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Unexplained sightings at 10,000 feet...

This was a very odd thing that

was captured. I mean, off-the-charts dramatic.

strange creatures on remote cliffs...

They are somewhere between a bird and a

person, but in a very frightening form.

and ancient warfare waged above the clouds.

I'm talking about a functioning

military outpost in the mountains for an all-out war

between extraterrestrials.

Are mysterious

stories surrounding our highest peaks simply tall tales?

Or is it possible that Earth's greatest mountains have been

secretly inhabited by alien civilizations?

They are the closest points to the

sky and the world that exists up there.

Which makes them the perfect place of communication between

this world and the next.

Millions of people around the world believe

we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings.

What if it were true?

Did ancient aliens really help to shape our history?

And if so, might the ultimate proof be hidden on the Earth's

most mysterious mountains?

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Nepal, 2007. Here, in a remote area of the

Himalayan mountain range, researchers scale a cliff

crumbling from erosion in order to explore one of the world's

greatest archaeological mysteries:

the sky caves of the ancient kingdom of Mustang.

There are over 10,000 of these man-made caves tunneled all

around the Mustang region. Many have yet to be explored.

Entry is not only dangerous, but nearly impossible, even with

The caves of Mustang are absolutely amazing

because they're in a very fragile, friable rock.

That is, it breaks off very easily, it's very hard to scale,

to try to get up to them. These caves appear to be human...

carved; to be cut out by humans. No one really knows who

carved these caves initially because they seem to go back to

such a very, very early period.

Hidden inside, researchers find art, artifacts,

and religious texts, dating back to at least the 1400s...

and some much, much older.

Among the most stunning of the discoveries is a mural composed

of 55 panels depicting scenes from the life of the spiritual

They have images of Buddha's... various

life scenes of the Buddha. So, perhaps it was used

for a ritual purpose, perhaps used as a meditation purpose.

We do not know why particularly Buddhist deities

have been painted, uh, in some of these, uh, caves.

But how and why did this unknown ancient

civilization scale nearly 155 feet of sheer vertical rock wall

to create these caverns in the mountainside?

And why are the caves covered with images of the life of Buddha?

Mankind has been drawn to mountains for centuries.

Across ancient civilizations, the world's highest peaks were

often viewed as sacred... and home to all-powerful gods.

But why do so many different cultures throughout history

share this belief that mountains have a divine connection?

Mountains have fascinated people

all over the world for thousands and thousands of years.

They seem to be a way to ascend

to the heavens or to get as close to the heavens as we can

here on this planet. In many mythologies, they were

imagined as the dwelling place of the gods.

The idea that the mountains would be the

homes of the gods shows up in Norse tradition, in India, in

Japan, all over. The ruler, the god, the great

power, would want to have the view from above.

This is transcendence, this is getting the big picture.

So we imagine that there is a kind of control tower or control

center up in the mountains that helps the gods rule wisely from above.

They are the closest points to the sky and the world that exists

up there, which makes them the perfect place of

communication between this world and the next.

The gods are said to use them when they come down.

They are places of otherworldly activity.

Were mountains around the world really home to

divine or perhaps extraterrestrial beings?

Beings who used these extreme elevations to observe and

communicate with mankind? Many ancient astronaut

theorists say yes, and as evidence they point to the

mountain that is most famously associated with powerful gods of

the ancient world. Mt. Olympus, Greece.

Rising over 9,500 feet, this sacred mountain is the second...

tallest in the Balkan peninsula. According to ancient myth,

it was also the chosen home of immortal deities known as the Olympians.

Mt. Olympus hides a particularly mysterious abode

where the gods live in perfect, immortal repose for all of their existence.

Even nowadays, clouds gather around the top of it.

That's where it is assumed that the abode of the gods was, up in

the clouds that you aren't able to see.

Mt. Olympus was viewed as sacred by the ancient

Greeks, and the city of Dion, located at the foot of the

mountain, became a major center of pilgrimage and religious

worship in the 5th century B.C.

Dion was at the base of Mt. Olympus and it was believed

to be a power spot. In 4th century B.C.,

Alexander the Great came to Dion before launching off

on his vast conquest of Asia. There is something about this

place, something very important related to the mountain.

