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NICK POPE:
Thousands of people
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in the Chinese city of Foshan
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saw what they could only
describe as a floating city.
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WILLIAM HENRY:
Thousands of Chinese people
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flocked to social media
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with photos of UFOs
flying over China.
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NICK REDFERN:
We're getting more and more
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of these anomalous phenomena
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in the skies,
which the Chinese government
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are trying to dismiss.
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GIORGIO A. TSOUKALOS:
One has to wonder whether or not
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history is repeating itself,
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because in China, you have
stories of flying dragons.
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DAVID CHILDRESS:
Extraterrestrials may have
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been living amongst the Chinese
for thousands of years.
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And finally
the veil is being lifted
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on the true history of China.
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NARRATOR:
Since the dawn of civilization,
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mankind has credited
its origins to gods
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and other visitors
from the stars.
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What if it were true?
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Did extraterrestrial beings
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really help
to shape our history?
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And if so,
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could there be
a connection between aliens
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and China's Hidden Empire?
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January 26, 2011.
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Sun Shili-- a former Chinese
Foreign Ministry official,
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who worked directly
with Mao Tse-tung--
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comes forward
with a shocking revelation
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that is reported
in The Canadian newspaper.
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The Chinese government is aware
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of extraterrestrials
visiting Earth.
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(speaking Chinese)
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(translated):
The government held an objective
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and practical attitude,
and allowed us to do
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abundant research, reports
and discussions on the topic.
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They pay great attention
to this topic,
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especially the military,
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the air force
and civil aviation departments,
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which encounter UFO cases
frequently.
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POPE: Sun Shili said that not
only were the Chinese government
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aware that extraterrestrials
were visiting the Earth,
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but also that some aliens
were actually living among us
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disguised in human form.
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His revelations
are an absolute bombshell.
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I mean, clearly
this shines a new light on
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what may have been going on
in relation to this subject
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in one of the most
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secret societies
on the face of this planet.
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NARRATOR: Shili claimed to have
discovered sensitive information
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about government knowledge
of extraterrestrials
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while serving Chairman Mao,
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and he also had
his own close encounter.
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(Shili speaking Chinese)
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(translated): In 1972,
I was in the central government.
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I was working in the foreign
affairs department.
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We were on evening duty
when we saw
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a shiny UFO in the sky,
like a small moon.
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It was smaller than the moon
but was very bright.
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It moved up and down.
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It disappeared after
about ten minutes or so.
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NARRATOR: Initially,
Shili regarded the spectacle
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as a type of Cold War
intelligence monitoring device.
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But years later, after working
within elevated levels
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of the Chinese government,
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he was certain he had witnessed
an alien spacecraft.
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(indistinct chatter)
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POPE:
I met Dr. Sun Shili
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in 2013 in Washington D.C.
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We were both speakers at the
Citizen Hearing on Disclosure.
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I had a chance
to meet with, uh, Sun Shili
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and, um, discuss some of this
with him firsthand.
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He's entirely sincere
about this.
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NARRATOR:
Could Sun Shili--
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a man who worked closely
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with one of the most powerful
world leaders in history--
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really have inside knowledge
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about extraterrestrials
visiting Earth?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes
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and suggest that China--
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a historically
isolationist country--
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may have secretly
been in contact
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with extraterrestrials
for decades
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and possibly longer.
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JONATHAN YOUNG:
China has always been insular.
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There's always been a sense
that the rest of the world
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was unimportant,
that China was for China
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and for the Chinese,
and they were very careful
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about any secrets that came out.
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POPE:
China is a notoriously closed
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and secretive society.
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Is this in relation to UFOs
because they know something?
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Could it be that
they found something?
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PAUL STONEHILL:
The Chinese government does not
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feel obligated to explain
their views on UFOs
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or their research.
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I am sure they are
concerned that, um,
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those who study UFOs sometimes
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see military tests
in the skies of China.
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They are
a self-immersed civilization
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and they don't feel perhaps
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that they need to share
all their historical knowledge
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with the others.
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NARRATOR: China is the world's
most populous country,
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with a unique blend of ancient
and modern civilization.
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Westerners have
long held a fascination
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with this distant land,
in part
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because it seems
to hold so many secrets.
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From the construction
of the 13,000-mile-long
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Great Wall of China,
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erected thousands of years ago,
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to the so-called digital
"Great Firewall"
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restricting the Internet today--
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China has taken
extraordinary measures
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that have prevented
both people and information
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from entering
or leaving its domain.
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But why?
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According
to ancient astronaut theorists,
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the answer may be found
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by looking back 5,000 years
to China's beginnings
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and the reign
of their very first ruler--
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the Yellow Emperor.
