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NARRATOR: A summit
in Sri Lanka said to be a portal

for the gods.

A volcano in Washington

surrounded
by disc-shaped objects.

And a mountain in New Mexico

where otherworldly beings
are believed to reside.

Over the years,

Ancient Alienshas investigated
numerous peaks

across the globe
that are rumored

to hold a secret
extraterrestrial presence.

Now we're going to explore

the most extraordinary
locations.

These are the Top Ten
Mysterious Mountains

that just might provide
undeniable proof

of our extraterrestrial past.

♪

Mountains are some of the most
mysterious locations on Earth.

Since the dawn of time,

they have been the center
of myths and legends

that describe
otherworldly visitations.

But what if I told you

that mysterious lights,
strange craft

and extraterrestrial contact
are reported even today

around many
of these majestic peaks?

Like the first location
on our list, which was central

to one of the most famous
UFO sightings of all time.

At number ten on our countdown

of the Top Ten Mysterious
Mountains: Mount Adams.

NARRATOR:
Towering
above Southern Washington

is Mount Adams.

This snow-capped peak
stands over 12,000 feet tall

and has
an 18-mile-wide diameter,

making it the largest volcano
in the state.

Today Mount Adams is well known

for its abundant hiking trails
and crystal clear lakes.

But for ancient
astronaut theorists,

Mount Adams is famous
for being the location

of the first UFO sighting

to ever make national headlines.

On June 24, 1947,

pilot Kenneth Arnold reported
seeing nine mysterious objects

flying toward the mountain.

NICK REDFERN:
He suddenly caught sight

of a squadron
of strange-looking objects.

He could not figure out
what they were.

They were flying
at incredible speeds

and performing maneuvers

that essentially would kill
any regular pilot

in a normal aircraft.

DAVID CHILDRESS:
He described them
as skipping like a saucer.

And this is really where
the term "a flying saucer"

arrives in English language,

is from Kenneth Arnold's
description.

NARRATOR:
According to Arnold's report,

the strange craft sped past him
at 1,200 miles per hour

and then flew directly
into Mount Adams and vanished.

WILLIAM HENRY:
He follows them

as they disappear
into Mount Adams,

which is the site
of many modern UFO sightings.

If these craft did enter
into Mount Adams,

it would not seem unusual
to UFO experts.

It's now common
for UFO sightings

to take place at mountains

and for people
to see what they describe

as UFOs entering into mountains.

CHILDRESS:
You've got to wonder
if this mountain

isn't some kind
of extraterrestrial base.

The idea that extraterrestrials
are using mountains

as hidden bases might sound
like science fiction.

But according
to one government whistleblower,

such a secret compound
may be located

deep inside a mountain
in New Mexico.

At number nine on our countdown:
Mount Archuleta.

NARRATOR:
Rising to an elevation
of 8,136 feet,

Mount Archuleta,

in the northern part
of the state,

stands
at an intriguing crossroads

of folklore and the paranormal.

On the slopes of this
imposing peak lies the town

of Dulce, New Mexico,

a place where both UFO sightings

and strange animal mutilations
are frequently reported.

RICHAD DOLAN:
Dulce, New Mexico
is a very interesting place.

It was the scene in the 1970s
of massive numbers

of cattle mutilations.

And you talk
to the residents there,

which I did at one point,

and large numbers of people
have experienced

what anyone would call
UFO sightings.

NARRATOR:
But what's even more intriguing

to ancient astronaut theorists
are rumors

that Mount Archuleta
is the location

of a secret
subterranean military compound

known as
the Dulce Air Force Base.

One man who allegedly
had firsthand knowledge

of this was
geologist Phil Schneider,

who claimed to have worked
on the construction

of this underground base
for the U.S. government.

Phil Schneider was
a very interesting geologist

used by the U.S. government

to do excavations of large areas

under military contract,

where they were
essentially going

to be building large caverns

and connecting
underground passageways.

Part of what I'm going

to tell you is going
to be very shocking.

NARRATOR:
On May 8, 1995,

Schneider gave a presentation
in Post Falls, Idaho

and claimed he was attacked

by extraterrestrials
deep underground.

