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{1}{1}23.976 {75}{131}If you're a civilian|and you spot a UFO {133}{202}in your area, you don't call|the military, you call {203}{276}the police department|or you call your local sheriff. {279}{327}As a police officer,|when you're involved {329}{399}in a UFO case,|things can get tricky. {400}{477}They can get very political,|and that's just the nature {479}{561}of the beast in this country.|10X31, clear. {563}{655}[ police radio chatter ]|[ sirens wailing ] {692}{766}120 West 81st Street. {791}{941}Advertise your product or brand here|contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today {1078}{1210}Ravenna, Ohio,|April 17, 1966. {1211}{1272}It's just before dawn|on a midnight shift {1274}{1364}that Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur|and Deputy Wilbur Neff {1366}{1453}will never forget.|All morning {1455}{1520}their police radio|had been filled with all sorts {1522}{1606}of chatter from witnesses|near Akron, Ohio claiming {1607}{1673}to have seen a large,|bright disc flying {1675}{1733}through the sky.|[ police radio chatter ] {1824}{1867}With just a few hours left|of their day, {1869}{1997}they noticed something unusual,|an abandoned car on Route 224. {2215}{2271}Just as Neff is about|to reach the car, {2273}{2317}Spaur senses something. {2397}{2481}In Spaur's written report,|he states he feels the need {2483}{2544}to look behind him.|[ suspenseful music ] {2546}{2589}[ crickets chirping ] {2940}{2987}[ whistles ]|Spaur tells Neff {2988}{3033}to look over his shoulder. {3203}{3275}They're suddenly engulfed|in light, and the only thing {3276}{3347}they can hear is a hum,|like a transformer {3348}{3451}being overloaded.|Both police officers are frozen {3452}{3535}underneath this light.|Spaur remembers {3536}{3597}moving his right foot slightly|to make sure he could {3599}{3653}still move, and when|they realize they aren't {3655}{3715}actually paralyzed,|they run as fast as they can {3717}{3762}for the patrol car. {3801}{3852}Can you imagine,|two veteran officers {3854}{3907}used to dealing|with local domestic issues {3909}{3972}now find themselves|facing a UFO ? {4110}{4180}Immediately, Spaur gets|on the radio and reports {4182}{4264}what they just saw.|Dispatch tells them {4266}{4328}not to move and to wait|in the car, they're sending {4330}{4426}immediate backup.|Spaur and Neff nervously wait {4428}{4555}as the light engulfs their car.|The officers are starting {4558}{4619}to panic, and they're thinking,|should we shoot at it {4621}{4722}or should we get out of here ?|They're absolutely terrified, {4723}{4787}but they have their orders|to wait for backup, {4789}{4889}if they survive that long.|And this is just {4891}{4948}the beginning of one|of "Hangar 1's" {4950}{5023}extraordinary stories|of close encounters {5024}{5107}with the police and UFOs,|some of the best {5108}{5227}documented cases|in MUFON's archives. {5229}{5325}The Mutual UFO Network,|known as MUFON, {5327}{5435}is an independent organization|not bound to any government. {5437}{5509}They investigate reports|of UFO sightings {5511}{5608}from around the world.|Over the past five decades, {5610}{5696}they have collected|more than 70,000 files, {5698}{5817}stored at a secure location|known as Hangar 1. {5819}{5959}Now, MUFON is granting access|to their vast archive. {5961}{6049}These are the files|of Hangar 1. {6271}{6331}Officer Spaur and Neff|are engulfed in the light {6333}{6419}of this UFO, paralyzed with fear|wondering, is this it ? {6422}{6546}Is this how we're going to die ?|But then, inexplicably ... {6605}{6677}the UFO just takes off. {6749}{6811}They're stunned and relieved|and once they regain {6812}{6875}their composure,|they do the unthinkable. {6878}{7001}They actually chase this thing.|[ sirens wailing ] {7089}{7165}These two officers are|actually pursuing this UFO, {7167}{7215}going about 100 miles an hour {7217}{7328}Though it's the Pennsylvania|border along U.S. Route 224. {7395}{7491}As the Sun rises, the UFO|continues traveling East {7492}{7622}approaching the Pennsylvania|state line. {7624}{7709}Patrolman Frank Panzanella,|Conway, Pennsylvania is sitting {7711}{7804}in his squad car drinking coffee|when he sees a large object {7806}{7900}fly over him. {7903}{7977}His first instinct|is also to pursue the UFO. {7979}{8044}[ siren wailing ]|Panzanella radios dispatch {8046}{8112}to see if they have anything|on their radar. {8150}{8197}They pick up|an unidentified object {8199}{8237}on their screen. {8270}{8368}The officers aren't the only|ones interested in this craft. {8412}{8474}Four fighter jets|appear in the sky. {8475}{8534}The police receive|confirmation on their radios {8535}{8608}that the jets are pursuing|the UFO. {8610}{8694}[ sirens wailing ]|The police officers {8695}{8760}must be thinking, wow,|this is really happening. {8762}{8810}The Air Force is going|to take down a UFO {8811}{8895}right in front of us.