There's snakes. 295 00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:19,958 You're gonna be down there at night nonetheless. 296 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,427 I mean, you could make one step, the next thing you know, 297 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:24,028 you become a statistic. 298 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:27,532 ♪ 299 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:29,734 I'll have to use my military and survival training 300 00:14:29,736 --> 00:14:31,636 to venture where few have dared, 301 00:14:31,638 --> 00:14:34,305 into the unexplored and treacherous woods. 302 00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:37,475 ♪ 303 00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:39,711 in just the past few years, 304 00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:42,847 an experienced climber plunged to his death here, 305 00:14:42,849 --> 00:14:47,719 a kayaker drowned and a hiker fell from a ledge and died. 306 00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:50,188 People disappear where you are going to go. 307 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:51,322 They die there. 308 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:53,291 A lot of people have not found 309 00:14:53,293 --> 00:14:55,360 whatever is causing this phenomenon. 310 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:58,796 It may be that it doesn't want to be found. 311 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:00,665 And so if you find it, 312 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:05,603 it might not be very happy about it. 313 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:08,406 ♪ 314 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,141 simon: But before I descend into the gorge 315 00:15:10,143 --> 00:15:12,577 to investigate the source of the lights, 316 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:14,512 I'm gonna conduct a little experiment 317 00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:16,681 in a more accessible part of the valley. 318 00:15:16,683 --> 00:15:23,922 ♪ 319 00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:27,692 I'm setting up my camera at a great vantage point. 320 00:15:29,663 --> 00:15:31,663 The valley is directly across from us. 321 00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:32,697 By the time I get down there, 322 00:15:32,699 --> 00:15:34,098 it's definitely gonna be dark. 323 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,167 And I'm gonna do my vehicle headlight testing. 324 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:38,469 We want to see what the vehicle headlights look like. 325 00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:39,704 Are they gonna be haunting enough 326 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:42,340 to maybe be mistaken for brown mountain lights? 327 00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:51,215 ♪ 328 00:15:51,217 --> 00:16:00,124 ♪ 329 00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:09,000 ♪ 330 00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:12,837 people have reported the lights, they dance, they move. 331 00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:15,206 So we're gonna see if the headlights of this atv 332 00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:16,741 do the same kind of things. 333 00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:24,749 ♪ 334 00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:28,386 the camera I set up at the top of the ridge recorded my drive. 335 00:16:30,924 --> 00:16:35,226 I've placed the footage side by side with dean's footage. 336 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,729 My headlights flicker but remain pretty static, 337 00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:42,066 where dean's seem to float up and down the valley. 338 00:16:42,068 --> 00:16:43,668 Not a match. 339 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:45,470 Nor could atv headlights account 340 00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:48,673 for all those strange sightings before 1960 341 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:52,110 when these vehicles first came into use. 342 00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:55,413 What I really need is to witness these lights for myself 343 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:57,281 and then get directly beneath them 344 00:16:57,283 --> 00:17:00,351 to try to figure out their source. 345 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:03,021 Dean and his team tell me that storms and humidity 346 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:07,358 seem to make the brown mountain lights manifest much better. 347 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,293 And lucky for us, there's foul weather 348 00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:11,095 moving in tonight or tomorrow. 