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NARRATOR: An ancient battle
fought with nuclear weapons.
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A deadly virus
of otherworldly origins.
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And biblical plagues
that some believe
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were caused by
extraterrestrial technology.
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Throughout history,
devastating disasters
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have been associated
with celestial beings
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and mysterious objects
in the sky.
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Now, Ancient Aliens
is taking a look back
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at ten of the biggest disasters
we've investigated.
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Disasters that add
to the growing body of evidence
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that Earth has been visited...
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by extraterrestrials.
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Disasters and devastating events
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are unavoidable facts
of life on planet Earth.
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But what's interesting
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to ancient astronaut theorists
like me
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is that every once in a while,
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we find evidence
that a catastrophe
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might be linked to
an extraterrestrial presence.
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Like when
mysterious flying craft
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were reported hovering
over the site
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of a recent deadly incident.
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Number ten on our countdown
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of the top ten alien disasters:
The Fukushima Nuclear Accident.
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NARRATOR:
March 11, 2011. Tohoku, Japan.
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(screaming)
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At 2:46 p.m.,
a massive earthquake
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shakes the region
for nearly six minutes.
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The energy released registers
9.0 on the Richter scale,
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making it the most
powerful earthquake
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ever recorded in Japan.
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The violent tremors
destroy buildings,
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set fires, and kill
thousands of people.
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It also triggers
a catastrophic tsunami.
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In a matter of minutes,
130-foot-tall waves
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slam into the coast and travel
more than six miles inland.
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But the greatest impact
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would be to a nearby
nuclear power plant.
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One wave in particular
struck the Fukushima-Daiichi
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power-generating plant,
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and overwhelmed
the safety systems,
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which caused the plant
to enter a critical phase
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and release radioactive material
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into the atmosphere
and into the water.
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NARRATOR:
In a matter of hours,
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rescue teams arrive
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to prevent the plant's reactors
from melting down.
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As the situation worsens,
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authorities evacuate the region.
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The only people who remain
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are employees
who struggle for days
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to prevent a larger catastrophe
from occurring.
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But according to
eyewitnesses on the scene,
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these workers were not alone.
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There were UFO sightings
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reported in some
significant numbers
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in that area in the weeks
and the days
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leading up to
the earthquake and tsunami.
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And there were a number
of UFO sightings
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reported in the immediate area,
uh, directly afterward.
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DAVID CHILDRESS:
At that time, it seemed
that there was going to be
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this huge nuclear disaster
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that would devastate
all of Japan
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and the western hemisphere.
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Is it possible
that extraterrestrials
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did something to lessen
the impact of this disaster?
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It would seem
that this nuclear meltdown
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could have been
much, much worse.
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WILLIAM HENRY:
This suggests the possibility
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that extraterrestrials
were involved
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in stabilizing that situation.
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Because had that Fukushima
plant melted down,
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it would have made a large swath
of Asia uninhabitable
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for a very long time.
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If extraterrestrials
really were there
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at the Fukushima disaster,
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they must have been there
on a rescue mission.
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They were there to avert
a larger catastrophe.
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The notion that UFOs
had a hand in protecting us
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from the Fukushima disaster
is a truly wild idea.
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But what makes it even more
incredible is the fact
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that UFOs were also seen
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during another nuclear meltdown.
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And this time,
they were observed
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alongside a mysterious
winged creature
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who had glowing red eyes.
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Number nine on our countdown:
The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.
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NARRATOR:
Pripyat, Ukraine. 1986.
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This small city
is the home of Chernobyl,
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one of the world's most
advanced nuclear power plants.
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But on April 26, just after
1:00 a.m., disaster strikes.
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(alarm ringing)
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During a routine safety test,
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reactor number 4 suffers
a catastrophic meltdown.
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PITTMAN: Literally tons
of radioactive material
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was released in the atmosphere
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after a series
of thermal explosions
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and a devastating fire.
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More than 30 people
were killed very quickly
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as a direct result
of the disaster.
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Thousands more
have died or will die
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due to
radiation-related cancers.
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The absolute catastrophe at the
Chernobyl nuclear power plant
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was the worst nuclear disaster
in the history of humanity.
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NARRATOR:
According to official reports,
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the nuclear meltdown
was caused by a combination
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of human error
and mechanical failures.
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But some former
residents of Pripyat
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believe the disaster
had an otherworldly connection.