|But the UFO then shoots upward {8897}{8988}into the sky at an incredible|speed until it disappears, gone, {8990}{9047}before the jets can make a move. {9234}{9291}Within hours, this case|was picked up by the press. {9292}{9374}And from there, the Air Force|gave it a lot of attention. {9376}{9463}All of the police officers|involved are then contacted {9464}{9550}by the military's|UFO investigative unit, {9551}{9634}Project Blue Book.|This is where {9635}{9702}the Air Force cover-up begins.|Blue Book Chief, {9703}{9784}Major Hector Quintanilla,|arrives on the scene. {9786}{9873}Hector Quintanilla headed|Project Blue Book from 1963 {9875}{9948}until its closure in 1970.|In addition to his degree {9950}{10010}in physics, he was recruited|to the position {10011}{10065}because they needed a man|who was, quote, {10067}{10155}"cool under pressure."|He gets to Dale Spaur {10156}{10233}and the first thing he says|to him is, "Tell me about {10235}{10308}this mirage that you saw."|Can you imagine, {10310}{10355}you're a police officer|and you've just seen {10356}{10415}the most incredible thing|and the first thing {10417}{10502}the Air Force does is accuse you|of seeing a mirage. {10503}{10608}Could the officers|have witnessed a top secret {10610}{10677}military plane,|forcing the Air Force {10679}{10755}to try and deflect attention|from the truth ? {10757}{10839}Spaur describes exactly|what he saw in great detail, {10840}{10919}but Quintanilla doesn't ask|anymore questions, {10920}{10969}and he doesn't attempt|to interview the other {10971}{11037}three officers who also|saw the UFO. {11079}{11164}Major Quintanilla holds|a press conference to release {11166}{11263}the Air Force's official|findings on the incident. {11265}{11342}Quintanilla's explanation|was simple, the officers {11343}{11413}had been chasing an echo|communication satellite {11415}{11486}and then after the Sun came up,|that changed to them {11487}{11598}chasing the planet Venus.|Quintanilla also denied {11599}{11664}that any jet fighters had been|in the area attempting to engage {11666}{11768}or intercept a UFO.|Unsatisfied with the official {11770}{11840}explanation, a number|of investigators, {11842}{11926}including famed ufologist,|William Weitzel, {11927}{12011}are determined to find out|what really happened. {12012}{12091}William Weitzel|got on the scene and found {12093}{12143}three other police officers|and four other {12144}{12223}civilian witnesses|who had seen a UFO between {12224}{12342}5:00 and 5:30 that morning.|[ eeric music ] {12387}{12419}[ swooshing ] {12463}{12551}After Weitzel's findings,|Quintanilla is forced {12552}{12651}to reopen the case.|Realizing simple deflection {12652}{12753}was not effective,|stronger tactics are employed. {12755}{12826}Quintanilla and Spaur|sit down for another meeting, {12827}{12885}this time attended|by William Weitzel {12887}{12965}and local reporters,|but afterwards, Quintanilla {12967}{13012}stands by his original|conclusion that {13014}{13067}the police officers|were chasing Venus. {13068}{13175}He says, "There was never a UFO.|Case closed." {13176}{13235}Project Blue Book head,|Quintanilla, {13236}{13320}successfully closes the case.|The police officers {13322}{13415}who witnessed the UFO|find themselves discredited, {13416}{13507}left trying to understand|what they did wrong. {13509}{13580}After this whole event|was over, the officers involved {13582}{13665}really took it hard.|Officer Houston quit the force {13667}{13726}and moved off to Seattle|just to get away. {13727}{13848}Officer Neff became a recluse.|And I think Dale Spaur {13850}{13900}had it the worst.|He lost his job {13902}{13971}and his marriage,|and for years {13973}{14044}was hounded by the press,|everyone trying to debunk {14046}{14087}his case and make him look|like he didn't know {14088}{14144}what he was doing.|And this just made him crazy {14146}{14206}because he knew that|what he saw was real. {14207}{14242}He knew it was legitimate. {14276}{14360}During this Cold War era,|UFOs were treated {14362}{14406}primarily as a threat. {14408}{14513}These military people come in|and intimidate the officers, {14515}{14600}discredit them for something|that obviously the government {14602}{14731}knows is going on.|Was Quintanilla simply {14733}{14801}employing the same techniques|that began with {14803}{14875}Project Blue Book|regarding deflection {14877}{14975}and discrediting witnesses ?|And when did these techniques {14976}{15007}come into play ? {15057}{15142}Up next ...