The Greeks were fascinated by Mt. Olympus, and

they believed that real people, real gods were living up there.

When they saw lighting flashes, storm clouds, and when there

were natural disasters, they believed the gods were angry.

The Olympians were huge sky beings

who descended on Earth and had a headquarters at Mt. Olympus.

They interacted with humans. And the ancients believed that

they were real beings.

For many years, historians believed the Greek stories

were complete myth. But then in 1870, the German

archaeologist Heinrich Schleimann discovered Troy.

Similarly, we have the story of the Oracle at Delphi and the

god Apollo speaking through the Oracle.

Archaeologists have now found the exact spot where the Oracle

at Delphi sat. So now we know that some of the

Greek stories are genuine. So was it possible that the

stories of the Olympians are also true?

It's possible that they were actually

extraterrestrial beings who came here to influence humankind..

Could the myths of Ancient Greece be true?

Was Mount Olympus home to gods living here on planet Earth?

And if so, might those powerful deities have been

extraterrestrials, as some ancient astronaut theorists believe?

According to the accounts of the

Greek poet Hesiod from the eighth century BC, the Olympians

were the children of the Titans, another generation of gods

thought to occupy nearby Mount Othrys.

Fed up with the oppressive rule of the Titans, the Olympians

waged a brutal rebellion against them, using Mount Olympus as

their base.

The command was done

from the mountains and the battle took place in the plains

between the mountains. And the battle went on and on.

The Olympians prevailed finally capturing the Titans.

Whenever we have references to Mount

Olympus, it is described to be this magnificent palace, and

the temple walls were always gleaming of gold, or gleaming

with silver, and a lot of little lights that they described as

jewels, some blinking lights and all those things.

Well, if you look at that from a modern perspective, what if

Mount Olympus and Mount Othrys were basically the command posts

where the Olympian and the Titans drew up their battle plans.

And when I say command posts I'm

talking about a functioning military outpost in the

mountains for an all-out war between extraterrestrials.

Could the stories of the war between the Olympians

and the Titans actually be describing a battle between

extraterrestrial forces? And did Mount Olympus and Mount

Othrys serve as their tactical military bases?

And if so, might there be other strategic reasons why

extraterrestrials may have chosen mountains as their point

of contact with Earth? Ancient astronaut theorists say

the evidence can be found in a mysterious mountain dwelling

where a prince ascended to the stars.

Hubei Province, Central China.

Covering an area of over 100 square miles, Wudang Mountain

has long served as the sacred center of China's oldest

surviving religion... Taoism.

This ancient religion emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao,

the energy that is the driving force behind everything that

exists in the universe. Located high in the mist-covered

peaks and cliffs of Wudang Mountain is a remarkable Taoist

complex of temples and palaces. Some dating back to the seventh

century A.D.

This is where Taoism began.

And this mountain is still revered today.

Very sacred mountain. Many pilgrims go there to

experience some of these temples.

Some that are devoted to Taoist philosophy,

others to martial arts. The most famous temple of all

is called the Nanyan Temple. All the features in this

temple are built right into the side of a mountain.

And it's considered one of the most important temples in all of China.

According to accounts from the Song Dynasty,

it was here that the Taoist hero Zhenwu abandoned his role

as a prince to seek spiritual enlightenment in the Wudang

Mountains in the 27th Century BC.

The stories of Zhenwu describe him as possessing many magical

abilities, including the power to summon thunder and lightning.

Zhenwu translates as, uh,

"the perfected warrior." And he was particularly

solicited for his exorcistic healing powers and also for

protecting the nation. He was a very, powerful

protective deity.

Perhaps the most famous account of Zhenwu's

incredible abilities is believed to have taken place on the very

location of the Nanyan Temple itself.

The Nanyan Temple has a very peculiar site.

It's marked by a 2.9-meter horizontal pillar or beam that

extends over a very deep ravine right below it.

And at the end of this pillar or beam, you have an incense burner

that has been placed where the heads of two dragons meet.

It's believed that this pillar marks the spot where Zhenwu

first fathomed the cosmic truths of Taoism.

And upon fathoming these truths, he straddled two dragons, and

ascended up to the skies.

Zhenwu flew upward. He flew onto his reward, to

transcendence itself, and became one with heaven.