349 00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:14,665 ♪ 350 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:17,502 until then, I'm gonna follow up on another lead 351 00:17:17,504 --> 00:17:19,470 just 5 miles from here. 352 00:17:19,472 --> 00:17:22,006 There's a paranormal researcher 353 00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:24,042 with an interesting theory of his own. 354 00:17:24,044 --> 00:17:29,947 ♪ 355 00:17:29,949 --> 00:17:33,217 we're not too far from the home of tsul 'kalu, 356 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:35,987 which is the cherokee name for bigfoot. 357 00:17:35,989 --> 00:17:37,288 There's a lot of people who have disappeared 358 00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:38,790 and we have no idea how. 359 00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,425 It's dangerous. It's very dangerous. 360 00:17:40,427 --> 00:17:42,560 Being out here alone is dangerous. 361 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:43,694 Simon: So you believe 362 00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:44,996 that bigfoot is present in these woods 363 00:17:44,998 --> 00:17:46,497 and is somehow connected 364 00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:48,966 to the brown mountain light phenomenon? 365 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,468 You know, these lights occur 366 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:52,770 only in specific areas and times. 367 00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:54,939 But that's all we see with the human eye. Right. 368 00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:56,741 How do we know it's not a signal or a beacon 369 00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,242 to all these creatures 370 00:17:58,244 --> 00:18:01,079 in a spectrum that we can't see and they can? 371 00:18:01,081 --> 00:18:03,081 I think the lights are a signal 372 00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:04,949 to the cryptids in this area 373 00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:08,753 and perhaps the other animals in this area. 374 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:10,755 Cryptids are creatures of legend 375 00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:13,925 whose existence has yet to be proven. 376 00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:17,228 And while christian's theory is pretty out there, 377 00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:19,797 there's reason to be very afraid of these woods, 378 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:22,200 especially at night. 379 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,936 You know, there's people that disappear in this area a lot. 380 00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:26,804 They're never found again. 381 00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:28,639 Sometimes they'll find their remains. 382 00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:32,543 Sometimes they don't. You have to be hyper-vigilant. 383 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:34,879 Anything in this area's possible. 384 00:18:34,881 --> 00:18:36,681 You have to be careful what you're doing, 385 00:18:36,683 --> 00:18:38,483 especially if the lights are active. 386 00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:48,192 ♪ 387 00:18:48,194 --> 00:18:53,764 ♪ 388 00:18:53,766 --> 00:18:56,334 I heard something move. There. 389 00:18:56,336 --> 00:19:04,575 ♪ 390 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:12,783 ♪ 391 00:19:12,785 --> 00:19:14,418 cliff, you see anything? 392 00:19:14,420 --> 00:19:17,788 I'm hearing something at 11:00. 393 00:19:17,790 --> 00:19:21,492 Yeah, me too. 394 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,161 I'm frigging nervous, man. 395 00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:27,265 ♪ 396 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:28,332 whoa! 397 00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:32,370 Simon: I'm deep in the north carolina woods, 398 00:19:32,372 --> 00:19:34,305 investigating the mysterious brown mountain lights 399 00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:36,674 with paranormal researcher christian macleod. 400 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:37,975 Something's coming up that hill. 401 00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:40,511 And something nearby has me on edge. 402 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:44,849 ♪ 403 00:19:44,851 --> 00:19:48,352 I think we should get out here. I feel something's watching us. 404 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:51,522 I can smell the familiar stench of a black bear. 405 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:53,658 But where is it? 406 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:56,294 Let's keep eyes and ears open. 407 00:19:56,296 --> 00:20:03,834 ♪ 408 00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:06,270 let's get the hell out of there. Come on. 409 00:20:06,272 --> 00:20:08,372 We haven't seen any lights tonight, 410 00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:11,375 but I'm just happy to get out of this ravine in one piece. 411 00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:17,415 ♪ 412 00:20:17,417 --> 00:20:20,084 daybreak ushers in a cloudy, muggy day 413 00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:21,652 up in brown mountain -- 414 00:20:21,654 --> 00:20:25,823 the perfect conditions for my investigation. 