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CHILDRESS:
A number of witnesses reported
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that there were UFOs hovering
around the power station.
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And that even beams
of light were coming down
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from these UFOs
and doing something
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to the nuclear power plants.
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NARRATOR:
But UFOs were not
the only strange phenomenon
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seen in the area.
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Residents also reported
a large, black creature
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flying near the nuclear reactor.
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It has become known as
the Blackbird of Chernobyl.
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Some of the workers
at Chernobyl in the days
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immediately preceding
the explosion and following
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reported seeing this mysterious,
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bat-like, winged creature
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with blazing red eyes.
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It was regarded as this
otherworldly, monstrous figure
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that struck them with terror.
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NARRATOR:
Is it possible that
the Blackbird of Chernobyl
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was an extraterrestrial being?
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And if so,
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what was it doing at the site
of this disaster?
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Some suggest that this entity
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was not attempting
to create devastation,
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but, rather, to prevent it.
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PITTMAN:
Now, the explosions
at Chernobyl,
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those were thermal explosions.
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They weren't nuclear explosions.
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The thermal explosions
were devastating.
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However, had it been
a nuclear explosion,
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what we now look at as,
uh, former Soviet Union
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a-and much of Europe
wouldn't be on a map anymore.
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And some have speculated
that the UFOs
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that were seen
during the crisis,
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after the crisis, may have
been, perhaps, protecting us.
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Trying to stave off
a horrifying nuclear explosion.
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The Blackbird of Chernobyl
provides compelling evidence
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that extraterrestrials
may be observing us
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during devastating events.
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And an even more
extraordinary example
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occurred on the opposite side
of the globe
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where witnesses
reported the presence
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of a mysterious flying creature
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during a disaster
in West Virginia.
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Number eight on our countdown:
The Silver Bridge Collapse.
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NARRATOR:
Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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December 15, 1967.
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At 5:00 p.m.,
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during bumper-to-bumper
rush hour traffic,
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the historic Silver Bridge
suddenly collapses
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into the freezing-cold
Ohio River.
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It was the worst bridge disaster
in U.S. history.
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Uh, 46 people died.
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Everybody here in Point Pleasant
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knew somebody on the bridge
or had a relative,
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you know,
that was on the bridge,
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and it changed the town
of Point Pleasant forever.
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NARRATOR:
Investigators from the National
Transportation Safety Board
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concluded that the bridge failed
due to a structural flaw
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that had been present
since it was built in 1928.
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But some witnesses believe
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there was
an otherworldly connection.
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WAMSLEY:
There were people
that claimed to have seen
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a large, winged creature,
six to seven foot tall,
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gray in color
and two large red eyes
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flying back and forth, you know,
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across the river
before the bridge fell.
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NARRATOR:
For residents
of Point Pleasant,
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the description
is instantly recognizable.
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The creature had been terrifying
residents for months.
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It's known as the Mothman.
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CHILDRESS:
From late 1966
to December 1967,
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were what was called
the Mothman encounters.
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And the Mothman was
a strange flying humanoid
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that had these
red, burning eyes.
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Some people felt that, you
know, since the bridge fell
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right when the Mothman sightings
were taking place
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that there may have been
some kind of a connection,
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a harbinger of doom or whatever.
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So, what is the connection
here between Mothman,
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UFOs and the Silver Bridge?
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The strange thing is
that after the collapse,
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Mothman disappeared.
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There were no further sightings.
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,
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the most devastating disasters
to hit this planet
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happened long before
the time of humans.
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For example, every grade school
student is taught
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about the asteroid
that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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However, for
ancient astronaut theorists,
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it's possible that this
was not a natural disaster,
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but one orchestrated
by extraterrestrials.
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Number seven on our countdown
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of the top ten alien disasters:
The Dinosaur Extinction.
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NARRATOR:
The Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.
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Here, just off the north coast
of this tropical paradise,
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lies the enormous
Chicxulub crater.
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It is a remnant
of a cataclysmic event
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that forever changed our planet.
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MARK WILSON:
The Chicxulub crater is the
largest impact crater on Earth.
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This crater is
180 kilometers in diameter.
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It's absolutely ginormous.
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And it represents
an event that occurred
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at the end
of the Cretaceous period
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that took out the dinosaurs
65 million years ago.
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KAKU:
We think that the dinosaurs
were wiped out
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perhaps within
a period of one year.
