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Simon:
Deep in north carolina's
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mountain country,
there's a mystery playing out --
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a series of glowing orbs that no
one's ever been able to explain.
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Some believe there is a logical
scientific explanation.
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Wow, that's amazing.
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Others say
the lights are supernatural.
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Easy, hold up, hold up.
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My mission is to venture
deep into the mountain and woods
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and attempt to uncover
the source of the lights...
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I'm now officially
in no man's land.
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...And get to the bottom
of this remarkable phenomenon...
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Oh, oh, oh, look, look, look.
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...Whatever it takes.
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I'm cliff simon.
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I had my first paranormal
encounter when I was young,
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and I've been fascinated with
otherworldly beings ever since.
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As a military man,
adventurer, and survivalist,
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I've explored the far reaches
of the physical world.
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Now I'm using those skills
to investigate the unknown
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in places so remote
few have dared to venture.
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♪
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north carolina's brown mountain.
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A long low-ridge crest
in the foothills
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of the blue ridge mountains --
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over half a million acres
of dense forest,
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steep gorges
and raging rivers.
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Much of it
completely unexplored.
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Home to a haunting mystery.
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It's been reported that
there's strange, orb-like lights
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that float up out of these woods
and hover above the trees
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and then vanish without a sound.
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♪
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and no one's been able
to explain what they are.
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witnesses report
glowing balls of light
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dancing in and above the valley
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and then suddenly
shooting up into the sky.
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I'll use my survival skills
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to explore this unforgiving
landscape in search of answers.
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Trekking through these woods
by day is dangerous enough.
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By night, who knows
what I'll encounter.
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But I'm determined
to see the lights for myself
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and uncover any secrets
lurking below.
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♪
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there are dozens of theories,
scientific and supernatural,
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as to what causes
the brown mountain lights --
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from balls of lightning
to airplane lights,
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from phosphorus and gases
to wayward ghosts.
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But after decades of study,
they still defy explanation.
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And maybe that's because they
aren't from this world at all.
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According to cherokee law,
the glowing orbs
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are the spirits of women
searching by torchlight
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for their mates
slain in battle
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more than 800 years ago.
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another local legend claims
that they are the ghostly relics
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of a 19th-century search party
that found a murdered woman
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and her baby deep
in these woods.
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♪
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I'm determined to uncover
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whatever is behind
this remarkable event.
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But first I want to talk
to some folks
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who witnessed
these lights first hand.
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♪
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all around these parts,
everybody has seen
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the brown mountain lights
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or knows someone
who's seen them
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or thinks
they have seen them.
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Everybody's got a story
about the brown mountain lights
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and a good explanation
for them.
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I've got my own theories,
and I've got my own story.
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Simon: Yeah?
I mean, this
really happened, too.
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You know the difference
between a war story
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and a fairy tale,
don't you?
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The fairy tale starts out
"once upon a time."
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the war story starts out
"this ain't no [bleep]"
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love it.
This ain't no [bleep]
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yeah, I agree.
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I don't know, it must have
been '71 or '72.
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There was a group of us
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riding around up towards
the base of brown mountain,
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up one of those
old roads up there.
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And the trick used
to be back then,
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you need to take a girl up
through there.
Sure.
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And just as you came
over that road,
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you made
your headlights shine up
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and reflect off one of those
panes of glass.
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And they're, "look, yeah,
that's a ghost."
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you know and they'd sneak over
to you, you know?
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You know, this time we did
the same thing, bounced up,
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showed the lights,
and we stopped talking
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and then that's when
we actually saw some lights
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coming down off
the top of the ridge.
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so were they --
were they, like,
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pulsating or colors or...?
No, it was a steady,
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maybe a little, tiny flicker
to it as it moved.
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And it didn't look like anything
that was a person doing it.
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It was there for, you know,
a good two or three minutes.
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Right.
We watched it.
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And it was coming along
the side of the ridge
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before it disappeared.
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one theory tossed around
at the time
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links the strange lights
to this region's shady past.
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somewhere in here,
it used to be.
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simon: What is that?
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that right there, my friend,
is a moonshine still.
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Or what's left of one.
This is a small one.
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But the boiler
is the main part.
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That's a copper boiler.
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Let me wipe
some of that off.
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A little dirt on there.
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Scrub it real good,
and you can kind of get an idea
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of what
I'm talking about.
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Back in the early 70's
when bill had his sighting,
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these hills were dotted
with illegal stills.
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Cooking up homemade whiskey,
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also known as moonshine,
under the cover of darkness.
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A lot of people think maybe
what they were seeing
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is the light
reflecting off that.
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Right.
I mean, you know,
the light could reflect
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off the side of the copper
from a fire.
Right.
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Because you had to have
a good fire to make good liquor.
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Right.
It could be a flashlight
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because most of the stuff
was done at night.
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Even lantern lights
could have reflected off that
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and that would give kind of
that glow
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that everybody associates
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with the brown mountain
lights.
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For sure. I mean,
I think we should test that.
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You got a light?
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I mean,
that makes a little bit
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of a reflection off there.
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I suppose it's possible
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that dozens of burning fires
in the mountainside
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could cause a mysterious glow,
but I'm not convinced.
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The lights bouncing off a copper
still wouldn't be strong enough
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to move
through the entire gorge.
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I need to know more about
the history of this place.
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♪
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so I'm headed to the history
museum of burke county
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in the town of morganton
to find out more.
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the museum documents day-to-day
life in western north carolina
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and includes an archive
on the brown mountain lights.
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The museum has a few paintings
here that depict sightings
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of the brown mountain
lights from people.
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Up to now, I've only heard
of reports of lights in the sky.
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But now it's clear to me
they've been seen
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closer to the ground.
