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Tonight on the
proof is out there..

Is this Canada's answer
to the Loch Ness monster?

- [Girl] What is it?

- [Tony] Are these rings part
of a government conspiracy?

- [Tracy] This is
some crazy stuff!

What is going on?

- [Tony] And is this snake
a prehistoric predator?

- [Man] The natives live
in great dread and fear

of this particular creature.

[Suspenseful orchestral music]

- [Tony] Around the
globe are videos...

- [woman] What the heck is this?

- [Tony] Photos, and
sounds that defy explanation.

[Low humming]

- [Man] Is it some kind
of unidentified object?

- [Man] A plane that was
literally frozen in the air.

- [Tony] What are they?

- [Man] Some sort
of bizarre mutation.

- Extraordinary claims
need extraordinary proof.

- I'm Tony Harris.

And as a journalist
for more than 30 years,

I've followed the facts
where they take me.

Now, I'm bringing that
spirit of investigation

to the world's strangest
sounds and images.

[Creature squealing]

We'll analyze each
one with top experts.

- It's a credible case,
it's a credible video.

- [Tony] And pass a
verdict on what it is.

- This clearly
was clearly faked.

- "The proof" starts now.

Good evening, and welcome
to "the proof is out there."

We start with a legendary
snakelike creature

out of Canada,

similar to Scotland's
Loch Ness monster.

Are these new videos proof of
the water demon named ogopogo?

June 2019, British
Columbia, Canada.

Businessman Jim
larocque is enjoying

a day on the
shore of lake skaha,

when suddenly...

- outta nowhere, I just heard

a swoosh-swoosh-swoosh sound.

- [Tony] He scrambles
for his phone.

- And I was like, "oh my god,

"hopefully I can
get this on video,

"'cause no one's ever
gonna believe me about this."

And as I was recording it,
my daughter's like, "what is it?

"What is it?"

- [Girl] What is it?

Dave, what is it?

- [Tony] Let's
get a closer look.

It's that series of small waves

moving as if they're being
caused by something serpentine

undulating below the surface.

Jim believes he's just
captured more than waves.

He says this is the elusive
creature known as ogopogo.

- In my head, I was like,
"that thing is massive

"and it's gotta be, something
that big, must be the ogopogo

"they talked about
for years around here."

- [Tony] Just an hour
north in lake okanagan

in July of 2018,
a similar video.

- Do you see that?
- Yes!

- [Tony] A teenager
spots what he thinks

might just be the
mysterious lake monster.

- What the heck?
- What is that thing?

- [Boy] I have no clue.

- [Tony] In this footage,

you can clearly see
more than waves.

It looks like it could be
the creature's dorsal side,

and it's moving.

- I think this is
some of the best

lake monster
footage I've ever seen.

- [Tony] Field
researcher Ken gerhard

says first nation tribes
have described the beast

as long and serpentine,
larger than anything

that should live in
a freshwater lake.

- This is exactly what
hundreds of eyewitnesses

of the ogopogo have described,

and it's actually very similar

to descriptions of the
Loch Ness monster

and other lake monsters
around the world.

- Ogopogo is said to
have a horse-like head,

could be dark green, brown,

a serpentine, snakelike
body, a split tail,

a real, almost a snake monster.

The locals and some
natives historically

thought ogopogo was
a spirit of the water

and it required sacrifice.

So, they would drop chickens

and small animals into the water

before they crossed the lake

so that they wouldn't
be eaten themselves.

- Some have also
speculated that the ogopogo

might be a surviving member
of a primitive species of whale

from the late eocene period,

which existed approximately
35 million years ago.

But here's the question:

Are these videos actual
proof of ogopogo's existence?

Let's take a closer look.

- The first thing the human
eye sees when they see this

is potentially a creature
moving through the water.

- [Tony] Marine
biologist Dr. Shea conger

is well-versed in hydrology,
the study of waves.

To determine
whether this could be

some kind of whale or fish,
she looks for a trailing wake,

the kind a tail would make.

- I don't see any form of
back-and-forth propelling motion

towards the end of
the series of humps.

- [Tony] What about a
sea serpent of some kind?

The humps of those
waves are the clue.

- [Shea] If this were an animal

propelling itself
through the water,

we would see these bumps
move up and down in sequence.

