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NARRATOR: International
UFO files declassified.
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France released
all their UFO data.
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NARRATOR:
Global acknowledgment of mysterious craft in our skies.
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DAVID CHILDRESS: The Chinese
have really stepped up
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their own UFO investigations.
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NARRATOR: And top
government officials are
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stepping forward with
extraordinary claims of contact.
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GIORGIO A. TSOUKALOS:
Canada's Defence Minister said
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that there is contact going on
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between Earth
and extraterrestrial factions.
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NARRATOR: Despite years
of dismissing UFO phenomena,
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world leaders
have begun acknowledging
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that we may not be alone.
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But why now?
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LINDA MOULTON HOWE:
It isn't world leaders
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that were
holding disclosure back.
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It's the extraterrestrials
who said
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humans were not ready
for the introduction...
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yet.
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NARRATOR:
There is a doorway in the universe.
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Beyond it,
is the promise of truth.
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It demands
we question everything
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we have ever been taught.
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The evidence is all around us.
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The future is right
before our eyes.
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We are not alone.
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We have never been alone.
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NARRATOR:
The United States government breaks a 70-year precedent
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of denying UFOs and releases
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a groundbreaking report on
unidentified aerial phenomena.
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The nine-page unclassified
document identifies
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144 UAP incidents
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and concludes that only
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one of them can be explained.
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For the first time, you actually
had the U.S. government
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putting out physical evidence
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that any person
in the United States
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or around the globe
could click on
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and see and say,
"Okay, what's that about?"
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And I think you're left
with the impression that
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this is something
extremely unusual,
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highly unlikely that it's
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sourced to a foreign government
or to the U.S. government.
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And, therefore,
you're left with what?
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GEORGE KNAPP: I hope that
because of the recent openness
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of the U.S. government,
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some of our allies
will take a cue from that.
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These things are not
an American phenomena.
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They are seen
all over the world.
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They've been seen
on every continent,
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in every culture
throughout human history.
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The fact is, that Russia,
like the U.S.,
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like China, like most
other world governments,
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has been interested
in this topic forever.
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In the last few years
we've seen a dramatic increase
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in UFO reports in a number
of countries around the world.
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In South America, also in Iran
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and the Philippines
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and Japan and even China.
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When I look at the best cases
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of military pilots,
commercial pilots
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all over the world
caught on radar...
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...ground radar,
ground and airborne radar,
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multiple aircraft
ground and airborne radar,
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it's clearly
a worldwide phenomenon.
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NARRATOR: While the United
States officially denied
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investigating UAPs until 2017,
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some nations had
always been ahead
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in their approach
to the subject.
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Leading the world
in UAP research
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is the South American country
of Chile.
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In 1997, the Chilean
government officially
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instructed air traffic control
and military personnel
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to create
the Committee for the Study
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of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena.
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The committee studies
all reports of UAP activity
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by commercial, military,
and civilian pilots.
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One of the most
well-publicized was
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a shocking incident
that occurred in 2014,
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when Chilean Naval officers
flying along the coast
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of Santiago
captured video of a UAP.
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ALEJANDRO ROJAS:
There was an incident in 2014
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where a military helicopter
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got video of a strange object.
It kind of looked
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like a rocket with some sort
of plume behind it.
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And they said they were
at about 4,500 feet.
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RICHARD DOLAN:
They have nine minutes
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of fairly clear video
that exists on this.
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The Chilean military
studied it for two years.
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And they were not able
to identify this at all.
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(indistinct radio chatter)
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HESELTINE: Chile, like many
other South American countries,
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seem to be far more open
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to the idea
that there are objects
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coming into our airspace.
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I think one of the reasons
why South American countries
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are more open-minded
about the UFO
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and the extraterrestrial
question
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is because it is part
of their cultural heritage.
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In fact, Peru and Bolivia,
they're treasure troves
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for the ancient astronaut
theory.
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The whole pre-Inca culture
and even the Inca culture
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spoke of these beings of light
that descended from the sky.
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And so these countries
essentially
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grew up with
this intrinsic knowledge
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of someone up in the sky.
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Brazil has had a history of
really dramatic UFO encounters.
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Chile,
I think Uruguay maybe, as well.
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But the whole world didn't
pay much attention to it.
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NARRATOR:
In addition to South America,
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now other parts
of the world are also
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starting to disclose
information about UFOs.
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Governments are openly
investigating encounters
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reported by both civilians
and military personnel.
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But many researchers believe
the most noteworthy country
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to join
this international effort is
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also one of the most skeptical.
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Japan.
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In 2018,
the Japanese government released
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an official statement
denying the existence of UFOs.
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For the longest time
in Japan, those in charge,
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those at the top
of the defense departments
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have denied UFOs,
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showed a disinterest in UFOs,
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basically a complete dismissal
of the UFO topic completely.
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GREG SULLIVAN: The Japanese
government made a sudden
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press release that said
they would not recognize
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any UFO encounters
or extraterrestrial presence
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on Earth
or in the airspace of Japan.
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I thought this was very strange,
as we had
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already interviewed
two pilots, uh,
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who had several incidents
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and, uh, testimonies
that they gave us
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regarding various pilots'
encounters in the air
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and from the ground
over the years
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when they were active
in the military.
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NARRATOR: Mamoru Sato,
a former wing commander
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in the Japanese
Self-Defense Force
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said that he regularly
heard stories from other pilots
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as well as civilians
about UAP sightings.
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(speaking Japanese)
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(translated): Some people said,
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"There's something strange
up there."
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There were a lot
of opportunities to see
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inexplicable things,
such as UFOs
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that were monitoring the sky
and training in the sky.
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And it was my subjective view
that we should make a report
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and organize these things
as correct data.
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But even when this happened,
it was only shared
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among colleagues
and not reported publicly.
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(speaking Japanese)
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NARRATOR: According to Sato,
numerous pilots have reported
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highly unusual encounters
with what they described
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as cigar-shaped objects.
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During one such incident,
a student
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in his fighter pilot course
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even lost control of his craft.
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(speaking Japanese)
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(translated): He said, "The
aircraft started going crazy.
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"The alarm rang
to indicate that something
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"was wrong with the machine.
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"I saw a cigar-shaped object
flying
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"about 1,500 meters high
from east to west.
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The anomaly continued
until it disappeared."
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NARRATOR: For years,
pilots in the Japanese military
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were instructed to remain
silent about such incidents.
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But in September 2020, Japan's
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decades-long policy
of secrecy and denial
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came to an end
when Defense Minister Taro Kono
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tasked the Japanese
Self-Defense Forces
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to make a visual recording
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of any encounter
with an unexplained craft.
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Many believe this very
public shift in policy
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was prompted by a meeting
held one month earlier
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between Minister Kono
and his U.S. counterpart,
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
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The Japanese after this meeting,
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uh, gave a press conference.
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And they said one
of the topics that came up
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was unidentified
aerial phenomenon.
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And we talked about
the need to cooperate on this.
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That's a major development
I think,
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when you have close allies
like the U.S. and Japan
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openly speaking about the UFO
issue and agreeing to cooperate.
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We've come so far
in such a short amount of time.
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RYAN SPRAGUE: The fact
that Japan denied that there was
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UFO activity happening
in their country,
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and now they're establishing
the Japanese
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Space Operation Squadron
says to me that
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there clearly is something going
on over the skies of Japan.
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NARRATOR: Does the establishment
of a Space Operation Squadron
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suggest the Japanese government
is ready
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to acknowledge the ongoing
UFO activity in their airspace?
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And if so,
might this be in preparation
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for a broader
and global disclosure?
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Perhaps further clues
can be found
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by examining intriguing
statements
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recently made by the country's
top public figures.
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NARRATOR:
December 18, 2007.
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Ryuji Yamane of
the Democratic Party of Japan,
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under increasing pressure
from his constituents,
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publicly demands a response
from the prime minister
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and his cabinet to address
the surge of UFO activity
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over Japan...
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totaling more than 300
reported sightings per month.
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The cabinet's official statement
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is that it "has not
confirmed the existence
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of unidentified flying objects
from outer space."
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But within a few hours,
everything changes.
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Just hours after this meeting,
the Chief Cabinet Secretary
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Nobutaka Machimura announced
on live television
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that regarding the question
of extraterrestrials,
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he definitely thinks they exist.
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Then a week later
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the Japanese Defense Minister
Shigeru Ishiba
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revealed that he had
been carefully considering
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different response scenarios
for an alien invasion.
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And what he said is incredible.
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He said, and I quote,
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"There are no grounds
for us to deny
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"that there are
unidentified flying objects
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and some life-forms
that controls them."
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Two years later,
the wife of the prime minister
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came out with
an extraordinary series
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of statements,
in which she claimed
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that she had
been abducted by aliens,
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that she had traveled on a UFO.
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For the wife
of the prime minister
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to come out and make
a statement like that was
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absolutely unprecedented.
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I think the only reason this
isn't on the front page
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of every newspaper in the world
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is that,
certainly in the United States,
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we do tend to be
rather heavily focused
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on English-speaking countries,
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and, indeed, very U.S.-centric
in our outlook.
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If the statements being made
in Japan were being made
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in America, it would be
on every major news network
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24-7.
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NARRATOR: Could these
profound statements coming
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from top Japanese
government officials
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reveal that they have knowledge
of alien visitation?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest evidence
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of alien contact
on these islands
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dates back thousands of years,
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and can be found within
the teachings of Shintoism.
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Shintoism is
the primary religion of Japan,
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with over 107 million
followers...
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and is designed around
a set of ritual practices
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that connect present-day Japan
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to its ancient mystical past.
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At its center are
celestial beings
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that according
to the Japanese people
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still roam
their islands to this day.
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The term "Shinto" translates as,
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"the way of the kami,"
or, uh, "the way of the gods."
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(gong tolls)
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It's a tradition that has
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a millennia-long history
in Japan.
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There are
over eight million kamis,
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according
to the Shinto tradition.
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And each one of them has
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its own particular
personality traits, if you will.
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So, in that sense,
they are quite different
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from the notion of
monotheistic god that we have
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in traditions that are
most widespread in the West.
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The kami are these
celestial beings that are
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able to inhabit
basically anything.
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From a human being,
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to an animal,
and even inanimate objects.
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So on the one hand, they're
these multi-dimensional beings,
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but then they also
describe them as having
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come down
from their celestial palace
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in the sky,
which is called Takamagahara.
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The celestial kami will come
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into the terrestrial world,
our world.
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And they need a home.
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So they have these major shrines
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for these kami
when they come into the world,
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so that they can feel at home
in the terrestrial world.
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The Japanese archipelago is
dotted with over 81,000
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shrines that are devoted
to the kami gods.
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And it's believed that these
are houses or places
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where these
extraterrestrial beings come
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to live when they're on Earth.
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The Japanese people
will visit the shrines
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of the kami with the belief
that they are actually praying
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to an extraterrestrial being
who can fulfill their blessings.
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NARRATOR:
If what Shinto followers call
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"the kami" really are
otherworldly beings
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that have been visiting Japan
since ancient times,
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are they still being
encountered today
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in the form of UFOs?
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And might the Japanese
leadership be taking steps
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to disclose this
extraterrestrial connection?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest
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governments throughout the world
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are finally beginning
to acknowledge
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that there may be objects
in our skies that are
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not of this Earth,
and they say that when it comes
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to promoting investigation
and transparency,
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one of the biggest proponents
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is also one
of the most unlikely:
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the royal family of Britain.
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At a meeting
of the House of Lords,
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the second
chamber of Parliament,
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Minister of Defence,
Baroness Annabel Goldie,
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is questioned about
the just-released report
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on unidentified aerial phenomena
issued by the United States,
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and is asked if the UK plans
on issuing a report of its own.
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HESELTINE: Baroness Goldie
answered in a way that said
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that there is no threat.
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She was very careful
how she phrased it.
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She said there has
never been a proven threat.
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Reading between the lines,
that said
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to me that unless
these things are gonna
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start shooting at our airplanes,
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they're not considered a threat.
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NARRATOR: But while the British
Parliament has no plans
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to release its own UAP report,
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it was recently discovered
that for nearly 70 years,
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UFO activity
was closely monitored
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by some of the most prominent
members of the royal family.
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April 9, 2021.
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Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh,
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passes away at the age of 99.
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As publications across the world
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report on his incredible life,
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it comes to light
that the prince
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had a long-held fascination
with the UFO phenomenon.
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When Prince Philip died
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in the spring of 2021,
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there was a bit of a surprise
to the British public
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and that was
that Prince Philip had
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a huge collection
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of books on UFOs
that went right back
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to the mid-1940s.
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DOLAN: He had an associate
named Sir Peter Horsley
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who was a former RAF pilot.
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He was a good friend
of Prince Philip.
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And back in the mid-1950s,
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was charged by the prince to do
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a lot of research into this
whole flying saucer situation.
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POPE: The two of them
over the years researched
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and investigated this quietly,
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kept an eye
on all the developments,
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secretly subscribed
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to various UFO magazines
and newsletters,
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and even had
witnesses interviewed.
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But a lot of this,
of course, was highly sensitive.
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I mean, here you have
the queen's husband,
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Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh,
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researching
and investigating UFOs.
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Had the news got out,
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it would have
caused a sensation.
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NARRATOR: While those
within the UFO community
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had long been aware of
Prince Philip's investigations
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into strange phenomena,
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most of the public only
learned of it with his passing.
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And it also came
to light that another member
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of the British royal family
was responsible
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for one of Great Britain's
earliest UFO reports.
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Hampshire, England, 1955.
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On the morning
of February 23 at 8:30 a.m.,
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bricklayer Frederick Briggs
is riding his bike
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when he encounters
a startling sight.
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An enormous object in the sky
above his employer's estate.
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POPE:
He said this thing was huge.
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It was hovering a short distance
above the ground.
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Some sort of column descended
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and a figure emerged.
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Uh, a humanoid figure wearing
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some sort of dark uniform,
and-and perhaps
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wearing a hat or a helmet.
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And at one point
he talks about a force
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knocking him off his bicycle
and holding him down.
