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- Yes, Miss Raland? - lf that's all, l'll be going home.

Yes, that's fine, Miss Raland. l'm about to leave myself.

- Straker... - Possible sighting, Commander.

Have trace on positive track. Course 428-146 green.

Speed zero SOL 8. Range, 32 million miles crossing.

Red alert! Red alert!

Control to interceptor. Have UFO's on positive track. Green 140.

Moonbase to Shado Control. Confirm UFO sighting.

Going for intercept.

Maintaining speed and course.

Apogee 0-2-7 decimal 3-2-4.

Range 20 million miles...

Positive track green 1 -4-zero 2-7-3.

Yes, we have that. We confirm orbital reference.

Speed correction. SOL 0.7...

l have Green on one, two, three.

Speed Sol zero decimal 7-8.

Range, 1 7 million miles.

- Anything? - No, nothing yet, sir.

Missile three destruct negative.

UFO beyond interceptor range. Heading for Earth.

A pretty effective blanket detonation by the interceptors.

- But not good enough. - The one that escaped is damaged.

- Sky One should get it. - Where's trajectory termination?

Just coming through, sir.

North Atlantic. Grid reference G6.

Commander Straker! There's an aircraft entering the target area.

Confirm tracking 0-1 -3.

Area Red 4-1 -2. Have positive trace.

- Waiting for confirmation. - Well if it's not a military jet,

- what the blazes is it? - Not a commercial airliner.

lt's far too high and way off the air lanes.

- XV 1 -0-4 to control. - This is Control.

Levelled out at 250 thousand. Air speed 2200.

Pressure normal. Cabin temperature 72.

We'll start the test schedule when we get to area G6.

ls that V.A.C.? Have you an aircraft overflying the Atlantic?

- You gonna call it off? - lt's an experimental jet test.

- Commercial? - Ventura Aircraft Corporation.

l understand you have a jet over the North Atlantic.

Grid reference...G6.

Right. Tell your pilot to alter course.

Well anywhere! Just get him out of that area.

Look, l don't care how much money it costs.

Get him out of there or you won't have an aircraft to test.

We're 150 miles from the test area. RTA four minutes.

lt's Skydiver, sir. Captain Carlin.

- State your position, Captain. - Can go for immediate interception

- after Sky One lifts off. - Right.

Stand by for liftoff.

Sky One airborne, sir. Going for intercept.

Course steady at zero one four.

Air speed 2185 knots.

- Jim. - We're about coming up to...

- What is it? - We'll find out soon.

We're closing in fast.

lt's unbelievable!

Stand by with the camera. Try to get some close shots.

Have UFO on radar track. Closing in for attack.

- Control to XV 1 -0-4. - What is it, Control?

Alter course to 0-2-4.

Listen, Bill, forget the test schedule. We're on to something.

- l'll explain later. - This is an order. Alter course

Sorry, Control. Out.

Get on to someone in authority. Get the Chairman if necessary.

- What do l tell him? - The aircraft's violating war area.

- Anything. Just get him out! - Yes, sir.

Range 125 miles, closing.

- You'll have to call it off! - Sky One attacks.

This aircraft's taking its changes.

Program set. Missile launch 25 seconds.

- Paul, there's another aircraft. - Just keep taking those shots.

- Positive- UFO destroyed. - And the jet?

lt was close. lt must've been hit.

Ahhh... My eyes! My eyes... What's happened to my eyes?

- My eyes... - Now, Mr. Foster, it's all right.

lt's all right. Come along, it's all right.

Right. Thank you, nurse.

Temporary blindness. ln a few days you'll be able to see fine.

My name's Frazer. Doctor Frazer.

- Where am l? - Grendel Hospital.

You ejected... just in time.

- Hungry? - l guess so.

Good. l'll have some food sent in.

- What time is it? - Almost two a.m.

- How long have l been here ? - Six days.

- l'll see about that food. - What happened to Jim?

He didn't make it.

l'm sorry.

Paul! How are you?

- Fine. - Doctors say you're in great shape.

- Well they should know. - Sit down, Paul.

- Cigar? - Thank you.

Paul.. You're a pilot...a test pilot.

One of the best.

You've been through a traumatic experience.

But that's the past.

- We must consider your future. - My future?

What l thought was that you should...take a rest.

- On full pay, of course. - Oh, of course.

l suggest we talk again in say...

...a couple of months.

- One question. - Go ahead...

Where's the cinefilm from the reconnaissance camera?

- Now look, Paul. - Where's that film?

- Now, Paul... - You got my report? Read it?

You wrote that report 3 days after recovering from a six-day coma.

Six days, six weeks... what's the difference?

But what l wrote is true. That's the way it happened.

Explosions... strange lights...

- Unidentified flying object... - Look- just process that film!

Both the plane and the film

are with a military investigation unit.

- All right. l want a hearing! - They'll tear your story to shreds.

You'll never fly again for me. Or for anyone else.

Do you understand that?

- Hi Alec. What d'you think? - You should've warned me.

l just considered this was what any decent executive would wear.

Have to maintain our cover. l've gotta start showing my face up top.