415 00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:27,592 A few hours before sunset, we meet 416 00:20:27,594 --> 00:20:31,262 at a place called "wiseman's lookout." 417 00:20:31,264 --> 00:20:33,831 storms and the humidity, it seems to make 418 00:20:33,833 --> 00:20:35,866 the brown mountain lights manifest much better. 419 00:20:35,868 --> 00:20:38,002 So that should be the time we target. 420 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:39,737 The plan is for joshua and forrest 421 00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:41,239 to document the lights from above, 422 00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:44,008 then relay the gps coordinates 423 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:46,210 so I can investigate from below. 424 00:20:48,014 --> 00:20:51,115 Only problem is to get directly underneath the lights, 425 00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:52,617 I'm going to have to venture into some 426 00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:56,287 of america's most treacherous wilderness. 427 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:59,257 Brown mountain has a distinct low-lying ridge 428 00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:03,794 that is very tricky to navigate due to its slick rock faces. 429 00:21:03,796 --> 00:21:06,130 To my knowledge, no one has ever attempted 430 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:09,400 this dangerous mission before. 431 00:21:09,402 --> 00:21:12,470 My surface team will be using state-of-the-art technology 432 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:14,372 that they invented themselves. 433 00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:18,542 Joshua, you've brought an amazing piece of equipment, 434 00:21:18,544 --> 00:21:21,379 I know, called the opticalizer. 435 00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:25,750 I am going to be scanning the entire brown mountain area. 436 00:21:25,752 --> 00:21:28,286 I have a special pair of binoculars. 437 00:21:28,288 --> 00:21:31,389 Any light that is received with these binoculars 438 00:21:31,391 --> 00:21:33,090 is sent to a computer. 439 00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:34,425 We compare that light 440 00:21:34,427 --> 00:21:36,560 with a database of known lights. 441 00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:39,297 And if we see anything that doesn't match our database, 442 00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:40,998 I will radio you the coordinates. 443 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,367 If you find the source of these lights, we'll get to it. 444 00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:44,969 Okay, let's go. 445 00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:53,778 ♪ 446 00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:55,279 it's already getting dark and damp 447 00:21:55,281 --> 00:21:56,981 as I move through the gorge with dean 448 00:21:56,983 --> 00:21:58,616 and my cameraman andre. 449 00:21:58,618 --> 00:22:08,626 ♪ 450 00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:14,031 ♪ 451 00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:19,437 ♪ 452 00:22:19,439 --> 00:22:21,972 this is joshua. Do you read me? 453 00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:25,276 Joshua. Read you. Copy. 454 00:22:25,278 --> 00:22:29,080 Okay, what is your current position? Over. 455 00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:32,249 We're just about at the base of brown mountain. 456 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,685 If we begin to see anomalies, 457 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,187 I will send you the coordinates. 458 00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:37,521 Over. 459 00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:39,523 Copy that. Fantastic. 460 00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:42,526 Let me know as soon as you see anything or hear anything. Out. 461 00:22:42,528 --> 00:22:47,331 ♪ 462 00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:49,166 looks like we've got a bit of weather 463 00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:50,668 rolling up here, cliff. Over. 464 00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:52,370 Oh, man, we're getting dumped on down here. 465 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:54,805 Definitely some kind of micro-climate going on. 466 00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:57,708 We're making our way slowly, but it's getting really slick. 467 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:04,782 ♪ 468 00:23:04,784 --> 00:23:11,856 ♪ 469 00:23:11,858 --> 00:23:15,259 oh, oh, look, look, look. -Light over there. 470 00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:17,828 Cliff, we have some kind of anomalous light 471 00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:19,764 in the distance straight ahead from us, 472 00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:21,232 right below the top of the ridge. 