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Taxi.

To the Royal Academy of Sciences, please.

Here you are. Thank you so much.

Oh, Dr. Wilson, good to see you again.

Anna, I'm glad to see you too.

It's a shame you didn't come sooner, her niece was looking for him.

Yes, I knew she would be here, but I haven't seen her.

Do you know where she stays?

She left for Riksj�rvi, but you can call her at the hotel.

Good.

- Is Dr. Ullman here? - Yes, he is waiting for you.

Thank you.

But Paris can't...

Oh, Vance, old friend. You don't know how happy I am to see you.

I think so, Ullman.

So you already know everything.

These journalists will drive us crazy.

Paris knows nothing, Washington knows nothing and that's all we know!

- Henrik. Dr. Wilson is here. - Bye bye.

- Journalists! - Hello, Henrik.

- Dr. Wilson, how is he? - Good.

Now tell me, what's all the fuss about?

Meteorites have already fallen in Sweden, right?

Not like this one.

I'm sorry.

Hello.

The information we have collected...

shows a long slip trail at the point of impact.

Glide? Do you mean the meteorite landed horizontally?

The Lapps claim to have seen it moving over the horizon...

for kilometers before falling.

From what we could find out, the crater is located here, on this mountain.

- Near Riksj�rvi. - Riksj�rvi? How curious.

- My niece is there. - Good, you will have the opportunity to see it.

The Air Force gave us full cooperation. You can take off immediately.

And won't you come with us?

Not this time, Vance, I have to stay here.

But I will send Erik Engstr�m with you.

Erik? That's very good.

- Is he here? - No, but he should arrive in...

Surely something important caused him to be late.

Hey Erik!

Good morning, Anna. Has the meeting started?

Started? It's almost over.

Dr. Ullman has been looking for you for several hours.

I have important things to do.

I see it written on your face.

Thank you.

And here is the missing geologist.

I'm sorry I'm late.

It doesn't matter. We were updating Dr. Wilson.

- Hi, sir. - Erik.

It will be a pleasure to work with you.

It also makes me excited.

Dr. Ullman told me that we are facing a real mystery.

Skid marks? Yes, it is an incredibly exciting phenomenon.

When can we fly?

A plane was scheduled to take them immediately to Langsford.

Lucky for us you were in Switzerland, Doctor.

Well, I think I'm the lucky one, Erik.

You know I've been chasing these things for 30 years.

The thrill of analyzing a fragment from another planet

gets more interesting each time.

I've been watching those boats down there, what are they?

Ore boats from the Canoerly mine.

The largest iron deposit in the world.

- It's near Riksj�rvi, isn't it? - Yes.

magnetic attraction of the mines

could have any bearing on the meteor falling there?

Come on, Doctor. The meteorite could not have traveled...

several kilometers in the snow due to the attraction.

Who said it had to be a meteor?

- Are you the group from the Royal Academy?

That's right.

Colonel Bottiger's been assigned to your party.

He and the others are interrogating some Laps.

- How soon can we see the colonel? - He asked me to take you to the office.

- I have a staff car standing by, sir. - Thank you.

Never has the village lost a larger head of reindeer.

He says they ran off as chased by the devil.

He is sure something of great size caused the avalanche.

At this time of year, every snow pack in the area is probably cracked.

The slightest vibration can start an avalanche.

- They know that, but they are convinced this one

has some connection with the meteor.

Ask him if he actually witnessed the meteor.

He says it passed right over his village.

How large was it?

He says the object came with a great roar,

a fireball as large as a mountain.

Well how accurate would you say his estimate of size is?

He's one of their elders, I'm sure he is trustworthy.

Colonel, the the plane is ready on the lake

with all the photographic equipment on board.

- We can take off anytime. - Very good, Sergeant.

I thought we would attempt to locate the site before landing at Rick's Jarvey.

We leave as soon as you change your clothes.

If we can get some good pictures it'll eliminate a lot of guesswork.

The Lapp people who reported the avalanche.

The meteorite must be in one of those valleys.

Let's go down and take a look.

There it is, Doctor.

Yeah.

The report was correct.

It slid for miles before stopping.

It must be a huge fragment.

An object this size should have stopped when it hit the ground.

Magnetic attraction cannot be the cause of this.

Sergeant Mori, are you okay back there?

Yes sir. I took a whole roll during the flight.

Where did that channel come from, sir?

Don't worry. I'll make another pass.

Take some close-up photos of the crater.

Yes sir.

We will go around one more time and return to Riksj�rvi.

We will return here early in the morning.

Welcome.

We'll leave your bags in the lobby

and come back here as soon as the pictures have developed.

Fine. I hope you and the Sergeant can join us for dinner.

We'll be glad to.