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With all the debris
being shot into the space,
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it blanketed the sunlight.
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Temperatures plunged
as a consequence.
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Therefore, vegetation died.
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With the dying of vegetation,
the plant eaters died.
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And when the plant eaters died,
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then the meat eaters would
also die as a consequence.
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And so the whole food chain
collapsed
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as a consequence
of just one year's worth
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of cataclysmic weather change.
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NARRATOR:
According to
mainstream scientists,
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the meteor impact
didn't just draw
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the age of the dinosaurs
to a close,
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but it marked a new dawn
for life on Earth.
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COLLINS:
The blast that killed
the dinosaurs
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allowed mammals to thrive.
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If the dinosaurs had been left
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and remained on this earth,
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we wouldn't be here now.
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So, our very existence
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has come about
through impact events.
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NARRATOR:
The chance of Earth
being hit by an asteroid
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like the one
that killed the dinosaurs
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is extremely remote.
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And for
ancient astronaut theorists,
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this raises
an interesting possibility.
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Was the meteor
that wiped out the dinosaurs
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simply the result of chance,
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an intergalactic accident,
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or might it have been
a planned event?
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TSOUKALOS:
In September 2022,
we shot up a probe
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towards an asteroid,
crashed it into it,
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in order to move
the trajectory of the asteroid.
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in order to move
the trajectory of the asteroid.
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If we can now
direct an asteroid,
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then it's certainly possible
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that highly advanced
extraterrestrials
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could have had the technology
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to direct an asteroid
towards Earth.
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NARRATOR:
Were the dinosaurs killed off
by a cosmic "natural event,"
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as mainstream scientists
believe?
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Or might the dinosaurs have been
the target of extermination?
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And if so, for what purpose?
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Some ancient astronaut theorists
believe
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that extraterrestrials
may have wanted to clear a path
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for the development of humanity.
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Maybe it was made on purpose
by extraterrestrials,
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simply because if the dinosaurs
would have survived,
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they would have overtaken
the planet Earth.
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According to mythology,
which is worldwide,
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the gods created man
according to their image.
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It was in
the extraterrestrials' plan
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to create something
like themselves,
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human-like being.
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So, the dinosaurs
were not helpful in this game.
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(roaring)
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The possibility that aliens
sent an asteroid to Earth
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millions of years ago
is truly mind-blowing.
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But even more incredible
is that in Siberia,
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the locals claim there is
otherworldly technology
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embedded in the Earth,
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which actually protects us
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from the kind of impact events
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that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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And they say there is evidence
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that it destroyed
an enormous meteor
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hurtling towards our planet
as recently as the 20th century.
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Number six on our list:
The Tunguska Explosion.
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NARRATOR:
The taiga forest, Siberia,
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1908.
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On June 30,
a fireball was seen streaking
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across the sky
over the Tunguska river.
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Moments later,
there was a massive explosion.
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The blast flattened
more than 80 million trees
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across 800 square miles
of forest.
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Whatever happened
over the taiga that day,
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it had the power of the most
powerful nuclear bombs.
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It was one
of the greatest disasters
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of the 20th century.
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But it was in such
a faraway part of the world
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that nobody really knew
what was going on.
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CHILDRESS:
Soviet scientists
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took several years to actually
reach the crash site,
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and look for what they thought
was a meteorite
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that had come down
and exploded in Siberia.
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But they could not find
a crater for this asteroid.
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NARRATOR:
If the devastating
Tunguska explosion
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wasn't created by a meteorite
impact, what caused it?
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Researcher Ivan Mackerle
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has spent decades
studying the mythology
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of the region's
native Yakut people.
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Their legends describe
mysterious metallic cauldrons
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that are hidden
in the taiga forest.
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(speaking foreign language)
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(translated): These pictures
illustrate what people claimed
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the cauldrons had looked like.
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The first picture shows
a cauldron upside down
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with an open entrance
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where even a man on his reindeer
can enter it.
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The second one
shows another cauldron
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with some side supports.
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NARRATOR:
According to Yakut mythology,
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the mysterious cauldrons
were placed in the forest
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by celestial beings
in the distant past.
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The cauldrons were said
to be a type of weapon
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that would send fireballs
into the sky.
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CHILDRESS:
The local people there say
it is some kind of alien
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underground installation
that becomes active,
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and comets or meteors
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that had been entering
the Earth's atmosphere,
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they are being shot down
by unknown technology.