473 00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:23,768 We're gonna turn on the opticalizer now. Over. 474 00:23:23,770 --> 00:23:26,570 Simon: Joshua, that's perfect. Let me know. Let me know. 475 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,539 We'll start to head up that way. 476 00:23:28,541 --> 00:23:36,680 ♪ 477 00:23:36,682 --> 00:23:44,789 ♪ 478 00:23:44,791 --> 00:23:52,930 ♪ 479 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,800 connor: It's sort of almost a faint glow. 480 00:23:55,802 --> 00:23:59,503 ♪ 481 00:23:59,505 --> 00:24:01,338 we're gonna have to see if we can catch it again. 482 00:24:01,340 --> 00:24:04,208 But -- 'cause it was pretty brief. 483 00:24:04,210 --> 00:24:06,076 It was pretty fleeting. 484 00:24:06,078 --> 00:24:07,812 Let's see what cliff's status is. 485 00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:10,948 Okay. 486 00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:14,251 Okay, cliff. This is joshua. Do you read me? 487 00:24:14,253 --> 00:24:15,753 Over. 488 00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:17,988 [ static ] 489 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:19,623 hello, cliff, do you read me? 490 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:22,827 ♪ 491 00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:24,895 this is joshua. Do you read me? Over. 492 00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:26,664 [ static ] 493 00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:34,705 ♪ 494 00:24:34,707 --> 00:24:36,474 simon: I'm deep in the brown mountain woods 495 00:24:36,476 --> 00:24:38,809 waiting for the exact coordinates of a light 496 00:24:38,811 --> 00:24:40,311 the guys saw from above. 497 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:46,584 ♪ 498 00:24:46,586 --> 00:24:50,488 I'm using a red light to help me navigate up the steep rock face. 499 00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:53,491 That way, the guys up top won't confuse my beam 500 00:24:53,493 --> 00:24:54,959 for the brown mountain lights. 501 00:24:54,961 --> 00:25:04,401 ♪ 502 00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:06,570 okay, cliff. This is joshua. 503 00:25:06,572 --> 00:25:07,771 Do you read me? 504 00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:08,906 [ static ] 505 00:25:08,908 --> 00:25:10,407 connor: Sounds like whatever he's near 506 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:14,378 is interfering with his radio transmission. 507 00:25:14,380 --> 00:25:16,180 Our transmission is breaking up, 508 00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:19,683 and it's getting more difficult to communicate with you. Over. 509 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:26,123 ♪ 510 00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:28,058 this is joshua. Do you read me? Over. 511 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:34,932 ♪ 512 00:25:34,934 --> 00:25:41,772 ♪ 513 00:25:41,774 --> 00:25:44,508 listen, cliff, I don't know if you realize this, 514 00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:48,379 but I'm losing contact with you. 515 00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,981 Batteries frequently drain 516 00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:53,350 when the brown mountain lights are appearing. 517 00:25:53,352 --> 00:25:55,953 You might notice also interference 518 00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:58,355 on any electronic device. 519 00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:01,559 Simon: Something definitely 520 00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:03,227 is interfering on the walkie talkies. 521 00:26:03,229 --> 00:26:05,729 Simon: What I didn't know is that for the past hour, 522 00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:06,864 my support team up above 523 00:26:06,866 --> 00:26:09,400 has had trouble getting in touch with me. 524 00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:12,570 Brown mountain is made up of layers of quartz and magnetite, 525 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:14,238 known electrical conductors 526 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,208 that could cause interference with our radios. 527 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,578 Connor: Now I just saw a twinkle straight ahead of us. 528 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:23,480 You see where it goes up about a 45-degree angle? 529 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:25,416 -Are you being serious? -I'm being serious. 530 00:26:25,418 --> 00:26:26,684 And then there's a saddle-back 531 00:26:26,686 --> 00:26:28,118 right at the top of the ridge there. 532 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:29,320 -Yeah. -You might want to let -- 533 00:26:29,322 --> 00:26:30,387 oh. Look, look, look, look. That's what I said. 534 00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:31,755 You saw it that time. 535 00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:33,290 I-I -- yeah. I did see it. Right there. Right there. 536 00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:35,125 Start recording. Start recording. I've got it. 537 00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:36,260 You got it? 538 00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:40,531 ♪ 539 00:26:40,533 --> 00:26:41,699 wow, look at that. 540 00:26:41,701 --> 00:26:44,468 I've got it in my sights. Keep recording. 