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And at that low altitude, I can
eliminate the possibility
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that the lights
are simply from airplanes.
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this is it.
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"b.M. Lights."
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oh, it says right here that the
first known reported sightings
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of the lights were
from josiah lafayette wiseman,
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and he witnessed the lights
back in 1858.
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♪
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this further supports the theory
that glowing balls of light
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have been spotted on the ridge,
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at tree level,
in the gorge below
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and even at ground level,
face-to-face with witnesses.
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1922 responding to a general
interest in the lights.
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Reported phenomenon.
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These lights have appeared in
many different forms and colors
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and are still as great a mystery
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as they were the day
they were first written about,
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over 150 years ago.
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The lights were investigated
once by the u.S. Weather service
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and twice by
the u.S. Geological survey.
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The smithsonian even conducted
an investigation of their own.
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But no one could scientifically
explain the phenomenon.
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You can feel how uneasy everyone
must have been at that time,
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not knowing what these lights
were or not understanding
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what was causing them.
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♪
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word is getting out
to the locals
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that I'm here investigating.
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And another witness has agreed
to meet me at the exact spot
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where he saw the lights.
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So, steve, tell me
what happened that morning.
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I was 13 years old.
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And my dad and I
used to come deer hunting.
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We had to get
to the mountain early
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to keep other hunters
from following us.
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we were sitting in an old
1947 dodge pick-up truck...
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...Just killing time,
talking.
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♪
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and my dad said,
"I see two lights coming."
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♪
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and paused and then
immediately said,
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"I don't know
what that is,
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but there's no way a vehicle
could be in that area."
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the lights were hovering
in an area
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that had no roads,
not even a trail.
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They were a very light orange
in color.
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So were they floating
in a line?
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They were floating along,
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kind of raising it
up and down.
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And they lit up
and illuminated the whole area,
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inside the truck,
all the woods.
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And you could see
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all the shadows
that they were casting.
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They looked to be 2
to 3 feet in diameter.
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They were
perfectly symmetrical.
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They looked like a large
pumpkin or a basketball,
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but they were
almost translucent.
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So these lights,
they kept coming closer to you?
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They moved right across
in front of us
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approximately
50 yards away,
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right directly
in front of us
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and went right across
and down into the gorge...
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♪
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...Until they
completely disappeared.
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I think I was in such awe
of what I'd encountered,
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I think
I said to my dad,
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"just what do you think
about that?"
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he said, "I think
we've been in the woods
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with the
brown mountain lights."
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but as close
as I've seen them,
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I still couldn't
explain to you.
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But I know
what I saw was real.
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♪
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well, it's day two here
in north carolina,
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and I'm still reeling
from meeting steve
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who gave me his witness account
of the brown mountain lights.
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I have to admit,
I'm more curious now than ever.
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Luckily I've tracked down
an expert
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who claims he recently caught
these lights on tape.
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And what he is about to show me
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is nothing short
of mind-blowing.
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Watch.
This blue one.
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It goes through the valley
and then darts straight up.
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Wow.
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Simon:
I'm in north carolina,
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meeting with a brown mountains
lights expert
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who's recently captured
this anomaly on camera.
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Hey, dean!
What you got here?
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Dean warsing is a paranormal
investigator who's spent years
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trying to document the lights.
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Warsing: This is a video
I took right here
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of brown mountain.
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Dean shot this footage
with a night-vision camera,
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so most of the lights
are glowing green.
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You see this
luminous form here?
253
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Yeah.
Kind of stationary.
254
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That's a traditional
brown mountain light.
255
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Simon: Whoa!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
256
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See how
it's not discharging.
257
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It's just
kind of hanging there.
258
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But watch this blue thing.
It goes through the valley
259
00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:42,160
and then darts straight up
with tremendous speed.
260
00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:44,896
Wow, that's unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
261
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♪
262
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:51,503
what I saw in that footage
263
00:12:51,505 --> 00:12:54,806
was no reflection
off a moonshine still.
264
00:12:54,808 --> 00:12:58,209
So far, I've seen historical
paintings of these lights,
265
00:12:58,211 --> 00:13:02,080
heard convincing testimony
of first-hand encounters...
266
00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:04,482
Woody: They moved right across
in front of us.
267
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,451
But I know
what I saw was real.
268
00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:09,287
...But nothing indicates
the actual source of the lights.
269
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♪
270
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dean seems to think the lights
might be paranormal activity.
271
00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:20,732
But first I need to eliminate
the possibility
272
00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:22,667
that these are simply
headlights,
273
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reflecting in strange ways.
274
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I can see from these local maps
there are no roads,
275
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so that eliminates
the possibility of cars.
276
00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:33,878
But what about an atv?
277
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I have an idea.
278
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First I'll test whether an atv
can create glowing,
279
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floating lights.
280
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Then I want to travel up
the mountain
281
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to try to reach the source
of the lights.
282
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Dean knows
some other investigators
283
00:13:48,562 --> 00:13:50,428
who tried to document the lights
284
00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:52,964
and they have agreed
to help me out.
285
00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:54,766
-Hey, guys!
-Cliff!
286
00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:57,135
-How are you?
-Joshua. Forrest.
287
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Joshua. Forrest.
288
00:13:58,238 --> 00:14:00,371
But there's only one problem.
289
00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:02,473
The place where
the lights seem to emerge
290
00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:04,242
is a 200-square-mile area
291
00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:08,546
along a steep
and foreboding gorge.
292
00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:12,350
Historically this area is known
by indigenous americans as esio,
293
00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:15,453
meaning "river of many cliffs."
294
00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,889
there's bear. There's cliffs.
There's snakes.