And this gives a sense of the connection between the divine

and the mountains. So it is considered a central

shrine in the Taoist tradition, a place of great holiness.

It is also spectacularly beautiful.

I find the story of Zhenwu interesting because

we have another example of somebody having disappeared into

the sky when he left.

He took off back into the sky to to return to the stars.

Now what does that mean, riding on a dragon?

Because dragons as we think of them today never existed.

They were misunderstood technology, misunderstood machines.

So you have to wonder if this dragon that they

were describing isn't really some kind of spaceship?

If Zhenwu was using the Wudang Mountain and the cliff face that

was so inaccessible as his launching pad to make his

journeys, the people down below would look up and they would see

this fiery dragon and lights in the sky and a roar of flame and

thunder and to them it was a dragon.

People were so blown away by this that it not only

becomes legend, it becomes religion, and it becomes

the center piece of faith. When we see the Nanyan Temple,

we're seeing some sort of physical artifact left behind to

support the notion that Zhenwu was able to reach the top of

this mountain and then head directly into the heavens.

A very real report of extraterrestrial and human

interaction which was then documented with the construction of this temple.

Was Zhenwu an extraterrestrial?

Did he use the Wudang Mountain as a launching site for his

return to the stars? Ancient astronaut theorists say

yes, and believe it was not the only mountain to be visited by

otherworldly beings.

Taticev Kamen, Macedonia, 2001.

Archaeologists investigating this volcanic peak 3,300 feet

above sea level discover what they believe to be the remains

of a nearly 4,000 year-old observatory.

The Kokino, um, Observatory in Macedonia

has been recognized by NASA as one of the most impressive

observatories of its kind in the world.

The others being the Cambodian temples

and Stonehenge itself.

It's composed of four thrones that were carved out of stone

that face east, the direction of the rising sun.

In addition to the four thrones are manmade

markers carved into the eastern rock wall that track

celestial movements with remarkable precision.

This location also tracks the movement of the

sun, tracking the solstices, and the equinoxes.

And in fact, they've discovered that

the Kokino Observatory is a kind of lunar calendar that

shows the phases of the moon and the 19-year eclipse cycle, which

is something that Stonehenge does, as well.

So what we're looking at here is something that is very advanced

knowledge, and we don't know where they got this from.

It tracks the movement of the moon, and

also the movement and location of the Pleiades.

In many ancient cultures throughout the world...

including the Egyptians, Greeks, Mayans, Celts, and numerous

Native American tribes... the Pleiades Star Cluster is

associated with the gods, and in some cases, even the origins of

the human race. The earliest known depiction of

this star cluster is an artifact known as the Nebra Sky Disk,

which dates back to approximately the 17th century BC...

the same time period most archaeologists believe the

Kokino Observatory was built. But, according to Ancient

Astronaut theorists, a connection to the Pleiades is

not the only aspect of Kokino that is curiously similar to

other ancient cultures.

What I find fascinating about Kokino is that these stone

thrones aren't exclusive to Kokino. But those stone thrones can be

found all around the world. In fact, we find the exact same

structures at Sacsayhuaman in Peru, in Greece, in Italy.

When you put all this together, it makes one

wonder if in fact this was a site that was visited long

ago by star beings or extraterrestrials.

And that they who created this observatory were perhaps

commemorating something that they experienced as a result of

an encounter with these beings.

Is the Kokino Observatory evidence of an

otherworldly presence in the mountains of Macedonia?

Did extraterrestrials use locations like these to share

scientific knowledge with early humans?

Ancient Astronaut theorists say yes, and as further proof, they

point to numerous cultures that believe otherworldly beings

visit the mountains even to this day.

The Peruvian Andes. 2009.

Tens of thousands of people from all over the region journey to

the Sinakara Valley, near Ausangate Mountain...

for the Quyllur Rit'I or Snow Star Festival.

Historical records show that local Catholics adopted this

annual celebration back in 1780, but most experts agree it likely

dates back hundreds and possibly thousands of years earlier.

And although no one knows exactly when or why the Snow

Star Festival was started, oral traditions maintain that it has

always been tied to a star cluster the native Quecha people

call Collca... or as it's known to many other cultures,

the Pleiades... the same star cluster that is

tracked by the Kokino Observatory in Macedonia.