|Zamora starts to back away, {15143}{15213}a huge flame|bursts out of the craft. {15215}{15315}[ thunderous explosion ]|Military and media descend {15316}{15392}on a small town|after one police officer's {15394}{15480}incredible close encounter|when we return. {15611}{15678}If I had been working back|in the fifties and sixties, {15680}{15752}I don't think I would've wanted|to make a UFO report. {15754}{15821}Something like that could|destroy your credibility. {15822}{15893}You just turn your head|and look the other way. {15894}{15977}But, you know, that's stressful,|and you have to carry that {15978}{16002}with you. {16232}{16336}Police officers are trained|to be meticulous about details. {16338}{16402}But when it comes|to UFO sightings, {16403}{16478}their reports are often|challenged or the incident {16480}{16616}is dismissed as a hoax.|Hangar 1 files suggest that {16618}{16709}this treatment lines up directly|with how Project Blue Book {16710}{16805}and the military dealt with|civilian UFO witnesses {16806}{16878}and that these protocols|were applied {16880}{16940}to police officers as well. {17143}{17284}April 24th, 1964.|Socorro, New Mexico. {17286}{17346}Officer Lonnie Zamora|is driving in his car {17348}{17440}outside of Socorro, New Mexico.|He's chasing a speeder. {17494}{17584}All of a sudden, Zamora|hears this roaring sound, {17586}{17696}and he sees what he thinks|is a flame object in the sky. {17698}{17753}[ intense roaring ] {17782}{17862}Zamora breaks off|from the chase to investigate. {17863}{17914}He thinks that|a local dynamite shack {17915}{17958}may have exploded. {18032}{18110}He's moving closer to where|this event was taking place. {18166}{18231}It's then that he notices|a shining object, {18233}{18292}which at first he thought|was an overturned car. {18391}{18466}Zamora gets on the radio|and tells the dispatcher {18467}{18523}he's leaving his car|to check out a situation {18525}{18586}in the arroyo.|[ birds warbling ] {18587}{18626}[ crickets chirping ] {18657}{18822}[ intense dramatic music ]|Suddenly, a loud roar emanates {18824}{18906}from the craft.|[ roaring ] {19050}{19122}A huge flame|bursts out of the craft. {19123}{19178}[ thunderous explosion ] {19206}{19322}The craft begins lifting up|and then immediately takes off. {19325}{19431}Zamora radios a fellow officer,|Sergeant Chavez, asking him {19433}{19542}if he sees a craft in the sky.|Radio silence. {19634}{19708}When Chavez finally|got there, the two of them {19710}{19778}found four indentations|in the ground {19780}{19839}where the object had sat,|some burnt vegetation, {19841}{19945}and they took|very detailed notes and pictures {19946}{19996}of the whole area,|and they put together {19998}{20042}a complete report. {20083}{20176}Two days after the incident,|Major Quintanilla, the head {20178}{20258}of the Air Force's|Project Blue Book shows up {20260}{20358}to investigate the report,|but he isn't the only one {20360}{20404}who descends on the town. {20578}{20627}The sleepy little town|of Socorro, New Mexico {20629}{20668}was overrun. {20670}{20773}Overrun by major journalists,|UPI, AP were there. {20836}{20895}Government agents, FBI,|military intelligence {20897}{20952}were there, and private|UFO investigators {20954}{20994}were also there.|Everyone wanted {20995}{21078}to look for answers.|The evidence gathered {21080}{21171}by the police|appears to be compelling. {21173}{21252}Subsequent research|and analysis of ground samples {21254}{21361}and photos revealed that|some of the sand in the ground {21362}{21438}appeared to have been|fused together as if {21439}{21515}it had come in contact|with some very high, {21517}{21650}intense form of heat.|[ thunderous explosion ] {21695}{21827}Then, on June 8th, 1964,|Quintanilla issues his formal {21829}{21934}Project Blue Book report.|Not surprisingly, this report {21936}{22011}turned all the evidence|right on its head. {22013}{22071}It stated|no substantial evidence {22073}{22150}had been found|to support any kind of event, {22152}{22224}none of the witnesses|were reliable, and so on. {22226}{22323}Now, in the classified version|of that report, it was a little {22325}{22382}bit of a different story.|I have Hector Quintanilla's {22383}{22477}words right here and I quote,|"There is no doubt {22478}{22568}that Lonnie Zamora saw an object|that left an impression on him {22570}{22654}and scared Zamora|to the point of panic." {22656}{22733}Zamora became so hounded|by the Air Force and ufologists {22734}{22807}that he quit law enforcement,|and he took a job managing {22809}{22835}a gas station. {22900}{22968}If I were in the shoes|of these officers {22970}{23042}that saw these things|and were then shut up {23044}{23150}and intimidated, I would|absolutely lose faith in myself. {23152}{23241}This, I mean, this has to be|a profound effect on their whole {23243}{23317}sense of who they are, the fact|that the government would {23318}{23406}step in after these careers|of service and treat them {23408}{23523}like crazy people when we know|the government knows a heck {23525}{23575}of a lot more than|than what they're telling us. {23631}{23717}Based on Quintanilla's|report, the case was closed. {23718}{23798}But shortly thereafter,|a UFO researcher {23800}{23910}named James McDonald locates|a local scientist who claims {23912}{24044}to have analyzed a soil sample|from the Socorro landing site. {24046}{24100}Mary G. Mayes|was a doctoral student {24102}{24173}in radiation biology|at the University of New Mexico {24174}{24289}and she was asked to analyze|some of the soil samples {24290}{24358}from the Socorro case.