- I think our young geologist has made a discovery.

Yeah. Wait till he finds out his discovery is my niece, Diane.

Now there's championship form, with our without skates.

Scientific observation, no doubt.

- Hello darling! - She knows me!

That so?

Isn't that funny? Usually I never forget a pretty face.

Or a pair of pretty legs.

Scientific observation, no doubt.

I better hurry, Doctor, if I want to get some skiing before dinner.

Right.

Uncle Fred, gee I'm glad to see you.

- Surprised, are you? - As a matter of fact, no.

After what's been happening up here, I've been half expecting you.

- Oh. - I'm glad too.

And who is he?

- He? - Come on, Uncle Fred.

Oh, he. Well, his name is Erik Engstrom.

What was he doing with you, and why didn't you introduce me?

Wait a minute now, hold it. One, he's a geologist in my party,

and two, I didn't want to see my favorite niece get hurt.

Oh, dangerous, huh?

Not dangerous, deadly.

You can believe your old uncle, that lad has left

a string of broken hearts all over Europe.

Well, maybe an American could. Is he coming back?

He said something about going skiing.

See you.

Remember, I warned you.

That better be an apology, Mr. Erik Engstrom.

You do know me, don't you?

Huh, know you? Your reputation's the talk of the United States.

- It is? - Certainly.

They're even thinking of passing a law against you.

Tell me, are all American girls as crazy as you?

Worse. Some of us even like wolves.

Perhaps you'll give this wolf the pleasure of walking back with me.

That'll take longer than skiing.

Exactly.

Well, if you insist.

Hey!

- I better have my key. - Certainly sir.

Would you please hurry? We're all waiting dinner for you.

- She is crazy. - Sir?

That girl. Who is she?

Why, that's Diane Wilson, the Olympic star.

Her uncle, Dr. Wilson, is in your party, yeah?

Yeah. Yeah.

You know, when I was young, it was usually the girls...

who walked home.

- I think Erik took it with humor. - Yeah, sure.

Too bad you're so tired, Erik.

Diane's missing out on a lot of lovely music.

Oh, I see, I should ask her to dance.

- Don't force yourself. - Oh no. It's an honor.

- What's it called, Erik? - The Midnight Sun.

It's based on an old Swedish melody.

About love?

Because I love you, I am alone.

No one is there, no one to share,

the midnight sun.

My arms, waiting patiently, for you to come to me.

The night will not be lonely for we will be as one.

While sharing love, the beauty of the midnight sun.

Hey, what's going on?

Come on Erik, we'll tell you on the way.

- Good, I'll get my coat. - Well you're not coming.

Come on, Hendrik.

Sorry I had to interrupt your dinner, Doctor,

but I thought you should see this at once.

Well I'm very glad you did, Captain.

- How far away are we? - Less than an hour's ride.

Isn't anyone gonna talk to me?

No. At least we promised not to make you walk home.

- These are the scientists from the Academy. - I'm glad they were quick.

- Where are we going? - Follow the tracks to the right.

- This way, sir. - Right.

Oh no, young lady. You stay right here.

Good heavens.

What kind of animals could have done this?

I'm not sure it's any animal that we've ever seen.

Look at this bone. Not broken, it's splintered.

You're right.

Uncle Fred!

There.

Well, whatever creature made this has to be at least 20 feet tall.

There are no animals of that size in this country.

Or in any other country.

Colonel, I think it's time to study the photos of this crater.

There seems to be nothing here that we didn't see with our naked eye.

Area looks exactly the same as it did when we flew over it this afternoon.

Not a footprint in sight.

Why should whatever it is leave footprints near the crater?

She's right.

There's no real reason to believe in a connection between this ranger business

and what's probably a perfectly ordinary meteor.

I have my doubts about that.

Reports of the meteor traveling horizontally.

Skidmarks, small size of the crater.

All this seems to indicate not so much a normal impact as some kind of a...

Landing.

Don't you think we're letting our imaginations run a little wild?

We won't really know anything till we get there, will we?

We?

Well aren't I invited?

Oh no, not this trip.

You just stay here and look pretty till we come back.

Colonel, how soon can we take off?

I'd like to get underway as soon as it's light.

Let's plan on leaving the airstip no later than 6:00.

Okay.

I'll go get my camera equipment.

Good morning.

What a thing to do.

Diane! You shouldn't have done this.

We don't know what we're liable to find.

That's just why I came.

Look at the steam coming off that thing.

Can we get in close?

Surface down there is full of crevices.

We better play it safe. There's a level area back there.

We'll be gone most of the morning. Keep in touch with air base.

Yes sir.

This is one place we don't want to be stranded.

- All right, let's go. - All right, Professor.

Now, where do you think you're going?