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And, in fact,
this may have been what caused
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the Tunguska explosion.
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NARRATOR:
Might the mysterious
metallic cauldrons
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and the legends
of the Yakut people
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explain the explosion
over Siberia in 1908?
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Explorers continue
to search the taiga forest
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for the so-called cauldrons
that the locals claim
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to have seen
with their own eyes.
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And ancient astronaut
theorists suspect
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their discovery will present
undeniable proof
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of extraterrestrial technology.
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But they say that an even
more powerful technology
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can be found in
the biblical account of Moses
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and a powerful staff
that brought destruction
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upon ancient Egypt.
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to devastating disasters,
s
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one of the most famous examples
can be found
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in the pages of the Holy Bible.
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But for ancient astronaut
theorists like me,
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the descriptions sound
very much like
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misunderstood technology.
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At number five on our countdown
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of the top ten alien disasters,
The Ten Plagues of Egypt.
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NARRATOR:
Qantir, Egypt,
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60 miles northeast of Cairo.
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Many historians believe
that beneath these fields
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lie the ancient ruins
of the lost city of Pi-Ramesses.
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In the 13th century BC,
this was the capital of Egypt
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and home to Pharaoh Ramesses II.
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According to some theologians,
it was also the location
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of a miraculous series of events
described in the Book of Exodus
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known as the Ten Plagues
of Egypt.
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MICHAEL CARTER:
We have the story of the Exodus,
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which is the story of
the Hebrew people leaving Egypt.
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And so Moses is going to
be the liberator.
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He's chosen by God,
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i.e. Yahweh, to go to pharaoh
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and say "Let my people go."
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NARRATOR:
According to
the biblical account,
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the pharaoh refuses to
release the Hebrew slaves.
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So God instructs Moses
to unleash a series of
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ten increasingly devastating
plagues on the people of Egypt.
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MULLINS:
In the first plague,
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Moses touches his staff
to the Nile river
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and it becomes blood.
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In the second plague,
Moses multiplies frogs.
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In the third plague,
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Moses brings about gnats
or, some think, lice.
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CARTER:
Livestock were poisoned.
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There were boils,
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thunder and hail.
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There was a darkness
across the land.
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The land was
covered with locusts.
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And, of course, the kicker is
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the death of
the firstborn sons of Egypt.
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MULLINS:
So, for each of
these plagues,
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they begin to
increase in their severity.
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And, finally, the pharaoh
needs to concede that,
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you know,
this is the finger of God,
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and beyond this,
we can't challenge him anymore.
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NARRATOR:
According to
the biblical account,
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Moses summoned the plagues
by using his staff.
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Religious scholars contend
the staff held the power of God.
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But ancient astronaut
theorists suggest
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it was a device
that came from another world.
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TSOUKALOS:
Through this staff,
Moses was able to
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perform these miracles.
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Now, when I look at
something like that,
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then what I am suggesting
is that perhaps
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some type of
technology was used.
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This is what the ancient
astronaut theory does.
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We try to dispel
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the misunderstandings
of our past
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and suggest that what was
described in the Old Testament
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was not God,
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it was extraterrestrials
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who had nuts-and-bolt technology
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that our ancestors looked at
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and thought, "Wow,
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it must be something divine."
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And, therefore, these plagues
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were actually
technological in origin.
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In 1992, archaeologists
in India uncovered
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radioactive ash
that some believe
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was caused by
a nuclear explosion
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thousands of years ago.
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And according to
ancient Sanskrit texts,
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it was the result of
a powerful weapon
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deployed by beings
who came from the stars.
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At number four on our countdown:
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The Ancient Nuclear War.
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NARRATOR: Thar Desert,
Rajasthan, India.
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1992.
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Engineers working on
a housing development
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discover a heavy layer of
radioactive ash under the soil.
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Further examination reveals
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the contamination
stretches across
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a three-square-mile area
of the desert
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that was once home to
an ancient civilization.
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PRAVEEN MOHAN:
After cordoning off the area,
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scientists unearthed a city
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with completely
demolished buildings.
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When they looked closer,
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they found evidence of
an atomic blast
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that happened 10,000 years ago.
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NARRATOR:
Is it possible that
the radioactive ash was created
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by a nuclear explosion
in the distant past?
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And if so,
what could have caused it?