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DOMINIC STEAVU: The Yellow
Emperor is understood to be
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a human figure, but
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originally in his
earlier incarnation
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he was actually
a divine celestial figure.
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He was a god associated
with thunder and lightning,
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more specifically.
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And he was thought
to reside in the sky.
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The reign of the Yellow Emperor,
which purportedly
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lasted 100 years,
was thought to be a high point
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of Chinese culture
and of civilization.
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So he's associated with a number
of technological developments
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spanning from the calendar,
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advances in mathematics,
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astronomy, agricultural
techniques, writing as well.
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NARRATOR:
According to ancient accounts,
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the Yellow Emperor
possessed knowledge
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of advanced technology,
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and invented many
mechanical devices,
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including a cauldron
that was oriented
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towards the Syuan Yuan star,
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the star from which he
is said to have descended.
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It was written that the cauldron
could make a dragon appear
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from the sky.
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STEAVU: When the time was right,
he crafted the cauldron,
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and in it he threw in
some alchemical ingredients,
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uh, elixir ingredients.
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(explosion)
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And immediately the heavens
opened and a dragon emerged.
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TSOUKALOS: So a flying dragon
sometimes described
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with metallic skin,
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one has to wonder
do we have descriptions
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of nuts and bolts machines?
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Could these be nothing else
but descriptions
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of misunderstood technology?
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(Shili speaking Chinese)
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SHILI (translated):
Based on our research,
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the Yellow Emperor arrived
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in the wonderful land of China
through an aircraft.
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(speaking Chinese)
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(translated): We Chinese people
consider ourselves
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the descendants of the dragon.
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In UFO research, a dragon
is the symbol of aircraft,
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that is, the symbol of a UFO.
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NARRATOR: Is it possible
the Yellow Emperor
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was an extraterrestrial
that was responsible
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for starting
Chinese civilization
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over 5,000 years ago?
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And if so,
might subsequent emperors,
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who all claimed to be
descendants of Huangdi,
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have been at least
part alien as well?
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In China's ancient history,
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it was often forbidden
to look upon the emperor.
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And from 1420 to 1912,
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emperors were actually
walled off
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from the public within a massive
citadel in Beijing
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known as the Forbidden City.
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The design of the Forbidden City
was meticulously planned
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to shield the emperor
from the outside world,
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as well as symbolize Chinese
philosophy and religion.
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The Forbidden City
was considered to be
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an earthly counterpart
to an extraterrestrial city.
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A monk received the plan
for the city in a vision,
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and it was built of stones, some
of them weighing over 300 tons.
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The full name of
the Forbidden City is actually
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"the Purple Forbidden City,"
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and this refers
to a constellation,
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which is known as the "purple
enclosure," in the skies.
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This constellation is said
to house the celestial emperor
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and his immediate entourage.
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So, the Forbidden City
in Beijing is considered to be
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a earthly or
terrestrial counterpart
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of this celestial palace
up in the stars.
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CHILDRESS:
So you have to wonder,
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might these Chinese emperors
have been aliens
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living both among people
of the Earth and in the sky?
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NARRATOR: Was the practice
of hiding Chinese emperors
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implemented to conceal flesh
and blood extraterrestrials?
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And, if so, might there
still be aliens living among--
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and in fact ruling--
the Chinese people,
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just as former
Chinese official Sun Shili
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claims there are today?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
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propose further evidence
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lies buried
in an isolated desert
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in the form
of mysterious mummies.
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NARRATOR:
Heilongjiang Province, China.
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June 1994.
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Red Flag logging camp.
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Tree farmer Meng Zhaoguo
spots what he believes to be
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a helicopter crashing into
the nearby Dragon Mountains.
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He sets out to investigate,
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and when he reaches
the lip of the valley,
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he is struck on the head
and knocked unconscious.
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He wakes up several days later
in his bedroom at home,
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doesn't know how he got there.
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But he also that day
has a visitation
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by what he describes as
a ten-foot-tall extraterrestrial
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female with six fingers.
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They're floating
in the air above his bed.
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Suddenly she vanishes.
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She walks through the wall
in his room
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and he floats back into his bed.
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NARRATOR: While this account
is certainly fantastical,
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Beijing-based psychologists
and police technicians
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subjected Zhaoguo
to a rigorous examination,
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including hypnosis and
a lie detector test and
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concluded his story
to be truthful.
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Zhaoguo is one
of literally thousands
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who have come forward in China
in recent years to say
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that they have had
extraterrestrial encounters.
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But his abduction
by this otherworldly giant
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is particularly significant
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because of an extraordinary
archaeological discovery
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in China that dates back
nearly 4,000 years.