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And he talks about the UFO
as having windows
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around the side of it,
and seeing a strange light.
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It's a quite
extraordinary account.
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This close encounter event
was
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so remarkable
to Fred Briggs that
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he thought
it was necessary to tell
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the actual owner of this estate.
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And that just so happened
to be Lord Mountbatten,
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who was the uncle
of Prince Philip,
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who was married
to Queen Elizabeth.
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NARRATOR:
At the time of the sighting, Lord Louis Mountbatten,
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former Governor General
of India, was the First Sea Lord
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of the British Royal Navy.
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This is a UFO sighting
at the home of one of
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the most senior figures
in the British establishment.
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We know so much
about this because
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they recorded the whole thing.
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They actually took a statement
from the bricklayer.
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Lord Mountbatten
wrote up a report.
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They all signed them all.
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DOLAN: This apparently was
a very credible account,
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according to Lord Mountbatten.
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And he talked extensively
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to Prince Philip about this.
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I mean, you have to assume
this whole thing went
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through the entire
royal household.
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You have to assume Queen
Elizabeth knew all about this.
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HOWE: Lord Mountbatten would
have access as friends
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and colleagues to the people
in the MOD who were keeping
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the secret information
about UFOs and ETs.
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And that is my guess is
the fuel that kept Prince Philip
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so interested because
they were telling each other
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this is real, this is true.
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NARRATOR:
While the royal family was secretly investigating UFOs
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in the 1950s, so too
was the British government.
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In 1988, researchers unearthed
a five-page report from 1951,
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buried in the National Archive,
detailing the findings
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of a group called "The Flying
Saucer Working Party."
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One of the British
government's first forays
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into the whole UFO mystery was
the Flying Saucer Working Party.
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It examined a range
of UFO sightings,
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mainly reported by
military witnesses.
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HESELTINE:
The Flying Saucer Working Party met briefly for about 12 months.
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It comprised of five scientists,
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and it originally met in October
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of 1950, and by June of 1951
had produced a report.
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And the report basically said,
we're gonna debunk it,
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following America's lead.
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I've always interpreted this
report as orders from above.
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You know, someone said, "Look,
we don't need the lower levels
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to start getting worked up
over these UFO reports."
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NARRATOR:
The Flying Saucer Working Party was shut down following
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the 1951 report,
but it inspired interest
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from prominent figures
within the British government,
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and led to
further investigations.
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POPE:
In 1952, Winston Churchill,
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back as Prime Minister
in the UK,
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said to the Air Ministry and
to his Chief Scientific Adviser,
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"What does all this stuff
about flying saucers mean?"
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Just the year after
Churchill wrote that memo,
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the Ministry of Defence
actually set up
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the UFO program where
I worked in later years.
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The government's official
position was:
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there's nothing here to suggest
a reality to the phenomenon.
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I think the reality
behind closed doors
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was very different.
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And there have always been
those of us who felt this
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was an extremely serious defense
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and national security issue.
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NARRATOR:
Why is it that after decades of denial,
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the UK is now disclosing
information
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about its leadership's
true fascination
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with the alien question?
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Whatever the reason may be,
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ancient astronaut theorists
believe the British government's
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level of interest goes
far beyond mere curiosity.
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Recently declassified
documents suggest elite
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special agents were assigned
to covertly investigate
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the country's infamous
"UFO files."
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NARRATOR:
The British Ministry of Defence, or MOD,
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makes a startling announcement.
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They are releasing
the entirety of their UFO files
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to the National Archives
of England.
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ANDREW RUSSELL:
My belief is that the MOD's motive was
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to have people stop
asking them questions.
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They could get away from
all these difficult
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00:24:58,361 --> 00:24:59,732
Freedom of Information Act
requests
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that people were making.
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And they framed it
in a way that it was
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all about cost cutting.
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But in reality, it was
almost as if they just
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didn't want anything to
do with the subject anymore.
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I still believe they take a very
active interest in the subject,
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but they don't want to be seen
publicly to take that interest.
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NARRATOR:
After a rollout that took more than a decade,
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it came to light that
the Ministry of Defence
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had accumulated over 60,000
documents pertaining to
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UFO encounters.
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But researchers sorting
through the archives were able
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to determine that 18 key files
were missing.
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RUSSELL: There were a number
of very famous cases
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where people had taken
some really good photos,
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some really good film imagery,
that the MOD can't now find.
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Large parts of their files
were seemingly destroyed.
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And it seems they have
a very good history
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on losing really important
bits of information.
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NARRATOR:
After a request was submitted,
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Ministry of Defence officials
located the missing files.
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Each file, by the way,
contains upward of maybe
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100, 200 documents.
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So we're talking
thousands of documents.
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They sent those files
to the National Archives,
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and everyone was expecting
an imminent release.
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But in an unprecedented move,
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the Ministry of Defence
then recalled the files.
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Now, I've never heard
of this happening before.
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00:26:40,032 --> 00:26:44,908
To date, these 18 files
remain under lock and key.
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So something very mysterious
is going on.
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NARRATOR:
Why would the British Ministry of Defence
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send UFO files
to the National Archives,
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and then suddenly
recall them without explanation?
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00:27:00,874 --> 00:27:03,445
Some government insiders
have suggested
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that the files were moved
for safekeeping, while another
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even more secure facility
was being prepared.
501
00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:14,000
When the National Archives
502
00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:16,370
returned the files to
the British government,
503
00:27:16,470 --> 00:27:20,813
they were spirited away
to an undisclosed location.
504
00:27:22,049 --> 00:27:24,487
There are those who believe
that location
505
00:27:24,588 --> 00:27:26,959
is a former Royal Air Force base
506
00:27:27,059 --> 00:27:31,735
in the southwest county of
Wiltshire called Rudloe Manor.
507
00:27:33,271 --> 00:27:37,213
A site that the Ministry
of Defence used to perform
508
00:27:37,313 --> 00:27:41,855
UFO investigations
dating back to the 1940s.
509
00:27:43,291 --> 00:27:47,734
On the surface, it appears to be
nothing more than a quaint
510
00:27:47,801 --> 00:27:50,105
English manor house.
511
00:27:51,474 --> 00:27:54,982
But deep beneath this
structure lie an astounding
512
00:27:55,116 --> 00:27:58,856
2.2 million square feet
of vast caverns
513
00:27:58,989 --> 00:28:02,797
divided into
many smaller chambers.
514
00:28:04,167 --> 00:28:07,840
These underground quarries were
excavated in the 19th century
515
00:28:07,940 --> 00:28:13,018
to mine Bath stone, a type
of limestone used to build
516
00:28:13,085 --> 00:28:17,894
the nearby city of Bath and
several other English cities.
517
00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:24,508
One century later, in 1939,
518
00:28:24,608 --> 00:28:27,279
England was drawn
into World War II,
519
00:28:27,379 --> 00:28:31,221
and the British Royal Air Force
took over the depleted quarries,
520
00:28:31,321 --> 00:28:35,663
transforming them into
an underground aircraft factory.
521
00:28:35,763 --> 00:28:39,538
At the end of the war,
many such facilities were
522
00:28:39,605 --> 00:28:41,875
returned to civilian control,
523
00:28:42,008 --> 00:28:44,748
but Rudloe Manor and its
over two million square feet
524
00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:49,089
of secret tunnels and
chambers were never surrendered.
525
00:28:49,891 --> 00:28:52,162
For years it was home
to a group called
526
00:28:52,229 --> 00:28:54,166
the Provost
and Security Services.
527
00:28:54,267 --> 00:28:56,338
They're kind of like
the James Bonds
528
00:28:56,438 --> 00:28:58,241
of the British Royal Air Force.
529
00:28:59,076 --> 00:29:01,782
They do espionage
investigations,
530
00:29:01,882 --> 00:29:03,652
counterintelligence programs,
531
00:29:03,753 --> 00:29:04,788
things like that.
532
00:29:04,888 --> 00:29:07,827
Even terrorism investigations.
533
00:29:07,894 --> 00:29:10,466
But back in the 1990s,
and certainly going back
534
00:29:10,567 --> 00:29:14,808
to the 1950s, the Provost
and Security Services
535
00:29:14,908 --> 00:29:19,016
were heavily involved
in UFO investigations.
536
00:29:19,150 --> 00:29:22,156
Now, for years, the Air Force
and the Ministry of Defence
537
00:29:22,256 --> 00:29:24,662
denied that any
UFO investigations
538
00:29:24,762 --> 00:29:26,431
were going on at Rudloe Manor.
539
00:29:27,466 --> 00:29:30,674
Then a document got released,
and it showed that,
540
00:29:30,774 --> 00:29:33,646
actually, yes,
UFO investigations
541
00:29:33,780 --> 00:29:36,150
had been done from Rudloe Manor.
542
00:29:36,250 --> 00:29:40,894
And the staff there had been
working hand in glove
543
00:29:40,994 --> 00:29:43,031
with those of us
in the headquarters building
544
00:29:43,131 --> 00:29:44,133
in London.
545
00:29:45,268 --> 00:29:48,776
NARRATOR:
Shortly before the Ministry of Defence released
546
00:29:48,876 --> 00:29:51,347
their UFO files in 2007,
547
00:29:51,481 --> 00:29:53,686
they announced that Rudloe Manor
548
00:29:53,786 --> 00:29:56,525
was no longer
in use by the military.
549
00:29:56,625 --> 00:30:00,198
But if that's true,
why are the grounds surrounded
550
00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:04,608
by chain link fences,
monitored by security cameras,
551
00:30:04,708 --> 00:30:08,515
and even protected
by guard dogs?
552
00:30:09,685 --> 00:30:13,926
To find the answers,
in January of 2017,
553
00:30:14,026 --> 00:30:17,934
ancient astronaut theorist
Giorgio Tsoukalos traveled to
554
00:30:18,035 --> 00:30:20,072
the protected boundaries
of Rudloe Manor.
555
00:30:20,138 --> 00:30:21,207
POPE:
There it is.
556
00:30:21,308 --> 00:30:23,178
NARRATOR:
Joining him in his search
557
00:30:23,278 --> 00:30:26,919
for the truth was Nick Pope,
who in the early 1990s
558
00:30:26,986 --> 00:30:31,361
worked for the Ministry of
Defence investigating UFOs.
559
00:30:31,461 --> 00:30:32,630
TSOUKALOS:
We're here.
560
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,736
During your time at the MOD,
561
00:30:35,803 --> 00:30:37,239
what did you learn
about this place?
562
00:30:37,339 --> 00:30:40,880
Or any type of UFO cases
that may have happened
563
00:30:40,981 --> 00:30:42,449
around this area?
564
00:30:42,517 --> 00:30:45,589
Well, this whole area
is rich in UFO sightings.
565
00:30:46,424 --> 00:30:49,731
Rudloe Manor was
the headquarters of a unit
566
00:30:49,831 --> 00:30:53,305
known as Provost
and Security Services.
567
00:30:53,405 --> 00:30:56,444
Now, this is
all tied up with Air Force
568
00:30:56,545 --> 00:30:58,381
security and intelligence.
569
00:30:58,481 --> 00:31:02,590
UFO sightings
were investigated by staff
570
00:31:02,690 --> 00:31:07,233
based here at Rudloe Manor,
but for years, we denied it.
571
00:31:08,101 --> 00:31:11,107
We told Parliament,
the media and the public
572
00:31:11,207 --> 00:31:12,810
that these things were
of no interest,
573
00:31:12,877 --> 00:31:15,784
that Rudloe Manor had
no involvement in this.
574
00:31:15,850 --> 00:31:18,689
And yet when the files
were declassified,
575
00:31:18,756 --> 00:31:20,158
it turned out
that people were right.
576
00:31:20,258 --> 00:31:22,196
- Right here?
- Right here.
577
00:31:22,296 --> 00:31:26,004
And so, this building
really was at the heart
578
00:31:26,137 --> 00:31:29,545
of Britain's secret
UFO research,
579
00:31:29,645 --> 00:31:32,851
and particularly the underground
facilities below us.
580
00:31:32,984 --> 00:31:37,928
All sorts of secrets
and research and investigation
581
00:31:38,028 --> 00:31:42,135
projects went on from
this particular facility.
582
00:31:43,004 --> 00:31:46,512
NARRATOR:
While the manor house was the face of Rudloe Manor
583
00:31:46,612 --> 00:31:50,719
and the headquarters for
Britain's UFO investigations,
584
00:31:50,820 --> 00:31:53,559
access to the underground
facilities
585
00:31:53,659 --> 00:31:55,361
is found two miles away
586
00:31:55,461 --> 00:31:59,871
at the equally secretive
installation known as the C.C.C.
587
00:31:59,971 --> 00:32:02,310
POPE:
It's close to where we are.
588
00:32:02,410 --> 00:32:05,482
It's all part of
the underground facility,
589
00:32:05,550 --> 00:32:08,421
so there are tunnels
which start right
590
00:32:08,488 --> 00:32:12,396
underneath the manor house here,
and go to the C.C.C.
591
00:32:12,496 --> 00:32:15,102
No one knows exactly
how many people work
592
00:32:15,202 --> 00:32:16,337
down there, but it's thousands.
593
00:32:16,437 --> 00:32:19,176
Nobody knows
exactly what they do.
594
00:32:19,243 --> 00:32:21,214
And I worked for the government,
for the Ministry of Defence,
595
00:32:21,314 --> 00:32:23,886
for 21 years, and I don't know.
596
00:32:23,952 --> 00:32:26,792
- And even if I did,
I wouldn't be able to tell you. - Of course!
597
00:32:27,927 --> 00:32:31,033
NARRATOR:
Are the UFO files withheld by the Ministry of Defence
598
00:32:31,133 --> 00:32:33,906
being kept at Rudloe Manor,
599
00:32:33,973 --> 00:32:37,045
as ancient astronaut
theorists believe?
600
00:32:37,145 --> 00:32:40,285
And could even greater secrets
be hidden
601
00:32:40,385 --> 00:32:44,460
at the mysterious site
known as the C.C.C.?
602
00:32:45,462 --> 00:32:49,336
POPE:
Officially, it's called the Corsham Computer Centre.