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Scientists are unable to
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determine the cause of
the radiation.
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But ancient astronaut
theorists believe
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a clue can be found
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in one of India's
oldest Sanskrit texts.
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The Indian epics themselves
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actually describe
what seem to be atomic wars.
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The Ramayana, particularly,
is talking about
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this terrific war that occurred.
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NARRATOR:
In the Ramayana,
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one of the major
ancient Sanskrit texts,
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is a description of a battle
fought by the god Rama
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against the Demon King.
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To win the war,
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Rama unleashes a powerful weapon
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to rain down destruction
from above.
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It's called the Brahmastra.
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CHILDRESS:
And these Brahmastras
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they devasted everything.
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Everything was killed.
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All life was destroyed
and nothing could grow
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in that area for years.
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It was exactly like
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an atomic weapon had been used.
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NARRATOR:
Could the radioactive soil
discovered in the Thar Desert
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have resulted from
an ancient nuclear explosion?
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And if so,
was the weapon known as
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the Brahmastra a description
of extraterrestrial technology?
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For ancient astronaut theorists,
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it's a distinct possibility.
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TSOUKALOS:
Those texts are chock full
with extraterrestrials or
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the so-called gods
having waged a war up in the sky
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that our ancestors
actually witnessed.
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When you combine
the physical evidence
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and you combine that with
ancient written documents,
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perhaps what we have here
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are descriptions of
weapons of mass destruction.
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u,
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humanity faced one of
the deadliest epidemics
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in our history
when a devastating disease
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swept across the world.
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But what might surprise you
is that these outbreaks
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were often preceded by sightings
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of mysterious
otherworldly beings.
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Number three on our list
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of the top ten alien disasters:
The Black Plague.
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NARRATOR:
Messina, Sicily.
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1347.
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Italian sailors
returning from the Black Sea
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develop dark, oozing boils,
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and die soon after.
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The disease spreads
rapidly throughout Europe
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and is given the name
the Black Plague.
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MILTON WAINWRIGHT:
What you get with
the Black Plague
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is a slow, lingering,
painful death.
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And, uh, that's what...
(chuckles) is nasty.
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And it completely
decimates populations.
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In the Middle Ages,
the whole of civilization
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had collapsed for a time period.
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NARRATOR:
Within five years,
this previously unknown disease
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had wiped out nearly
one-third of Europe,
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the equivalent
in today's numbers
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of more than 300 million dead.
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And curiously,
outbreaks of the plague
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were accompanied by sightings
of mysterious aerial phenomena.
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TSOUKALOS:
What's interesting
about these accounts
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is that they seem
to have originated
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after something strange
was seen up in the sky.
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For example,
they saw this shield
504
00:27:31,958 --> 00:27:34,958
made out of bronze
and gleaming metal
505
00:27:35,125 --> 00:27:37,708
that appears to be
floating in the sky,
506
00:27:37,875 --> 00:27:41,667
and then it is also described
that this black dust
507
00:27:41,875 --> 00:27:46,083
came off that particular object.
508
00:27:46,292 --> 00:27:50,542
IMBROGNO:
People saw strange bronze ships
509
00:27:50,708 --> 00:27:55,208
spreading a mist
around the entire area,
510
00:27:55,375 --> 00:27:57,167
and shortly after that,
511
00:27:57,333 --> 00:28:01,458
people began to become
very sick and die.
512
00:28:03,458 --> 00:28:04,458
CHILDRESS:
During the Black Plague,
513
00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,458
UFOs were seen sometimes.
514
00:28:07,583 --> 00:28:11,750
There would be vapor trails
or something behind these UFOs.
515
00:28:11,875 --> 00:28:14,167
Certain, uh, researchers
516
00:28:14,375 --> 00:28:16,667
have speculated that,
517
00:28:16,833 --> 00:28:20,583
like this so-called modern
phenomenon of chemtrails,
518
00:28:20,708 --> 00:28:23,875
that something like
this was happening,
519
00:28:24,042 --> 00:28:27,208
where UFOs are spreading,
520
00:28:27,417 --> 00:28:30,542
really, viruses and bacteria
521
00:28:30,708 --> 00:28:32,958
which will infect some people,
522
00:28:33,125 --> 00:28:36,792
uh, and perhaps kill them,
while others survive
523
00:28:36,958 --> 00:28:39,250
and they develop
a stronger immune system
524
00:28:39,417 --> 00:28:44,000
and are ultimately a hardier
race, uh, because of that.