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The Taklamakan Desert,
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known as "the Sea of Death."
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It is a vast, unforgiving land
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shrouded in myths
and lost to time.
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CHRISTOPH BAUMER:
The Taklamakan Desert
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is located in the northwest
of China...
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NARRATOR:
While the Taklamakan Desert
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is one of the least habitable
places on Earth, astoundingly,
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over the last three decades,
Chinese archaeologists
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working in the Tarim Basin
region have excavated
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hundreds of tombs that date back
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to as early as 1800 BC.
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NARRATOR:
The well-preserved
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nature of the mummified bodies
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allowed archaeologists
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to conduct modern DNA analyses
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that determined the ancient
travelers were not Chinese.
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WILCOCK: Now, these mummies
were very curious
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in that some of them have
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what the biologists
call Europoid features.
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This means they have
angular faces.
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They have recessed eyes.
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They have white skin.
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They have elongated bodies,
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and they have curly hair
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that can be red, blonde,
or dark brown.
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When they've actually tested
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the mitochondrial DNA
of these mummies,
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they find Haplogroups M and K,
which are actually
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genetic DNA markers suggesting
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Western European
genetic lineage.
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However, there is a problem.
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There are anomalies in the DNA.
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There are things
that do not add up...
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...to any known surviving relics
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of genetic information
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that we have from anywhere else.
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This suggests that these people
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may in fact be
extraterrestrials.
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NARRATOR:
Could the mysterious mummies
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discovered at the Tarim Basin
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really be of alien origin?
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And might it also be possible
that the giant being
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Meng Zhaoguo encountered
in his home in4
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is a member
of the same alien race?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
sayes and suggest
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further proof can be found
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by examining the evidence
discovered
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at one of China's
most secret pyramids.
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NARRATOR:
Shaanxi Province, China, 1947.
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Colonel Maurice Sheahan,
the Far East director
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for Trans World Airlines...
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...is flying over Central China,
when he spots
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a white jewel-topped structure
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that he estimates to be
a 1,000-foot-high pyramid.
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HENRY: Colonel Maurice Sheahan
looks down
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and he sees a giant pyramid
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that he says is larger
than the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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He reports this
to The New York Times
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and it causes a sensation.
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NARRATOR:
On March 27, 1947,
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Colonel Sheahan's eyewitness
account is circulated worldwide
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when The New York Times
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reports his story and
two days later a photograph
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of the mysterious structure
is printed.
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HENRY:
Since then, 37 more pyramids
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have been sighted
in this area of China,
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including the mausoleum
of the first Chin emperor,
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where we find the incredible
terra-cotta warriors.
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It suggests that ancient China
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was a place where pyramid
building was rampant.
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VON DANIKEN:
It was always known
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that there were pyramids
in China,
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but only in the last,
uh, decades,
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Chinese archaeologists start
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to publish books
about these pyramids.
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They are all related
to the original rulers.
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NARRATOR: Ancient astronaut
theorists contend not only that
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the formations found in Xian
are pyramids, but also that
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another structure
discovered here
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points to a connection
to the heavens.
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In the summer of 1999,
the oldest known altar used
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in Chinese state religious
practice was unearthed in Xian
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by the Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences.
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It is estimated that
17 Chinese emperors conducted
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religious rites at
the so-called Altar of Heaven
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that dates back
to at least 581 AD.
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VON DANIKEN: All
the Chinese kings communicated
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with the extraterrestrials,
the gods from heaven,
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on the so-called
Altar of Heaven.
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But the same stone structure,
with different ring
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about the main altar,
we find in Peru,
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over the city of Saksaywaman.
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And, the rulers of the Inca
were, of course again,
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the descendants from heaven,
like in China.
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It's incredibly unique
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that you have Muyuq Marka
in Peru,
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and the Altar of Heaven
in China,
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coming from two
very different cultures,
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two different time periods,
that you have so many unique
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similarities between
these two structures,
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and they're both used
for communication with the gods.
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Could that suggest that
these ancient cultures
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were trying to worship
and venerate
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the same extraterrestrial gods
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that may have visited
this planet in ancient times?
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NARRATOR:
Is it possible
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that the mysterious structures
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found in and around
the city of Xian, China,
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were used by ancient rulers
to connect
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with otherworldly beings?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest that another,
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even more mysterious pyramid,
can be found
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roughly 500 miles west of Xian
in the province of Qinghai,
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atop Mount Baigong.
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In 2003 a team of Chinese
scientists went to Tibet
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and investigated
the infamous Mount Baigong...
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...which has,
as they discovered,
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a 200-foot-tall pyramid
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at the top of the mountain.