295
00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:19,958
You're gonna be down there
at night nonetheless.
296
00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,427
I mean, you could make one step,
the next thing you know,
297
00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:24,028
you become a statistic.
298
00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:27,532
♪
299
00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:29,734
I'll have to use my military
and survival training
300
00:14:29,736 --> 00:14:31,636
to venture where few have dared,
301
00:14:31,638 --> 00:14:34,305
into the unexplored
and treacherous woods.
302
00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:37,475
♪
303
00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:39,711
in just the past few years,
304
00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:42,847
an experienced climber
plunged to his death here,
305
00:14:42,849 --> 00:14:47,719
a kayaker drowned and a hiker
fell from a ledge and died.
306
00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:50,188
People disappear
where you are going to go.
307
00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:51,322
They die there.
308
00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:53,291
A lot of people have not found
309
00:14:53,293 --> 00:14:55,360
whatever is causing
this phenomenon.
310
00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:58,796
It may be that
it doesn't want to be found.
311
00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:00,665
And so if you find it,
312
00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:05,603
it might not be
very happy about it.
313
00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:08,406
♪
314
00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,141
simon: But before I descend
into the gorge
315
00:15:10,143 --> 00:15:12,577
to investigate
the source of the lights,
316
00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:14,512
I'm gonna conduct
a little experiment
317
00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:16,681
in a more accessible part
of the valley.
318
00:15:16,683 --> 00:15:23,922
♪
319
00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:27,692
I'm setting up my camera
at a great vantage point.
320
00:15:29,663 --> 00:15:31,663
The valley is directly
across from us.
321
00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:32,697
By the time I get down there,
322
00:15:32,699 --> 00:15:34,098
it's definitely
gonna be dark.
323
00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,167
And I'm gonna do
my vehicle headlight testing.
324
00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:38,469
We want to see what the
vehicle headlights look like.
325
00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:39,704
Are they gonna be
haunting enough
326
00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:42,340
to maybe be mistaken
for brown mountain lights?
327
00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:51,215
♪
328
00:15:51,217 --> 00:16:00,124
♪
329
00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:09,000
♪
330
00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:12,837
people have reported the
lights, they dance, they move.
331
00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:15,206
So we're gonna see
if the headlights of this atv
332
00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:16,741
do the same kind of things.
333
00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:24,749
♪
334
00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:28,386
the camera I set up at the top
of the ridge recorded my drive.
335
00:16:30,924 --> 00:16:35,226
I've placed the footage side
by side with dean's footage.
336
00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,729
My headlights flicker
but remain pretty static,
337
00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:42,066
where dean's seem to float up
and down the valley.
338
00:16:42,068 --> 00:16:43,668
Not a match.
339
00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:45,470
Nor could atv headlights account
340
00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:48,673
for all those strange sightings
before 1960
341
00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:52,110
when these vehicles first
came into use.
342
00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:55,413
What I really need is to witness
these lights for myself
343
00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:57,281
and then get directly
beneath them
344
00:16:57,283 --> 00:17:00,351
to try to figure out
their source.
345
00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:03,021
Dean and his team tell me
that storms and humidity
346
00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:07,358
seem to make the brown mountain
lights manifest much better.
347
00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,293
And lucky for us,
there's foul weather
348
00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:11,095
moving in tonight or tomorrow.
349
00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:14,665
♪
350
00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:17,502
until then, I'm gonna
follow up on another lead
351
00:17:17,504 --> 00:17:19,470
just 5 miles from here.
352
00:17:19,472 --> 00:17:22,006
There's a paranormal researcher
353
00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:24,042
with an interesting theory
of his own.
354
00:17:24,044 --> 00:17:29,947
♪
355
00:17:29,949 --> 00:17:33,217
we're not too far
from the home of tsul 'kalu,
356
00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:35,987
which is the cherokee name
for bigfoot.
357
00:17:35,989 --> 00:17:37,288
There's a lot of people
who have disappeared
358
00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:38,790
and we have no idea how.
359
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,425
It's dangerous.
It's very dangerous.
360
00:17:40,427 --> 00:17:42,560
Being out here alone
is dangerous.
361
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:43,694
Simon: So you believe
362
00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:44,996
that bigfoot is present
in these woods
363
00:17:44,998 --> 00:17:46,497
and is somehow connected
364
00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:48,966
to the brown mountain
light phenomenon?
365
00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,468
You know,
these lights occur
366
00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:52,770
only in specific areas
and times.
367
00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:54,939
But that's all we see
with the human eye.
Right.
368
00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:56,741
How do we know
it's not a signal or a beacon
369
00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,242
to all these creatures
370
00:17:58,244 --> 00:18:01,079
in a spectrum that
we can't see and they can?
371
00:18:01,081 --> 00:18:03,081
I think the lights
are a signal
372
00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:04,949
to the cryptids
in this area
373
00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:08,753
and perhaps the other
animals in this area.
374
00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:10,755
Cryptids are creatures of legend
375
00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:13,925
whose existence has yet
to be proven.
376
00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:17,228
And while christian's theory
is pretty out there,
377
00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:19,797
there's reason to be
very afraid of these woods,
378
00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:22,200
especially at night.
379
00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,936
You know, there's people that
disappear in this area a lot.
380
00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:26,804
They're never found again.
381
00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:28,639
Sometimes they'll
find their remains.
382
00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:32,543
Sometimes they don't.
You have to be hyper-vigilant.
383
00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:34,879
Anything in
this area's possible.
384
00:18:34,881 --> 00:18:36,681
You have to be careful
what you're doing,
385
00:18:36,683 --> 00:18:38,483
especially if the lights
are active.