603
00:32:50,138 --> 00:32:53,145
And you can't get in there.
It's absolutely off-limits.
604
00:32:53,245 --> 00:32:56,585
Whatever's going on
down there, it's big.
605
00:32:57,787 --> 00:33:01,094
NARRATOR:
Despite the fact that it is not open to the public,
606
00:33:01,194 --> 00:33:05,402
Giorgio asked Nick
to take him to the C.C.C.
607
00:33:05,503 --> 00:33:09,042
- for a firsthand look at
the installation. - TSOUKALOS: All right.
608
00:33:09,109 --> 00:33:10,847
- Good luck.
- Thank you very much.
609
00:33:10,913 --> 00:33:14,019
NARRATOR:
As a former employee of the Ministry of Defence,
610
00:33:14,119 --> 00:33:16,725
Nick did not feel
it was appropriate for him
611
00:33:16,792 --> 00:33:19,163
to approach the facility
himself without clearance.
612
00:33:19,263 --> 00:33:20,666
I'll see you later, Nick.
613
00:33:20,766 --> 00:33:23,104
- Yes.
- Take care.
614
00:33:28,983 --> 00:33:32,022
TSOUKALOS:
Here we are. The C.C.C.
615
00:33:35,896 --> 00:33:38,200
The lights are on.
616
00:33:39,002 --> 00:33:42,208
And just like Nick explained,
617
00:33:42,275 --> 00:33:46,552
it's got barbed wire,
it is fenced down, impenetrable.
618
00:33:47,419 --> 00:33:49,423
NARRATOR:
According to the British Ministry of Defence,
619
00:33:49,557 --> 00:33:53,666
the C.C.C. is simply
a data processing center
620
00:33:53,766 --> 00:33:55,637
for the Royal Navy.
621
00:33:55,737 --> 00:33:59,343
But if true,
why is it so heavily guarded?
622
00:34:00,245 --> 00:34:03,552
Clearly, it's an access to
what seems to be
623
00:34:03,619 --> 00:34:06,023
an underground system.
And if the stories that
624
00:34:06,123 --> 00:34:09,029
Nick told me are true,
then underneath our feet is
625
00:34:09,162 --> 00:34:11,835
a vast system of tunnels
and underground facilities.
626
00:34:11,935 --> 00:34:13,806
(siren blaring)
627
00:34:13,939 --> 00:34:17,413
NARRATOR:
Within minutes of Giorgio's arrival at the security gate,
628
00:34:17,514 --> 00:34:20,786
the crew is met by
a military police unit.
629
00:34:24,794 --> 00:34:27,132
TSOUKALOS: Can you tell me
anything about this place?
630
00:34:31,775 --> 00:34:34,981
NARRATOR:
Unfortunately, the situation ends
631
00:34:35,048 --> 00:34:36,751
with filming being halted.
632
00:34:36,818 --> 00:34:39,022
TSOUKALOS:
Well, we're only trying to find out the truth.
633
00:34:39,122 --> 00:34:40,492
NARRATOR:
But why?
634
00:34:40,593 --> 00:34:43,498
What is it that's so
top secret that Giorgio
635
00:34:43,599 --> 00:34:46,572
and his camera crew
are not even allowed to
636
00:34:46,638 --> 00:34:49,777
film the entrance
from public property?
637
00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:53,218
So it was exactly how you said.
638
00:34:53,318 --> 00:34:56,190
Fortification,
barbed wire fence.
639
00:34:56,290 --> 00:34:57,359
I had about five minutes,
640
00:34:57,426 --> 00:34:59,129
and then a police car showed up.
641
00:34:59,229 --> 00:35:01,969
He said, "Well, I think
it's time for you to leave."
642
00:35:02,069 --> 00:35:03,706
So I think you did
exactly the right thing
643
00:35:03,806 --> 00:35:05,576
to get out there
while you could.
644
00:35:05,709 --> 00:35:07,981
But you know that,
A-- it is operational
645
00:35:08,081 --> 00:35:09,450
and B-- it's obviously
important.
646
00:35:09,551 --> 00:35:11,020
They sent the security
people out.
647
00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,725
I-I guarantee you
they had eyes on you
648
00:35:13,825 --> 00:35:15,361
from the moment you started.
649
00:35:15,495 --> 00:35:19,036
NARRATOR:
Could this seemingly innocuous building,
650
00:35:19,136 --> 00:35:22,042
and the underground facilities
it leads to
651
00:35:22,142 --> 00:35:25,081
be continuing the
extraterrestrial investigations
652
00:35:25,181 --> 00:35:28,120
that were previously carried out
at Rudloe Manor?
653
00:35:28,220 --> 00:35:30,392
While the British government
654
00:35:30,492 --> 00:35:32,496
continues to be
less than forthcoming
655
00:35:32,564 --> 00:35:35,068
regarding its UFO
investigations,
656
00:35:35,201 --> 00:35:38,141
perhaps the world's
best model of transparency
657
00:35:38,241 --> 00:35:41,681
has emerged just
across the English Channel.
658
00:35:42,550 --> 00:35:45,790
In France,
collaborative efforts by space,
659
00:35:45,923 --> 00:35:48,729
military,
and government agencies
660
00:35:48,829 --> 00:35:52,269
have recently uncovered
more than 400 encounters
661
00:35:52,369 --> 00:35:56,745
that remain entirely
unexplained.
662
00:36:03,157 --> 00:36:05,763
NARRATOR:
The National Center for Space Studies establishes
663
00:36:05,863 --> 00:36:08,468
an organization to
record eyewitness accounts
664
00:36:08,569 --> 00:36:12,175
of abnormal phenomena
observed in the sky.
665
00:36:13,946 --> 00:36:15,516
Known today as "GEIPAN,"
666
00:36:15,583 --> 00:36:18,823
which translated stands
for "The Group for Studies
667
00:36:18,956 --> 00:36:22,630
and Information on Unidentified
Aerospace Phenomena."
668
00:36:22,730 --> 00:36:24,466
The unit has amassed
669
00:36:24,567 --> 00:36:28,809
more than 100,000 pages worth
of UAP reports.
670
00:36:29,276 --> 00:36:33,418
And in 2007, the group
did something unprecedented.
671
00:36:33,519 --> 00:36:37,359
It shared all of its files
with the public.
672
00:36:37,459 --> 00:36:40,432
France is quite unorthodox
673
00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:43,805
when it comes to how governments
are dealing with UFOs.
674
00:36:44,674 --> 00:36:47,045
They released
all their UFO data.
675
00:36:47,145 --> 00:36:48,749
And they said,
"Here's where we're at.
676
00:36:48,849 --> 00:36:50,218
"As we get new information,
677
00:36:50,352 --> 00:36:52,189
we're just gonna release it
to you, the public."
678
00:36:52,322 --> 00:36:54,628
They did something that no one
had ever done before.
679
00:36:54,728 --> 00:36:57,299
It was the first time
it had ever happened.
680
00:36:57,399 --> 00:36:59,538
JEREMY CORBELL:
France is one of these countries
681
00:36:59,638 --> 00:37:02,308
that both culturally,
and also governmentally,
682
00:37:02,408 --> 00:37:05,549
have made a point
to be in front of the UFO issue.
683
00:37:05,650 --> 00:37:08,288
This is a rarity
because of the national
684
00:37:08,354 --> 00:37:11,861
security implications,
but it shows us an opportunity
685
00:37:11,961 --> 00:37:16,270
where the public can be informed
alongside the government
686
00:37:16,370 --> 00:37:19,811
with the fundamental
reality that UFOs are real,
687
00:37:19,911 --> 00:37:23,986
that the presence on planet
Earth has been durational.
688
00:37:24,053 --> 00:37:26,190
It has been here a long time.
689
00:37:26,290 --> 00:37:28,796
And there is a mystery
that we need to look at.
690
00:37:28,896 --> 00:37:32,970
It is our right to know,
and our duty to find out.
691
00:37:33,972 --> 00:37:36,812
NARRATOR: GEIPAN posted
information on their website
692
00:37:36,912 --> 00:37:41,621
on over 1,600 cases, and
concluded that 28% of them
693
00:37:41,721 --> 00:37:44,961
cannot be explained
by conventional events.
694
00:37:45,896 --> 00:37:48,267
And a number of these
unexplained sightings
695
00:37:48,368 --> 00:37:51,307
were reported
by multiple witnesses.
696
00:37:51,575 --> 00:37:54,581
One of the most sensational
encounters took place
697
00:37:54,714 --> 00:37:58,956
more than 45 years ago,
on a clear, cloudless night
698
00:37:59,056 --> 00:38:03,164
at a combat flight school
to the southwest of Paris.
699
00:38:03,264 --> 00:38:06,003
There was an incident
on March 3, 1976,
700
00:38:06,104 --> 00:38:09,176
when French fighter pilots were
engaged in a training mission.
701
00:38:09,276 --> 00:38:12,215
Every five minutes T-33 planes
702
00:38:12,349 --> 00:38:15,856
were taking off from
the airbase near Tours.
703
00:38:17,225 --> 00:38:21,067
NARRATOR:
Flying solo at an altitude of 20,000 feet,
704
00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:22,570
each student pilot
had to navigate
705
00:38:22,670 --> 00:38:24,874
a route of
several hundred miles.
706
00:38:26,611 --> 00:38:29,250
One of these pilots was flying
707
00:38:29,350 --> 00:38:31,888
with several other flights
just behind him.
708
00:38:31,988 --> 00:38:37,065
He suddenly saw
this huge green fireball...
709
00:38:37,165 --> 00:38:39,303
coming straight at him.
710
00:38:39,403 --> 00:38:42,042
And in fact, he thought
that it was going to
711
00:38:42,142 --> 00:38:45,248
hit his plane,
and he covered his eyes
712
00:38:45,348 --> 00:38:46,751
and braced for impact.
713
00:38:46,851 --> 00:38:49,558
And just then,
this green fireball
714
00:38:49,658 --> 00:38:52,697
went off to one side and clipped
715
00:38:52,763 --> 00:38:55,536
the wing of his jet fighter.
716
00:38:55,636 --> 00:38:58,642
He was amazed that he had
actually survived this,
717
00:38:58,709 --> 00:39:00,579
and had no idea what happened,
718
00:39:00,679 --> 00:39:03,852
but two pilots behind him
had seen the same thing.
719
00:39:03,986 --> 00:39:07,927
HENRY:
Nothing was recorded on the radar on the ground,
720
00:39:08,027 --> 00:39:11,100
but the fact remains
is that highly trained
721
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,539
military pilots saw this object.
722
00:39:13,639 --> 00:39:15,976
They couldn't explain
what they actually saw.
723
00:39:17,278 --> 00:39:20,084
NARRATOR:
Commercial airline pilots were also involved
724
00:39:20,184 --> 00:39:22,155
in an extraordinary incident
725
00:39:22,222 --> 00:39:24,092
that occurred
over the French capital.
726
00:39:24,894 --> 00:39:27,332
This time, the reported
UFO encounter
727
00:39:27,432 --> 00:39:29,937
took place in broad daylight.
728
00:39:30,706 --> 00:39:35,415
On January 28, 1994,
Air France Flight 3532
729
00:39:35,516 --> 00:39:38,855
was flying from Nice, France,
to London, England.
730
00:39:38,955 --> 00:39:41,561
They were just over Paris
when all of a sudden
731
00:39:41,628 --> 00:39:45,335
the pilots reported seeing
an orangish-reddish disc
732
00:39:45,435 --> 00:39:48,341
about 30 miles away.
733
00:39:48,441 --> 00:39:50,444
It was changing its form.
734
00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:55,622
HOWE:
It transforms into a bell.
735
00:39:55,722 --> 00:39:58,228
From a bell into a lens,
736
00:39:58,328 --> 00:40:00,565
from a lens back into a bell.
737
00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:04,339
And they kept watching
this transformation,
738
00:40:04,439 --> 00:40:07,547
which today we know--
this is one of the key
739
00:40:07,647 --> 00:40:10,051
signatures
in the UFO phenomenon.
740
00:40:10,919 --> 00:40:12,824
CHILDRESS:
Later, when they made their report,
741
00:40:12,891 --> 00:40:16,698
they found out that radar
had also tracked
742
00:40:16,764 --> 00:40:20,839
this disc, and they had no
explanation for it at all.
743
00:40:20,940 --> 00:40:25,348
HENRY:
These are just two examples of the 400 incidents
744
00:40:25,448 --> 00:40:27,687
that could not be explained.
745
00:40:28,555 --> 00:40:30,258
NARRATOR:
France's decision to share its data
746
00:40:30,358 --> 00:40:32,629
with the public
is unprecedented.
747
00:40:32,729 --> 00:40:37,105
Then again, their entire
approach to UAPs stands in stark
748
00:40:37,172 --> 00:40:40,780
contrast to the way
the rest of world operates.
749
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:44,854
POPE:
If you look at the history of government UFO programs,
750
00:40:44,954 --> 00:40:48,895
most nations that have
had one embed those programs
751
00:40:48,962 --> 00:40:52,770
in either the Air Force
or the Department of Defense.
752
00:40:52,870 --> 00:40:54,907
The French have
a different model.
753
00:40:56,143 --> 00:40:58,715
Their UFO program is embedded
754
00:40:58,782 --> 00:41:02,021
in their National Space Agency.
755
00:41:02,155 --> 00:41:04,828
GREENSTREET:
And they're provided with data from the military.
756
00:41:04,928 --> 00:41:09,570
And so, it's this trilateral
commission, almost,
757
00:41:09,670 --> 00:41:14,245
of space, public, military,
and government working together
758
00:41:14,345 --> 00:41:18,621
to release to the public
current information on UFOs.
759
00:41:19,490 --> 00:41:22,462
POPE:
What you get is a less secretive
760
00:41:22,563 --> 00:41:25,702
and threat-oriented approach,
761
00:41:25,803 --> 00:41:29,043
and a more open
scientific inquiry.
762
00:41:29,143 --> 00:41:32,315
If you embed a UFO program
in the military,
763
00:41:32,415 --> 00:41:34,887
their first question is,
"Is this a threat?"