The Quyllur Rit'I Festival seems to go back

to a much earlier festival that ties in literally with the

stars, in particular, the Pleiades, which disappears

in April in the southern hemisphere from the view in

that area and then reappears in June.

And this can be tied to agricultural seasons.

Is it merely coincidence that an ancient

mountain observatory in Macedonia and an ancient

mountain festival 7,000 miles away in Peru, are both

associated with the Pleiades Star Cluster?

Perhaps further clues can be found in the rituals of the Snow Star Festival.

The Quecha people, descendants of the ancient Incas, return to

this location every year to be surrounded by four sacred

mountains. In hopes of gaining good

fortune, they spend several days dressed in traditional costumes,

dancing, and making ceremonial offerings to the apu, the

spirits of the mountains.

In the ancient civilization of the

Incas, there is a belief that there are spirits in the

mountains. They're called apu.

And ceremonial leaders, chieftains, priests can make

connection, can get some wisdom and guidance.

They are benevolent spirits.

Each mountain has its own apu spirit.

The apus are supernatural things but they are not deities,

so people are not necessarily praying to them.

Rather they are in a relationship with them, asking them

for the favor that they can provide.

The Incans were very specific in believing that the apu

actually existed as tangible entities who they were interacting with,

and who they were, in fact, very much beholden to

for their technology, for their civilization.

You have to wonder if these apus were

in fact extraterrestrials that the Incas were in contact with.

And today, the people return to these mountains to have some

kind of contact and perhaps advice from the apus.

Might the apu have been extraterrestrial beings?

Beings who came to Earth from the Pleiades Star Cluster and

interacted with the Incans in ancient times?

Perhaps the answers can be found in the culmination of the

festival itself. At the close of the celebration,

select members of the Quecha community prepare to make the

treacherous journey up the mountain glacier.

They go in search of ice they refer to as the "snow star."

The pilgrims go up to the top of the mountain

and they ask the apu if they can have some of this ice.

It's intentionally something that is supposed to be grueling.

Some people have even been known to die along the way.

That particular ice is supposed to have healing

properties. And those that take

the journey have good health for the rest of their life.

So it is a gift from the apus that they go and take and bring

back down to the village.

They believe the glacier ice has unique healing capabilities.

Now, it is possible the presence of an extraterrestrial craft,

which the indigenous people may refer to as a star, as it

landed, created some sort of intrinsic energy to the ice in

that area, giving that ice actually a tangible healing

Throughout the ancient world, we learn

of extraterrestrials depositing treasures and

knowledge in sacred mountains. It's possible that that's what

we're seeing here with the Snow Star ritual.

It's very name tells us that it comes from beyond the Earth.

Did extraterrestrials really

visit the mountains of Peru? And might they have left behind

healing technology in the glacial ice of the Andes?

If so, might there be evidence in other parts of the world that

mountains served as points of connection between humans and

otherworldly beings?

Shandong Province, China. Referred to as the "cosmic peak

of the East", Mt. Tai has been a site of pilgrimage and worship

Mt. Tai is considered an extremely powerful

place, a place where people can communicate with the divine.

In Chinese antiquity, 72 emperors were believed

to have made the pilgrimage to Mt. Tai.

They would do ceremonies there that

were crucial to their reign, If they did the ceremonies

correctly, they gained the approval of the gods and the

legitimacy that stems from that. If they made a mistake, an

entire dynasty could be in trouble.

In 110 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

made the first of several journeys to Mt. Tai during

his reign. According to the historical

accounts of scribe Sima Qian, mysterious sightings were

reported during his time on the mountain.

There seems to have been a beam of light

that appeared off into the horizon.

And there was a mysterious white cloud that

emerged from the mound where the sacrifice is performed.

In the historical record, a white cloud

and a beam of light appeared as though he summoned them.

So what is really being described here?

And why must his followers stay behind?

It reads much more like an encounter with some type of an

extraterrestrial craft that was misinterpreted as some type

of a divine event.

The Chinese believe that the emperors were actually communicating

with the gods. So it's possible that in fact

the ETs were guiding Chinese civilization through their leaders.