386
00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:48,192
♪
387
00:18:48,194 --> 00:18:53,764
♪
388
00:18:53,766 --> 00:18:56,334
I heard something move.
There.
389
00:18:56,336 --> 00:19:04,575
♪
390
00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:12,783
♪
391
00:19:12,785 --> 00:19:14,418
cliff, you see anything?
392
00:19:14,420 --> 00:19:17,788
I'm hearing something
at 11:00.
393
00:19:17,790 --> 00:19:21,492
Yeah, me too.
394
00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,161
I'm frigging nervous, man.
395
00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:27,265
♪
396
00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:28,332
whoa!
397
00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:32,370
Simon: I'm deep
in the north carolina woods,
398
00:19:32,372 --> 00:19:34,305
investigating the mysterious
brown mountain lights
399
00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:36,674
with paranormal researcher
christian macleod.
400
00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:37,975
Something's
coming up that hill.
401
00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:40,511
And something nearby
has me on edge.
402
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:44,849
♪
403
00:19:44,851 --> 00:19:48,352
I think we should get out here.
I feel something's watching us.
404
00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:51,522
I can smell the familiar stench
of a black bear.
405
00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:53,658
But where is it?
406
00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:56,294
Let's keep eyes and ears open.
407
00:19:56,296 --> 00:20:03,834
♪
408
00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:06,270
let's get the hell out of there.
Come on.
409
00:20:06,272 --> 00:20:08,372
We haven't seen
any lights tonight,
410
00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:11,375
but I'm just happy to get out
of this ravine in one piece.
411
00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:17,415
♪
412
00:20:17,417 --> 00:20:20,084
daybreak ushers in a cloudy,
muggy day
413
00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:21,652
up in brown mountain --
414
00:20:21,654 --> 00:20:25,823
the perfect conditions
for my investigation.
415
00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:27,592
A few hours before sunset,
we meet
416
00:20:27,594 --> 00:20:31,262
at a place called
"wiseman's lookout."
417
00:20:31,264 --> 00:20:33,831
storms and the humidity,
it seems to make
418
00:20:33,833 --> 00:20:35,866
the brown mountain lights
manifest much better.
419
00:20:35,868 --> 00:20:38,002
So that should be
the time we target.
420
00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:39,737
The plan is for joshua
and forrest
421
00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:41,239
to document the lights
from above,
422
00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:44,008
then relay
the gps coordinates
423
00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:46,210
so I can investigate from below.
424
00:20:48,014 --> 00:20:51,115
Only problem is to get directly
underneath the lights,
425
00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:52,617
I'm going to have to venture
into some
426
00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:56,287
of america's most
treacherous wilderness.
427
00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:59,257
Brown mountain has a distinct
low-lying ridge
428
00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:03,794
that is very tricky to navigate
due to its slick rock faces.
429
00:21:03,796 --> 00:21:06,130
To my knowledge, no one
has ever attempted
430
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:09,400
this dangerous mission before.
431
00:21:09,402 --> 00:21:12,470
My surface team will be using
state-of-the-art technology
432
00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:14,372
that they invented themselves.
433
00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:18,542
Joshua, you've brought
an amazing piece of equipment,
434
00:21:18,544 --> 00:21:21,379
I know, called the opticalizer.
435
00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:25,750
I am going to be scanning
the entire brown mountain area.
436
00:21:25,752 --> 00:21:28,286
I have a special pair
of binoculars.
437
00:21:28,288 --> 00:21:31,389
Any light that is received
with these binoculars
438
00:21:31,391 --> 00:21:33,090
is sent to a computer.
439
00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:34,425
We compare that light
440
00:21:34,427 --> 00:21:36,560
with a database
of known lights.
441
00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:39,297
And if we see anything
that doesn't match our database,
442
00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:40,998
I will radio you
the coordinates.
443
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,367
If you find the source of
these lights, we'll get to it.
444
00:21:43,369 --> 00:21:44,969
Okay, let's go.
445
00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:53,778
♪
446
00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:55,279
it's already
getting dark and damp
447
00:21:55,281 --> 00:21:56,981
as I move through the gorge
with dean
448
00:21:56,983 --> 00:21:58,616
and my cameraman andre.
449
00:21:58,618 --> 00:22:08,626
♪
450
00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:14,031
♪
451
00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:19,437
♪
452
00:22:19,439 --> 00:22:21,972
this is joshua.
Do you read me?
453
00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:25,276
Joshua.
Read you. Copy.
454
00:22:25,278 --> 00:22:29,080
Okay, what is your
current position? Over.
455
00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:32,249
We're just about
at the base of brown mountain.
456
00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,685
If we begin
to see anomalies,
457
00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,187
I will send you
the coordinates.
458
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:37,521
Over.
459
00:22:37,523 --> 00:22:39,523
Copy that.
Fantastic.
460
00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:42,526
Let me know as soon as you see
anything or hear anything. Out.
461
00:22:42,528 --> 00:22:47,331
♪
462
00:22:47,333 --> 00:22:49,166
looks like we've got
a bit of weather
463
00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:50,668
rolling up here, cliff.
Over.
464
00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:52,370
Oh, man, we're getting
dumped on down here.
465
00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:54,805
Definitely some kind
of micro-climate going on.
466
00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:57,708
We're making our way slowly,
but it's getting really slick.
467
00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:04,782
♪
468
00:23:04,784 --> 00:23:11,856
♪
469
00:23:11,858 --> 00:23:15,259
oh, oh, look, look, look.
-Light over there.
470
00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:17,828
Cliff, we have some kind
of anomalous light
471
00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:19,764
in the distance
straight ahead from us,
472
00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:21,232
right below the top
of the ridge.
473
00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:23,768
We're gonna turn
on the opticalizer now. Over.