764
00:41:34,987 --> 00:41:38,060
If you embed it
in the scientific community,
765
00:41:38,161 --> 00:41:39,564
their question is,
766
00:41:39,664 --> 00:41:42,168
"What is the true nature
of this phenomenon?
767
00:41:42,269 --> 00:41:46,645
And can we do any scientific
experiments to validate this?"
768
00:41:46,711 --> 00:41:49,082
So, if you look at the way
things are done in France,
769
00:41:49,182 --> 00:41:52,523
that might be a model
for the future here in the U.S.
770
00:41:52,589 --> 00:41:55,394
NARRATOR:
Ancient astronaut theorists hope
771
00:41:55,495 --> 00:41:57,098
that France's
collaborative approach
772
00:41:57,198 --> 00:42:01,874
to UAP investigations becomes
the norm around the world.
773
00:42:01,975 --> 00:42:04,279
But even
as more nations seem willing
774
00:42:04,346 --> 00:42:06,951
to share information about UAPs,
775
00:42:07,051 --> 00:42:10,993
China, the Western world's
most secretive adversary,
776
00:42:11,093 --> 00:42:13,832
remains mostly silent.
777
00:42:13,932 --> 00:42:17,640
Recent developments, however,
suggest they know more
778
00:42:17,740 --> 00:42:20,010
than they are letting on.
779
00:42:29,630 --> 00:42:33,203
NARRATOR: Air Traffic at
Xiaoshan International Airport,
780
00:42:33,303 --> 00:42:36,744
one of the busiest in the entire
nation, grinds to a halt
781
00:42:36,844 --> 00:42:41,386
when pilots spot a UFO
hovering over the runway.
782
00:42:42,155 --> 00:42:45,361
DOLAN:
You have Chinese pilots coming into the airport there,
783
00:42:45,428 --> 00:42:47,232
and they actually are reporting
784
00:42:47,332 --> 00:42:50,171
unusual-shaped object,
unusual object maneuvering,
785
00:42:50,238 --> 00:42:51,941
to the extent
786
00:42:52,008 --> 00:42:54,045
that it prompted the airport to
787
00:42:54,145 --> 00:42:55,849
essentially shut down
for an hour.
788
00:42:55,916 --> 00:42:58,387
I think there were 18 flights
789
00:42:58,521 --> 00:43:00,625
that were diverted
away from the airport
790
00:43:00,726 --> 00:43:02,328
during that hour.
791
00:43:02,428 --> 00:43:05,034
There was a lot of speculation
as to what this thing was.
792
00:43:05,134 --> 00:43:08,140
And we don't really have
an answer to this day.
793
00:43:22,001 --> 00:43:24,573
NARRATOR: Neither civilian
nor military authorities
794
00:43:24,673 --> 00:43:26,678
were able
to identify the object,
795
00:43:26,811 --> 00:43:28,114
and the Chinese government
796
00:43:28,214 --> 00:43:31,086
made no official comment
on the situation.
797
00:43:31,186 --> 00:43:33,859
But behind the scenes,
798
00:43:33,959 --> 00:43:35,863
the incident
and its implications
799
00:43:35,963 --> 00:43:37,866
worried Chinese officials,
800
00:43:37,933 --> 00:43:41,073
and an investigation
was launched.
801
00:43:41,173 --> 00:43:44,581
CHILDRESS:
That incident really shocked the Chinese.
802
00:43:44,681 --> 00:43:46,617
And at that point, they thought,
803
00:43:46,717 --> 00:43:48,955
"Okay, we've got
to see what's going on here."
804
00:43:49,724 --> 00:43:51,527
NARRATOR:
For decades,
805
00:43:51,627 --> 00:43:54,433
investigators
around the world suspected
806
00:43:54,500 --> 00:43:58,341
China had a deep interest in
unidentified aerial phenomena.
807
00:43:58,407 --> 00:44:02,349
But the Chinese government
is historically secretive,
808
00:44:02,449 --> 00:44:05,355
and members of the UFO community
have had difficulty
809
00:44:05,455 --> 00:44:09,463
obtaining information on
their methods of UAP research.
810
00:44:09,564 --> 00:44:11,300
POPE:
It's very difficult
811
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:15,943
to extract reliable information
about what countries like China
812
00:44:16,010 --> 00:44:18,515
are doing in relation to UFOs.
813
00:44:18,648 --> 00:44:20,719
About the only thing
we know for sure is
814
00:44:20,819 --> 00:44:23,892
that there are government
programs looking at this.
815
00:44:23,959 --> 00:44:27,867
The Chinese government is
notoriously closed and secretive
816
00:44:27,967 --> 00:44:30,973
on a range of issues,
so it doesn't surprise me
817
00:44:31,073 --> 00:44:32,977
that it's the case
on UFOs, as well.
818
00:44:33,110 --> 00:44:35,114
NARRATOR:
But in the 21st century,
819
00:44:35,214 --> 00:44:39,122
secrets have become harder
and harder to keep.
820
00:44:40,325 --> 00:44:44,166
The UFO sighting
at Xiaoshan Airport was only one
821
00:44:44,266 --> 00:44:48,942
of over 3,000 reported in China
over the past two decades.
822
00:44:49,042 --> 00:44:52,650
And in the years that followed
the sightings at Hangzhou,
823
00:44:52,783 --> 00:44:55,221
China has undergone
a significant change
824
00:44:55,287 --> 00:44:58,060
in its approach to UAPs.
825
00:45:02,134 --> 00:45:04,707
China's Early Warning Academy,
826
00:45:04,807 --> 00:45:07,680
a division of the People's
Liberation Army Airforce,
827
00:45:07,780 --> 00:45:11,220
issues a government report
acknowledging an increase
828
00:45:11,320 --> 00:45:15,194
in what they refer to as
"Unidentified Air Conditions."
829
00:45:22,142 --> 00:45:23,845
MICHAEL DENNIN:
So, in China,
830
00:45:23,979 --> 00:45:26,618
what we call "unidentified
aerial phenomena," they call
831
00:45:26,718 --> 00:45:28,353
"unidentified air conditions,"
832
00:45:28,453 --> 00:45:30,992
and they've set up a new
task force to look at this.
833
00:45:40,177 --> 00:45:42,148
DOLAN:
China's getting a lot of UFO reports,
834
00:45:42,248 --> 00:45:44,353
and one interesting thing
about what China does
835
00:45:44,453 --> 00:45:47,860
to collect UFO reports is
that they work very closely
836
00:45:47,927 --> 00:45:51,801
with all of these independent
Chinese UFO groups
837
00:45:51,867 --> 00:45:53,471
that are around the country.
838
00:45:53,572 --> 00:45:56,076
KNAPP:
Their public has UFO clubs
839
00:45:56,209 --> 00:45:58,615
that have a million
or more members.
840
00:45:58,681 --> 00:46:00,518
They have multiple clubs
841
00:46:00,619 --> 00:46:02,188
that are so much bigger
than our little,
842
00:46:02,288 --> 00:46:04,527
tiny UFO groups--
MUFON and things like that--
843
00:46:04,593 --> 00:46:06,196
which are very valuable.
844
00:46:06,296 --> 00:46:07,766
But compared
to these Chinese groups,
845
00:46:07,866 --> 00:46:10,204
oh, my gosh, it's gigantic.
846
00:46:11,006 --> 00:46:12,643
DOLAN:
There's no problem in China
847
00:46:12,743 --> 00:46:15,549
for you to start up
your own UFO group,
848
00:46:15,649 --> 00:46:18,354
but you are absolutely
849
00:46:18,454 --> 00:46:21,193
going to be in communication
with Chinese authorities.
850
00:46:21,293 --> 00:46:25,536
And they actively monitor
every one of those groups.
851
00:46:26,370 --> 00:46:30,144
NARRATOR:
In 2019, in the same report
852
00:46:30,244 --> 00:46:33,183
that revealed
China's UAP program,
853
00:46:33,317 --> 00:46:37,559
Air Force Early Warning Academy
researcher Chen Li also stated
854
00:46:37,659 --> 00:46:40,063
that the country would become
the first in the world
855
00:46:40,197 --> 00:46:42,870
to use AI,
or artificial intelligence,
856
00:46:42,970 --> 00:46:46,710
to analyze all information
related to UAPs.
857
00:46:46,811 --> 00:46:48,948
POPE:
It seems that they are looking
858
00:46:49,048 --> 00:46:51,220
for patterns in the data
859
00:46:51,287 --> 00:46:55,228
to see, historically,
whether examination
860
00:46:55,328 --> 00:46:59,102
of past reports can
throw up any patterns
861
00:46:59,168 --> 00:47:01,173
that human analysists
might have missed.
862
00:47:01,273 --> 00:47:02,910
And this is
a very important aspect
863
00:47:03,010 --> 00:47:06,416
for the future,
as the technology improves.
864
00:47:06,517 --> 00:47:10,793
One of the things in the recent
report to the U.S. Congress was
865
00:47:10,893 --> 00:47:13,632
that the United States needs
to start doing this.
866
00:47:13,732 --> 00:47:15,434
We don't want a situation
867
00:47:15,535 --> 00:47:18,006
where the Chinese government
gets ahead of the game,
868
00:47:18,106 --> 00:47:20,678
so there's a gap
to be closed there.
869
00:47:20,745 --> 00:47:22,950
(indistinct,
overlapping shouting)
870
00:47:23,083 --> 00:47:25,288
DOLAN:
I can easily see the benefit
871
00:47:25,388 --> 00:47:29,495
from having a very,
very excellent program
872
00:47:29,563 --> 00:47:31,768
to analyze these patterns.
873
00:47:31,868 --> 00:47:33,203
'Cause that's
what you're looking for is,
874
00:47:33,270 --> 00:47:34,774
you're looking
for anomalous patterns.
875
00:47:34,908 --> 00:47:36,778
And so the fact
that China is announcing
876
00:47:36,911 --> 00:47:38,815
that they're doing it,
was quite significant.
877
00:47:38,915 --> 00:47:42,388
CHILDRESS:
The Chinese have really stepped up
878
00:47:42,523 --> 00:47:46,764
their own official
UFO investigations,
879
00:47:46,864 --> 00:47:49,937
and it's the People's
Liberation Army itself
880
00:47:50,004 --> 00:47:51,741
that's spearheading this.
881
00:47:52,543 --> 00:47:56,718
NARRATOR:
Could it be that China is becoming more transparent
882
00:47:56,818 --> 00:47:59,222
in its quest
for answers about UFOs?
883
00:47:59,322 --> 00:48:01,226
But even so,
884
00:48:01,326 --> 00:48:03,564
might their leadership
be keeping the full extent
885
00:48:03,664 --> 00:48:06,705
of their knowledge
regarding extraterrestrials
886
00:48:06,805 --> 00:48:09,142
hidden from their own people?
887
00:48:09,242 --> 00:48:12,081
Perhaps further insight
can be gleaned
888
00:48:12,181 --> 00:48:14,286
from the astonishing
whistleblower claims
889
00:48:14,352 --> 00:48:18,093
of a former
Chinese government official.
890
00:48:26,009 --> 00:48:27,411
NARRATOR:
Sun Shili,
891
00:48:27,546 --> 00:48:29,984
a former Chinese
foreign ministry official,
892
00:48:30,084 --> 00:48:32,890
who worked directly
with Mao Tse-tung,
893
00:48:32,956 --> 00:48:35,261
comes forward
with a shocking revelation
894
00:48:35,394 --> 00:48:38,267
that is reported
in The Canadian newspaper.
895
00:48:38,367 --> 00:48:41,005
The Chinese government is aware
896
00:48:41,106 --> 00:48:44,513
of extraterrestrials
visiting Earth.
897
00:48:46,984 --> 00:48:48,755
(translated):
The government held an objective
898
00:48:48,855 --> 00:48:50,424
and practical attitude,
899
00:48:50,525 --> 00:48:52,696
and allowed us
to do abundant research,
900
00:48:52,796 --> 00:48:55,769
reports and discussions
on the topic.
901
00:48:55,869 --> 00:48:58,307
They pay great attention
to this topic,
902
00:48:58,407 --> 00:49:00,946
especially the military,
the Air Force
903
00:49:01,046 --> 00:49:02,315
and civil aviation departments,
904
00:49:02,415 --> 00:49:06,289
which encounter UFO cases
frequently.
905
00:49:07,091 --> 00:49:08,995
POPE:
Sun Shili said
906
00:49:09,061 --> 00:49:12,268
that not only were
the Chinese government aware
907
00:49:12,368 --> 00:49:16,042
that extraterrestrials
were visiting the Earth,
908
00:49:16,142 --> 00:49:20,885
but also, that some aliens
were actually living among us,
909
00:49:20,985 --> 00:49:22,823
disguised in human form.
910
00:49:22,923 --> 00:49:26,897
His revelations are
an absolute bombshell.
911
00:49:26,998 --> 00:49:29,703
I mean, clearly,
this shines a new light
912
00:49:29,804 --> 00:49:34,045
on what may have been going on
in relation to this subject
913
00:49:34,145 --> 00:49:37,218
in one of the most
secret societies
914
00:49:37,318 --> 00:49:39,355
on the face of this planet.
915
00:49:40,191 --> 00:49:42,094
NARRATOR:
Shili claimed
916
00:49:42,194 --> 00:49:44,198
to have discovered
sensitive information
917
00:49:44,298 --> 00:49:47,572
about government knowledge
of extraterrestrials
918
00:49:47,672 --> 00:49:49,342
while serving Chairman Mao,
919
00:49:49,442 --> 00:49:53,350
and he also
had his own close encounter.
920
00:49:54,786 --> 00:49:58,360
(translated): In 1972, I was
in the central government.
921
00:49:58,460 --> 00:50:01,934
I was working in
the foreign affairs department.
922
00:50:02,034 --> 00:50:03,705
We were on evening duty
923
00:50:03,805 --> 00:50:07,011
when we saw
a shiny UFO in the sky,
924
00:50:07,112 --> 00:50:09,015
like a small moon.