[gunshots]

I was involved in 1979
in a horrendous firefight

with alien-human type,
whatever you want to call them.

And, uh, I was one
of the survivors.

Basically, what had occurred was

that we surprised a whole

under-mountain base
of existing aliens.

NARRATOR:
Is it possible

that an extraterrestrial base
can be found hidden

within Mount Archuleta?

Perhaps further clues
can be found

within the oral traditions
of the Jicarilla Apache tribe,

who have lived
in the shadow of this peak

for more than six centuries.

CHILDRESS:
Archuleta Peak is
an important part

of the Jicarilla Apache
Reservation.

And the Apaches themselves
have had legends

for hundreds of years
of UFO activity

and star people coming down.

NARRATOR:
Could it be
that the oral traditions

of the Jicarilla Apache
are describing ancient contact

with otherworldly visitors?

And if so,

does an extraterrestrial
presence still reside

in the area to this day?

JON DOVER:
Part of the Navajo Nation
resides

right near
that Archuleta Mesa, and...

we, as a department,
officially investigated

these craft going
into volcanic vents,

cinder hills, basalt rock,

and disappearing in there.

We don't have
an explanation for it.

In Northern Arizona stands
one of most sacred mountains

to the native Hopi people.

According to their mythology,

this peak was the site
where a group

of mysterious humanoid beings
descended from the sky.

At number eight: The Black Mesa.

NARRATOR:
High above the desert
in Northern Arizona

stands the Black Mesa.

The mountain encompasses more

than two and a half
million acres,

and has been home to the Hopi
tribe for more than 1,000 years.

HENRY:
The Black Mesa

is an elevated,
bowl-shaped structure

that is about
4,000 square miles.

So, it's really quite large.

And the Black Mesa is considered
the most sacred place

to the Hopi.

NARRATOR:
According to the Hopi,

the Black Mesa is a landing site

for sky beings
they call "the Kachinas."

DOVER:
The Kachinas, in Hopi tradition,

are related
to the, uh, star people.

All Native American tribes have
these traditional oral histories

that people came
from the stars to visit them.

It's universal,
all across the United States,

that these gods,
as we call them today,

came to Earth and visited

to provide knowledge.

TSOUKALOS:
The Hopi themselves speak

that the Kachinas descended
from the sky

in physical form
and imparted knowledge.

This happened at the Black Mesa.

So, you have
to ask yourself the question,

could it be
that physical extraterrestrials

descended from the sky?

NARRATOR:
Is it possible

that otherworldly visitors
landed on Black Mesa

in the distant past?

Curiously,

nearly identical stories
are found

in the mythologies
of other Native American people

from the region.

DOVER:
Black Mesa is not only holy
to the Hopi people,

it's holy to the Navajos.

Both tribes have said

that star people have come
to them in the past.

It just can't be discounted
as myth.

NARRATOR:
The story of strange,
humanoid beings

descending from the stars
at Black Mesa

is not only a central part
of Hopi

and Navajo oral traditions,

but these encounters
were so significant,

they were carved in stone.

DOVER:
I believe that these visitations
have been documented

in pictographs and petroglyphs.

They're not art,
actually, for art's sake.

The petroglyphs
have been done this way

for basically
thousands of years.

The Navajos and Hopis
are constantly talking

about UFOs hovering over
Northern Arizona.

So you have to ask yourself,

is the Black Mesa a place

where the star people
are ascending

and descending to Earth?

It seems to be the case.

In Southern France, there is
a peak that is so unusual,

it is known as

the "upside down mountain."

But what ancient
astronaut theorists

like me find most interesting is

that its unique geology is said
to attract UFOs.

At number seven on our countdown

of the Top Ten Mysterious
Mountains: Mount Bugarach.

NARRATOR: In the foothills
of the Pyrenees looms one

of the most unusual
geological formations

on the planet--

Mount Bugarach.

Rising to an elevation
of just over 4,000 feet,

its jagged facade continues
to fascinate geologists.

CHILDRESS:
Bugarach has some
very unusual geology.

The strata at the top
of the mountain

is actually millions
of years older

than the strata
at the bottom of the mountain.

It's as if the mountain
was somehow picked up

and flipped over on its head.