541 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:46,337 It's flashing. 542 00:26:46,339 --> 00:26:49,573 ♪ 543 00:26:49,575 --> 00:26:53,677 190 degrees south on your compass heading. 544 00:26:53,679 --> 00:26:55,179 You're probably gonna have to move. 545 00:26:55,181 --> 00:26:57,014 You've got to really book it if you want to get to the lights. 546 00:26:57,016 --> 00:26:58,382 Over. 547 00:26:58,384 --> 00:27:00,451 We've just got a few obstacles here to negotiate. 548 00:27:00,453 --> 00:27:04,722 ♪ 549 00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:06,557 simon: I finally get a clear transmission 550 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:09,693 from our surface team with specific coordinates. 551 00:27:11,797 --> 00:27:15,399 Now the hunt is really on. 552 00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,469 Yeah, cliff, hang. Let me check where we're at. 553 00:27:18,471 --> 00:27:26,010 ♪ 554 00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:33,550 ♪ 555 00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:35,152 right up that way. 556 00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:38,822 ♪ 557 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,758 warren: I'm gonna try to get some footage of this. 558 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,093 Alright, it's up right now. Are you getting this? 559 00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:44,962 Okay. Here, hold this, hold this, hold this. 560 00:27:44,964 --> 00:27:48,399 Got you. Oh, there's two of them. 561 00:27:48,401 --> 00:27:50,300 Yeah, there you go, guys. 562 00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:54,004 Look at that. 563 00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:55,305 Alright, I'm recording. 564 00:27:55,307 --> 00:28:00,577 ♪ 565 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:05,849 ♪ 566 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:09,086 cliff, they almost look they're going over the ridge. 567 00:28:09,088 --> 00:28:11,922 What's your status? Over. 568 00:28:11,924 --> 00:28:13,924 I'm getting to the top of the ridge right now. 569 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:19,997 ♪ 570 00:28:19,999 --> 00:28:26,070 ♪ 571 00:28:26,072 --> 00:28:27,337 190 south. 572 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,873 Okay. You should run right into it. Over. 573 00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:36,213 Ah. Oh, oh, oh. Look, look, look. 574 00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:37,648 Cliff, you must be right on top of it. 575 00:28:37,650 --> 00:28:39,149 You're breaking up. Look, look, look, look. 576 00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:41,885 There it is again. 577 00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:43,287 Okay, listen, listen, cliff. 578 00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:46,690 We have at least two of them now and these are extremely intense. 579 00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:49,693 They are actually hovering over the treetops. 580 00:28:49,695 --> 00:28:51,528 You're very close by. 581 00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:54,164 I mean, I have been up here a lot of times over the years 582 00:28:54,166 --> 00:28:56,867 and I have not seen this kind of intensity. 583 00:28:56,869 --> 00:28:58,335 Oh, oh. -Look at that. 584 00:28:58,337 --> 00:28:59,303 There it is again. 585 00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:00,471 When that thing lit up, 586 00:29:00,473 --> 00:29:03,907 I literally got a glitch on my screen. 587 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,076 Simon: They are coming back over the ridge. 588 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,712 It's like they are looking at me. 589 00:29:08,714 --> 00:29:10,147 We have a huge obstacle in our way. 590 00:29:10,149 --> 00:29:11,648 We're gonna try and negotiate it right now. 591 00:29:11,650 --> 00:29:13,751 But we're heading up towards the lights 592 00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:15,686 on the top of the ridge. 593 00:29:15,688 --> 00:29:17,821 Let's go. 594 00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:18,889 Get up there. 595 00:29:21,494 --> 00:29:22,593 Let's go, dean. 596 00:29:22,595 --> 00:29:30,701 ♪ 597 00:29:30,703 --> 00:29:38,842 ♪ 598 00:29:38,844 --> 00:29:40,844 just watch yourselves coming past this. 599 00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:46,250 ♪ 600 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:51,688 ♪ 601 00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:54,925 snake, snake, snake. Easy. Hold on. Hold on. 602 00:29:54,927 --> 00:30:00,264 ♪ 603 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:02,699 just stay still a second. 