474
00:23:23,770 --> 00:23:26,570
Simon: Joshua, that's perfect.
Let me know. Let me know.
475
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,539
We'll start
to head up that way.
476
00:23:28,541 --> 00:23:36,680
♪
477
00:23:36,682 --> 00:23:44,789
♪
478
00:23:44,791 --> 00:23:52,930
♪
479
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,800
connor: It's sort of almost
a faint glow.
480
00:23:55,802 --> 00:23:59,503
♪
481
00:23:59,505 --> 00:24:01,338
we're gonna have to see
if we can catch it again.
482
00:24:01,340 --> 00:24:04,208
But --
'cause it was pretty brief.
483
00:24:04,210 --> 00:24:06,076
It was pretty fleeting.
484
00:24:06,078 --> 00:24:07,812
Let's see what
cliff's status is.
485
00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:10,948
Okay.
486
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:14,251
Okay, cliff.
This is joshua. Do you read me?
487
00:24:14,253 --> 00:24:15,753
Over.
488
00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:17,988
[ static ]
489
00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:19,623
hello, cliff,
do you read me?
490
00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:22,827
♪
491
00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:24,895
this is joshua.
Do you read me? Over.
492
00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:26,664
[ static ]
493
00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:34,705
♪
494
00:24:34,707 --> 00:24:36,474
simon: I'm deep in
the brown mountain woods
495
00:24:36,476 --> 00:24:38,809
waiting for the exact
coordinates of a light
496
00:24:38,811 --> 00:24:40,311
the guys saw from above.
497
00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:46,584
♪
498
00:24:46,586 --> 00:24:50,488
I'm using a red light to help me
navigate up the steep rock face.
499
00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:53,491
That way, the guys up top
won't confuse my beam
500
00:24:53,493 --> 00:24:54,959
for the brown mountain lights.
501
00:24:54,961 --> 00:25:04,401
♪
502
00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:06,570
okay, cliff.
This is joshua.
503
00:25:06,572 --> 00:25:07,771
Do you read me?
504
00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:08,906
[ static ]
505
00:25:08,908 --> 00:25:10,407
connor: Sounds like
whatever he's near
506
00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:14,378
is interfering
with his radio transmission.
507
00:25:14,380 --> 00:25:16,180
Our transmission
is breaking up,
508
00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:19,683
and it's getting more difficult
to communicate with you. Over.
509
00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:26,123
♪
510
00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:28,058
this is joshua.
Do you read me? Over.
511
00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:34,932
♪
512
00:25:34,934 --> 00:25:41,772
♪
513
00:25:41,774 --> 00:25:44,508
listen, cliff, I don't know
if you realize this,
514
00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:48,379
but I'm losing
contact with you.
515
00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,981
Batteries frequently drain
516
00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:53,350
when the brown mountain
lights are appearing.
517
00:25:53,352 --> 00:25:55,953
You might notice
also interference
518
00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:58,355
on any electronic device.
519
00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:01,559
Simon: Something definitely
520
00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:03,227
is interfering
on the walkie talkies.
521
00:26:03,229 --> 00:26:05,729
Simon: What I didn't know is
that for the past hour,
522
00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:06,864
my support team up above
523
00:26:06,866 --> 00:26:09,400
has had trouble
getting in touch with me.
524
00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:12,570
Brown mountain is made up of
layers of quartz and magnetite,
525
00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:14,238
known electrical conductors
526
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,208
that could cause interference
with our radios.
527
00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,578
Connor: Now I just saw a twinkle
straight ahead of us.
528
00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:23,480
You see where it goes up
about a 45-degree angle?
529
00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:25,416
-Are you being serious?
-I'm being serious.
530
00:26:25,418 --> 00:26:26,684
And then
there's a saddle-back
531
00:26:26,686 --> 00:26:28,118
right at the top
of the ridge there.
532
00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:29,320
-Yeah.
-You might want to let --
533
00:26:29,322 --> 00:26:30,387
oh. Look, look, look, look.
That's what I said.
534
00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:31,755
You saw it that time.
535
00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:33,290
I-I -- yeah. I did see it.
Right there. Right there.
536
00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:35,125
Start recording.
Start recording. I've got it.
537
00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:36,260
You got it?
538
00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:40,531
♪
539
00:26:40,533 --> 00:26:41,699
wow, look at that.
540
00:26:41,701 --> 00:26:44,468
I've got it in my sights.
Keep recording.
541
00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:46,337
It's flashing.
542
00:26:46,339 --> 00:26:49,573
♪
543
00:26:49,575 --> 00:26:53,677
190 degrees south
on your compass heading.
544
00:26:53,679 --> 00:26:55,179
You're probably gonna
have to move.
545
00:26:55,181 --> 00:26:57,014
You've got to really book it if
you want to get to the lights.
546
00:26:57,016 --> 00:26:58,382
Over.
547
00:26:58,384 --> 00:27:00,451
We've just got a few
obstacles here to negotiate.
548
00:27:00,453 --> 00:27:04,722
♪
549
00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:06,557
simon: I finally get
a clear transmission
550
00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:09,693
from our surface team
with specific coordinates.
551
00:27:11,797 --> 00:27:15,399
Now the hunt is really on.
552
00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,469
Yeah, cliff, hang.
Let me check where we're at.
553
00:27:18,471 --> 00:27:26,010
♪
554
00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:33,550
♪
555
00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:35,152
right up that way.
556
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:38,822
♪
557
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,758
warren: I'm gonna try to get
some footage of this.
558
00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,093
Alright, it's up right now.
Are you getting this?
559
00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:44,962
Okay. Here, hold this,
hold this, hold this.