925
00:50:09,148 --> 00:50:12,455
It was smaller than the moon,
but was very bright.
926
00:50:12,556 --> 00:50:14,660
It moved up and down.
927
00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:17,766
It disappeared
after about ten minutes or so.
928
00:50:19,603 --> 00:50:22,308
NARRATOR: Initially,
Shili regarded the spectacle
929
00:50:22,408 --> 00:50:26,183
as a type of Cold War
intelligence monitoring device.
930
00:50:26,283 --> 00:50:29,055
But years later, after working
931
00:50:29,155 --> 00:50:32,128
within elevated levels
of the Chinese government,
932
00:50:32,228 --> 00:50:36,203
he was certain he had witnessed
an alien spacecraft.
933
00:50:36,303 --> 00:50:38,240
(indistinct chatter)
934
00:50:38,374 --> 00:50:40,244
POPE:
I met Dr. Sun Shili
935
00:50:40,377 --> 00:50:44,620
in 2013 in Washington, D.C.
936
00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:46,422
We were both speakers
937
00:50:46,524 --> 00:50:49,129
at the Citizen Hearing
on Disclosure.
938
00:50:49,262 --> 00:50:52,603
I had a chance
to meet with Sun Shili,
939
00:50:52,703 --> 00:50:56,544
and discuss some
of this with him firsthand.
940
00:50:56,644 --> 00:50:59,348
He's entirely sincere
about this.
941
00:51:00,618 --> 00:51:04,392
NARRATOR:
Could Sun Shili, a man who worked closely
942
00:51:04,492 --> 00:51:07,699
with one of the most powerful
world leaders in history,
943
00:51:07,799 --> 00:51:10,137
really have inside knowledge
944
00:51:10,204 --> 00:51:13,243
about extraterrestrials
visiting Earth?
945
00:51:15,247 --> 00:51:19,657
Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes, and suggest
946
00:51:19,757 --> 00:51:23,831
that China-- a historically
isolationist country--
947
00:51:23,898 --> 00:51:25,802
may have secretly
been in contact
948
00:51:25,902 --> 00:51:31,514
with extraterrestrials
for decades and possibly longer.
949
00:51:31,580 --> 00:51:34,452
JONATHAN YOUNG:
China has always been insular.
950
00:51:34,519 --> 00:51:36,423
There's always been a sense
951
00:51:36,490 --> 00:51:38,628
that the rest of the world
was unimportant,
952
00:51:38,694 --> 00:51:40,264
that China was for China
953
00:51:40,364 --> 00:51:42,836
and for the Chinese,
and they were very careful
954
00:51:42,970 --> 00:51:44,841
about any secrets that came out.
955
00:51:45,642 --> 00:51:50,552
POPE:
China is a notoriously closed and secretive society.
956
00:51:50,685 --> 00:51:55,194
Is this in relation to UFOs
because they know something?
957
00:51:55,294 --> 00:51:57,566
Could it be
that they found something?
958
00:51:57,666 --> 00:51:59,770
PAUL STONEHILL:
The Chinese government
959
00:51:59,870 --> 00:52:01,808
does not feel obligated
960
00:52:01,908 --> 00:52:03,945
to explain their views on UFOs,
961
00:52:04,012 --> 00:52:05,816
or their research.
962
00:52:05,916 --> 00:52:10,424
I am sure they are concerned
that those who study UFOs
963
00:52:10,525 --> 00:52:15,635
sometimes see military tests
in the skies of China.
964
00:52:15,735 --> 00:52:20,144
They are
a self-immersed civilization,
965
00:52:20,244 --> 00:52:23,183
and they don't feel, perhaps,
966
00:52:23,283 --> 00:52:25,756
that they need to share
all their historical knowledge
967
00:52:25,856 --> 00:52:27,826
with the others.
968
00:52:28,594 --> 00:52:31,967
NARRATOR:
China is one of the world's most populous countries,
969
00:52:32,034 --> 00:52:36,009
with a unique blend of ancient
and modern civilization.
970
00:52:36,109 --> 00:52:38,915
Westerners have long held
a fascination
971
00:52:39,015 --> 00:52:41,185
with this distant land, in part
972
00:52:41,286 --> 00:52:44,926
because it seems
to hold so many secrets.
973
00:52:46,396 --> 00:52:49,268
From the construction
of the 13,000-mile-long
974
00:52:49,402 --> 00:52:54,112
Great Wall of China,
erected thousands of years ago,
975
00:52:54,246 --> 00:52:57,418
to the so-called
digital Great Firewall,
976
00:52:57,519 --> 00:52:59,389
restricting the Internet today--
977
00:52:59,489 --> 00:53:02,495
China has taken
extraordinary measures
978
00:53:02,596 --> 00:53:05,367
that have prevented
both people and information
979
00:53:05,434 --> 00:53:09,042
from entering
or leaving its domain.
980
00:53:09,142 --> 00:53:11,547
But why?
981
00:53:13,584 --> 00:53:16,189
According to ancient
astronaut theorists,
982
00:53:16,255 --> 00:53:17,826
the answer may be found
983
00:53:17,926 --> 00:53:20,064
by looking back 5,000 years
984
00:53:20,130 --> 00:53:21,867
to China's beginnings,
985
00:53:21,934 --> 00:53:25,340
and the reign
of their very first ruler--
986
00:53:25,474 --> 00:53:27,679
the Yellow Emperor.
987
00:53:28,581 --> 00:53:30,785
STEAVU:
The Yellow Emperor is understood
988
00:53:30,885 --> 00:53:32,623
to be a human figure, but,
989
00:53:32,689 --> 00:53:35,696
originally,
in his earlier incarnation,
990
00:53:35,796 --> 00:53:39,269
he was actually
a divine celestial figure.
991
00:53:39,369 --> 00:53:42,543
He was a god
associated with thunder,
992
00:53:42,643 --> 00:53:45,348
and lightning,
more specifically.
993
00:53:45,414 --> 00:53:49,556
And he was thought
to reside in the sky.
994
00:53:52,361 --> 00:53:54,265
The reign of the Yellow Emperor,
995
00:53:54,366 --> 00:53:56,470
which purportedly
lasted 100 years,
996
00:53:56,571 --> 00:54:00,010
was thought to be a high point
of Chinese culture
997
00:54:00,110 --> 00:54:02,114
and of civilization.
998
00:54:02,214 --> 00:54:06,323
So he's associated with a number
of technological developments,
999
00:54:06,456 --> 00:54:09,462
spanning from the calendar,
1000
00:54:09,563 --> 00:54:13,403
advances in mathematics,
astronomy,
1001
00:54:13,504 --> 00:54:16,944
agricultural techniques,
writing, as well.
1002
00:54:17,712 --> 00:54:19,717
NARRATOR:
According to ancient accounts,
1003
00:54:19,817 --> 00:54:22,054
the Yellow Emperor
possessed knowledge
1004
00:54:22,187 --> 00:54:23,525
of advanced technology,
1005
00:54:23,625 --> 00:54:26,631
and invented
many mechanical devices,
1006
00:54:26,731 --> 00:54:29,135
including a cauldron
that was oriented
1007
00:54:29,235 --> 00:54:32,308
towards the Syuan Yuan star--
1008
00:54:32,375 --> 00:54:35,949
the star from which he is said
to have descended.
1009
00:54:36,049 --> 00:54:37,685
It was written
1010
00:54:37,786 --> 00:54:41,292
that the cauldron could make
a dragon appear from the sky.
1011
00:54:41,392 --> 00:54:43,096
STEAVU:
When the time was right,
1012
00:54:43,196 --> 00:54:44,833
he crafted the cauldron,
1013
00:54:44,900 --> 00:54:48,775
and in it, he threw in
some alchemical ingredients,
1014
00:54:48,875 --> 00:54:50,912
elixir ingredients.
1015
00:54:52,582 --> 00:54:57,592
And immediately, the heavens
opened, and a dragon emerged.
1016
00:54:59,095 --> 00:55:00,665
TSOUKALOS:
So, a flying dragon,
1017
00:55:00,765 --> 00:55:04,205
sometimes described
with metallic skin.
1018
00:55:04,306 --> 00:55:05,775
One has to wonder,
1019
00:55:05,908 --> 00:55:09,048
do we have descriptions
of nuts-and-bolts machines?
1020
00:55:09,148 --> 00:55:10,952
Could these be nothing else
1021
00:55:11,052 --> 00:55:14,759
but descriptions
of misunderstood technology?
1022
00:55:16,530 --> 00:55:18,568
SUN SHILI (translated):
Based on our research,
1023
00:55:18,701 --> 00:55:22,008
the Yellow Emperor arrived
in the wonderful land of China
1024
00:55:22,108 --> 00:55:24,145
through an aircraft.
1025
00:55:24,245 --> 00:55:26,584
We Chinese people
consider ourselves
1026
00:55:26,684 --> 00:55:30,057
the descendants of the dragon.
1027
00:55:30,157 --> 00:55:33,965
In UFO research, a dragon
is the symbol of aircraft,
1028
00:55:34,065 --> 00:55:37,539
that is, the symbol of a UFO.
1029
00:55:40,712 --> 00:55:43,183
NARRATOR:
Is it possible the Yellow Emperor
1030
00:55:43,283 --> 00:55:46,323
was an extraterrestrial
that was responsible
1031
00:55:46,423 --> 00:55:48,427
for starting
Chinese civilization
1032
00:55:48,493 --> 00:55:51,366
over 5,000 years ago?
1033
00:55:51,433 --> 00:55:54,272
And if so,
might subsequent emperors--
1034
00:55:54,372 --> 00:55:57,445
who all claimed to be
descendants of Huangdi--
1035
00:55:57,546 --> 00:56:00,618
have been at least
part alien, as well?
1036
00:56:04,660 --> 00:56:06,663
In China's ancient history,
1037
00:56:06,763 --> 00:56:09,970
it was often forbidden
to look upon the emperor.
1038
00:56:10,070 --> 00:56:13,845
And from 1420 to 1912,
1039
00:56:13,945 --> 00:56:17,485
emperors were actually
walled off from the public
1040
00:56:17,586 --> 00:56:19,690
within a massive citadel
in Beijing,
1041
00:56:19,790 --> 00:56:22,562
known as "the Forbidden City."
1042
00:56:25,067 --> 00:56:28,473
The design of the Forbidden City
was meticulously planned
1043
00:56:28,541 --> 00:56:31,412
to shield the emperor
from the outside world,
1044
00:56:31,479 --> 00:56:36,189
as well as symbolize
Chinese philosophy and religion.
1045
00:56:36,289 --> 00:56:38,059
The Forbidden City
was considered
1046
00:56:38,126 --> 00:56:41,800
to be an earthly counterpart
to an extraterrestrial city.
1047
00:56:41,900 --> 00:56:46,643
A monk received the plan
for the city in a vision,
1048
00:56:46,743 --> 00:56:51,352
and it was built of stones, some
of them weighing over 300 tons.
1049
00:56:51,453 --> 00:56:52,989
The full name
of the Forbidden City
1050
00:56:53,089 --> 00:56:55,193
is actually,
"the Purple Forbidden City,"
1051
00:56:55,294 --> 00:56:58,734
and this refers
to a constellation,
1052
00:56:58,801 --> 00:57:02,608
which is known as the "Purple
Enclosure," in the skies.
1053
00:57:02,675 --> 00:57:06,650
This constellation is said
to house the celestial emperor
1054
00:57:06,750 --> 00:57:08,688
and his immediate entourage.
1055
00:57:08,788 --> 00:57:12,428
So, the forbidden city
in Beijing is considered
1056
00:57:12,494 --> 00:57:15,568
to be an earthly,
or terrestrial, counterpart
1057
00:57:15,669 --> 00:57:19,542
of this celestial palace
up in the stars.
1058
00:57:20,377 --> 00:57:22,114
CHILDRESS:
So you have to wonder,
1059
00:57:22,214 --> 00:57:27,124
might these Chinese emperors
have been aliens,
1060
00:57:27,224 --> 00:57:31,232
living both among people
of the Earth and in the sky?
1061
00:57:33,605 --> 00:57:34,940
NARRATOR:
Was the practice
1062
00:57:35,040 --> 00:57:37,579
of hiding Chinese emperors
implemented
1063
00:57:37,679 --> 00:57:41,721
to conceal flesh-and-blood
extraterrestrials?
1064
00:57:41,821 --> 00:57:45,027
And, if so, might there
still be aliens living among,
1065
00:57:45,160 --> 00:57:48,534
and, in fact,
ruling the Chinese people,
1066
00:57:48,601 --> 00:57:51,406
just as former Chinese official
1067
00:57:51,507 --> 00:57:54,513
Sun Shili claims
there are today?
1068
00:57:55,280 --> 00:57:58,053
Perhaps further clues
can be found
1069
00:57:58,153 --> 00:58:01,661
by examining curious,
off-the-record remarks
1070
00:58:01,794 --> 00:58:06,035
made by the former
prime minister of Russia.
1071
00:58:17,859 --> 00:58:21,767
NARRATOR: The leaders
of over 50 nations gather
1072
00:58:21,834 --> 00:58:23,871
for the Nuclear
Security Summit--
1073
00:58:23,971 --> 00:58:26,677
a two-day conference
to discuss issues
1074
00:58:26,777 --> 00:58:31,319
regarding the proliferation and
safekeeping of nuclear weapons.
1075
00:58:31,419 --> 00:58:33,625
During a photo op between
1076
00:58:33,725 --> 00:58:35,628
American President Barack Obama
1077
00:58:35,728 --> 00:58:38,400
and Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev--
1078
00:58:38,466 --> 00:58:39,970
who was soon to be replaced
1079
00:58:40,070 --> 00:58:42,976
by then Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin--
1080
00:58:43,076 --> 00:58:46,082
the two leaders have
an off-the-record conversation
1081
00:58:46,149 --> 00:58:49,722
that raises more
than a few eyebrows.
1082
00:59:01,613 --> 00:59:04,218
NARRATOR:
But even more intriguing were recorded--
1083
00:59:04,318 --> 00:59:06,022
but not filmed-- comments
1084
00:59:06,156 --> 00:59:08,861
in which President Obama
told Medvedev...