|So she didn't find {24359}{24429}any radiation in the soil,|but she did find {24430}{24523}two organic substances that|she was not able to identify. {24526}{24619}This is an important detail.|It proved that whatever landed {24622}{24714}there had organic material that|is not found on earth. {24717}{24778}[ engine winding up ] {24813}{24889}[ thunderous explosion ]|The analysis {24890}{24978}on the soil samples really|opens up the possibility, {24980}{25037}maybe the likelihood|that we're talking about {25038}{25082}two different kinds|of investigations, {25084}{25138}or two versions|of the investigation, {25139}{25210}the public one|and the not so public one. {25211}{25305}What it looks like to me is that|Quintanilla and Blue Book {25306}{25398}were sent in basically|to mess up the investigation {25399}{25494}and make Zamora|look like a fool. {25496}{25570}Civilian police officers|are not the only ones {25571}{25639}who meet resistance|when it comes to reporting {25641}{25737}UFO incidents.|Up next, military {25739}{25826}police officers find themselves|in the wrong place {25827}{25904}at the wrong time|and the outcome {25906}{25970}becomes deadly.|[ gunshots ] {26072}{26148}Many agencies are not open|to these types of investigations {26148}{26216}because the upper echelon|don't want the media. {26216}{26274}They don't want to deal with it. {26276}{26334}That's the biggest problem|with law enforcement, {26336}{26404}dealing with the upper hands.|When it gets from {26406}{26460}local government up|to the military, well, then, {26460}{26496}that's a little bit different. {26524}{26614}[ suspenseful music ] {26632}{26712}Hangar 1 files contain|remarkable encounters {26714}{26807}of police officers|and UFO sightings. {26868}{26971}Some of these incredible events|occur with officers who provide {26972}{27042}security for military bases. {27044}{27147}In 1978, I was working|at McGuire Air Force Base {27148}{27238}at 21st Air Force|as the Deputy Director {27240}{27287}of Intelligence. {27289}{27424}On January 18th, 1978,|I drove onto the base {27426}{27539}and noticed that|off to my right was a number {27540}{27634}of crash trucks and lights|out on the runway. {27636}{27698}And the sergeant in charge|of the command post {27700}{27777}came up to me and said|that an alien has been found {27779}{27849}at the end of the runway,|that he was shot {27851}{27985}by a military policeman.|[ dramatic music ] {27987}{28033}[ jet engine whining ] {28068}{28179}January 18th, 1978,|between Fort Dix {28180}{28235}and McGuire Air Force Base. {28238}{28320}Radar from Fort Dix picks up|an unidentified object {28321}{28427}between Fort Dix|and McGuire Air Force Base. {28428}{28486}The military police officer|on duty is patrolling {28488}{28560}the outside of the base|when he sees a large object {28562}{28618}hovering over the road. {28700}{28796}He stops his car|and radios in what he sees. {28797}{28843}He's looking out through|his windshield through {28845}{28906}the falling snow and explaining|to the dispatcher {28908}{28943}what the craft looks like. {28996}{29036}Right in the middle|of a sentence ... {29038}{29122}[ radio screeches ]|the radio goes dead. {29243}{29313}The officer looks up|and that's when he sees {29315}{29460}the unimaginable,|a small figure in the shadows {29461}{29512}that he later describes|as having an unusually {29513}{29588}large head, long arms,|and a slender body. {29589}{29649}And this creature|is standing right in front {29651}{29734}of his police car.|The officer panics. {29776}{29805}[ gunshots ] {29832}{29912}[ gunshots ] {29915}{30018}Here's a man who is told|to protect the base. {30020}{30143}He's an armed guard,|and he's seen a monster {30144}{30193}run around.|He does what probably {30195}{30278}a lot of guys would do,|he shoots at the thing. {30336}{30380}He runs back to his car|and his radio {30381}{30449}is now working again.|He tells the dispatcher {30451}{30499}that he just shot|a strange creature {30500}{30610}and it's now headed|for McGuire Air Force Base. {30612}{30671}The police officer drives|to the gates {30672}{30776}of McGuire Air Force Base|where he is told to wait. {30778}{30832}Sergeant Jeffrey Morse|from McGuire Air Force Base {30834}{30884}is called to the front gate|to meet with the officer {30886}{30945}from Fort Dix to discuss|the incident. {30947}{31017}The officer is really shaken up.