560
00:27:44,964 --> 00:27:48,399
Got you.
Oh, there's two of them.
561
00:27:48,401 --> 00:27:50,300
Yeah, there you go, guys.
562
00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:54,004
Look at that.
563
00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:55,305
Alright, I'm recording.
564
00:27:55,307 --> 00:28:00,577
♪
565
00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:05,849
♪
566
00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:09,086
cliff, they almost look
they're going over the ridge.
567
00:28:09,088 --> 00:28:11,922
What's your status?
Over.
568
00:28:11,924 --> 00:28:13,924
I'm getting to the top
of the ridge right now.
569
00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:19,997
♪
570
00:28:19,999 --> 00:28:26,070
♪
571
00:28:26,072 --> 00:28:27,337
190 south.
572
00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,873
Okay. You should run
right into it. Over.
573
00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:36,213
Ah. Oh, oh, oh.
Look, look, look.
574
00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:37,648
Cliff, you must be
right on top of it.
575
00:28:37,650 --> 00:28:39,149
You're breaking up.
Look, look, look, look.
576
00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:41,885
There it is again.
577
00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:43,287
Okay, listen, listen, cliff.
578
00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:46,690
We have at least two of them now
and these are extremely intense.
579
00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:49,693
They are actually hovering
over the treetops.
580
00:28:49,695 --> 00:28:51,528
You're very close by.
581
00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:54,164
I mean, I have been up here
a lot of times over the years
582
00:28:54,166 --> 00:28:56,867
and I have not seen
this kind of intensity.
583
00:28:56,869 --> 00:28:58,335
Oh, oh.
-Look at that.
584
00:28:58,337 --> 00:28:59,303
There it is again.
585
00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:00,471
When that thing lit up,
586
00:29:00,473 --> 00:29:03,907
I literally got a glitch
on my screen.
587
00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,076
Simon: They are coming back
over the ridge.
588
00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,712
It's like they are
looking at me.
589
00:29:08,714 --> 00:29:10,147
We have a huge obstacle
in our way.
590
00:29:10,149 --> 00:29:11,648
We're gonna try
and negotiate it right now.
591
00:29:11,650 --> 00:29:13,751
But we're heading up
towards the lights
592
00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:15,686
on the top of the ridge.
593
00:29:15,688 --> 00:29:17,821
Let's go.
594
00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:18,889
Get up there.
595
00:29:21,494 --> 00:29:22,593
Let's go, dean.
596
00:29:22,595 --> 00:29:30,701
♪
597
00:29:30,703 --> 00:29:38,842
♪
598
00:29:38,844 --> 00:29:40,844
just watch yourselves
coming past this.
599
00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:46,250
♪
600
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:51,688
♪
601
00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:54,925
snake, snake, snake.
Easy. Hold on. Hold on.
602
00:29:54,927 --> 00:30:00,264
♪
603
00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:02,699
just stay still a second.
604
00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:05,903
Okay, it's going over the ridge.
Let's go.
605
00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:11,909
♪
606
00:30:11,911 --> 00:30:13,577
they're still
flaring up.
607
00:30:13,579 --> 00:30:21,251
♪
608
00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:28,959
♪
609
00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:30,427
warren: 190 south.
Okay?
610
00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:32,763
You should run
right into it. Over.
611
00:30:32,765 --> 00:30:37,901
♪
612
00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:41,605
simon: My gps indicates that I'm
closing in on the coordinates,
613
00:30:41,607 --> 00:30:44,408
but there is a huge
obstacle before me.
614
00:30:51,417 --> 00:30:53,317
Simon: I'm investigating
the brown mountain lights
615
00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:55,419
of north carolina.
616
00:30:55,421 --> 00:30:57,354
My team tells me I'm closing in
617
00:30:57,356 --> 00:31:00,490
on the two lights
they have observed.
618
00:31:00,492 --> 00:31:01,692
But there's a problem.
619
00:31:01,694 --> 00:31:06,330
♪
620
00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:07,598
connor:
Cliff, this is forrest.
621
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,101
Are you still over there?
Can you see anything? Over.
622
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:12,703
Simon: I see the lights
right ahead of me.
623
00:31:12,705 --> 00:31:14,805
I can't get close
enough to them.
624
00:31:14,807 --> 00:31:18,342
I'm at an absolutely
huge waterfall. Over.
625
00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:24,448
♪
626
00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:28,685
man, we're not getting
across this river tonight.
627
00:31:28,687 --> 00:31:30,487
Okay, cliff,
you're breaking up on me.
628
00:31:30,489 --> 00:31:32,923
This thing,
I think we just lost it.
629
00:31:32,925 --> 00:31:35,359
It's disappeared.
I don't see it.
630
00:31:35,361 --> 00:31:37,861
♪
631
00:31:37,863 --> 00:31:39,029
damn it.
632
00:31:39,031 --> 00:31:41,331
It's gone, it's gone.
633
00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:46,570
♪
634
00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:48,272
simon: I refuse to give up.
635
00:31:48,274 --> 00:31:50,941
♪
636
00:31:50,943 --> 00:31:53,076
after a false start last night,
637
00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:54,478
I've gathered
the right gear for me
638
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,147
and the crew
to cross the waterfall.
639
00:31:57,149 --> 00:32:00,684
But it won't be easy.
640
00:32:00,686 --> 00:32:02,219
Although I'm
a trained survivalist
641
00:32:02,221 --> 00:32:05,522
and olympic-qualified swimmer,
rappelling across a waterfall
642
00:32:05,524 --> 00:32:07,858
takes a tremendous
amount of skill.
643
00:32:09,995 --> 00:32:12,195
And I have more
than my life at stake.
644
00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:15,032
I have the lives
of my crew in my hands.