ROBERT SCHOCH:
It's sometimes referred to

as an "upside down mountain."

What does that mean?

Literally, at the top
of the mountain,

you have older rocks
than the base of the mountain.

So, this is
a very interesting thing,

and it's brought on, for some
people, mystical connotations.

NARRATOR:
One unusual phenomenon
that continues

to attract visitors
to Mount Bugarach

is the regular appearance
of mysterious lights

and strange orbs.

HENRY:
Bugarach is the sight
of many modern UFO sightings.

People maintain
they see mysterious lights,

orbs of light that are also

intelligently directed
and have the sense

that they're coming
from somewhere else.

NARRATOR:
In addition
to its peculiar geology,

the mountain is honeycombed

with a network
of underground tunnels.

CHILDRESS:
All throughout the mountain
is a vast labyrinth

of limestone caves.

These limestone caves have led
a number of people to believe

that this is actually
some kind of alien base.

That extraterrestrials
are living inside the mountain,

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

NARRATOR:
Over the centuries,
the mysterious phenomena

at Mount Bugarach have led many
to consider the mountain sacred.

KATHLEEN McGOWAN:
Bugarach has been known
as a holy mountain

since time immemorial
in this part of France.

There is something truly
magnetic about this mountain

that is bringing people
to come and watch it.

NARRATOR:
Is it possible

that extraterrestrials
are living

inside a mountain in France?

And if so, might there be
other similar mountains

secretly housing
otherworldly civilizations?

For ancient astronaut theorists,
it's a distinct possibility.

HENRY:
Throughout the world,
we find myths and legends

of sacred mountains

that are not only landing places

where the gods
or star beings descended,

but also places that became

known as the heavenly sanctuary
on Earth.

And humans have been attracted,
almost magnetically attracted,

to these places since the
beginning of recorded history.

And it seems
that there's a direct connection

between sacred mountains

and extraterrestrial beings
coming to Earth.

One of the most
mysterious mountains

on Earth can be found
in Northern California.

It's said to have been inhabited
by otherworldly beings

for thousands of years,
and today,

it is one of the busiest
UFO hot spots on the planet.

At number six on our countdown:
Mount Shasta.

NARRATOR: Towering over
the landscape at an elevation

of over 14,000 feet,
stands Mount Shasta.

This dormant volcano has stood

at the heart of mysterious
legends for thousands of years.

TIM R. SWARTZ:
The local Native Americans
have always felt

there was something special
about Mount Shasta.

It was thought

that humankind
actually originated

from within Mount Shasta.

JONATHAN YOUNG:
The local people believe

that in ancient times,

the great Sky Chief Skell came

down from the sky
to live in Shasta,

and has been there ever since
and protects it.

NARRATOR:
Not only do
the native people say

that Mount Shasta was a place
of otherworldly visitation

in the distant past,

but sightings of strange lights
and UFOs continue

to be reported there
to this very day.

REDFERN:
Over the years,
there have been a number

of very significant
UFO sightings

around Mount Shasta,

and you have to wonder,
why is that the case?

I don't think
we can rule out the idea

of some sort
of permanent presence

buried deep
within Mount Shasta itself.

JACK "WALKING EAGLE" THOM:
I was driving back

from Klamath Falls, eh, around
6:30, 7:00 in the evening

in the summertime.

All of a sudden,
I looked up on the mountain,

and I seen the whole mountain

toward Yreka side open up.

And then this big ship came
and sat there

and hovered for a minute
and then went right in.

The mountain closed, and
I was like, "What is going on?"

I never let things
like that bother me now.

But I've seen things like that
all the time.

NAEF:
Some of the legends
around Mount Shasta

detail these beings that are
believed to live underground

in tunnels and entry points
situated around Mount Shasta

that are portals

that these beings are going
to come through.

It's down this path here.

NARRATOR:
In November 2020,

author and researcher
William Henry,

along with local historian
Dustin Naef...

HENRY:
That is just spectacular.

NARRATOR:
...set out to explore one
of the many tunnels

on the slopes of Mount Shasta.

Check it out, man.

NARRATOR:
This cave is known as a spot

where mysterious beings
are frequently seen emerging

from inside the mountain.