Please, I'm sorry. But now that I'm here,

you know I'm an expert skier,

I can handle myself as well as any of you.

- Well, she's your niece, Doctor. - Well, it's your expedition.

It was my expedition.

Still cooling off.

Let's go down and take a closer look.

We'll just make a preliminary investigation of it.

- You mind staying here with Diane? - No.

He doesn't have to babysit.

- We'll be right back. - Are you ready, Doctor?

Let's go.

- Doctor, do you realize what this has to be?

Isn't that a meteorite?

Colonel, we're looking at some kind of ship from outer space.

- How do you know? - Check it out for yourself.

Couldn't it be some kind of earth rocket?

No.

Colonel, no human technology has produced anything like this.

The outer layer must be a shell of some heat-resistant material.

Don't touch it!

Come on, let's get out of here.

Erik. I think it's wise to keep this from Diane...

until we know what we're dealing with.

Alright.

We will need more men and equipment than expected.

Yes, we should go back and contact headquarters.

One moment. Everyone is acting strange.

Something wrong? Haven't you found what you were looking for?

This expedition is full of surprises.

The fool, he'll start an avalanche.

Poor man. He must've been buried alive.

Erik, look!

So that's what he was shooting at.

I think you were right, Doctor. She must have come out of the crater.

What were you right about? What have you found in the meteorite?

There's no meteorite, Diane.

The object in the crater appears to be some kind of rocket.

Maybe whatever left those footprints came flying at him.

If we had a radio...

- Erik. - Yeah?

That mapped village between here Rick's Jarvey.

Could you and Diane ski there before dark?

Yeah, but how about you?

No no, you two could have help back in before we got halfway.

All right. If we're not back by morning though,

you better start following our trail.

Come on, Diane.

Good luck.

- Are we almost there? - Are you tired?

- A little. - We'll stop soon, I promise.

Ow, my knee!

Do you feel a sharp pain?

- Yes! - You twisted your leg.

I'll go back to the crater and bring our equipment.

Right.

A rescue cabin.

There'll be food and supplies inside.

You were right, I had no business coming along.

Oh come on, forget it. We can rest down there.

There should be a lantern. Yeah, here it is.

Ah, let me help you.

Oh, I can take these off. You start a fire.

You might as well get out of those wet things while you're at it.

Into what?

Oh, there's a blanket on the bar.

I want to get some hot compresses on that sprain of yours before I leave.

10 years on skis, and I have to pick a time like this to wrench my knee.

Where shall I change?

Don't worry, I'll keep my back turned.

If I make it to the Lap village by dawn,

they should have me around to Rick's Jarvey by noon.

What about Uncle Fred?

Well, I'll send a search party back to the crater. They'll find 'em.

I hope they're all right.

- Erik. - Yeah.

If that object is like one of our satellites, then couldn't

the creature be one of their animals?

Don't worry about the creature.

What you need now is some hot compresses on that knee.

I'll melt some snow.

Now, let me see that knee.

- Hurt much? - No, not too bad.

Well. This will do it good.

Feel better?

Erik.

You better get going.

Yeah.

I'll be back first thing in the morning.

Erik?

Erik, is that you?

What happened?

The creature, it's out there!

I'm getting you out of here. Sit down!

Diane, is she all right?

Take it easy, lad. You've had a bad night.

Where is Diane?

Wish we knew.

We found a trail leading away from the cabin,

but lost it when the wind started.

She's still out there?

Erik, the Laps are looking for her. They'll find her.

How did you get here?

A party of Laps arrived about an hour after you and Diane left.

Where are Hendrik and Bottiger?

Well, Bottiger's plane should be landing in a few minutes.

And Hendrik?

Erik, Hendrik met with an accident.

What?

He went back to the crater for the equipment.

We found his body at the bottom of the trench.

That creature again...

- Again? What do you mean? - Diane saw him at the cabin.

He caused the avalanche.

They have seen the creature. It invaded their campsite.

What about Diane, have they seen her?

The creature was carrying something in his arms. Could have been a woman.

Think you can fly me to the spot where they were camped?

- I could try. - Good.

Doctor. That thing must've come from the crater.

Your plane, we've got to get it out.

Come on, Doctor!

That's Diane's scarf.

Let's get out of here.

Colonel, could you organize a Lap party to help us follow him?

I sent a skier down to Rick's Jarvy.

Well I'm not gonna wait. If Diane's still alive,

I want to reach her before he does.

Doctor, Doctor!

Doctor, you've got to stop them!

After what he did to their village, how can I?

- Look at them! - But he's got Diane!

I don't know what can be done. It's too late.

They arrived too late.

- Who? - The three men who were looking for him.

Now I wonder if they found out what they wanted to know.

Well, let's hope for better luck when we set foot on some other world.