604 00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:05,903 Okay, it's going over the ridge. Let's go. 605 00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:11,909 ♪ 606 00:30:11,911 --> 00:30:13,577 they're still flaring up. 607 00:30:13,579 --> 00:30:21,251 ♪ 608 00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:28,959 ♪ 609 00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:30,427 warren: 190 south. Okay? 610 00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:32,763 You should run right into it. Over. 611 00:30:32,765 --> 00:30:37,901 ♪ 612 00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:41,605 simon: My gps indicates that I'm closing in on the coordinates, 613 00:30:41,607 --> 00:30:44,408 but there is a huge obstacle before me. 614 00:30:51,417 --> 00:30:53,317 Simon: I'm investigating the brown mountain lights 615 00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:55,419 of north carolina. 616 00:30:55,421 --> 00:30:57,354 My team tells me I'm closing in 617 00:30:57,356 --> 00:31:00,490 on the two lights they have observed. 618 00:31:00,492 --> 00:31:01,692 But there's a problem. 619 00:31:01,694 --> 00:31:06,330 ♪ 620 00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:07,598 connor: Cliff, this is forrest. 621 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,101 Are you still over there? Can you see anything? Over. 622 00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:12,703 Simon: I see the lights right ahead of me. 623 00:31:12,705 --> 00:31:14,805 I can't get close enough to them. 624 00:31:14,807 --> 00:31:18,342 I'm at an absolutely huge waterfall. Over. 625 00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:24,448 ♪ 626 00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:28,685 man, we're not getting across this river tonight. 627 00:31:28,687 --> 00:31:30,487 Okay, cliff, you're breaking up on me. 628 00:31:30,489 --> 00:31:32,923 This thing, I think we just lost it. 629 00:31:32,925 --> 00:31:35,359 It's disappeared. I don't see it. 630 00:31:35,361 --> 00:31:37,861 ♪ 631 00:31:37,863 --> 00:31:39,029 damn it. 632 00:31:39,031 --> 00:31:41,331 It's gone, it's gone. 633 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:46,570 ♪ 634 00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:48,272 simon: I refuse to give up. 635 00:31:48,274 --> 00:31:50,941 ♪ 636 00:31:50,943 --> 00:31:53,076 after a false start last night, 637 00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:54,478 I've gathered the right gear for me 638 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,147 and the crew to cross the waterfall. 639 00:31:57,149 --> 00:32:00,684 But it won't be easy. 640 00:32:00,686 --> 00:32:02,219 Although I'm a trained survivalist 641 00:32:02,221 --> 00:32:05,522 and olympic-qualified swimmer, rappelling across a waterfall 642 00:32:05,524 --> 00:32:07,858 takes a tremendous amount of skill. 643 00:32:09,995 --> 00:32:12,195 And I have more than my life at stake. 644 00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:15,032 I have the lives of my crew in my hands. 645 00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,367 But I'm motivated. 646 00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:19,503 This will be my last chance 647 00:32:19,505 --> 00:32:23,507 to get to the source of these mysterious orbs. 648 00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:25,976 I've come this far. I can't stop now. 649 00:32:25,978 --> 00:32:29,146 ♪ 650 00:32:29,148 --> 00:32:31,181 after a 2 1/2-hour hike, 651 00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:33,183 we're finally back at the waterfall. 652 00:32:33,185 --> 00:32:35,986 ♪ 653 00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,255 I've secured the rope between two sturdy points 654 00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:39,890 on either side of the river. 655 00:32:42,161 --> 00:32:45,662 I will now carefully make my way across, one foot at a time. 656 00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,899 ♪ 657 00:32:48,901 --> 00:32:50,801 it's important that I lean back a little 658 00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:52,703 to apply tension to the line. 659 00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:57,674 One wrong step and the current could pull me downstream. 660 00:32:57,676 --> 00:33:06,750 ♪ 661 00:33:06,752 --> 00:33:15,826 ♪ 662 00:33:15,828 --> 00:33:24,901 ♪ 663 00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:27,571 I'm now officially in no man's land. 664 00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:30,574 And as far as I know, no one has ever stepped foot in this place, 665 00:33:30,576 --> 00:33:34,911 which means all theories are completely open. 666 00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:38,615 I still have some daylight left, so with any luck, 667 00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:40,650 I'll get to the coordinates before nightfall. 668 00:33:40,652 --> 00:33:49,526 ♪ 669 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:51,328 ♪ 670 00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:53,397 the magnetized rocks found here 671 00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:56,433 could potentially throw off my compass. 672 00:33:56,435 --> 00:34:00,337 So I need to reestablish my coordinates the survivalist way. 673 00:34:02,341 --> 00:34:06,676 Making a sundial is my best chance of staying on course. 674 00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:08,345 I've put the machete into the ground, 675 00:34:08,347 --> 00:34:09,846 casting a shadow. 