Look at that, Dustin.
That's awesome.

Absolutely incredible.

There's a really big subculture
here in Mount Shasta

that has always believed
that these caves

and tunnels contain
a civilization

-full of people
just like you and I.
-Mm-hmm.

And they come back and forth

through portals
hidden in these caves.

If you look on the USGS charts,

there's an immense
negative magnetic anomaly

that surrounds Mount Shasta.

HENRY: That's the ley line
they describe here, right?

NAEF:
Yeah, a lot of psychic

and paranormal phenomena
actually occurs

in places
that have magnetic anomalies.

And used as a... as a portal

between the inner Earth realm
and the stars?

Yeah.

Anything capable
of generating, you know,

energy like that could be
conceptualized as a portal.

I've had people actually
contact me and tell me

they've seen people
in this very cave

walk right into a wall
and vanish.

Wow.

ANDREW COLLINS:
At Mount Shasta,

UFOs seem to manifest
out of the mountain.

They appear, they travel,
and then they disappear.

And this would seem to have led

to the belief
that there might be

some kind of secret alien base

actually deep
within that mountain.

We're coming up
on the halfway point

on our countdown

of the Top Ten
Mysterious Mountains.

Our next location can be found

in my ancestral homeland
of Greece.

It's a cloud-covered peak
that for thousands of years

has been called
the "home of the gods."

At number five: Mount Olympus.

NARRATOR:
Towering above
the surrounding landscape

stands Mount Olympus.

This imposing rock massif rises
to an elevation

of 9,570 feet,

and is the highest summit
in Greece.

Frequently shrouded in clouds,

its peak has mystified people
since antiquity.

According to myth,
it was the chosen home

of immortal deities
known as the "Olympians."

RIC RADER:
Mount Olympus hides
a particularly mysterious abode

where the gods live

in perfect, immortal repose
for all of their existence.

Because it is so high,
it's ringed in clouds.

And so,
that's where the gods live

that you are not allowed to see.

McGOWAN:
The gods in the Greek mythology

are all very, very human
in their attributes.

The Greek gods are...
are jealous.

They're angry,
they're passionate.

They hate each other,
they love each other.

There's nothing entirely divine
about them

other than
they have specific powers.

NARRATOR:
In the Greek myths,

the powers of the gods
often come in the forms

of magical devices, weapons

and flying machines.

Many of these are associated
with Mount Olympus.

HENRY:
Mount Olympus is fascinating.

It was a technology center.

You had Hephaestus there,
the Greek god

of smithcraft,
alchemy and technology.

He was developing
the thunderbolt of Zeus,

the chains of Prometheus,

the breastplate of Athena

and all these magical weapons.

It sounds very much like some
kind of a military compound.

The Olympian gods warred
amongst each other.

They warred against humans.
They lusted after humans.

That opens up the possibility

that they were, in fact,
flesh-and-blood beings.

The basic premise of
the ancient astronaut theory is

that the Greek pantheon
of gods existed

in real life,
made of physical beings.

But they were not gods
as we think of them today.

Our ancestors thought
they were gods.

They misinterpreted
that they were gods.

[thunder crashing]

Why?

Because they descended
from the sky.

NARRATOR:
Could the myths
of ancient Greece be true?

Was Mount Olympus an advanced

technological outpost
that was home

to otherworldly beings?

CHILDRESS:
Mount Olympus is pretty curious.

The gods live there.

Their airships and superpowers

and superweapons
are also in this mountain.

NARRATOR:
For ancient astronaut theorists,

the descriptions
of Mount Olympus

bring to mind military bases

that have been built inside
mountains in modern times.

CHILDRESS:
We have Cheyenne Mountain

outside of Colorado Springs.

This is a military base.

It, too, is a mountain.

It's hollowed out,
there's a city inside it.

There's elevators and trains and

banks of computers,
and people are living there.

So how about Mount Olympus
as something very similar?

An extraterrestrial,

ancient mountain base

that they were using in Greece
and other areas.

1,000 miles southeast
of Mount Olympus is another peak

that was said to be home
to a powerful being.

And according to the Bible,
it's the location

of a profound encounter
that changed human history.