Instead, what you see
are the peaks of the waves

all hitting at the same time.

- So, this is what
Dr. Conger's talking about.

Take a look at these waves.

Here, here, here,

here.

They're all peaking at
about the same time.

Conger says that's
proof this is no animal.

It's what happens seasonally

when lake layers of different
temperatures and depths

pass over each other.

In fact, it has a name:
The ogopogo effect.

- [Shea] This is a very
basic propagating wave

making its way
through the water,

rather than a biological animal.

- [Tony] But she's
got a different take

on the other footage.

- What's compelling
about this video

is it clearly shows
a large object

in the middle of lake okanogan.

- [Tony] That's right,

conger believes there's
actually something in the water.

Again, the waves are the proof.

- At times, you can
see what appear to be

different structures or humps

that appear throughout
the image as it moves.

What would make this
video even more compelling

is if the object
that I was seeing

was swimming against the
current that we see in the video.

- [Tony] This thing is
going with the current,

which widens the
range of possibilities.

- I can conclude that
this is either an object

like a log that's rotating
as it moves through water

or this is an animal that's
moving through the water column.

And so, to me, the
footage is definitely genuine,

but it's the conclusion
of what we're seeing

that is undefined for me.

[Pensive orchestral music]

- As for me, I believe
underwater discoveries

are happening every day,

so it would be
shortsighted to suggest

that it's impossible for an
unknown animal to exist.

And that seems to be the case

in at least one of these videos,

as those sequential
waves indicate.

Our verdict?

An unknown living
animal is lurking

in the waters of
British Columbia.

You know, sometimes
you see something

you know all of your
friends will never believe.

Well, it's a good thing everyone
has a camera on their phone

because our next video
shows something so strange

some believe it may be part
of a government conspiracy

to control the weather
or even our minds.

June 4th, 2020, just another
day in Detroit, Michigan.

Tracy bell is walking
to her car with a friend

as she catches a glimpse of
something out of the ordinary.

- [Tracy] What is that?

This is some crazy
stuff; What's goin' on?

- [Tony] Take a closer look.

It appears to be a
dark ring-like formation

making its way
through the clouds.

Unusual, for sure, but
Tracy has her own idea

about what she's witnessing.

- [Tracy] Oh my gosh,
the aliens have attacked.

- [Tony] That's not all.

Another we recorded in the
skies over Moscow in 2018.

[Speaking Russian]

Then again in 2019 over
a snowy field in Montana.

What are these?

Was Tracy bell right?

- [Tracy] Oh my gosh,
the aliens have attacked.

- The fact that a person
would jump immediately to ufos

isn't that far
out in left field.

A lotta reports come
in of people seeing ufos

enter into clouds
and not come out.

So, are they using
it for camouflage?

- [Tony] Some speculate
these strange rings

are created by jets,

parts of a secret worldwide
conspiracy known as chemtrails.

- Chemtrails, or
chemical trails,

is also known as geoengineering
or climate engineering.

- [Tony] Believers say what
we assume to be normal contrails

are in fact laced with
dangerous metals and chemicals,

which dissipate
into the atmosphere.

- Heavy metals like
aluminum, barium, strontium,

these are hitting us in ways

that are deleterious to our
health and to the environment.

- But why?

The theory goes that governments

are doing this for
nefarious purposes,

like weather modification,
even population and mind control.

17% of people surveyed
in an international study

said they believe
governments are involved

in some sort of secret
atmospheric program.

Is that what's going on here?

Or maybe these are alien
ships masquerading as clouds.

We went to our video analyst,

Mark d'Antonio, to
take a closer look.

Our first question:
Is this a ufo?

- It really is pretty
cool-looking.

Is it some kind of
unidentified object?

What is this ring in the sky?

- [Tony] But d'Antonio
says in his years of research,

ufo's come in various shapes,

triangles, cigars,
orbs, but never rings.

- I've never seen one in
association with a ufo report.

This doesn't fit the classic
profile when it comes to a ufo.

- [Tony] So, if we're
not looking at a ufo,

then could they be chemtrails?

- Chemtrails are
typically described

as long, feathery material.

But in this case, it
doesn't fit the profile

for the classic chemtrail spray

that we have been hearing
about throughout our history.