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There was a system of caves
inside that had triangular faces
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at the openings of the caves
on three areas,
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and they found a variety
of rusty pieces
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that were around the pyramid.
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CHILDRESS: Mount Baigong appears
to be an artificial pyramid
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with three triangular entrances
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going inside
this mountain pyramid,
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and inside are all of these
metallic pipes.
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The floor of these caves
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are littered
with metallic parts.
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It's like this was
some kind of base.
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NARRATOR: According
to ancient astronaut theory,
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the reason that pyramids
are found all over the world
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from Egypt,
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to Peru,
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to Mexico
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is because our ancestors
were taught to build
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these structures
by extraterrestrial visitors.
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If the mysterious pipe-shaped
objects found at Mount Baigong
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were artificially manufactured
with advanced technology,
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could this be definitive proof
of alien intervention
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in the distant past?
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In Chinese mythology,
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the Kunlun Mountain was said
to be the center of the Earth,
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and it was supposedly
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a-a huge pillar
of jade and jasper
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and precious gems that
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reached up into the sky.
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STEAVU: Mount Kunlun
is a mythical mountain
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that is an axis mundi,
which is a central pillar
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around which the entire
universe revolves.
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This is a connector
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between Earth and
the rest of the universe.
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It's where celestial beings can
communicate with earthly beings.
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You have to wonder
if Mount Baigong is not
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this mythical Kunlun Mountain
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that was some
kind of extraterrestrial base
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that spanned Earth
and the stars.
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NARRATOR: Could it be
that extraterrestrials
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visited China
thousands of years ago
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and left behind remnants
from an ancient base?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
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suggest China's biggest secrets
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may not be on top
of its greatest peaks,
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but beneath its darkest depths.
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NARRATOR:
Fuxian Lake.
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Yunnan Province, China, 1992.
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Expert diver,
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Geng Wei, descends into this
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remote lake and discovers
a surprising phenomenon.
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The bottom is littered
with hand-carved flagstones
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and other stone relics.
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The mysterious stones
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lie scattered on the bottom
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of China's second deepest
freshwater lake,
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which covers an area
of 100 square miles
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with a depth of 509 feet.
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What he saw was
quite extraordinary.
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Hand-dressed flagstones,
roads, buildings.
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And it's as if he discovered
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an underwater city.
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That clearly has evidence
of dwellings
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at the bottom of a lake.
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It was built when
there wasn't a lake,
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and that would mean that
we're talking about a time
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before the last ice age,
which would bring
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the story of Fuxian Lake
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way more into the remote past
than what we're being told.
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CHILDRESS:
Geng Wei made over 35 dives
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in Fuxian Lake,
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and they even took a submarine
down into this lake
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to find stairs
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and more of these flagstones
and walls beneath this lake.
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So you have to wonder,
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did some kind of advanced
civilization exist
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at one time beneath Fuxian Lake?
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NARRATOR:
In 2001, archaeologists
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from the Yunnan
Provincial Museum
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used advanced sonar scanners
and cameras
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to conduct the monumental task
of surveying Fuxian Lake.
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The evidence collected convinced
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Chinese archaeologists
they had discovered structures
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of an advanced civilization,
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including an arena-type building
and pyramids.
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This mysterious
sunken city covers
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more than one square mile,
but the questions remain.
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Who built it and why?
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The pyramid itself
is very unusual
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and it's-- it-it is said
that the pyramid
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is as old as
the Egyptian pyramids are
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and maybe even higher
than some of them.
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It's an incredible discovery.
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CHILDRESS:
Ancient Chinese records
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speak of a city in the area
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of Fuxian Lake called Yuyuan.
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However, studies
of the underwater structures
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at Fuxian Lake show that
it's actually much older
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than this Yuyuan city.
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Could this be the remains
of some ancient
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and advanced society that was
destroyed in the Great Flood?
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NARRATOR: Is it possible
that an extraterrestrial base
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is located deep underwater?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes
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and suggest USOs,
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or unidentified
submersible objects,
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have been well chronicled
in ancient Chinese texts.
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REDFERN:
According to Chen Jang Fu Zhi,
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a book written during the reign
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of Emperor Daoguang
in the Qing Dynasty,
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a horse-like monster
lived in the lake.
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The animal was described
as being white
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with red spots on its back.
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More intriguingly,
it was a creature
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that could actually
take to the skies.
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This suggests it may have been
part USO, part UFO.
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That's to say,
an underwater submersible object
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and also an unidentified
flying object.
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NARRATOR:
October 24, 1991.
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A local fisherman named
Zhang Yuxiang was fishing
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on Fuxian Lake during
a clear and tranquil day,
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when a dense fog suddenly rolled
across the vast body of water.