At number four on our countdown:
Mount Sinai.

NARRATOR:
Here, overlooking the desert,

stands the rugged peak
of Mount Sinai--

one of the most significant
mountains in history.

According to the Bible's
Book of Exodus,

God led Moses
and the Israelites here

after they were released
by Pharoah.

Their route
to the mountain was marked

by a mysterious light
in the sky.

In Exodus, Chapter 13,
verses 21 and 22, it says,

"The Lord went before them
by day in a pillar of cloud...

"and by night
in a pillar of fire.

The pillar did not depart
from before the people."

Meaning that
it was always there.

They were met by

what I would call
a biblical UFO.

PATRICK COOKE: Moses receives
a message from God

that he is going to land

on Mount Sinai.

So he gathers the nation
of Israel around the mountain.

This huge, bright, glowing cloud
lands on Mount Sinai.

And the Jewish people
are told to stay

at the bottom of Mount Sinai.

But Moses is authorized,

and you might even say
protected,

by the pillar of cloud
and of fire

so that he can go up there
and everybody else can't.

NARRATOR:
According to the biblical texts,

Moses ascends the mountain
and enters the glowing cloud.

There he communes
with Almighty God.

-[thunder crashing]
-After 40 days,

he returns, carrying
the Ten Commandments.

According to ancient
rabbinical texts,

these tablets had
a very unusual appearance.

RABBI ARIEL BAR TZADOK:
According to our ancient legend,

we know that
when Moses brought down

the original Ten Commandments,

they were not like
what we think.

It states

that the letters actually
hovered upon the stones.

And that they were alive,
energetic.

And that indicates
to us some type

of an actual
technological transmission

the likes of which
we do not know.

NARRATOR:
Could Mount Sinai
have been the site

of a biblical
extraterrestrial encounter?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say "yes,"

and point to rabbinical texts

that shed more light
on what Moses experienced

on the summit of Mount Sinai.

TZADOK:
There's a very

ancient legend which speaks

that the cloud came down
from heaven to take Moses up.

And a door opened in the cloud,

and Moses walked in the door,

and he physically ascended

to some place off this Earth.

In light
of our modern understandings,

it sounds like
the cloud was some type

of a transportational device.

When it comes
to mysterious mountains,

one of the most extraordinary
can be found

on the islands of Japan.

According to local legends,

there is a snow-capped peak
inhabited by powerful creatures

that are half bird
and half human.

And some people still report
seeing them even today.

At number three on our countdown

of the Top Ten Mysterious
Mountains: Mount Ishizuchi.

NARRATOR:
Shikoku, Japan.

Here, towering
over this ancient island,

is Mount Ishizuchi,

one of the nation's
most revered mountains.

SCHOCH:
Mount Ishizuchi in Japan
is about 6,500 feet.

It's one of the sacred mountains
of Japan.

It's sacred to the Shinto,

and also Buddhist religions.

The summit actually
looks like a hammer.

And it's called "Tengu-dake,"

and "tengu," apparently,
is referring

to these supernatural demons
living there.

In Japan, there is a belief

that the mountains there hold
a kind of strange being

called a "tengu,"

who is a half-man,
a half-bird type being

with a bright visage,
and he has wings.

Many Japanese hikers are afraid
of these tengu.

YOUNG:
These are fierce,
bird-like creatures.

They are frightening to look at.

They've got sharp teeth,

feathers, of course,
and shimmering wings.

They've got claws and beaks,

and yet, they are persons.

They are somewhere
between a bird

and a person,
but in a very frightening form.

ALEXANDER BAY:
Later portrayals,
the beak becomes a long nose.

So modern tengu masks are
bright red with a long nose,

demon-like eyes, and then,

a Shugendo hat on the forehead.

STEAVU:
The karasu tengu, which
translates as "crow tengu,"

are born
out of these giant eggs.

And these creatures
are typically

very mischievous and even
malevolent towards humans.

They like
to play tricks on them.

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

They often kidnap people,
as well.

BAY:
One story about tengu
concerns Mount Ishizuchi.

A six-year-old boy went missing

at the top of the mountain--
Tengu Peak.

And there was
an exhaustive search for him.