- [Tony] So, are we looking
at some sort of weather event?

We take that question

to atmospheric scientist
Dr. Deanna hence,

who examines the
video filmed by Tracy bell.

- It's at an altitude
that's much lower

than all of the cloud
that's around it.

And a perfectly circular thing

is not something
you frequently see,

and especially not so
low in the atmosphere.

- [Tony] And hence
finds another glaring clue

which rules out a
weather anomaly.

- Another thing
was the ring's color.

The fact that it was so dark

doesn't suggest that
it's made of water.

This is something that's
more akin to smoke or soot,

something of that nature.

- [Tony] Okay, so we've
narrowed it down to a smoke ring,

but what could possibly
cause one so large?

D'Antonio has a theory.

- This object is
potentially created

by a diesel engine.
[Flames whooshing]

Diesel engines have
a long, tall stack.

And when they start up,

they typically will expel
a lotta black smoke,

vroom, and off they
go. [Flames whooshing]

- [Tony] This video proves it.

Watch the formation
of a smoke ring.

- As that plume
is pushing through

all that colder air around it,

it's actually going
to wrap up the smoke

that's already in
that circular shape.

That combination
creates that nice ring.

- So, there you have it.

It's likely these rings were
created by a factory smokestack

or some sort of large engine.

The good news is
that we're not looking

at a worldwide
government conspiracy

or even something
from another planet.

The bad news?

It's just more evidence of
how we're polluting ours.

Our verdict, smoke rings.

- The Amazon basin is
one of the most biodiverse

ecosystems on our planet.

Only a fraction of it
has been researched,

and every year brings
new scientific discoveries.

And in this video, did
some local fishermen

discover proof of an
ancient river legend?

It's march 2020,

a hot and humid day
in the Brazilian Amazon.

Local fishermen are
crossing the xingu river

when they encounter
an extraordinary sight.

[Speaking Portuguese]

- [Tony] At first, it almost
looks like waves or ripples,

but let's have a closer look.

It's some kind
of gigantic snake.

This thing is nightmarish.

And by one estimate,
it's 50 feet long.

Field research Ken gerhard
says it immediately reminds him

of the legendary river
serpent known as boiuna,

a gigantic mythical
deity of South America.

- It's described as being an
enormous black snake or serpent

and it's considered to
be a guardian of sorts,

that it actually stands guard
at certain sacred places.

- [Tony] But huge snakes
aren't just part of folklore,

they're actually part of
the amazonian fossil record.

This is the prehistoric
predator titanoboa,

which measured
more than 40 feet long,

its midsection as
wide as a man's waist.

It weight over a ton and
could stay underwater

for as long as 45 minutes.

- This thing did in fact exist
and in this kind of habitat.

Who's to say that
they're all gone?

- [Tony] The fossil record shows

that titanoboa went
extinct millions of years ago.

But field researcher
cliff barackman notes

that sometimes
allegedly extinct species

turn up alive and well.

Example, the famous
coelacanth fish.

- The coelacanth fish
was thought to be extinct

for millions of years,
like 20 million years,

until it was
discovered in the 1930s

swimming around in
the oceans off Indonesia.

So, we should expect
to be discovering animals

that were either
thought to be extinct

or are related to
extinct animals.

- Wow.

Is the creature in the video
some kind of relic species,

some extremely large
cousin of the titanoboa

that somehow survived?

And when the amazonian
tribespeople described boiuna,

the serpent river god,

could they really have been
talking about something real?

We turn to our experts.

- I mean, this is extraordinary.

- [Tony] Wildlife
biologist Lucy eckersley

finds the video remarkable.

- It could be that this snake

is a living relic of titanoboa,

some think they
could trace its lineage

back to that enormous animal.

- [Tony] But she
thinks the serpent

might be too big to be believed.

- I think that this is
an incredible sighting

of an enormous snake,
and I think that this video

has been stretched
and manipulated

to make it look even more
enormous than it really was.

- [Tony] So, we head back
to forensic video analyst

Michael primeau to
authenticate the footage.

- This video has
left me baffled.

You have a rippling effect

that's consistent with the
movements of the snake,

which is a level of consistency

that would be incredibly
difficult to manufacture.