|He tells Morse that he shot {31019}{31080}at a strange entity,|but it escaped and climbed {31081}{31193}over the fence|into McGuire Air Force Base. {31195}{31283}Sergeant Morse says that|he'll handle it from here. {31353}{31400}Sergeant Morse has to be|thinking this other {31401}{31464}police officer is crazy,|but he was about to get {31466}{31493}a big surprise. {31549}{31632}[ car door opens, closes ]|[ footsteps on gravel ] {31670}{31736}Morse and several other MPs|head to the area {31738}{31796}where the entity reportedly|climbed over the fence. {31842}{31896}At the end of the runway|they see a dead creature {31897}{31960}with a large head|and slender body. {32024}{32082}Sergeant Morse can't believe|his eyes. {32084}{32146}He reports that the smell|is so bad they have {32148}{32218}to stand back several feet|just to be able to breathe. {32220}{32292}[ men coughing, gagging ]|He calls in a report {32294}{32352}and within hours|the Air Force OSI {32355}{32408}takes control of the situation. {32410}{32488}AFOSI is the Air Force's|Office of Special {32491}{32559}Investigations, and they report|directly to the Office {32560}{32599}of Security to the Air Force. {32601}{32656}Technically, this means|that they provide {32657}{32724}independent investigations|outside the traditional {32725}{32757}military chain of command. {32830}{32892}Sergeant Morse reports that|he is surprised to see {32893}{32960}a military team responding|to the incident in a way that {32961}{33033}suggests this wasn't the first|encounter like this they had {33035}{33101}dealt with.|Sergeant Morse {33103}{33188}is not only brought in|for questioning, but threatened. {33190}{33249}Morse went through several|days of intimidating {33251}{33374}interrogations where he was told|to keep his mouth shut or else. {33376}{33470}As incredible as this story|sounds, it is corroborated {33472}{33585}by George Filer who was brought|in to investigate the incident. {33587}{33647}When I was investigating|the case, I did interview {33648}{33799}Sergeant Jeff Morse who claims|to have been out at the place {33800}{33847}where they found the ET. {33896}{33976}Within a couple of days|after he was out there, {33978}{34059}he was transferred to Okinawa. {34094}{34172}They more or less arrested him|and held him for awhile {34174}{34226}and essentially gave him|a hard time. {34287}{34378}When it comes to military|officers who witness UFOs, {34380}{34483}did the protocol escalate|from discrediting witnesses {34484}{34578}to completely removing them ?|Now, what happened {34580}{34637}to Jeffrey Morse|in the aftermath of all of this {34639}{34719}is kind of symptomatic|of how military personnel {34721}{34786}were held to different standards|of accountability than, say, {34788}{34832}civilian police officers|had been. {34834}{34876}It's one thing|for a small town cop {34877}{34956}to be ridiculed, but when you're|a military person and you start {34957}{35022}talking privately|to investigators about this, {35024}{35108}they're going to come after you.|[ dramatic music ] {35109}{35149}[ gunshots ] {35301}{35353}It's almost as if|the military learned {35355}{35412}from previous reports that|if you remove the witness, {35414}{35498}the media and investigators|don't have any leads. {35535}{35625}If this was the military's|new protocol, how far {35627}{35684}will they go|to ensure the silence {35685}{35810}of highly credible witnesses ?|Up next, {35812}{35860}military police officers|[ alarm bell ringing ] {35862}{35953}report a UFO landing|on a nuclear base. {35955}{35989}[ intense music ] {36335}{36390}The Federal Government|is going to give you exactly {36391}{36469}what they want you to hear.|I don't think they're afraid {36470}{36526}of anything, they just want|to control things. {36528}{36589}And as police officers,|we're caught in the middle {36590}{36643}because the government|does not want this information {36645}{36677}to get out. {36809}{36895}MUFON investigators have|uncovered evidence indicating {36897}{36979}the military's desire|to undermine and discredit {36981}{37106}law enforcement testimony|regarding UFO encounters. {37108}{37205}However, despite the intention|to keep these stories hidden, {37206}{37284}information is still|often leaked. {37491}{37635}1980, Kirtland Air Force Base,|Albuquerque, New Mexico. {37638}{37713}Ten minutes before midnight|on August 8th, 1980, {37714}{37758}three security policemen|are on duty {37760}{37827}at the Manzano Weapons|Storage Area just East {37829}{37910}of Kirtland Air Force Base.|The Manzano Weapons {37911}{37981}Storage Area consisted|of a series of tunnels {37982}{38069}that had been excavated|into three mountains. {38070}{38122}In these tunnels|is where the nuclear weapons {38124}{38170}would be stored. {38222}{38294}On this night,|three guards at the base {38296}{38402}saw a very bright light|about three miles northeast {38403}{38498}of their position.