Nothing turned up.

So, the search team was forced
just to return home.

And when they arrived home,

of course,
the six-year-old boy was there.

Now, they asked him
what had happened.

He said
that he had left the trail,

and that an all-black
humanlike figure

from behind said, "If you
are lost, I will help you.

Close your eyes."

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

NARRATOR:
Japanese belief
in the tengu dates back

at least 1,300 years.

And while they are strongly
associated with Mount Ishizuchi,

the tengu are thought
to inhabit other mountains

throughout Japan, as well.

But what's most interesting
to ancient astronaut theorists

is that nearly identical stories

of winged birdmen,
like the tengu,

can be found in historical
accounts across the globe.

CHILDRESS:
All over the world,

we have stories
of what we call "bird-men,"

like the tengu.

And these are men

that are often depicted

with wings on their backs,
they're able to fly.

And you have to wonder

if really these aren't
some kind of extraterrestrials,

and that the wings
are purely symbolic.

But they're called "bird-men"
and have wings

because they can fly.

They can fly
in their spaceships.

TSOUKALOS:
It makes perfect sense

to me that if extraterrestrials
were to visit Earth,

they would set up their camps

somewhere out of sight,

like high mountains in Japan,

to remain undetected
by local populations

so that they could make
only contact with those people

in that population
that they have chosen.

One of the strangest mountains

on Earth can be found
in Sri Lanka.

Rising above the jungle

is a summit that is
almost a perfect circle.

And according
to ancient Sanskrit texts,

this peak is a portal
for the gods.

At number two on our countdown:
Danigala Mountain.

NARRATOR:
Central Sri Lanka.

Overlooking the small town
of Aralaganwila

stands the lush
Danigala mountain range.

Its undulating peaks
reach heights

of just under 1,000 feet,

but despite its low elevation,

one mysterious summit
has captured the imaginations

of locals and visitors alike.

It's a strange outcropping
that is almost entirely round.

COLLINS:
This is a very remarkable

geological formation,

circular in shape,
with a completely flat

platform on the top of it.

NARRATOR:
For locals,
the mountain is famous

not only for its unique shape,

but for the number of reports

of unidentified
aerial phenomena at the site.

MOHAN:
Everybody calls it

"Alien Mountain,"
because this is a UFO hot spot.

At least two dozen UFO sightings
have been reported

in 2023 alone.

NARRATOR:
The recent sightings
are just the latest

in a string of mysterious
events at the mountain

that date back
thousands of years.

COLLINS:
The mountain

is associated
with various different legends

in Vedic tradition.

It's actually said

to be the landing place
of the god Ravana.

It was said that he could
actually fly this device

and land on the top of it.

NEWMAN:
Danigala Mountain
is also connected

with the Buddha, in fact.

There's a cave in the side
of this mountain

which has a statue
of the Buddha,

and it's said that
he originally used this area

as a kind of way to explore
the different astral planes.

NARRATOR:
The Buddha is believed
to have lived

during the sixth
or fifth century BC.

And according
to ancient Buddhist stories,

he demonstrated the ability
to teleport instantly

from one location to another.

And as far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

early accounts
of the Buddha sound very much

like descriptions
of an extraterrestrial.

According to some
of the earliest Sanskrit texts,

the first Buddha

that ever walked the Earth
was nine feet tall,

had light blue skin,

and his arms reached
all the way down to his knees.

So, that to me,
is eternally fascinating

because
it would support the idea

that Buddha
was an extraterrestrial.

NARRATOR:
Is it possible

that the Buddha was
an otherworldly being

who landed
near Danigala Mountain

as told in local legends?

Perhaps clues can be found

in a mysterious petroglyph found
less than 100 miles away

in Northern Sri Lanka
called the "Sakwala Chakraya."

The Sakwala Chakraya carving
in Sri Lanka

is carved onto this rock face,

and there's actually
carved stone seats

on the opposite side for people
to sit there and gaze into it.

Now, traditionally,
it's like a cosmological map

that the ancient people
there would talk about,

but could it be something else?

Because the symbols
on it are very unusual.

The name "Sakwala Chakraya"
means

"the wheel of the universe."

Locals believe
that this is a stargate.