1085
00:59:12,635 --> 00:59:14,839
And to which Medvedev replied...
1086
00:59:20,050 --> 00:59:22,588
POPE:
The revelation was extraordinary.
1087
00:59:22,688 --> 00:59:24,693
President Obama's quote was,
1088
00:59:24,827 --> 00:59:28,500
"It's important
for him to give me space."
1089
00:59:28,601 --> 00:59:30,136
What does that mean?
1090
00:59:30,236 --> 00:59:32,508
Some people think
it simply means breathing space,
1091
00:59:32,642 --> 00:59:36,149
space to operate,
room to maneuver politically.
1092
00:59:36,249 --> 00:59:37,986
But there is an interpretation
1093
00:59:38,086 --> 00:59:41,158
that suggests
he meant literally.
1094
00:59:41,292 --> 00:59:44,198
"It's important
for him to give me space."
1095
00:59:44,298 --> 00:59:46,202
Outer space.
1096
00:59:47,404 --> 00:59:50,678
MIKE BARA:
Any time you hear governments talk about space,
1097
00:59:50,745 --> 00:59:52,682
you hear them talk
about space exploration,
1098
00:59:52,782 --> 00:59:55,253
trust me, the underlying,
1099
00:59:55,353 --> 01:00:01,634
implied, unspoken reality behind
that is the alien presence.
1100
01:00:01,734 --> 01:00:05,440
POPE:
It is possible that Russia and America,
1101
01:00:05,541 --> 01:00:09,415
in some aspects
of the space question,
1102
01:00:09,516 --> 01:00:11,754
and maybe
the extraterrestrial question,
1103
01:00:11,854 --> 01:00:14,626
maybe they are
working together after all.
1104
01:00:16,229 --> 01:00:18,734
NARRATOR:
Is it possible that even between two
1105
01:00:18,834 --> 01:00:21,574
of the world's most powerful
political rivals,
1106
01:00:21,674 --> 01:00:24,513
there is a secret understanding?
1107
01:00:24,613 --> 01:00:27,251
One based on America
and Russia's past
1108
01:00:27,351 --> 01:00:30,724
and future roles in outer space?
1109
01:00:30,791 --> 01:00:34,464
Ancient astronaut
theorists say yes,
1110
01:00:34,566 --> 01:00:39,241
and they also believe that this
secret understanding extends
1111
01:00:39,341 --> 01:00:40,945
to numerous experiences
1112
01:00:41,046 --> 01:00:44,652
involving
extraterrestrial contact.
1113
01:00:45,655 --> 01:00:48,093
As evidence,
they point to an occasion
1114
01:00:48,193 --> 01:00:50,163
that took place
just a few months
1115
01:00:50,263 --> 01:00:54,204
after Medvedev's now famous
exchange with Barak Obama.
1116
01:00:54,271 --> 01:00:57,444
On December 7, 2012,
1117
01:00:57,545 --> 01:01:01,252
after giving a primetime
network interview in Moscow,
1118
01:01:01,385 --> 01:01:04,993
Medvedev made remarks
offstage which seemed
1119
01:01:05,093 --> 01:01:08,667
to openly acknowledge the
existence of extraterrestrials,
1120
01:01:08,768 --> 01:01:10,605
and the Russian
government's efforts
1121
01:01:10,705 --> 01:01:12,875
to keep that existence a secret.
1122
01:01:34,218 --> 01:01:36,255
NARRATOR:
Although most of the journalists in the room
1123
01:01:36,355 --> 01:01:38,761
believed the Russian
president's remarks
1124
01:01:38,861 --> 01:01:40,564
to have been made in jest,
1125
01:01:40,698 --> 01:01:43,370
there were others
who were not so certain.
1126
01:01:43,470 --> 01:01:46,209
DOLAN:
This is one of the most dramatic statements
1127
01:01:46,342 --> 01:01:49,582
that emanates out of Russia,
and so it's fascinating.
1128
01:01:49,649 --> 01:01:52,989
Dmitry Medvedev said, "When
you become president of Russia,
1129
01:01:53,089 --> 01:01:57,364
"you're given information
on aliens in our country,
1130
01:01:57,464 --> 01:02:02,007
and the human groups
that are monitoring them."
1131
01:02:02,107 --> 01:02:05,079
He was totally with a straight
face during all of this.
1132
01:02:10,858 --> 01:02:12,061
SALLA:
Here he is, on film,
1133
01:02:12,161 --> 01:02:14,799
saying that there is a secret
1134
01:02:14,899 --> 01:02:18,306
governmental cooperation
occurring in the background
1135
01:02:18,406 --> 01:02:22,648
that has the highest levels
of classification
1136
01:02:22,749 --> 01:02:24,586
to really monitor
extraterrestrials
1137
01:02:24,686 --> 01:02:27,123
that are visiting our planet.
1138
01:02:28,994 --> 01:02:30,664
Forget all the differences.
1139
01:02:30,765 --> 01:02:32,233
Forget ideologies.
1140
01:02:32,333 --> 01:02:35,708
At the highest level,
the two nations work together.
1141
01:02:35,775 --> 01:02:38,246
After World War II,
1142
01:02:38,346 --> 01:02:41,285
there was a number of
UFO encounters,
1143
01:02:41,385 --> 01:02:42,822
very important encounters,
1144
01:02:42,922 --> 01:02:45,093
and this gave impetus
1145
01:02:45,193 --> 01:02:47,932
to joint cooperation
between our nations.
1146
01:02:49,135 --> 01:02:50,905
NARRATOR:
Joint cooperation?
1147
01:02:51,005 --> 01:02:54,111
Even during the tension-filled
decades of the Cold War?
1148
01:02:54,178 --> 01:02:56,984
Ancient astronaut
theorists believe
1149
01:02:57,084 --> 01:03:00,624
that not only did such
a secret relationship exist,
1150
01:03:00,758 --> 01:03:03,831
but that it began
several decades ago
1151
01:03:03,931 --> 01:03:07,237
as a consequence of
what they believe to be
1152
01:03:07,370 --> 01:03:11,547
the Soviet Union's
first documented UFO encounter.
1153
01:03:11,647 --> 01:03:14,485
An event they commonly refer to
1154
01:03:14,586 --> 01:03:17,490
as "The Russian Roswell."
1155
01:03:20,831 --> 01:03:22,334
Southern Russia.
1156
01:03:22,434 --> 01:03:25,574
June 19, 1948.
1157
01:03:26,375 --> 01:03:28,781
At a remote Soviet
military installation
1158
01:03:28,881 --> 01:03:31,085
known as Kapustin Yar,
1159
01:03:31,185 --> 01:03:33,657
an unidentified flying object
1160
01:03:33,757 --> 01:03:35,728
is detected over the base.
1161
01:03:35,861 --> 01:03:37,999
POPE:
Strange blips were seen on radar.
1162
01:03:38,099 --> 01:03:39,803
Something was tracked
1163
01:03:39,903 --> 01:03:42,575
performing extraordinary
speeds and maneuvers.
1164
01:03:43,375 --> 01:03:48,186
And a Russian fighter jet
was sent to intercept it.
1165
01:03:48,286 --> 01:03:52,194
The pilot saw a silver
cigar-shaped object
1166
01:03:52,327 --> 01:03:55,033
and was told,
"Shoot this thing down.
1167
01:03:55,133 --> 01:03:58,940
It's in restricted
military airspace."
1168
01:04:01,179 --> 01:04:05,588
The UFO fired some sort
of directed energy weapon,
1169
01:04:05,654 --> 01:04:07,625
a death ray.
1170
01:04:07,725 --> 01:04:10,030
But before
the Russian jet was downed,
1171
01:04:10,130 --> 01:04:11,633
it managed to launch a missile
1172
01:04:11,733 --> 01:04:14,237
and shoot down the UFO.
1173
01:04:15,508 --> 01:04:19,314
Some people have speculated
this was the time
1174
01:04:19,414 --> 01:04:23,523
that the Russians found out
about extraterrestrials.
1175
01:04:24,526 --> 01:04:26,262
BARA:
According to the myths and legends,
1176
01:04:26,362 --> 01:04:29,267
at Kapustin Yar,
they actually recovered bodies,
1177
01:04:29,368 --> 01:04:31,171
they recovered
the spacecraft itself,
1178
01:04:31,271 --> 01:04:35,146
and it was kept there for study
and reverse engineering.
1179
01:04:35,279 --> 01:04:38,320
PETER ROBBINS:
We are told that there is
1180
01:04:38,420 --> 01:04:41,125
a underground facility
under Kapustin Yar,
1181
01:04:41,258 --> 01:04:44,064
similar probably to facilities
here in the States,
1182
01:04:44,198 --> 01:04:48,239
where a full examination
could be performed
1183
01:04:48,339 --> 01:04:50,911
on the pilots of these craft.
1184
01:04:53,551 --> 01:04:56,421
NARRATOR:
To ancient astronaut theorists and researchers,
1185
01:04:56,523 --> 01:05:00,230
what makes the Kapustin Yar
story all the more significant
1186
01:05:00,330 --> 01:05:03,002
is that it occurred
within a year of
1187
01:05:03,102 --> 01:05:05,140
the now-infamous
Roswell incident,
1188
01:05:05,207 --> 01:05:08,346
in which a UFO
reportedly crashed
1189
01:05:08,446 --> 01:05:10,016
in the New Mexico desert
1190
01:05:10,116 --> 01:05:13,857
sometime in June of 1947.
1191
01:05:13,924 --> 01:05:17,030
That took place
near the only active
1192
01:05:17,130 --> 01:05:20,003
military unit in the world
that had nuclear weapons.
1193
01:05:20,103 --> 01:05:22,809
That was the Roswell
509th Bombing Unit,
1194
01:05:22,909 --> 01:05:24,278
and they had nukes.
1195
01:05:24,378 --> 01:05:27,685
Similarly, over at
the Soviet Union
1196
01:05:27,751 --> 01:05:29,689
at places like Kapustin Yar,
1197
01:05:29,789 --> 01:05:33,931
we've got significant
UFO activity being reported,
1198
01:05:34,064 --> 01:05:36,637
military engagements,
1199
01:05:36,737 --> 01:05:38,440
just like in the United States.
1200
01:05:38,507 --> 01:05:40,110
And I personally believe
1201
01:05:40,210 --> 01:05:42,447
that extraterrestrials
had a strong interest
1202
01:05:42,548 --> 01:05:44,953
in the nuclear technologies
that were then developing
1203
01:05:45,053 --> 01:05:46,690
on planet Earth,
1204
01:05:46,824 --> 01:05:48,994
which is exactly why
they were there.
1205
01:05:49,060 --> 01:05:51,566
NARRATOR:
Could it be that both the Kapustin Yar
1206
01:05:51,666 --> 01:05:55,240
and Roswell incidents were
attempts by extraterrestrials
1207
01:05:55,374 --> 01:05:57,812
to make contact
because of mankind's
1208
01:05:57,912 --> 01:06:01,018
recent development
of nuclear weapons?
1209
01:06:01,853 --> 01:06:03,891
But, if such contact did occur,
1210
01:06:03,991 --> 01:06:06,897
did it signal
an era of secret cooperation
1211
01:06:06,997 --> 01:06:08,867
between the world's
two great superpowers,
1212
01:06:08,967 --> 01:06:11,171
or did it only trigger
1213
01:06:11,271 --> 01:06:14,211
a greater degree of
rivalry and competition?
1214
01:06:15,012 --> 01:06:17,216
In Roswell, you had the crash.
1215
01:06:17,317 --> 01:06:20,290
You had the recovered
alien bodies,
1216
01:06:20,390 --> 01:06:21,960
but the aliens were dead.
There was no way
1217
01:06:22,060 --> 01:06:23,296
to communicate with them
1218
01:06:23,396 --> 01:06:24,899
because they had been killed.
1219
01:06:24,999 --> 01:06:26,970
So, we had the technology,
1220
01:06:27,070 --> 01:06:28,907
but probably no really good idea
1221
01:06:29,008 --> 01:06:30,878
on how to start
reverse engineering it.
1222
01:06:30,978 --> 01:06:34,084
Whereas at Kapustin Yar,
as the story goes,
1223
01:06:34,184 --> 01:06:36,255
they not only got
the spacecraft itself,
1224
01:06:36,355 --> 01:06:38,126
but, apparently,
there was at least
1225
01:06:38,226 --> 01:06:39,695
one survivor of the incident.
1226
01:06:39,762 --> 01:06:43,002
So, what could the Russians
possibly have learned
1227
01:06:43,102 --> 01:06:46,676
from that alien extraterrestrial
biological entity
1228
01:06:46,776 --> 01:06:50,851
that we were not able to learn
from our Roswell incident?
1229
01:06:51,519 --> 01:06:54,959
Why were the Russians
first into space?
1230
01:06:55,093 --> 01:06:57,832
Why did they manage
to do Sputnik 1
1231
01:06:57,932 --> 01:07:01,104
and then send
Yuri Gagarin up into orbit
1232
01:07:01,204 --> 01:07:03,710
and leave
the Americans standing?
1233
01:07:04,512 --> 01:07:07,184
Because, on paper, you'd think
that the U.S. government
1234
01:07:07,284 --> 01:07:09,956
should have won that race,
but they didn't.
1235
01:07:10,056 --> 01:07:13,363
If the Russians
got live aliens,
1236
01:07:13,463 --> 01:07:15,367
maybe they found out something
1237
01:07:15,500 --> 01:07:17,572
from what happened
at Kapustin Yar
1238
01:07:17,672 --> 01:07:20,811
that gave them
the edge in the space race.
1239
01:07:22,347 --> 01:07:25,320
NARRATOR:
Is it possible that the Soviet Union gained
1240
01:07:25,420 --> 01:07:28,627
a strategic advantage in
the so-called "Space Race"
1241
01:07:28,727 --> 01:07:33,369
because of help it received from
an extraterrestrial visitor?