Were the emperors of ancient China in contact with

extraterrestrials? And might this story suggest

that mountains like Mt. Tai served as a kind of

communication portal to places beyond the Earth?

Perhaps the answers can be found not on the tops of mountains,

but on the tops of man-made structures found all over the world.

Shikoku, Japan. Here, towering 6,500 feet over

this ancient island, is Mt. Ishizuchi, one of the most

revered mountains in all of Japan.

The sharp summit is called "Tengudake," named after the

fearsome demons known as "Tengu" thought to live not only here,

but in mountains all over Japan.

These are fierce birdlike creatures.

They are frightening to look at.

They've got feathers, of course, and sharp teeth,

They've got claws and beaks, and yet they are persons.

They are somewhere between a bird and a person, but in a very

frightening form.

The Karasu Tengu, which translates as "crow

Tengu," are born out of these giant eggs.

And these creatures are typically very mischievous

and even malevolent towards humans.

They like to play tricks on them.

They like to make them lose their way in the mountain.

They often kidnap people as well.

One story about the Tengu concerns Mt.

Ishizuchi: a six-year-old boy went missing at the top of the

mountain, Tengu peak. When they asked him

what had happened, he said that he had left the trail,

and that a all-black humanlike figure from behind

said, "If you are lost, I will help you. Close your eyes."

And the next thing he knew he was back home safe and sound.

Belief in the Tengu was widespread.

In fact, as recently as 1860, the Edo government posted an

official notice to the Tengu, ordering them to evacuate the

mountains before a Shogun's upcoming visit.

But did these strange and powerful beings really exist?

And if so, what were the Tengu?

All over the world we have stories

of what we call birdmen like the Tengu.

And these are men that are often depicted with wings on their

backs, they're able to fly. And you have to wonder if really

these aren't some kind of extraterrestrials and that the

wings are purely symbolic. But they're called bird-men and

have wings because they can fly. They can fly in their spaceships.

The biggest creatures, or the biggest gods that we can talk

about with wings are none other than the Anunnaki.

And to this day, in museums all around the world, we can see

them as these winged majestic beings with muscular bodies

and these massive wings. The Sumerian mythologies

proclaim that the Anunnaki will return one day.

And so the question is, is it possible that they never left?

And what better place to go than the mountains?

Because it would be a logical place to escape detection.

Might the accounts of the Tengu really be

describing Anunnaki? Did the same beings that walked

amongst the ancient Sumerians take refuge in the mountains

of Japan? And if so, might they

also have hidden in other mountains throughout the world?

Tenerife, Canary Islands. Reaching a height of over 24,000

feet from its base under the ocean, Mt. Teide is the

third-largest volcano in the world.

The surrounding region was once home to the mysterious Guanche

people, thought to live on the islands as far back as 200 B.C.

After the Spanish invaded in the 15th century, the native culture

and traditions quickly disappeared...

but some archaeologists believe a series of pyramids found near

Mt. Teide were built by the Gaunche, and may provide more

clues about this ancient civilization.

The Guanche people are fascinating

because there is so much that we don't know about them.

The Guanche people are a real mystery.

They mummified their dead. So we're able to obtain what

information we do have about them through looking

at some of these mummies.

The Guanche were also pyramid builders.

And the pyramids that they are building resemble the earliest

step pyramids in Egypt, but also the step pyramids that we see

throughout the Mayan culture.

Quite close to Mount Teide, there are a series

of pyramids that seem to have some relationship to the

mountain or volcano. And they may have even been

representations of that mountain itself.

But they also were places of communication with the gods.

But who those gods were is lost today.

But for what purpose were the Mount Teide

pyramids built? Were they meant to be places of

worship? Or could it be, as ancient

astronaut theorists suggest, that they were constructed to

welcome otherworldly visitors?

Perhaps the answers can be found in the mythology of the Guanche people.

The Gauche also believed that Mount Teide was a huge pyramid

put there by the gods. They also believed that they are

seeing gods coming and going from this mountain, but perhaps

what they're really seeing is extraterrestrial vehicles coming

and going from the mountain.

The ancient Egyptians called their step pyramids

"the stairway to heaven." And maintained that the gods

themselves taught them how to build these structures.