That Buddha used this
three times

to go to other planets.

NARRATOR:
Could the mysterious carving

found in Sri Lanka indicate

the presence of an ancient
stargate, as legend suggests?

And if so,
might there be a connection

with Danigala Mountain?

For ancient astronaut theorists,

the answer is
a resounding "yes."

It's entirely possible

that the extraterrestrials
set up

space bases in mountains
all over the world.

That way,
they could watch humanity,

help guide us, and if necessary,

intervene again
in human affairs,

as they had done in the past.

There's only one entry left
on our countdown,

and you don't want to miss it,

because this one is the busiest
UFO hot spot in the world!

We've reached number one
on our countdown

of the Top Ten
Mysterious Mountains,

and the final location
isn't a solitary summit,

but an entire mountain range.

For centuries,
strange lights have been seen

flying along these rugged peaks,

which are also marked
with mysterious geoglyphs.

Coming in at number one:
the Andes.

NARRATOR:
Stretching across

more than 4,300 miles
of South America,

from Colombia in the north

to the southernmost tip
of Argentina,

is the largest mountain range
in the world--

the Andes.

Located among these peaks
are some

of the most mysterious
ancient sites on Earth,

such as Pumapunku in Bolivia

and Sacsayhuamán in Peru.

The Andes also make up
much of Chile--

a country that boasts
the highest number

of reported UFO sightings
in the world.

CHILDRESS:
Chile itself is

a long narrow country

along the-the western,
you know, strip of the Andes.

The highest mountain
in South America is in Chile.

There have been some significant
UFO sightings

that the Chilean government
has actually admitted to.

NARRATOR:
One of the most extraordinary

UFO sightings ever captured
on video occurred

just west of the Chilean capital
of Santiago

on November 11, 2014.

Infrared footage

taken by the crew
of a Chilean Navy helicopter

shows a strange object
flying alongside them

at an altitude of 4,500 feet.

TRAVIS TAYLOR:
The Chilean helicopter video

is really intriguing
and fascinating

because you have
this hot vehicle

that looks like
the shape of a peanut.

It's traveling
across the screen,

and then, for some reason,

it starts releasing some type
of material behind it.

Now this is material
you do not see

in the visible video imagery.

You only see it in the infrared,
which means it's hot.

All of that added together says,

"Well, this isn't
a normal plane that we know of."

What is it?

NICK POPE:
The helicopter UFO case

is excellent in terms
of hard evidence.

Here we have two experienced
Navy aviators

seeing a UFO with the naked eye,

and then capturing it

on the forward-looking
infrared camera.

Now, this is very important
because skeptics sometimes say

that with these
infrared cameras,

you get glitches and artifacts.

but when you have something seen
with the naked eye, as well,

that gives you
your corroboration.

NARRATOR:
Is it possible

that the object the Chilean Navy
officers caught on camera was,

in fact, an alien aircraft?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say "yes."

And they suggest

this sighting
is particularly significant

because it occurred along a part
of the Andes mountain range

where strange activity has been
documented for centuries.

A route marked
by mysterious geoglyphs

found north of Santiago
in the Atacama Desert.

The Atacama Desert
is an extremely strange area,

and largely devoid of life.

We have figures that have
been carved into the desert.

They're huge, giant figures
to be seen from the sky.

NARRATOR:
This arid region boasts

more than 5,000 geoglyphs,

the most prominent
of which is known simply

as the "Atacama Giant."

CHILDRESS:
The Atacama Giant is looking up
at the stars.

Seems to be a signal
to the sky gods

and those who are flying
above the desert.

So when you look
at all of these glyphs,

and all of the UFO activity
there, is it possible

that the Andes is this flight
path for extraterrestrials?

An alien alley?

Why is it that mountains
are so often associated

with stories
of extraterrestrial contact?

Could they be the hub of hidden
alien bases right here on Earth?

As far as I'm concerned,

each location on our list
deserves a closer look,

because whether
they're in Northern California,

the Egyptian desert,

or even running the
entire length of South America,

these immense,
majestic mountains

might provide
the perfect hiding spots

for extraterrestrials
who came to Earth

thousands of years ago,

and are still with us today.

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