If it has been changed,

it's been changed
to a minimal degree.

- [Tony] So, could it be
a relative of titanoboa?

Marine biologist Dr. Shea conger

says that even if the
video is totally legit,

the creature's distended
midsection is key evidence.

- [Shea] It appears to have
consumed a very large prey,

possibly a capybara or
some type of ungulate.

From what we know
about the titanoboa,

they primarily consumed fish.

- [Tony] Based on
that dietary profile,

conger concludes this
is a giant anaconda.

But interestingly, she is not
prepared to dismiss the notion

that it could still
be the god boiuna.

- The people that
inhabit this area,

they have spent centuries
living around these animals.

The division between the
deity and the biological creature

are not two different things.

So, to deny the
fact that this animal

may embody a regional
deity or religious icon

is outside the scope of
what science should do.

- So, with that
guidance in mind,

our verdict: This is
a giant anaconda.

And whether you
wanna call it a predator,

a deity, or some
combination of both

depends on how
close you live to it.

While bigfoot gets
all the attention,

North America is
rich with legends

of humanoid beings
of all shapes and sizes.

Native Americans
across the continent

tells stories of small goblins
who inhabit the forests.

Was one finally
caught on camera?

May 2020, it's nightfall
in saskatchewan, Canada.

In the pitch-black darkness,
there's something amiss

in the yard across
from this driveway.

- [Woman] The heck was that?

- [Tony] Let's push
in and slow this down.

Something's hiding
behind that rock.

- Every once in a while,
it peeks its head out

and then goes back really fast,

then peeks his head out
again and goes back really fast.

And then they turn
the flashlight off,

wait a few moments, and
turn it on and, poof, there it is.

- The shadow, if nothing else,

shows you that this
thing really is there.

- [Tony] Numerous
comments on the Internet

suggest the figure
might be evidence

of the small creatures
known as the mannegishi

in native American lore.

Legend has it they are
hairy six-fingered goblins

without noses who capsize canoes

and steal when disrespected.

- They are mischievous.

They are out to get you.

You wanna keep your distance.

- And according to folklore,
these Canadian creatures

also want to avoid being
seen as best they can.

Is this night somehow
the exception?

What we do know is that the
video isn't easy to evaluate,

as the creature comes
in and out of the light.

But I'll tell you this, though.

When I froze on this frame,

I thought I saw what
looked like a stick

for manipulating a puppet.

Let's see what the
experts have to say.

To authenticate the footage,

we return to forensic video
analyst Michael primeau.

- It's spooky.

This is definitely a recording

that I have a hard
time explaining.

When you watch the video,

the movement
appears to be consistent

with what I would expect to see

from a recording that was
created in this environment.

- [Tony] Primeau doesn't believe

the video has been
manipulated or altered.

So, then could it be
a nocturnal animal,

like a raccoon or opossum?

We return to our wildlife
biologist, Lucy eckersley.

- This looks like
something bipedal

that walks on its back legs
and can utilize its front limbs.

So, from what I can see,

I think that this is a
humanoid creature

between three
and four foot tall.

- [Tony] And she thinks
its not just humanoid,

it's a human; A
younger specimen.

- From everything
I've seen here,

I think that it's most likely
children having a bit of fun.

- [Tony] Anthropologist
Kathy strain disagrees.

- I have never quite
seen anything like it.

- [Tony] Strain, who's well-read

in legends of the mannegishi,

says you can tell by
the nearby doghouse

that the creature is not large.

- Must be nocturnal
because its eyes are adapted

to seeing things at night.

It was standing out in the
open, looking towards them

when the flashlight was off.

- [Tony] The size, eyesight,

and behavior match
the mannegishi.

Strain says this video
may be proof they're real.

- I think what we're
seeing is a real animal

that is represented in
those traditional stories.

- So, neither Lucy
eckersley nor Kathy strain

thought it was a puppet.

And based on its compact
size and ability to stand upright,

we'll say it's likely
a little humanoid.

But whether it's a
legendary mannegishi

or just a little human,
we'll let you decide.

And that's our show for tonight.

We wanna know what you
think, so please drop us a line.

I'm Tony Harris.

Thanks for watching.

And by all means, keep
those cameras rolling.

[Suspenseful music]