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In 1991,
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Zhang Yuxiang, a fisherman,
was at Fuxian Lake
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when he encountered a UFO.
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Now, this strange craft
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actually emerged
from the waters of the lake.
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He described it
as a shining disc.
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This UFO was so close
and so powerful
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that it actually tossed
the boat around.
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And then rapidly this craft just
disappeared up into the sky.
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Lake Fuxian is clearly a-an area
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where there have been many
strange events over the years.
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NARRATOR:
Could the flying dragon
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that carried the Yellow Emperor
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described
in ancient Chinese texts
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and the USO witnessed
by Zhang Yuxiang
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be the same alien craft?
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And if so, is it possible
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00:29:31,904 --> 00:29:33,973
that an extraterrestrial base
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exists at the bottom
of Fuxian Lake?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes
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00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:44,817
and claim strange sightings
in China
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00:29:44,917 --> 00:29:46,853
have become so numerous
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00:29:46,953 --> 00:29:48,654
that soon the government
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will no longer be able
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to hide the truth.
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NARRATOR:
Foshan, China.
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October 7, 2015.
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Above this sprawling metropolis,
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thousands of shocked
residents witness
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an astonishing spectacle...
509
00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:18,384
a city hovering in the clouds.
510
00:30:18,484 --> 00:30:23,789
The apparition of a cityscape
is unmistakable and remains
511
00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:26,292
in the sky for several minutes,
512
00:30:26,392 --> 00:30:28,928
long enough to be captured
on video,
513
00:30:29,028 --> 00:30:32,364
which is broadcast
on Chinese television
514
00:30:32,464 --> 00:30:36,969
and subsequently disseminated on
social media across the globe.
515
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,239
REDFERN:
Numerous people reported seeing
516
00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:43,475
what looked like
skyscraper-type buildings
517
00:30:43,575 --> 00:30:46,678
in the clouds high in the sky.
518
00:30:46,778 --> 00:30:48,247
It was an amazing spectacle.
519
00:30:48,347 --> 00:30:50,316
There's just no other way
to describe it.
520
00:30:52,952 --> 00:30:54,386
NARRATOR:
While Chinese officials
521
00:30:54,486 --> 00:30:58,190
denounced the phenomenon
as an elaborate hoax, to date,
522
00:30:58,290 --> 00:30:59,959
no one has been able to prove
523
00:31:00,059 --> 00:31:01,760
that the footage
is not authentic,
524
00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:03,495
and the video
525
00:31:03,595 --> 00:31:07,399
is backed up by the reports
of numerous eyewitnesses.
526
00:31:07,499 --> 00:31:11,837
But some argue that even
if the footage is genuine,
527
00:31:11,938 --> 00:31:14,506
it can be explained
by an optical illusion
528
00:31:14,606 --> 00:31:17,143
known as Fata Morgana.
529
00:31:17,243 --> 00:31:19,211
So, one theory about
what this could have been
530
00:31:19,311 --> 00:31:21,313
is something known
as a Fata Morgana,
531
00:31:21,413 --> 00:31:24,250
and, uh, that's a-an illusion
type of effect.
532
00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:26,652
Think of a mirage,
533
00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:28,054
in which you're seeing something
534
00:31:28,154 --> 00:31:29,721
close to the horizon,
535
00:31:29,821 --> 00:31:31,690
and it'll give an effect
of something
536
00:31:31,790 --> 00:31:33,225
that's-that's not there.
537
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:34,826
It's an atmospheric illusion.
538
00:31:34,927 --> 00:31:37,096
The reason that I don't think
539
00:31:37,196 --> 00:31:39,765
that this is
a Fata Morgana effect
540
00:31:39,865 --> 00:31:44,436
is because this is way
too high up to be one.
541
00:31:45,771 --> 00:31:47,173
Using the idea that
542
00:31:47,273 --> 00:31:49,241
this is some type
of inversion layer
543
00:31:49,341 --> 00:31:52,711
to somehow broadcast or enhance
the idea of a cityscape
544
00:31:52,811 --> 00:31:54,546
in the sky just doesn't hold up.
545
00:31:54,646 --> 00:31:57,616
So, there could in fact
have been some type
546
00:31:57,716 --> 00:32:01,520
of a large mother ship
or some craft in the sky.
547
00:32:01,620 --> 00:32:02,955
This isn't new.
548
00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,558
Now, just a few days later,
549
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:08,327
over 800 miles away,
550
00:32:08,427 --> 00:32:11,463
we had another sighting of
this exact same phenomenon.
551
00:32:11,563 --> 00:32:14,133
So, it stands to reason that
there was some type of
552
00:32:14,233 --> 00:32:17,369
physical presence in the sky.