645
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,367
But I'm motivated.
646
00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:19,503
This will be my last chance
647
00:32:19,505 --> 00:32:23,507
to get to the source
of these mysterious orbs.
648
00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:25,976
I've come this far.
I can't stop now.
649
00:32:25,978 --> 00:32:29,146
♪
650
00:32:29,148 --> 00:32:31,181
after a 2 1/2-hour hike,
651
00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:33,183
we're finally back
at the waterfall.
652
00:32:33,185 --> 00:32:35,986
♪
653
00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,255
I've secured the rope
between two sturdy points
654
00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:39,890
on either side of the river.
655
00:32:42,161 --> 00:32:45,662
I will now carefully make my way
across, one foot at a time.
656
00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,899
♪
657
00:32:48,901 --> 00:32:50,801
it's important
that I lean back a little
658
00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:52,703
to apply tension to the line.
659
00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:57,674
One wrong step and the current
could pull me downstream.
660
00:32:57,676 --> 00:33:06,750
♪
661
00:33:06,752 --> 00:33:15,826
♪
662
00:33:15,828 --> 00:33:24,901
♪
663
00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:27,571
I'm now officially
in no man's land.
664
00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:30,574
And as far as I know, no one has
ever stepped foot in this place,
665
00:33:30,576 --> 00:33:34,911
which means all theories
are completely open.
666
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:38,615
I still have some daylight
left, so with any luck,
667
00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:40,650
I'll get to the coordinates
before nightfall.
668
00:33:40,652 --> 00:33:49,526
♪
669
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:51,328
♪
670
00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:53,397
the magnetized rocks found here
671
00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:56,433
could potentially
throw off my compass.
672
00:33:56,435 --> 00:34:00,337
So I need to reestablish my
coordinates the survivalist way.
673
00:34:02,341 --> 00:34:06,676
Making a sundial is my best
chance of staying on course.
674
00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:08,345
I've put the machete
into the ground,
675
00:34:08,347 --> 00:34:09,846
casting a shadow.
676
00:34:09,848 --> 00:34:11,782
My first mark was right here.
677
00:34:11,784 --> 00:34:13,683
That's where the shadow was.
678
00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:15,652
Now I'm waiting about
20 minutes
679
00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:17,020
for the sun to move west.
680
00:34:17,022 --> 00:34:23,293
♪
681
00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:25,328
what I'm gonna do
is put a line
682
00:34:25,330 --> 00:34:27,697
between my first
and second mark.
683
00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:30,100
The second mark
represents east.
684
00:34:30,102 --> 00:34:33,437
So directly behind me
is 180 south.
685
00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:35,772
I'm heading -- my direction
is 190 south.
686
00:34:35,774 --> 00:34:38,442
So I'm gonna slightly veer
to the right of that,
687
00:34:38,444 --> 00:34:39,676
about 10 degrees
688
00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:41,812
to keep me heading
on my 190 south
689
00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:44,414
towards the coordinates to see
the brown mountain lights.
690
00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:53,423
♪
691
00:34:53,425 --> 00:35:02,432
♪
692
00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:05,202
I'm right here
at 190 degrees south,
693
00:35:05,204 --> 00:35:08,305
and I might be in
for a long night.
694
00:35:08,307 --> 00:35:11,942
There might be another rain --
rainstorm.
695
00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,010
According to the team,
the lights appeared
696
00:35:14,012 --> 00:35:17,280
directly above this spot.
697
00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:20,684
And being here at night so far
into the gorge, I can't help
698
00:35:20,686 --> 00:35:22,319
but think about
the different legends
699
00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,454
of the brown mountain lights,
700
00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:27,691
the bloodshed that took place
in the battle
701
00:35:27,693 --> 00:35:30,560
between the cherokee
and the catawba,
702
00:35:30,562 --> 00:35:32,796
the skulls of the murdered
mother and baby
703
00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:35,031
found in the woods,
704
00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:38,835
not to mention
all these accidental deaths.
705
00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:41,705
I don't know if there are
spirits trapped here or not.
706
00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:44,107
But it's definitely
an eerie feeling.
707
00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:47,677
I've set up a temporary shelter.
708
00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:51,181
Good enough to keep me dry
and keep me warm.
709
00:35:53,185 --> 00:35:55,285
I'm setting up a perimeter
around it as well
710
00:35:55,287 --> 00:35:59,256
because I don't really know
what's around me.
711
00:35:59,258 --> 00:36:03,693
I've already had one close call
with something in these woods.
712
00:36:03,695 --> 00:36:07,030
And I don't want
to be surprised again.
713
00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,598
I'm happier to have a perimeter,
714
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,867
and it's kind of part
of my training as well.
715
00:36:10,869 --> 00:36:14,471
♪
716
00:36:14,473 --> 00:36:17,974
they are coyotes
and bobcats out here, too.
717
00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:20,043
This setup will
alert me in advance
718
00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:23,647
if any predators come calling.
719
00:36:23,649 --> 00:36:26,516
It's basically full of pebbles,
making it shake.
720
00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:30,387
It's gonna hit this line,
721
00:36:30,389 --> 00:36:32,689
and I'm gonna hear it
instantaneously.
722
00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:37,027
I kind of want to disguise it
as much as possible.
723
00:36:37,029 --> 00:36:42,899
♪
724
00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:46,836
got another one hidden
right there.
725
00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:47,904
Listen.
726
00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:51,408
[ rocks rattling ]
727
00:36:51,410 --> 00:36:53,476
I'm gonna walk the perimeter.
728
00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:59,149
♪
729
00:36:59,151 --> 00:37:04,821
♪
730
00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:07,257
we all have fear.
I have fear.