|The men noticed this light {38499}{38558}traveling very fast|before it suddenly {38559}{38610}stops over Coyote Canyon. {38696}{38742}Coyote Canyon|was a restricted area {38744}{38811}and so all three officers|became very nervous when {38813}{38893}they saw this lighted object|begin to descend {38894}{38931}into the canyon. {38993}{39035}About three miles East|of that position, {39037}{39087}there was another|military police officer. {39089}{39155}He was on patrol,|and he was told to check out {39157}{39203}the weapons barracks area. {39278}{39346}This officer drove down|an access road to Coyote Canyon, {39348}{39445}and when he got there, he saw|a very bright light in the air. {39446}{39518}And above it was|a disc-shaped object. {39581}{39651}He starts to panic.|He tries to radio for help, {39653}{39723}but his radio doesn't work.|The officer grabbed {39726}{39793}his rifle, got out of his Jeep,|and decided to pursue it. {39794}{39852}[ suspenseful music ] {39928}{39990}[ rifle shot ]|[metal richochet ] {39991}{40067}He heard the sound of metal,|and before he knew it, {40069}{40115}the ship just took off. {40154}{40233}The lone patrolman who fired|at the object, reports {40234}{40336}the incident to Sandia Base|security headquarters. {40338}{40442}The officer on duty reported|the incident on August 9th, {40443}{40501}but Sandia Base|didn't report it {40502}{40550}until August 11th, and they were {40552}{40606}supposed to report it|to the Air Force Office {40608}{40710}of Special Investigations.|Protocol dictated that {40711}{40784}anything like that|had to be reported immediately, {40786}{40824}but it wasn't. {40888}{40943}But here's where things|get more interesting. {40945}{41005}For some reason,|the AFOSI office at Kirtland {41006}{41066}informs Sandia that|the Air Force no longer {41067}{41144}investigates such sightings|unless they specifically occur {41146}{41232}on a base.|This doesn't make any sense {41234}{41295}because the incident|did happen around {41297}{41363}a U.S. Air Force facility,|and furthermore, {41365}{41486}near nuclear weapons, and yet|AFOSI is not interested. {41489}{41582}The AFOSI's main directive|is to provide investigative {41583}{41654}services to protect the national|security of the U.S. {41655}{41714}So to claim that a UFO|that lands near {41715}{41785}a nuclear weapons storage unit|is out of their jurisdiction {41786}{41822}is ludicrous. {41870}{41957}On the night of August 11th,|the UFO returns {41958}{42073}to the exact same location.|At that point, the Air Force {42074}{42126}just couldn't deny it. {42158}{42251}On August 22nd, Major Edwards|from Kirtland Air Force Base {42253}{42299}interviews every officer|who was involved {42301}{42373}in these multiple sightings.|Major Edwards informs {42374}{42421}an intelligence officer|named Richard Doty {42422}{42490}of the persistent accounts|of UFO sightings near their {42492}{42560}nuclear weapons storage site.|Richard Doty {42562}{42632}is a controversial character|in the whole history of UFOs. {42634}{42718}Doty was expert at leading|people on a wild goose chase. {42751}{42830}It appears that once|Officer Doty became involved, {42832}{42922}the case was doomed|and eventually buried. {42923}{42983}This is an important case|because you have multiple {42985}{43080}witnesses of a multiple sighting|that took place {43082}{43139}over several days|all claiming to see {43141}{43200}the same object|near Coyote Canyon. {43202}{43281}So it appears|there was a cover up. {43283}{43382}Once again, we see forces|from above come in {43384}{43476}and take these credible men,|these servants to our country, {43478}{43569}and make them feel like|they've done something wrong {43570}{43653}when they were just|doing their duty. {43655}{43707}If it was a cover up,|who are they hiding {43709}{43772}the information from ?|The public was not involved {43774}{43827}in this, it was|strictly military. {43829}{43886}Was the military|hiding information {43887}{43918}from the military ? {43952}{44024}Up next, these incidents|aren't just confined {44026}{44095}to the ground.|Two respected police {44097}{44206}helicopter pilots|go head to head with a UFO. {44208}{44316}The unbelievable dog fight|when "Hangar 1" returns. {44452}{44514}When you're involved|in a UFO case, your credibility {44515}{44581}is in question.|The first thing they're going {44583}{44657}to do is perform a psych test|on you, then they're going {44659}{44715}to do a drug test on you. {44717}{44787}They want to intimidate you|and a lot of police officers {44788}{44815}don't want to go through that. {45123}{45234}Louisville, Kentucky, 1993. {45236}{45308}At 11:50 P.M.,|Officers Graham and Downs {45309}{45373}are in the middle|of a routine patrol flight {45375}{45449}when they receive a call|about a possible break in {45451}{45538}near Sanford Avenue|and Buechel Bank Road. {45595}{45667}The officers fly over|the area when suddenly Graham {45669}{45715}notices a small light|below them. {45791}{45857}Downs points the helicopter|spotlight on the object {45859}{45884}to get a better look. {45979}{46051}Downs and Graham see|a glowing, pear-shaped object {46054}{46150}about the size of a basketball.