553
00:32:17,469 --> 00:32:21,040
If we assume that the vision
of a floating city in the sky
554
00:32:21,140 --> 00:32:23,942
that was seen in Foshan
by thousands of people
555
00:32:24,043 --> 00:32:25,644
was just some kind of
optical illusion,
556
00:32:25,744 --> 00:32:29,015
I find it highly coincidental
that the same vision is seen
557
00:32:29,115 --> 00:32:31,183
hundreds of miles away
a few days later
558
00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:33,285
in another city called Jiangxi,
559
00:32:33,385 --> 00:32:35,554
also witnessed
by thousands of people.
560
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:38,991
NARRATOR:
Could thousands of people
561
00:32:39,091 --> 00:32:41,427
across China have really
witnessed
562
00:32:41,527 --> 00:32:44,096
some type of alien base
or mother ship
563
00:32:44,196 --> 00:32:46,232
floating in the sky?
564
00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:52,804
And if so, might it be evidence
of extraterrestrials
565
00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:55,041
making their presence known?
566
00:32:55,141 --> 00:32:58,610
Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest
567
00:32:58,710 --> 00:33:00,246
there have been many more cases
568
00:33:00,346 --> 00:33:05,184
of alien entities appearing in
the skies above China.
569
00:33:05,284 --> 00:33:08,620
Cases that the government
could not ignore.
570
00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:14,360
Zhejiang Province, China.
571
00:33:14,460 --> 00:33:17,463
July 7, 2010.
572
00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:22,034
Just after 8:40 p.m.,
573
00:33:22,134 --> 00:33:24,436
the Hangzhou Xiaoshan
International Airport,
574
00:33:24,536 --> 00:33:27,673
which serves over 70,000
passengers a day,
575
00:33:27,773 --> 00:33:31,277
is suddenly shut down.
576
00:33:31,377 --> 00:33:33,445
All outbound flights
are grounded,
577
00:33:33,545 --> 00:33:37,816
and inbound flights
are diverted to nearby airports.
578
00:33:37,916 --> 00:33:42,754
The cause of the shutdown was
an unidentified flying object
579
00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:45,224
seen streaking
across the night sky
580
00:33:45,324 --> 00:33:48,060
by a flight crew preparing
for descent.
581
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:54,100
Xiaoshan Airport is one
of the largest in China.
582
00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,102
And that's very important.
583
00:33:56,202 --> 00:33:58,270
It's a very busy airport.
584
00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:02,141
What happened on July 7 is that
585
00:34:02,241 --> 00:34:04,410
a pilot from an incoming
passenger airplane
586
00:34:04,510 --> 00:34:07,346
noticed something very unusual
coming towards him.
587
00:34:07,446 --> 00:34:09,848
He notified the ground crew
588
00:34:09,948 --> 00:34:12,784
and the airport was shut down
589
00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:16,655
because a comet-like object
590
00:34:16,755 --> 00:34:19,325
was basically speeding
towards the airport.
591
00:34:20,926 --> 00:34:23,295
There was a trail behind it.
592
00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:26,332
It was a glowing,
oval-shaped object.
593
00:34:26,432 --> 00:34:29,868
NARRATOR: The object was also
witnessed and photographed
594
00:34:29,968 --> 00:34:33,572
by numerous Hangzhou residents.
595
00:34:33,672 --> 00:34:37,075
When the UFO was seen,
all hell broke loose.
596
00:34:37,176 --> 00:34:39,345
Flights were diverted.
597
00:34:39,445 --> 00:34:41,280
The military was contacted
598
00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:43,682
to see if they were test-flying
anything in the air,
599
00:34:43,782 --> 00:34:45,451
which they weren't.
600
00:34:45,551 --> 00:34:49,388
This is the third such incident
in five years in China
601
00:34:49,488 --> 00:34:53,259
where the presence of a UFO
has either shut down an airport
602
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:58,664
or caused havoc and amazement
amongst the populus.
603
00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:01,133
And it's clearly something
that the Chinese government
604
00:35:01,233 --> 00:35:03,402
want to shut down and play down.
605
00:35:03,502 --> 00:35:06,838
It could also be due to the fact
that the Chinese have realized
606
00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:10,576
they're not in control of their
airspace, somebody else is.
607
00:35:10,676 --> 00:35:12,411
(speaking Chinese)
608
00:35:12,511 --> 00:35:14,813
(translated): The Xiaoshan event
is only one of the events
609
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:16,315
of this kind.
610
00:35:16,415 --> 00:35:20,419
The same thing happened
in Guizhou Province.