1242
01:07:34,237 --> 01:07:36,743
And if so, did the United States
1243
01:07:36,843 --> 01:07:39,114
have knowledge of this secret?
1244
01:07:39,215 --> 01:07:41,052
Ancient astronaut
theorists suggest
1245
01:07:41,152 --> 01:07:45,093
evidence of a mutual interest
can be found
1246
01:07:45,193 --> 01:07:47,698
by examining
the unprecedented partnership
1247
01:07:47,798 --> 01:07:49,167
between the two nations
1248
01:07:49,234 --> 01:07:52,307
when it comes to outer space.
1249
01:08:03,597 --> 01:08:07,003
(translated): I am now
concluding my activity
1250
01:08:07,103 --> 01:08:09,207
as president of the USSR.
1251
01:08:09,307 --> 01:08:12,147
NARRATOR:
In one of the most significant events of the 20th century,
1252
01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:14,719
Soviet President
Mikhail Gorbachev
1253
01:08:14,819 --> 01:08:17,791
announces his resignation.
1254
01:08:18,660 --> 01:08:22,233
Just five days short of
its 69th anniversary,
1255
01:08:22,333 --> 01:08:25,339
the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
1256
01:08:25,439 --> 01:08:28,412
is officially dissolved.
1257
01:08:28,513 --> 01:08:32,655
The Soviet Union collapsed
1989, 1990, 1991,
1258
01:08:32,755 --> 01:08:35,393
and split up into its
constituent republics.
1259
01:08:35,527 --> 01:08:39,334
Russia at that time in
the 1990s was a hellhole.
1260
01:08:39,468 --> 01:08:41,138
Ethnic conflicts were brewing
1261
01:08:41,238 --> 01:08:43,275
all around the borders
of the Russian Federation.
1262
01:08:43,409 --> 01:08:45,982
Incredibly high levels of crime.
1263
01:08:46,082 --> 01:08:48,620
The birth of the Russian Mafia.
1264
01:08:49,622 --> 01:08:53,531
NARRATOR:
But of all the problems that now plague the former Soviet Union,
1265
01:08:53,597 --> 01:08:56,770
their space program
was not one of them.
1266
01:08:56,870 --> 01:09:01,311
Their Mir orbiting space station
was considered a huge success,
1267
01:09:01,412 --> 01:09:04,451
which often stood
in stark contrast
1268
01:09:04,552 --> 01:09:08,593
to the United States'
tragedy-plagued Shuttle program.
1269
01:09:12,568 --> 01:09:14,973
This contrast
was so stark, in fact,
1270
01:09:15,039 --> 01:09:19,749
that when the Shuttle program
quietly ended in 2011,
1271
01:09:19,849 --> 01:09:23,890
the United States suspended
its own manned space program
1272
01:09:23,990 --> 01:09:25,694
in favor of sending
its astronauts
1273
01:09:25,761 --> 01:09:29,401
up to the International Space
Station as little more than
1274
01:09:29,501 --> 01:09:32,174
passengers aboard
Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
1275
01:09:32,307 --> 01:09:34,110
POPE:
It seems that the U.S.
1276
01:09:34,244 --> 01:09:38,052
ceded control of space
to the Russians.
1277
01:09:38,186 --> 01:09:40,590
Certainly in relation
to manned missions.
1278
01:09:40,691 --> 01:09:42,561
But it is bizarre.
1279
01:09:42,661 --> 01:09:45,132
For whatever reason,
the Russians,
1280
01:09:45,232 --> 01:09:46,569
despite all their problems,
1281
01:09:46,669 --> 01:09:50,109
seemed to be ahead of the U.S.
in some respects
1282
01:09:50,209 --> 01:09:52,214
when you talk about space.
1283
01:09:52,280 --> 01:09:54,217
A couple of examples of
1284
01:09:54,284 --> 01:09:57,992
where the U.S. seem to
have ceded control,
1285
01:09:58,092 --> 01:10:00,330
or certainly ceded
the leadership position
1286
01:10:00,430 --> 01:10:02,100
in space to the Russians,
1287
01:10:02,167 --> 01:10:04,739
are the International
Space Station,
1288
01:10:04,839 --> 01:10:08,647
where now, American astronauts
can't even get there
1289
01:10:08,747 --> 01:10:11,251
without even going up
in Russian rockets.
1290
01:10:13,657 --> 01:10:15,426
NARRATOR:
For ancient astronaut theorists,
1291
01:10:15,527 --> 01:10:18,934
the partnership between
the two rival space programs
1292
01:10:19,034 --> 01:10:20,738
was simply an admission
1293
01:10:20,838 --> 01:10:23,644
of what had already been
taking place in secret
1294
01:10:23,710 --> 01:10:25,714
for decades.
1295
01:10:26,750 --> 01:10:30,690
It also proved that both the
U.S. and Russian space programs
1296
01:10:30,824 --> 01:10:33,630
were going to continue
working together
1297
01:10:33,764 --> 01:10:36,168
in the interest
of furthering the goal
1298
01:10:36,234 --> 01:10:39,007
of extraterrestrial contact.
1299
01:10:39,107 --> 01:10:42,313
But this time
there was a difference.
1300
01:10:43,148 --> 01:10:44,885
Russia was now
largely controlled
1301
01:10:44,985 --> 01:10:46,823
by deep-pocketed oligarchs,
1302
01:10:46,923 --> 01:10:51,265
and run by tight-gripped
autocrats like Vladimir Putin.
1303
01:10:51,398 --> 01:10:54,104
They were free of
the kind of public scrutiny
1304
01:10:54,204 --> 01:10:55,841
that would force full disclosure
1305
01:10:55,941 --> 01:10:59,381
about just what they
were doing in outer space.
1306
01:10:59,815 --> 01:11:02,955
If there are alien/human
encounters taking place
1307
01:11:03,055 --> 01:11:04,525
in space or in low-Earth orbit,
1308
01:11:04,625 --> 01:11:06,829
the Russians could
bring back the information
1309
01:11:06,929 --> 01:11:08,432
and share it with us.
1310
01:11:08,499 --> 01:11:11,372
STONEHILL:
There is a certain level of secrecy
1311
01:11:11,472 --> 01:11:13,142
that is very different in Russia
1312
01:11:13,242 --> 01:11:14,712
than it is in the United States.
1313
01:11:14,812 --> 01:11:19,321
So it could be that
most sensitive information
1314
01:11:19,421 --> 01:11:21,827
is being handled by
the Russian side
1315
01:11:21,927 --> 01:11:25,033
so to make sure that
it doesn't get released
1316
01:11:25,099 --> 01:11:27,270
and doesn't, uh, spook
1317
01:11:27,370 --> 01:11:29,708
the populations
in different nations.
1318
01:11:31,513 --> 01:11:34,050
NARRATOR:
But while information coming out of Russia
1319
01:11:34,150 --> 01:11:36,255
is now under tight control,
1320
01:11:36,388 --> 01:11:38,392
the same could not be said
1321
01:11:38,492 --> 01:11:41,431
for the period when
the Soviet Union was imploding.
1322
01:11:41,533 --> 01:11:43,903
And it was during
this brief period
1323
01:11:44,037 --> 01:11:47,545
that Russia's extensive history
of extraterrestrial encounters
1324
01:11:47,645 --> 01:11:50,383
became all but fully exposed.
1325
01:11:50,449 --> 01:11:52,989
In the waning days of
the Soviet Union,
1326
01:11:53,089 --> 01:11:54,490
a lot of interesting documents
1327
01:11:54,592 --> 01:11:56,829
pertaining to UFOs
were declassified.
1328
01:11:56,929 --> 01:12:00,369
For example,
the KGB so-called Blue File,
1329
01:12:00,470 --> 01:12:04,645
124 pages of information
about UFO cases
1330
01:12:04,745 --> 01:12:07,952
that came within to the KGB.
1331
01:12:08,052 --> 01:12:09,321
It was declassified.
1332
01:12:09,421 --> 01:12:11,927
We know that
most of the documents
1333
01:12:12,027 --> 01:12:13,596
pertaining to the SETKA program,
1334
01:12:13,696 --> 01:12:16,268
which was the official
Soviet top secret
1335
01:12:16,401 --> 01:12:19,174
UFO program
which existed for 13 years,
1336
01:12:19,308 --> 01:12:21,445
from '78 to 1991,
1337
01:12:21,546 --> 01:12:23,750
most of those cases
are not available,
1338
01:12:23,850 --> 01:12:26,522
but the cases that we know
about, that I've studied,
1339
01:12:26,589 --> 01:12:30,330
are enough to
make you amazed to know
1340
01:12:30,430 --> 01:12:32,267
and of what they have discovered
1341
01:12:32,367 --> 01:12:33,770
and what may be in store.
1342
01:12:33,904 --> 01:12:38,312
NARRATOR: Could recent
UFO disclosures in Russia,
1343
01:12:38,379 --> 01:12:41,384
China, the United Kingdom
1344
01:12:41,484 --> 01:12:43,923
and other nations worldwide
1345
01:12:44,023 --> 01:12:45,727
indicate that there is
1346
01:12:45,828 --> 01:12:48,700
a global mandate
to now share information
1347
01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:52,006
about unidentified
aerial phenomena?
1348
01:12:52,073 --> 01:12:53,275
While it may appear
1349
01:12:53,375 --> 01:12:55,279
that governments
around the world
1350
01:12:55,412 --> 01:12:57,150
are becoming
more transparent,
1351
01:12:57,250 --> 01:12:59,488
shocking statements
recently made
1352
01:12:59,589 --> 01:13:01,792
by a pioneer of
space exploration
1353
01:13:01,893 --> 01:13:04,999
may indicate that
much bigger secrets
1354
01:13:05,099 --> 01:13:07,037
with far greater implications
1355
01:13:07,137 --> 01:13:09,975
continue to be closely guarded.
1356
01:13:22,635 --> 01:13:25,139
NARRATOR: General Haim Eshed,
the former head
1357
01:13:25,239 --> 01:13:27,878
of Israel's defense ministry's
space directorate,
1358
01:13:27,945 --> 01:13:31,786
sits for an interview with
the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
1359
01:13:31,886 --> 01:13:35,326
What he reveals
is highly unexpected.
1360
01:13:35,460 --> 01:13:38,599
General Eshed
is quoted as saying...
1361
01:13:46,048 --> 01:13:48,419
He then proceeds to divulge
1362
01:13:48,520 --> 01:13:50,924
even more shocking revelations.
1363
01:13:51,726 --> 01:13:54,397
CHILDRESS:
Haim Eshed said that
1364
01:13:54,464 --> 01:13:56,502
the Americans and the Israelis
1365
01:13:56,603 --> 01:13:58,405
and-and other Western nations
1366
01:13:58,506 --> 01:14:00,610
are part of a federation
1367
01:14:00,710 --> 01:14:02,514
with extraterrestrials.
1368
01:14:02,614 --> 01:14:04,250
And what he described
1369
01:14:04,350 --> 01:14:06,523
was something similar to
what's in Star Trek,
1370
01:14:06,656 --> 01:14:09,962
a galactic federation
1371
01:14:10,062 --> 01:14:12,701
of extraterrestrials,
1372
01:14:12,801 --> 01:14:16,241
and they're wanting Earth
1373
01:14:16,341 --> 01:14:18,078
to join this federation.
1374
01:14:18,178 --> 01:14:20,784
Eshed was the head of
1375
01:14:20,850 --> 01:14:23,523
Israel's defense ministry
space programs
1376
01:14:23,623 --> 01:14:25,594
for 30 years.
1377
01:14:25,694 --> 01:14:28,131
And so, this is
an extremely credible
1378
01:14:28,265 --> 01:14:30,135
person with this information.
1379
01:14:30,235 --> 01:14:34,612
KNAPP:
I can't imagine someone more credible in Israel
1380
01:14:34,712 --> 01:14:36,481
than Haim Eshed
to make those statements.
1381
01:14:36,582 --> 01:14:38,653
He was the head of
space security,
1382
01:14:38,754 --> 01:14:41,726
he was a general,
he was a professor,
1383
01:14:41,860 --> 01:14:44,231
an engineer.
Uh, he knows his stuff.
1384
01:14:44,331 --> 01:14:48,238
He knows what's ours and what
isn't flying around out there.
1385
01:14:49,474 --> 01:14:51,679
HOWE:
Haim Eshed is one of the most fascinating
1386
01:14:51,779 --> 01:14:53,416
humans on this planet.
1387
01:14:53,517 --> 01:14:55,219
He was personally responsible
1388
01:14:55,319 --> 01:14:57,022
for the overseeing
and the launch
1389
01:14:57,123 --> 01:15:01,632
of 20 critical
satellites in Israel.
1390
01:15:02,433 --> 01:15:05,541
He's saying it,
we are not alone,
1391
01:15:05,641 --> 01:15:07,712
and then comes the other twist.
1392
01:15:07,812 --> 01:15:11,117
It isn't humans
that are holding it back.
1393
01:15:11,217 --> 01:15:15,661
It's the extraterrestrial
biological entities
1394
01:15:15,761 --> 01:15:19,234
who said humans are not ready
1395
01:15:19,334 --> 01:15:21,973
for the introduction yet.
1396
01:15:22,107 --> 01:15:24,679
It is obvious now
1397
01:15:24,812 --> 01:15:27,417
that we have to harness
1398
01:15:27,518 --> 01:15:30,256
the advanced technologies
1399
01:15:30,356 --> 01:15:32,995
to join forces
1400
01:15:33,095 --> 01:15:36,301
and create this world,
a better world.
1401
01:15:36,434 --> 01:15:40,009
When someone like that comes
out with a story like this,
1402
01:15:40,109 --> 01:15:42,914
everyone should sit up
and take notice.
1403
01:15:43,015 --> 01:15:46,354
And yet, for a lot of people,
they're not either aware of this
1404
01:15:46,454 --> 01:15:50,597
or just write this off because
it just sounds too crazy.
1405
01:15:50,664 --> 01:15:52,333
And yet it comes from someone
1406
01:15:52,433 --> 01:15:53,870
who has operated at
1407
01:15:53,970 --> 01:15:56,575
the heart of the establishment.