It's possible that the Gauche step pyramids were built based

on instructions from the same gods.

And that they, too, are portals or gateways to heaven.

Is it possible that the Guanche people built these

pyramids not for mythical gods, but as launching pads for actual

beings that visited them in the distant past?

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes, and point to strange

sightings that continue around Mount Teide even to this day.

That region has had more than its share

of interesting U.F.O. sightings. Not just of U.F.O. sightings,

but really dramatic, I mean off- the-charts dramatic U.F.O. sightings.

In June of 1976, people on the ground saw this glowing large

three-story high almost like a globe that at times was

transparent, and in fact, the Spanish military investigated

this particular case. And they were left with

something that was truly unknown, truly extraordinary.

Did the Guanche people witness extraterrestrials

coming and going from Mount Teide in the distant past?

Many ancient astronaut theorists believe that not only have

aliens landed on mountains, but that they may even have created

elaborate bases deep inside of them.

Bugarach, France. 2012.

Believing that the end of the Mayan calendar is a prediction

of the apocalypse, thousands descend on this mountain

village, hoping to be rescued by extraterrestrials.

Bugarach has been known as a holy

mountain since time immemorial in this part of France.

There is something truly magnetic about this mountain

that is bringing people to come and watch it.

There is so much U.F.O. activity, there are so many

unidentified lights, unidentified objects that are

seen around that mountain. That people come from all over

Europe to observe Bugarach.

All throughout the mountain is a vast labyrinth of limestone caves.

These limestone caves have led a number of people to believe

that this is actually some kind of alien base.

That extraterrestrials are living inside the mountain,

and in fact they've been living there for thousands of years.

So, what happened in 2012, is that all

sorts of doomsday groups flocked to the area, because

they felt like it would be the only place that would be safe

from the devastation and destruction that would engulf

the entire planet. They believed that the aliens

were going to come out and protect anybody who was encamped

in the area, and that they would be the ones who would start the

new world that would come afterwards.

Could extraterrestrials really be

living inside a mountain in France, remaining undetected for

thousands of years? And if so, might there be other

similar mountains secretly housing otherworldly civilizations?

Mount Shasta, California. Dominating the landscape at over

14,179 feet, this mountain has

inspired strange and incredible stories for thousands of years.

The local Native Americans have always felt there

was something special about Mount Shasta.

It was thought that humankind actually originated from within

Mount Shasta. That there was a great cataclysm

and that the people of planet Earth actually hid within the mountain.

When the cataclysm had passed, the people were able to come out

of Mount Shasta and repopulate the world.

A book came out in the 1890s proposing the idea

that there was a culture that lived within subterranean

chambers in Mount Shasta.

Over the years, there have been a number of very

significant U.F.O. sightings around Mount Shasta and you have

to wonder why is that the case? I don't think we can rule out

the idea of some sort of permanent presence buried deep

within Mount Shasta itself.

Could alien beings really be living on planet Earth

hidden inside mountains? And, if so, might they have

built advanced civilizations, not only within Mount Shasta

but in mountains across the world?

Great mountains have been objects of fascination and

veneration for as long as we have stories.

They reach to the heavens. They have hidden crevices and

caves. They are also dangerous.

So we have the severity, issues of life and death.

So in every corner of the planet, there have been special

and sacred mountains.

Throughout the world

we find myths and legends of sacred mountains that are not

only landing places or places where the gods or star beings

descended, but also places that became their sanctuary.

And humans have been almost magnetically attracted to these

places since the beginning of recorded history.

So, it's entirely possible that the

extraterrestrials set up space bases in mountains all over the world.

That way they could watch

humanity, help guide us, and if necessary intervene again in

human affairs as they had done in the past.

And perhaps this is why we're drawn to mountains.

We instinctively know that the extraterrestrial gods are there.

And always have been.

Are the Earth's mountains really the sites of

alien visitations that occurred thousands of years ago?

Did extraterrestrials use remote mountain

peaks to interact with early man?

To guide the course of our civilization?

Or simply to live among us undetected?

Might this explain why humans

continue to worship mountains as places of divine, or even

otherworldly connection? Perhaps one day we'll discover

that not only were our mountains inhabited by extraterrestrials

in the distant past, but that, in fact...

they still are.

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