Talking of cover- l've had General Henderson on the line.

- What does he want? - Foster wants a hearing.

- Foster? The test pilot? - He's no pushover.

- He's sticking to his version. - Wasn't the co-pilot killed?

- Yeah. - So he is not corroborated.

Right.

Well l hope you find the surroundings to your liking.

- lt's a new twist. - Do sit down.

Comfort, privacy, complete security.

- What more could you ask for? - The answers to a few questions.

- Try me. - Where's the XV-1 -0-4 cinefilm?

As l was about to say, fortunately, the camera was undamaged.

Then did l, or didn't l, see an unidentified flying object?

- You're not sure? - Don't play with me.

You know, l believe you saw something.

- Well at least that's a start. - Ah, coffee.

Look, Jackson, let's stop fencing around.

Now that film shows close-ups of an object, right?

Now l'm an experienced test pilot. That thing was extra-terrestrial.

Run the film, Tsi.

l don't understand.

There's the other aircraft.

What have you done?

What have you done?!

What are you trying to pull? You've erased it. Fixed it.

Why? Why should l do that?

l ought to knock that smile right back down your...

Yes... Things are not always what they seem to be, Mr. Foster.

- You saw that? - More games?

- Did you see it stop? - Stop?

Look. l throw it up and it falls back into my hand.

For a split second - just at the top of the trajectory - it stops.

- Did you see it? - Huh!

- But it did stop. - lf you say so.

No, Foster. lt didn't.

lt's moving foward at 500 knots, like everything else in this plane.

And this whole aircraft moves with the rotation of the earth.

Confusing, but fact.

And fact can be confusing in an aircraft

at night, at about 250,000 feet.

Now, tell me all about it.

- What did you see? - An extra terrestrial spacecraft.

- A light source? - Yes.

- A trick of light? A reflection? - No !

Refracted from the glass of your visor and the windscreen?

- There are 100 other explanations. - Only one. And you know it.

Well l have a report to write.

lf you... if you could give me a few facts.

Now your name- Paul Foster. Address; l have it...

- You've been a pilot for...? - Right years.

Right years. And a test pilot for two...

- Right. - Now l can see here...

you reported a sighting three years ago.

- Yes. - And another one before that.

That's right

Then we shouldn't be meeting again for another few years.

l er... don't normally enter rooms this way.

- The janitor let me in. - Good old janitor.

- Drink? - Why did you murder my brother?

- You read the report, Alec? - Couldn't put it down.

- Conclusions? - We can be cautiously satisfied.

Yes, l agree. Three U.F.O.'s. 2 knocked out by our interceptors

and one destroyed in the atmosphere by Sky One.

But there are still areas that need work.

- Like lnterceptor lunces. - Too slow.

Got to see the astronauts airborne within 2 minutes of red alert.

Go to Moonbase, Alec. Drill them, cajole them. Get those times.

- Nice. Where do l get my stick? - No, that would be my way.

l'm sending you because you're the right man for the job.

Okay. Anything more on Foster?

Yes. He's tough and persistent.

What happens if he starts getting close?

One man blow the cover of a multi- billion dollar set-up? Think!

Then they told me you'd worked out a story...

to cover wrecking a very expensive aircraft and killing my brother.

You've heard both sides of the story. What do you believe?

l don't know...

ln 1968 authorities issued a report denying the existence of UFOs.

Why?

- l don't understand. - Why deny it?

Why bother? l'll give you a reason.

Let's say the authorities had proof - indisputable proof -

That U.F.O.'s had come to Earth.

What would be the result if it leaked out? Mass hysteria. Terror.

A breakdown of authority.

So they issue a report. An official denial.

And try to discredit anyone who claims to have seen one.

Five years ago l saw one.

Two years later another. Try exist. You've got to believe me.

Up there with your brother l saw something.

- l believe you. - Thanks.

Your brother had a camera. Did they find it?

l don't know. Some personal effects... l can't have them yet.

- Something to do with security. - Who told you that?

- A man called Kofax. - Kofax.

- Meet me tomorrow, please. - What are you going to do?

Follow my nose. Don't worry.

Everyone else thinks l'm a nut. l've got nothing to lose.

- Where are you going? - See you tomorrow.

Kofax, you've got a mind like a steel trap.

Straker...

Right. Right.

Thank you.

Trouble?

Paul Foster broke into Kofax's office.

- They don't miss a trick. - There's nothing.

lt proves someone was interested enough to doctor this film as well.

- Maybe it's better to forget this? - No !

l can't just drop it, don't you understand?

l'll go and get those back issue papers you wanted.

Paul! Are you all right?

Yeah, l feel great.

- Who did this? - Well it wasn't the janitor

l'll get you a drink.

CABINET MINISTER MURDERED. USA COLONEL HOPES FOR MIRECLE.

- Of course! - What is it, Paul?

Straker ! Ed Straker !

Paul Foster? No, l don't think l want to speak to him now.

Rr.. tell him to meet me in the studio. ln an hour.

Right.

- Ask Alec Freeman to come here. - Yes, sir.