611
00:35:20,519 --> 00:35:24,590
At that time, the pilots were
instructed to avoid the UFO,
612
00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:26,592
ground their aircrafts
613
00:35:26,692 --> 00:35:29,328
and return to the air
after the event,
614
00:35:29,428 --> 00:35:32,130
which can provide evidence
of the existence
615
00:35:32,231 --> 00:35:34,333
of the UFO phenomenon.
616
00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:39,771
NARRATOR:
While many in the United States
617
00:35:39,871 --> 00:35:43,809
view the UFO phenomenon
as distinctly American,
618
00:35:43,909 --> 00:35:45,711
recent surveys have shown
619
00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:49,615
that roughly half of the
1.4 billion Chinese people
620
00:35:49,715 --> 00:35:54,152
believe in UFOs
and extraterrestrial life.
621
00:35:54,253 --> 00:35:57,289
And ancient astronaut theorists
suggest
622
00:35:57,389 --> 00:36:00,192
that despite the Chinese
government's dismissal
623
00:36:00,292 --> 00:36:02,661
of recent UFO events,
624
00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:04,396
it now appears
625
00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:06,798
they too are taking an interest
626
00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:10,269
in otherworldly phenomena.
627
00:36:10,369 --> 00:36:12,838
It's incredibly popular
in China to be a member
628
00:36:12,938 --> 00:36:15,874
of a UFO community
that's trying to make contact
629
00:36:15,974 --> 00:36:18,210
with extraterrestrial beings.
630
00:36:18,310 --> 00:36:20,846
The Chinese government
is closely monitoring this
631
00:36:20,946 --> 00:36:23,415
and in fact they're financing
some of these research groups.
632
00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:26,718
So, one wonders,
633
00:36:26,818 --> 00:36:29,154
is the Chinese government
starting to view
634
00:36:29,255 --> 00:36:31,056
our contact with
extraterrestrial beings
635
00:36:31,156 --> 00:36:33,459
as something simply
too strong to deny?
636
00:36:33,559 --> 00:36:37,763
NARRATOR: Could recent events be
forcing the Chinese government
637
00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:40,832
to take a greater interest
in examining possible
638
00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:43,369
extraterrestrial encounters?
639
00:36:43,469 --> 00:36:48,139
Encounters that they have
secretly known about for years?
640
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:51,477
Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes
641
00:36:51,577 --> 00:36:55,347
and suggest that China's effort
to manufacture
642
00:36:55,447 --> 00:36:58,384
the world's largest
radio telescope
643
00:36:58,484 --> 00:37:03,355
is an explicit mission towards
the search for alien life.
644
00:37:12,664 --> 00:37:15,501
NARRATOR
Guizhou Province, China.
645
00:37:15,601 --> 00:37:17,369
2011.
646
00:37:19,571 --> 00:37:23,775
Construction commences
on a massive engineering
647
00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:26,244
and scientific endeavor.
648
00:37:26,345 --> 00:37:31,450
A 500-meter telescope,
also known as FAST.
649
00:37:31,550 --> 00:37:37,222
Nan Rendong, chief scientist
of the FAST project states,
650
00:37:37,323 --> 00:37:40,826
"A radio telescope is
like a sensitive ear,
651
00:37:40,926 --> 00:37:44,663
separating radio messages from
white noise in the universe."
652
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:49,435
The Chinese government
is currently constructing
653
00:37:49,535 --> 00:37:53,505
what will be the largest radio
telescope anywhere in the world.
654
00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:58,310
The reflector dish will be
500 meters in diameter
655
00:37:58,410 --> 00:38:02,848
and this will dwarf any other
comparable facility.
656
00:38:02,948 --> 00:38:07,285
It will be the best piece of
equipment for 20 or 30 years
657
00:38:07,386 --> 00:38:09,821
when it comes
to radio astronomy.
658
00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:15,494
NARRATOR:
Ancient astronaut theorists
659
00:38:15,594 --> 00:38:18,864
point to the construction
of this behemoth telescope
660
00:38:18,964 --> 00:38:23,935
as proof that China is deeply
interested in extraterrestrials.
661
00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:28,607
Do they know there are aliens
out there?
662
00:38:28,707 --> 00:38:30,509
Are they trying to get absolute,
663
00:38:30,609 --> 00:38:33,244
verifiable proof positive
664
00:38:33,345 --> 00:38:36,815
and be the first nation
to disclose?
665
00:38:36,915 --> 00:38:40,318
The Chinese government was very
clear in stating
666
00:38:40,419 --> 00:38:43,755
that this dish was built
specifically
667
00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:46,425
for the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence.
668
00:38:46,525 --> 00:38:48,894
So then the question arises,
669
00:38:48,994 --> 00:38:52,097
are they merely following up
on their history?