676 00:34:09,848 --> 00:34:11,782 My first mark was right here. 677 00:34:11,784 --> 00:34:13,683 That's where the shadow was. 678 00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:15,652 Now I'm waiting about 20 minutes 679 00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:17,020 for the sun to move west. 680 00:34:17,022 --> 00:34:23,293 ♪ 681 00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:25,328 what I'm gonna do is put a line 682 00:34:25,330 --> 00:34:27,697 between my first and second mark. 683 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:30,100 The second mark represents east. 684 00:34:30,102 --> 00:34:33,437 So directly behind me is 180 south. 685 00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:35,772 I'm heading -- my direction is 190 south. 686 00:34:35,774 --> 00:34:38,442 So I'm gonna slightly veer to the right of that, 687 00:34:38,444 --> 00:34:39,676 about 10 degrees 688 00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:41,812 to keep me heading on my 190 south 689 00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:44,414 towards the coordinates to see the brown mountain lights. 690 00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:53,423 ♪ 691 00:34:53,425 --> 00:35:02,432 ♪ 692 00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:05,202 I'm right here at 190 degrees south, 693 00:35:05,204 --> 00:35:08,305 and I might be in for a long night. 694 00:35:08,307 --> 00:35:11,942 There might be another rain -- rainstorm. 695 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,010 According to the team, the lights appeared 696 00:35:14,012 --> 00:35:17,280 directly above this spot. 697 00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:20,684 And being here at night so far into the gorge, I can't help 698 00:35:20,686 --> 00:35:22,319 but think about the different legends 699 00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,454 of the brown mountain lights, 700 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:27,691 the bloodshed that took place in the battle 701 00:35:27,693 --> 00:35:30,560 between the cherokee and the catawba, 702 00:35:30,562 --> 00:35:32,796 the skulls of the murdered mother and baby 703 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:35,031 found in the woods, 704 00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:38,835 not to mention all these accidental deaths. 705 00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:41,705 I don't know if there are spirits trapped here or not. 706 00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:44,107 But it's definitely an eerie feeling. 707 00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:47,677 I've set up a temporary shelter. 708 00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:51,181 Good enough to keep me dry and keep me warm. 709 00:35:53,185 --> 00:35:55,285 I'm setting up a perimeter around it as well 710 00:35:55,287 --> 00:35:59,256 because I don't really know what's around me. 711 00:35:59,258 --> 00:36:03,693 I've already had one close call with something in these woods. 712 00:36:03,695 --> 00:36:07,030 And I don't want to be surprised again. 713 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,598 I'm happier to have a perimeter, 714 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,867 and it's kind of part of my training as well. 715 00:36:10,869 --> 00:36:14,471 ♪ 716 00:36:14,473 --> 00:36:17,974 they are coyotes and bobcats out here, too. 717 00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:20,043 This setup will alert me in advance 718 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:23,647 if any predators come calling. 719 00:36:23,649 --> 00:36:26,516 It's basically full of pebbles, making it shake. 720 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:30,387 It's gonna hit this line, 721 00:36:30,389 --> 00:36:32,689 and I'm gonna hear it instantaneously. 722 00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:37,027 I kind of want to disguise it as much as possible. 723 00:36:37,029 --> 00:36:42,899 ♪ 724 00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:46,836 got another one hidden right there. 725 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:47,904 Listen. 726 00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:51,408 [ rocks rattling ] 727 00:36:51,410 --> 00:36:53,476 I'm gonna walk the perimeter. 728 00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:59,149 ♪ 729 00:36:59,151 --> 00:37:04,821 ♪ 730 00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:07,257 we all have fear. I have fear. 731 00:37:07,259 --> 00:37:08,959 I have fear right now. 732 00:37:08,961 --> 00:37:12,128 And part of my philosophy is if you fear something, 733 00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:16,266 it gives you adrenaline to make calculated risks. 734 00:37:16,268 --> 00:37:25,175 ♪ 735 00:37:25,177 --> 00:37:27,877 shh, shh. 736 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:29,646 I heard something. 737 00:37:29,648 --> 00:37:36,186 ♪ 738 00:37:36,188 --> 00:37:42,726 ♪ 739 00:37:42,728 --> 00:37:45,161 I heard something rattling the cans on the perimeter. 740 00:37:45,163 --> 00:37:48,665 ♪ 741 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,300 get down, get down, get down, get down. 742 00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:54,704 Simon: I'm in north carolina 743 00:37:54,706 --> 00:37:57,941 at what a team of experts believe could be the source 744 00:37:57,943 --> 00:38:00,944 of some recently observed brown mountain lights. 