|Suddenly, the object {46151}{46239}shoots up, right in front|of the helicopter {46241}{46296}and then spins|counterclockwise around them {46297}{46380}until it stops right behind|the two pilots. {46430}{46510}Graham has never seen|anything like it. {46511}{46598}Now he's afraid the object|is going to ram the tail rotor, {46599}{46675}so he pushes the helicopter|forward at a 100 miles an hour. {46756}{46863}Incredibly, the UFO chases them|and at one point {46865}{46891}even shoots past them. {46983}{47059}All of the sudden, the UFO|appears to shoot three fireballs {47060}{47097}at the helicopter. {47173}{47221}Graham is able to bank|his helicopter away {47223}{47248}from the blast. {47303}{47390}The pilots are panicking,|but then the UFO just zips away. {47587}{47682}[ phone ringing ]|The officers wake up {47683}{47746}their boss,|Lieutenant David Pope, {47747}{47807}to give him their full report.|Pope can't believe {47809}{47857}what he's hearing.|He knows that {47859}{47945}his officers are credible.|He stated in a report that {47947}{48034}Graham was a veteran pilot|and that both he and Downs {48035}{48129}were military veterans|with many years of service. {48131}{48206}So, look at the facts here.|These are police officers {48207}{48264}who work in the air.|They work in the sky {48266}{48298}every single day. {48300}{48366}Well, of course they know|the difference between a star, {48367}{48465}a planet, and some|bell-shaped thing flying around {48467}{48498}their helicopter. {48610}{48695}Lieutenant Pope submits|his report to superiors, {48696}{48762}but it goes unnoticed. {48764}{48830}Downs and Graham can't|believe the report isn't being {48831}{48904}taken seriously.|And then if that isn't enough, {48906}{48932}fellow colleagues warn them {48935}{49007}to just let it go because it was|starting to make the department {49008}{49095}look bad.|It makes you wonder {49096}{49150}if these police officers|were hung out to dry {49151}{49207}with nowhere for them to go|and no one to provide {49209}{49304}any answers.|Is the military {49306}{49408}now intentionally ignoring|UFO reports by police officers {49410}{49505}in order to protect|law enforcement authority {49507}{49618}or to protect themselves|by avoiding a paper trail ? {49619}{49666}It's almost a relief|when I hear that {49667}{49739}there is some official involved,|someone who is trained {49741}{49829}to observe because|the credibility of these things {49831}{49876}is so often challenged. {49943}{50033}One thing that I want to see|in my lifetime is some answer {50035}{50099}for these experiences|that I've had. {50101}{50179}I want to see some kind|of government recognition. {50181}{50228}If they would just, you know,|come out and say, yes, {50230}{50273}it is real, this is actually|happening. {50275}{50344}[ suspenseful music ] {50411}{50457}[ thunderous explosion ] {50515}{50596}With the majority of UFO|sightings at night, it makes {50599}{50683}sense that the officers working|these late shifts would be {50685}{50772}the most likely witnesses|of such phenomena. {50774}{50861}[ helicopter blades whirring ]|[ sirens wailing ] {50863}{50947}Coming up,|another predawn UFO chase leaves {50949}{51090}the police with nowhere to turn|until MUFON uncovers the files. {51390}{51482}When government policy states|that UFOs do not exist, {51484}{51566}what happens when their local|law enforcement agents see {51567}{51691}and report UFO sightings ?|Over the years, it appears {51693}{51796}policy has changed from|deflection to disaccreditation {51798}{51896}to disregarding entirely,|leaving police officers {51898}{51972}with nowhere to turn|when it comes to reporting {51974}{51997}these incidents. {52198}{52301}January 5th, 2000|near Scott Air Force Base, {52302}{52346}Illinois. {52395}{52446}Melvin Knoll,|a local Highland, Illinois {52448}{52520}truck driver pulls into|his company office at 4:00 A.M. {52566}{52621}[ motor shutting down ] {52747}{52814}He looks up and notices|this really bright light {52815}{52879}in the sky that's moving|towards him, {52880}{52949}and he realizes that the light|is actually coming from a huge {52951}{53068}triangle-looking craft.|A recording from the county {53070}{53161}radio dispatcher documents|the driver's report {53163}{53214}to the Highland|Police Department. {53216}{53266}We received a call|from the Highland PD {53267}{53312}in reference to a truck driver|who just stopped in {53314}{53364}and said there was|a flying object. {53427}{53503}Officer Ed Barton responds|to the call at 4:10 A.M. {53504}{53562}He asks the county dispatcher|if she's joking. {53563}{53629}The dispatcher says,|"No, the man who stopped in {53631}{53715}was totally serious."