670
00:38:52,197 --> 00:38:54,400
Because China,
671
00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:57,603
as with every other
ancient culture,
672
00:38:57,703 --> 00:38:59,971
was visited
by extraterrestrials.
673
00:39:02,874 --> 00:39:05,844
What is their interest
in exploring deep space?
674
00:39:09,748 --> 00:39:12,884
NARRATOR: The telescope
was completed in July of 2016
675
00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:16,254
and is regarded
as a giant leap forward
676
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:19,157
with unprecedented precision
that will allow
677
00:39:19,257 --> 00:39:23,128
the Chinese government to survey
not only the Milky Way
678
00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:25,431
but also distant galaxies
679
00:39:25,531 --> 00:39:29,034
for radio signals
and signs of life.
680
00:39:29,134 --> 00:39:31,770
While many other nations
are currently designing
681
00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:35,306
or constructing
advanced radio telescopes,
682
00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:38,510
none will surpass
the size and capability
683
00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:40,712
of the FAST telescope.
684
00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:43,549
Wu Xiangping, director-general
685
00:39:43,649 --> 00:39:47,786
of the Chinese Astronomical
Society, declared,
686
00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:50,422
"It will help us to search
for intelligent life
687
00:39:50,522 --> 00:39:52,791
"outside the galaxy
688
00:39:52,891 --> 00:39:55,894
and explore the origins
of the universe."
689
00:39:55,994 --> 00:39:59,765
POPE: Out there somewhere might
civilizations
690
00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:03,569
be posting scientific
and technical information
691
00:40:03,669 --> 00:40:05,070
that they've discovered?
692
00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:10,141
And the first nation
to download this information
693
00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:12,511
will have a huge advantage.
694
00:40:12,611 --> 00:40:14,680
They'll be the dominant force
on this planet
695
00:40:14,780 --> 00:40:16,582
for the foreseeable future.
696
00:40:16,682 --> 00:40:18,684
Do the Chinese want to be first?
697
00:40:18,784 --> 00:40:20,686
Do they know it's out there?
698
00:40:20,786 --> 00:40:22,888
And is this radio telescope
699
00:40:22,988 --> 00:40:25,924
an attempt to go
and get that information?
700
00:40:26,658 --> 00:40:28,927
(speaking Chinese)
701
00:40:29,027 --> 00:40:31,897
(translated): I think it's good
and encouraging that our country
702
00:40:31,997 --> 00:40:35,333
is constructing
such a huge telescope.
703
00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:37,603
It will help to find aliens
704
00:40:37,703 --> 00:40:39,838
and alien civilization.
705
00:40:43,341 --> 00:40:44,843
STONEHILL:
For thousands of years,
706
00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:48,346
Chinese people have collected
reports about UFO encounters
707
00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:50,816
and have recorded them.
708
00:40:50,916 --> 00:40:54,686
And those who studied are amazed
at the accuracy
709
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:58,089
and just the sheer wealth
of the UFO information
710
00:40:58,189 --> 00:41:00,792
coming from China,
and I hope this will continue.
711
00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:04,630
TSOUKALOS:
As China slowly opens its doors,
712
00:41:04,730 --> 00:41:07,833
is it possible that we'll
encounter that the stories
713
00:41:07,933 --> 00:41:10,869
of the Yellow Emperor
are in fact true?
714
00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:14,272
That they were visited
by extraterrestrial beings
715
00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:15,941
in the remote past?
716
00:41:16,041 --> 00:41:17,976
Only time will tell.
717
00:41:19,711 --> 00:41:21,780
Could it be that China
718
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:24,349
is building the world's
largest radio telescope
719
00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:28,787
not in hopes of finding proof
of alien life in the universe
720
00:41:28,887 --> 00:41:33,692
but in order to welcome new
messages from extraterrestrials
721
00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:36,127
that have been visiting China
for thousands of years?
722
00:41:38,930 --> 00:41:41,499
And could stories
of flying dragons,
723
00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:42,901
Yellow Emperors,
724
00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:46,538
and the existence of strange,
secret pyramids
725
00:41:46,638 --> 00:41:49,575
be the proof that
ancient astronaut theorists
726
00:41:49,675 --> 00:41:51,309
have been looking for?
727
00:41:51,409 --> 00:41:54,179
One thing is certain--
728
00:41:54,279 --> 00:41:58,617
the evidence of extraterrestrial
contact is mounting.
729
00:41:58,717 --> 00:42:00,552
And the ultimate close encounter
730
00:42:00,652 --> 00:42:01,720
could soon happen
731
00:42:01,820 --> 00:42:04,355
right before our eyes.
732
00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:06,224
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