- You wanted to see me? - Yes. l'm seeing Foster in an hour.

- How much does he know? - That's what l aim to find out.

- You look after things down here. - You plan to use that?

- Good afternoon. - My name's Foster.

Oh yes. To see Mr. Straker.

Mr. Straker told me to tell you to meet him at Rupert Square.

Rupert Square ?

Hold it right there.

You must be Foster. l'm Straker. Ed Straker.

- Hey Louis? Where are you? - l'll be right with you, sir.

ls em... that thing real?

Excuse me... l'd really like to see... more on top.

Yeah, that's going to be fine, Louis. You can go ahead.

Right. Thanks, Mr. Straker. We'll start building right away.

- Check with me in the morning. - Right.

Yeah, it's gonna work out just fine.

That's Louis, my construction manager. Great guy.

- What's on your mind, Mr. Foster? - Unidentified flying objects.

- Good subject. You got a script? - No.

l really mean it. l saw one.

Now why don't you tell me all about it then?

- Yes? - Where 's Commander Straker ?

- He's still with Foster, sir. - Thanks.

That's a very good story, Mr. Foster.

But l am in the film business. l suggest you tell that story

to the police... the Army... the Marines.

Now if you'll excuse me l have a very heavy schedule.

Quite a switch - Air Force Colonel to film executive...

- You must be crazy. - Must l?

Mr. Foster, let's step into my office.

- Some office. - lt's too big...

sparsely furnished... very hard to heat.

But we won't be disturbed.

Oh it's sound-proof, too...

Look, ten years ago you were a Colonel in the Air Force.

A degree in astrophysics. Two years lunar research at M.l.T.

- What happened? - A car crash...

- Why did it crash? - A blowout.

- On a Rolls Royce at 50mph? - They don't make the tyres

- Why was the area cordoned off? - You've read the reports.

- A Cabinet Minister was killed. - l don't buy it, Straker.

Look, l'm not trying to sell you anything, boy.

Look, sir! l've been through a lot these last few weeks.

First there was Kofax.

l found a letter to you in his safe.

That was safe enough but someone got at him.

And then Jackson from the Military lnvestigation.

What happened to the film, Straker? The film that showed the proof?

The film that cost my co-pilot his life.

And then those two bright boys who came and busted up my apartment.

- They were sent to frighten me off? - Where is your evidence, Foster?

Just show me one thing. Just one.

What you're saying is that Foster's right and eveyone else is wrong.

- l'm saying l'm right! - Oh you're wrong, Foster. So wrong.

l don't give up. l keep slinging the mud until some of it sticks.

You haven't heard the last of this Mr. Film Executive Straker!

Things are not always what they seem, Mr. Foster.

An acousitc gun. lt's very clever.

Place charges in the set wall, for example, load the gun

with blanks and when you fire it the sound detonates the charges.

Very realistic. You look surprised.

l think we've got a few more surprises fro you.

Let's go.

Open up.

lt's all right, Miss Raland. So. You're the test pilot.

- So. You're the test pilot - That's right.

- Trained to expect the unexpected. - l guess so.

Then brace yourself. Straker.

Where are we?

- The Shado headquarters. - SHADO ?

Okay, Alec. Wheel them in.

What happens now?

You were on a test flight over the North Atlantic, Foster.

Due to stupidity, you found your- self in the middle of a UFO incident.

This is Colonel Freeman. Doctor Frazer you already know.

Hello, Foster. How are the eyes?

We induced temporary blindness to keep you on ice for a few days.

Now your boss, Kofax, knows nothing of all this.

But he played along. He has the military contract to think of.

Operatives Doug Jackson and Tsai Chan.

Jackson's a psychiatrist as well as a trained interrogator.

- His report told me lots about you.

Yes... Determined, good logical thought pattern... Headstrong.

Louis Graham, electronics man.

And he happens to be a pretty good construction manager, too.

So you had the whole thing wrapped up from the start.

But why this set-up? Why Shado? Why the secrecy?

You summed it up pretty well yourself.

l'll give you a reason. Let's say the authorites had proof -

indisputable proof - that U.F.O.'s had come to Earth.

What would be the result if it had leaked out?

Mass hysteria, terror, a breakdown of authority.

l said that in the apartment... So they issue a report...

- Hello, Paul. - Field leader of Project Foster.

Operative Janna Wade.

lt's all been a test for you, Foster.

You've followed a predictable set of clues.

You even showed a certain initiative.

Basically it was an inevitable chain that lead you to the studio.

Thank you all.

Stay, Alec.

You realise, of course, that we can never let you go free.

You know too much.

There is one way. Shado needs men.

l'm talking about leaders, commanders. Men able to

captain advanced submarines. Take control of Moonbase.

The right men. Are you one, Foster?

After the stiffest medical you've ever experienced.

After weeks of hard training and tests you'll be half-way there.

- l'd like to try. - l thought you would.

Read this...

''Foster. Paul J. 804.''

He's all yours, Alec.

Straker. Yes... yes. l'll speak to him.

Get me Moonbase, and by the way, where are those reports?

Get this please and get it good and clear... lmmediately means now.