1408
01:15:57,745 --> 01:15:59,682
NARRATOR:
Despite General Eshed's high status
1409
01:15:59,782 --> 01:16:02,587
as the father of
the Israeli space program,
1410
01:16:02,688 --> 01:16:04,490
government officials
around the world
1411
01:16:04,591 --> 01:16:06,395
remained largely silent
1412
01:16:06,495 --> 01:16:09,367
about his sensational claims.
1413
01:16:09,468 --> 01:16:11,539
But did they refrain
from commenting
1414
01:16:11,639 --> 01:16:14,177
because they found
his claims to be outlandish
1415
01:16:14,277 --> 01:16:18,285
or because they were
protecting the same secret?
1416
01:16:18,385 --> 01:16:20,390
It cannot be dismissed offhand
1417
01:16:20,524 --> 01:16:22,493
because there were others.
1418
01:16:22,595 --> 01:16:25,734
One of them is Canada's
Defense Minister
1419
01:16:25,801 --> 01:16:28,840
Paul Hellyer who has said that
1420
01:16:28,940 --> 01:16:31,411
there is
extraterrestrial contact
1421
01:16:31,477 --> 01:16:35,085
going on between Earth
and extraterrestrial factions.
1422
01:16:36,020 --> 01:16:38,993
NARRATOR: On December 30, 2013,
1423
01:16:39,093 --> 01:16:41,866
in an international television
news broadcast,
1424
01:16:41,999 --> 01:16:43,703
former Canadian Minister of
1425
01:16:43,803 --> 01:16:45,440
National Defense, Paul Hellyer,
1426
01:16:45,541 --> 01:16:47,711
made the astonishing statement
1427
01:16:47,845 --> 01:16:49,414
that he has knowledge of
extraterrestrials
1428
01:16:49,515 --> 01:16:51,418
visiting Earth.
1429
01:16:51,519 --> 01:16:54,892
Why do you say that
UFOs are as real
1430
01:16:54,992 --> 01:16:56,996
as the airplanes
flying over our heads?
1431
01:16:57,063 --> 01:16:59,367
Well, because
I know that they are.
1432
01:16:59,467 --> 01:17:03,041
And they've been visiting this
planet for thousands of years.
1433
01:17:03,141 --> 01:17:06,582
And there is
what is called a federation
1434
01:17:06,683 --> 01:17:08,920
of these people,
and they have rules.
1435
01:17:09,020 --> 01:17:11,592
When I first went public,
1436
01:17:11,692 --> 01:17:13,663
I said that UFOs are as real
1437
01:17:13,730 --> 01:17:15,499
as the airplanes going overhead,
1438
01:17:15,600 --> 01:17:17,370
and got the dubious
distinction of being
1439
01:17:17,436 --> 01:17:21,045
the first person of cabinet rank
to say it categorically.
1440
01:17:21,846 --> 01:17:24,785
The elected people
have been kept in the dark.
1441
01:17:24,919 --> 01:17:26,722
I would say both the president
1442
01:17:26,856 --> 01:17:28,827
and the Congress.
1443
01:17:28,927 --> 01:17:31,666
There have been presidents
who've wanted to know
1444
01:17:31,799 --> 01:17:35,840
what was going on, so, yes,
the situation, I think,
1445
01:17:35,940 --> 01:17:37,544
is not well understood,
1446
01:17:37,677 --> 01:17:40,115
and this has been
going on for decades.
1447
01:17:40,216 --> 01:17:43,288
So, that is, uh,
is a matter of concern,
1448
01:17:43,422 --> 01:17:47,831
and I think should continue
to be a matter of concern,
1449
01:17:47,931 --> 01:17:50,235
especially for Americans,
but also for
1450
01:17:50,335 --> 01:17:51,572
the people of the world.
1451
01:17:52,473 --> 01:17:56,615
CHILDRESS:
So, here we have two senior military personnel,
1452
01:17:56,682 --> 01:17:58,619
one from Israel,
one from Canada,
1453
01:17:58,719 --> 01:17:59,955
who are basically saying
1454
01:18:00,089 --> 01:18:02,193
yes, extraterrestrials are here,
1455
01:18:02,293 --> 01:18:05,499
UFO activity is real,
1456
01:18:05,567 --> 01:18:08,506
and certain governments
of planet Earth
1457
01:18:08,606 --> 01:18:12,080
are in contact with
these extraterrestrials.
1458
01:18:12,180 --> 01:18:13,315
What's going on?
1459
01:18:13,381 --> 01:18:16,622
Are these people almost like
1460
01:18:16,756 --> 01:18:19,427
trying to disclose themselves?
1461
01:18:19,528 --> 01:18:23,869
Or are they part of
a wider strategy
1462
01:18:23,969 --> 01:18:26,675
involving many different
nations all around the world
1463
01:18:26,775 --> 01:18:31,017
working to try and find a way
to get this out?
1464
01:18:31,118 --> 01:18:34,858
It's a difficult one because
you can't ignore the backstory.
1465
01:18:34,958 --> 01:18:36,695
If it was just
a question of saying
1466
01:18:36,795 --> 01:18:39,635
UFOs are extraterrestrial,
it's all true,
1467
01:18:39,702 --> 01:18:41,304
then fair enough.
1468
01:18:41,405 --> 01:18:42,674
But the backstory
1469
01:18:42,774 --> 01:18:45,714
is that we've been
lying to you about this
1470
01:18:45,814 --> 01:18:48,118
for nearly 80 years.
1471
01:18:48,218 --> 01:18:51,625
So, you got to find a way
to get it out there
1472
01:18:51,726 --> 01:18:55,499
in a way that
exonerates governments
1473
01:18:55,601 --> 01:18:58,038
all around the world
from complicity
1474
01:18:58,104 --> 01:19:02,280
in this decades-long
cover-up and conspiracy.
1475
01:19:02,380 --> 01:19:03,917
How to do that?
1476
01:19:03,984 --> 01:19:07,924
Well, maybe use these
people who have retired.
1477
01:19:09,127 --> 01:19:11,833
NARRATOR:
Is it possible that the extraordinary claims
1478
01:19:11,900 --> 01:19:13,703
of former high-ranking
government officials
1479
01:19:13,803 --> 01:19:18,078
like Haim Eshed and
Paul Hellyer are true?
1480
01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:20,316
Are there world leaders
1481
01:19:20,416 --> 01:19:22,688
who are not only
aware of extraterrestrials,
1482
01:19:22,788 --> 01:19:25,225
but in contact with them?
1483
01:19:25,325 --> 01:19:27,831
Perhaps further clues
can be found
1484
01:19:27,965 --> 01:19:29,735
by examining a recent agreement
1485
01:19:29,835 --> 01:19:31,805
that details how NATO nations
1486
01:19:31,939 --> 01:19:36,080
will protect each other's
interests beyond Earth.
1487
01:19:41,826 --> 01:19:45,432
President of
the United States Joe Biden
1488
01:19:45,533 --> 01:19:47,270
attends the 31st NATO summit
1489
01:19:47,403 --> 01:19:50,910
along with 30 other world
leaders and dignitaries.
1490
01:19:50,977 --> 01:19:53,348
Among the items on the agenda
1491
01:19:53,482 --> 01:19:55,553
is an agreement between members
1492
01:19:55,654 --> 01:19:58,024
to expand the Collective
Defense Clause,
1493
01:19:58,124 --> 01:20:01,231
also known as Article 5.
1494
01:20:01,331 --> 01:20:05,105
In addition to land,
sea, air and cyberspace,
1495
01:20:05,205 --> 01:20:08,513
NATO nations will now protect
one another's safety
1496
01:20:08,580 --> 01:20:11,685
and national interests in space.
1497
01:20:12,453 --> 01:20:14,959
What's particularly
significant about this
1498
01:20:15,059 --> 01:20:17,865
is it was the first NATO summit
1499
01:20:17,965 --> 01:20:19,634
that President Biden attended.
1500
01:20:19,768 --> 01:20:22,574
So here we have
an incoming president
1501
01:20:22,674 --> 01:20:27,984
who makes this a key part
of his initial business.
1502
01:20:29,421 --> 01:20:31,793
There's no getting away
from the fact that
1503
01:20:31,893 --> 01:20:35,600
space will be a key battlefield
1504
01:20:35,700 --> 01:20:38,004
in any future conflict.
1505
01:20:38,104 --> 01:20:42,046
The only question arises,
conflict with who or what?
1506
01:20:42,180 --> 01:20:44,450
Some people say the real forces
1507
01:20:44,518 --> 01:20:47,891
that they're concerned about
are extraterrestrial.
1508
01:20:49,661 --> 01:20:53,168
NARRATOR:
NATO leaders claim the expansion of Article 5
1509
01:20:53,268 --> 01:20:55,706
was made to address
their concerns about
1510
01:20:55,807 --> 01:21:00,182
increasingly aggressive behavior
in space by China and Russia.
1511
01:21:00,282 --> 01:21:03,556
But could this actually be
the first collective agreement
1512
01:21:03,656 --> 01:21:06,160
between nations
preparing for the possibility
1513
01:21:06,260 --> 01:21:09,668
of a threat
from an alien civilization?
1514
01:21:09,768 --> 01:21:14,845
And is it one more step towards
greater government transparency?
1515
01:21:14,912 --> 01:21:18,920
HOWE:
We are, at 2021, headed toward 2050
1516
01:21:19,020 --> 01:21:21,692
when Elon Musk says he will have
1517
01:21:21,759 --> 01:21:24,532
a million humans on Mars.
1518
01:21:24,632 --> 01:21:26,736
Are we now, in the next decade,
1519
01:21:26,836 --> 01:21:29,641
going to be introduced to
1520
01:21:29,741 --> 01:21:31,679
revelation after revelation,
1521
01:21:31,779 --> 01:21:33,816
country by country,
1522
01:21:33,917 --> 01:21:36,488
treaty by treaty,
1523
01:21:36,555 --> 01:21:39,260
until the entire planet
1524
01:21:39,360 --> 01:21:41,999
has finally
stepped up to the plate
1525
01:21:42,099 --> 01:21:45,674
on all political
and military secrets?
1526
01:21:45,807 --> 01:21:47,544
Could it happen that way?
1527
01:21:49,247 --> 01:21:51,719
POPE:
After nearly 80 years of denying
1528
01:21:51,819 --> 01:21:54,692
and debunking and downplaying,
1529
01:21:54,792 --> 01:21:56,963
now is the time for governments
1530
01:21:57,063 --> 01:21:59,735
to step forward and own this.
1531
01:21:59,835 --> 01:22:02,841
Time and time again,
we see this concept,
1532
01:22:02,941 --> 01:22:05,680
that cooperation is key.
1533
01:22:05,747 --> 01:22:08,385
It's only when
nations collaborate
1534
01:22:08,485 --> 01:22:10,456
that we will be able
1535
01:22:10,557 --> 01:22:11,993
to fully understand
1536
01:22:12,126 --> 01:22:14,565
and respond to
the UFO phenomenon.
1537
01:22:14,631 --> 01:22:16,300
Mr. Secretary General,
1538
01:22:16,367 --> 01:22:18,740
honored guests and
distinguished delegates...
1539
01:22:18,840 --> 01:22:20,811
TSOUKALOS:
In one of his speeches
1540
01:22:20,944 --> 01:22:23,448
in 1987, President Reagan
1541
01:22:23,549 --> 01:22:25,386
made the suggestion
1542
01:22:25,486 --> 01:22:29,595
that if Earth would receive
a threat from outer space,
1543
01:22:29,728 --> 01:22:32,333
that this would unify
1544
01:22:32,466 --> 01:22:34,972
world cultures
from around the planet.
1545
01:22:35,072 --> 01:22:38,278
Can we and all nations
not live in peace?
1546
01:22:38,412 --> 01:22:41,184
I occasionally think how quickly
1547
01:22:41,317 --> 01:22:43,321
our differences worldwide
1548
01:22:43,421 --> 01:22:47,765
would vanish if we were
facing an alien threat,
1549
01:22:47,831 --> 01:22:49,635
from outside this world.
1550
01:22:49,735 --> 01:22:53,475
TSOUKALOS:
I don't look at the extraterrestrial question
1551
01:22:53,576 --> 01:22:55,680
as a threat, but rather
1552
01:22:55,780 --> 01:22:58,118
an extension of who we are
1553
01:22:58,218 --> 01:23:00,489
or how we even
got here long ago.
1554
01:23:00,590 --> 01:23:04,898
What if you have all the nations
around the world pull together
1555
01:23:04,998 --> 01:23:08,005
their resources and research
1556
01:23:08,105 --> 01:23:09,440
the extraterrestrial question?
1557
01:23:09,574 --> 01:23:12,848
And guess what?
There is an incredible chest,
1558
01:23:12,948 --> 01:23:17,156
a war chest
of indications from the past,
1559
01:23:17,256 --> 01:23:18,859
all the way to the present,
1560
01:23:18,959 --> 01:23:23,769
that what we see today
is not new.
1561
01:23:24,638 --> 01:23:27,443
NARRATOR:
Are world leaders beginning to seriously consider
1562
01:23:27,544 --> 01:23:30,617
the possibility that
unidentified aerial phenomena
1563
01:23:30,717 --> 01:23:34,658
are, in fact,
of extraterrestrial origin?
1564
01:23:36,094 --> 01:23:38,031
And could
the profound implications
1565
01:23:38,131 --> 01:23:39,968
of an alien presence on Earth
1566
01:23:40,068 --> 01:23:44,110
lead to greater collaboration
between nations,
1567
01:23:44,210 --> 01:23:49,086
uniting to prepare for
an incredible new reality?
1568
01:23:49,921 --> 01:23:52,026
Perhaps the visitors
in our skies
1569
01:23:52,126 --> 01:23:54,064
have been watching us all along,
1570
01:23:54,130 --> 01:23:56,034
and only when the world
1571
01:23:56,101 --> 01:23:58,973
comes together will it
finally be revealed
1572
01:23:59,039 --> 01:24:01,278
that we are not alone.
1573
01:24:01,411 --> 01:24:05,786
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