745 00:38:03,148 --> 00:38:06,016 I've set up a perimeter of booby traps all around me. 746 00:38:06,018 --> 00:38:12,989 ♪ 747 00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:19,929 ♪ 748 00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:23,366 everything that I've been hearing and seeing, 749 00:38:23,368 --> 00:38:27,704 it could be just right on the other side of that tree. 750 00:38:27,706 --> 00:38:29,572 It's just really thick foliage, 751 00:38:29,574 --> 00:38:31,574 but I know something's back there. 752 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:37,347 Something's come in here and completely uncovered this. 753 00:38:37,349 --> 00:38:39,983 It walked right over this trip line. 754 00:38:39,985 --> 00:38:41,518 It's moved these twigs 755 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,586 and branches that I had covering it. 756 00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:50,527 ♪ 757 00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:52,362 there's another one. 758 00:38:52,364 --> 00:38:54,998 This one's been pushed over. 759 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,733 It's been completely out. 760 00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:59,235 ♪ 761 00:38:59,237 --> 00:39:01,771 I'm starting to think the mountain doesn't want me here. 762 00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:07,210 ♪ 763 00:39:07,212 --> 00:39:08,912 I'm feeling stalked. 764 00:39:08,914 --> 00:39:12,015 I know something's watching me. 765 00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:14,217 I just want to know what direction it's gonna come. 766 00:39:17,556 --> 00:39:21,458 It's moving around us. It's coming from everywhere. 767 00:39:21,460 --> 00:39:27,397 ♪ 768 00:39:27,399 --> 00:39:30,867 there's definitely something out there. 769 00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:34,471 I saw movement behind that bush. 770 00:39:34,473 --> 00:39:36,506 I'm trying to scan with the flashlight to see 771 00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:38,174 if I can see a reflection of eyes, 772 00:39:38,176 --> 00:39:42,679 but I'm not seeing anything at the moment. 773 00:39:42,681 --> 00:39:44,647 I think this is something really big. 774 00:39:44,649 --> 00:39:49,452 ♪ 775 00:39:49,454 --> 00:39:50,887 this is something different. 776 00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:59,996 ♪ 777 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:03,600 it's not a bear or a coyote or a bobcat. 778 00:40:03,602 --> 00:40:05,101 It doesn't make any sense. 779 00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:12,842 ♪ 780 00:40:12,844 --> 00:40:14,344 it's a strange feeling. 781 00:40:14,346 --> 00:40:16,946 It's the same feeling I get that I'm being watched. 782 00:40:16,948 --> 00:40:19,616 ♪ 783 00:40:19,618 --> 00:40:23,286 this is not our territory. 784 00:40:23,288 --> 00:40:24,687 We've got to get out of here. 785 00:40:24,689 --> 00:40:31,060 ♪ 786 00:40:31,062 --> 00:40:37,434 ♪ 787 00:40:37,436 --> 00:40:41,604 the next morning, I leave brown mountain with mixed feelings. 788 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:43,573 I was standing at one of the possible sources 789 00:40:43,575 --> 00:40:45,875 of the brown mountain lights 790 00:40:45,877 --> 00:40:49,212 but couldn't figure out what causes them. 791 00:40:49,214 --> 00:40:51,214 It's a phenomenon that was first sighted 792 00:40:51,216 --> 00:40:53,283 150 years ago, 793 00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:56,386 but the closer I got to the point of origin, 794 00:40:56,388 --> 00:40:58,988 the more mysterious things became. 795 00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:01,524 We captured some incredible video footage 796 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,560 of the lights from a distance. 797 00:41:03,562 --> 00:41:05,462 Oh, there's two of them. 798 00:41:05,464 --> 00:41:08,097 The signals picked up by the opticalizer were analyzed 799 00:41:08,099 --> 00:41:10,867 after we sighted them. 800 00:41:10,869 --> 00:41:15,138 They didn't match any known lights in the area. 801 00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:16,739 When I actually witnessed the lights 802 00:41:16,741 --> 00:41:18,508 and tried to close in on them, 803 00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:20,844 something was messing with our electronics. 804 00:41:20,846 --> 00:41:23,780 Hey, cliff, do you read me? 805 00:41:23,782 --> 00:41:26,716 There must be a connection. 806 00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:29,152 I eventually made it to the source of the lights 807 00:41:29,154 --> 00:41:31,888 but sensed something in the woods. 808 00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:33,089 There's something out there, 809 00:41:33,091 --> 00:41:36,326 something powerful that I can't explain. 810 00:41:38,730 --> 00:41:43,099 For now, whatever is going on here remains a mystery. 811 00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:51,107 ♪ 812 00:41:51,109 --> 00:41:59,115 ♪ 62356

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