|Just a quick question. {53716}{53767}If I happen to find it,|what am I supposed {53768}{53795}to do with it ? {53797}{53887}As soon as Officer Barton|turns onto Route 4 ... {53980}{54058}there's a bright light|coming from a large triangle. {54152}{54194}He pulls over|to the side of the road, {54195}{54254}kills the car lights,|and turns off his radio {54255}{54319}to see if this thing|is making any noise. {54403}{54485}The object makes no sound,|but he can see every detail {54487}{54543}on this craft because|it's moving right above him {54544}{54613}at a steady speed.|As soon as it passes, {54615}{54699}he radios the sighting|into central command. {54701}{54759}He predicts that the object|should be hitting the town {54760}{54833}of Shiloh, Illinois|at any moment. {54835}{54911}In Shiloh, Officer|David Martin soon radios in {54914}{54961}that he sees the craft as well. {54963}{55021}What does it look like|to you ? {55023}{55072}It's kind of V-shaped. {55107}{55137}[ police radio chatter ] {55189}{55252}Several minutes later,|at 4:29 A.M., {55254}{55313}Officer Craig Stevens,|who is in the nearby town {55315}{55384}of Milstadt radios in|that he also sees {55386}{55482}a triangular UFO|passing over his patrol car. {55483}{55587}And then at 4:35 A.M.,|another officer in Dupo, {55588}{55655}Illinois reports that he can|also see the craft, {55657}{55719}but at this point,|it's climbing altitude fast {55720}{55810}and he's losing track|of the light. {55812}{55859}If you would,|contact Scott Air Force Base {55860}{55945}and see if they have|anything flying in this area. {55947}{55994}The dispatcher calls|Scott Air Force Base, {55995}{56045}who report that|they have not detected {56047}{56100}any unidentified object|on their radar. {56102}{56187}But here you have no less|than four different officers {56188}{56281}all witnessing the same craft,|yet Scott Air Force Base claims {56283}{56368}they've got nothing.|It just doesn't add up. {56439}{56538}This was a huge case.|You have four police witnesses, {56539}{56627}media interest, and yet|the military claims that {56629}{56681}they have no knowledge about|anything that happened {56683}{56714}in the vicinity. {56716}{56797}I find it impossible|to believe Scott Air Force Base {56799}{56870}is not going to be able|to detect a 75-foot {56871}{56939}triangular craft|in its vicinity, {56941}{57026}and yet this is exactly|what they claim. {57027}{57094}Does the government|and military now turn {57095}{57193}a blind eye when it comes|to these kinds of sightings ? {57195}{57240}The government knows|what's going on. {57242}{57304}They don't talk about it.|They won't report it. {57306}{57363}Any singular event|that has happened {57366}{57446}with pilots reporting|and the police department {57447}{57504}on the ground reporting this,|and then the story {57506}{57574}dies the next day.|You don't know if there's {57575}{57624}an investigation going on|internally. {57626}{57675}We know that there is,|but the government doesn't {57677}{57709}talk about it, any government. {57740}{57811}As a son of a cop|and having grown up around cops {57812}{57880}my whole life and knowing|the kinds of witnesses {57882}{57941}that they are,|I find it offensive {57942}{58010}when you start seeing|all of the ridicule that so many {58012}{58094}of them have been facing.|Once a police officer {58096}{58195}has seen a UFO,|they very adamantly {58197}{58269}will defend what they saw|against all odds. {58326}{58398}Many of these police cases|go unreported because of a fear {58401}{58478}of ridicule, but some|brave officers do come to us {58480}{58530}to report their story. {58533}{58591}They recognize that|these are important cases {58593}{58638}that shouldn't be swept|under the rug. {58639}{58686}And they'd also like|some answers to what {58688}{58757}they've witnessed.|We have now become the place {58758}{58870}for police officers to come to|to report UFO encounters. {58873}{58939}When you have this kind|of experience seeing a UFO {58941}{59008}or something as unexplainable,|and you try to report it, {59010}{59057}they'll tell you,|we don't investigate {59058}{59114}this kind of phenomena.|If you want answers, {59115}{59174}you have to go to someone|outside of the system because {59175}{59231}chances are it's not going to be|investigated through {59233}{59258}law enforcement channels. {59331}{59424}Police encounters with UFOs|are some of the most detailed {59426}{59510}witness reports on record|and yet they are {59511}{59605}continually disregarded|by higher authorities. {59606}{59670}Despite the government|distancing themselves {59672}{59774}from these UFO accounts,|MUFON remains a source {59776}{59859}that our law enforcement,|both civilian and military, {59861}{59932}can turn to and be|taken seriously. {59934}{60040}As these officers continue|to spend so much time {60042}{60098}on the front lines|of our streets {60099}{60174}and military bases,|the unusual sightings {60176}{60310}they document will be revealed|in the files of "Hangar 1." {60335}{60485}Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/7ruz6|Help other users to choose the best subtitles