731
00:37:07,259 --> 00:37:08,959
I have fear right now.
732
00:37:08,961 --> 00:37:12,128
And part of my philosophy
is if you fear something,
733
00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:16,266
it gives you adrenaline
to make calculated risks.
734
00:37:16,268 --> 00:37:25,175
♪
735
00:37:25,177 --> 00:37:27,877
shh, shh.
736
00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:29,646
I heard something.
737
00:37:29,648 --> 00:37:36,186
♪
738
00:37:36,188 --> 00:37:42,726
♪
739
00:37:42,728 --> 00:37:45,161
I heard something rattling
the cans on the perimeter.
740
00:37:45,163 --> 00:37:48,665
♪
741
00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,300
get down, get down,
get down, get down.
742
00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:54,704
Simon: I'm in north carolina
743
00:37:54,706 --> 00:37:57,941
at what a team of experts
believe could be the source
744
00:37:57,943 --> 00:38:00,944
of some recently observed
brown mountain lights.
745
00:38:03,148 --> 00:38:06,016
I've set up a perimeter
of booby traps all around me.
746
00:38:06,018 --> 00:38:12,989
♪
747
00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:19,929
♪
748
00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:23,366
everything that I've been
hearing and seeing,
749
00:38:23,368 --> 00:38:27,704
it could be just right on
the other side of that tree.
750
00:38:27,706 --> 00:38:29,572
It's just really thick foliage,
751
00:38:29,574 --> 00:38:31,574
but I know
something's back there.
752
00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:37,347
Something's come in here
and completely uncovered this.
753
00:38:37,349 --> 00:38:39,983
It walked right
over this trip line.
754
00:38:39,985 --> 00:38:41,518
It's moved these twigs
755
00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,586
and branches
that I had covering it.
756
00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:50,527
♪
757
00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:52,362
there's another one.
758
00:38:52,364 --> 00:38:54,998
This one's been pushed over.
759
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,733
It's been completely out.
760
00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:59,235
♪
761
00:38:59,237 --> 00:39:01,771
I'm starting to think the
mountain doesn't want me here.
762
00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:07,210
♪
763
00:39:07,212 --> 00:39:08,912
I'm feeling stalked.
764
00:39:08,914 --> 00:39:12,015
I know something's watching me.
765
00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:14,217
I just want to know what
direction it's gonna come.
766
00:39:17,556 --> 00:39:21,458
It's moving around us.
It's coming from everywhere.
767
00:39:21,460 --> 00:39:27,397
♪
768
00:39:27,399 --> 00:39:30,867
there's definitely
something out there.
769
00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:34,471
I saw movement behind that bush.
770
00:39:34,473 --> 00:39:36,506
I'm trying to scan
with the flashlight to see
771
00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:38,174
if I can see
a reflection of eyes,
772
00:39:38,176 --> 00:39:42,679
but I'm not seeing anything
at the moment.
773
00:39:42,681 --> 00:39:44,647
I think this is
something really big.
774
00:39:44,649 --> 00:39:49,452
♪
775
00:39:49,454 --> 00:39:50,887
this is something different.
776
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:59,996
♪
777
00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:03,600
it's not a bear or a coyote
or a bobcat.
778
00:40:03,602 --> 00:40:05,101
It doesn't make any sense.
779
00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:12,842
♪
780
00:40:12,844 --> 00:40:14,344
it's a strange feeling.
781
00:40:14,346 --> 00:40:16,946
It's the same feeling I get
that I'm being watched.
782
00:40:16,948 --> 00:40:19,616
♪
783
00:40:19,618 --> 00:40:23,286
this is not our territory.
784
00:40:23,288 --> 00:40:24,687
We've got to get out of here.
785
00:40:24,689 --> 00:40:31,060
♪
786
00:40:31,062 --> 00:40:37,434
♪
787
00:40:37,436 --> 00:40:41,604
the next morning, I leave brown
mountain with mixed feelings.
788
00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:43,573
I was standing
at one of the possible sources
789
00:40:43,575 --> 00:40:45,875
of the brown mountain lights
790
00:40:45,877 --> 00:40:49,212
but couldn't figure out
what causes them.
791
00:40:49,214 --> 00:40:51,214
It's a phenomenon
that was first sighted
792
00:40:51,216 --> 00:40:53,283
150 years ago,
793
00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:56,386
but the closer
I got to the point of origin,
794
00:40:56,388 --> 00:40:58,988
the more mysterious
things became.
795
00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:01,524
We captured some incredible
video footage
796
00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,560
of the lights from a distance.
797
00:41:03,562 --> 00:41:05,462
Oh, there's two of them.
798
00:41:05,464 --> 00:41:08,097
The signals picked up
by the opticalizer were analyzed
799
00:41:08,099 --> 00:41:10,867
after we sighted them.
800
00:41:10,869 --> 00:41:15,138
They didn't match
any known lights in the area.
801
00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:16,739
When I actually witnessed
the lights
802
00:41:16,741 --> 00:41:18,508
and tried to close in on them,
803
00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:20,844
something was messing
with our electronics.
804
00:41:20,846 --> 00:41:23,780
Hey, cliff, do you read me?
805
00:41:23,782 --> 00:41:26,716
There must be a connection.
806
00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:29,152
I eventually made it
to the source of the lights
807
00:41:29,154 --> 00:41:31,888
but sensed something
in the woods.
808
00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:33,089
There's something out there,
809
00:41:33,091 --> 00:41:36,326
something powerful
that I can't explain.
810
00:41:38,730 --> 00:41:43,099
For now, whatever is going
on here remains a mystery.
811
00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:51,107
♪
812
00:41:51,109 --> 00:41:59,115
♪
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