525
00:28:45,042 --> 00:28:47,208
NARRATOR:
Bronze ships in the sky?
526
00:28:48,792 --> 00:28:51,833
A mysterious mist
that made people sick?
527
00:28:52,042 --> 00:28:56,667
What natural phenomenon could
explain these strange reports?
528
00:28:56,833 --> 00:28:59,833
IMBROGNO:
If you ask a historian today,
529
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,542
they would say that
they were hallucinating
530
00:29:02,708 --> 00:29:05,000
because of the illness.
531
00:29:05,167 --> 00:29:07,833
But how do you get
thousands of people
532
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,333
hallucinating the same thing?
533
00:29:11,458 --> 00:29:14,125
NARRATOR:
In addition to the sightings
of ships in the sky
534
00:29:14,250 --> 00:29:16,792
were accounts of
mysterious cloaked figures
535
00:29:16,958 --> 00:29:19,750
spraying mist on the ground.
536
00:29:19,875 --> 00:29:22,625
It was this report
that gave rise to rumors
537
00:29:22,792 --> 00:29:25,333
of a black-hooded
messenger of death,
538
00:29:25,500 --> 00:29:28,167
later known as the Grim Reaper.
539
00:29:29,375 --> 00:29:33,125
PITTMAN:
In one case, the chronicle
recounts a group of men
540
00:29:33,292 --> 00:29:35,542
mowing down wheat,
and their scythes
541
00:29:35,750 --> 00:29:37,833
were making
a loud swishing sound
542
00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:41,458
but not actually
cutting down the crops.
543
00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,958
We can imagine that maybe what
was perceived in medieval times
544
00:29:46,125 --> 00:29:48,458
as scythes making
a swishing sound
545
00:29:48,625 --> 00:29:50,875
were perhaps some kind of wand
546
00:29:51,042 --> 00:29:53,250
shooting some kind of
aerosol into the air
547
00:29:53,417 --> 00:29:55,958
that was a pathogen
that made so many people sick.
548
00:29:56,958 --> 00:29:58,792
TSOUKALOS:
There are eyewitness reports
549
00:29:58,917 --> 00:30:00,875
of these black-clad creatures.
550
00:30:01,083 --> 00:30:04,292
Now, to me, that is
highly fascinating because
551
00:30:04,375 --> 00:30:07,500
it essentially depicts
what looks like people
552
00:30:07,708 --> 00:30:09,250
in hazmat suits.
553
00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:13,125
Now, is it possible
that what we have here
554
00:30:13,208 --> 00:30:17,625
are extraterrestrials wearing
some type of protective suits?
555
00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:22,708
IMBROGNO:
These beings were tall,
with hoods over their head,
556
00:30:22,875 --> 00:30:25,500
and they would have
some type of device
557
00:30:25,667 --> 00:30:29,667
that looked like
a curved apparatus, a sickle,
558
00:30:29,792 --> 00:30:33,292
which would spray
onto the wheat.
559
00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:38,083
And shortly after that,
the Black Death occurred.
560
00:30:38,292 --> 00:30:41,167
And people associated those
beings with the coming of death.
561
00:30:41,375 --> 00:30:44,625
Maybe the Grim Reaper
could have been
562
00:30:44,750 --> 00:30:46,875
extraterrestrials.
563
00:30:51,542 --> 00:30:53,292
he moss
564
00:30:53,458 --> 00:30:56,125
of a devastating disaster
was written
565
00:30:56,250 --> 00:30:57,958
by the Greek philosopher Plato
566
00:30:58,125 --> 00:31:00,917
more than 2,000 years ago.
567
00:31:01,083 --> 00:31:03,833
According to the story,
an entire continent
568
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,375
was destroyed in a single night
569
00:31:06,542 --> 00:31:08,000
of smoke and fire,
570
00:31:08,167 --> 00:31:10,458
bringing an end
to a highly advanced
571
00:31:10,583 --> 00:31:14,167
and potentially
extraterrestrial civilization.
572
00:31:14,375 --> 00:31:17,833
Number two on our list
of alien disasters:
573
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,583
The Disappearance of Atlantis.
574
00:31:21,792 --> 00:31:23,375
(thunder cracks)
575
00:31:23,542 --> 00:31:27,125
NARRATOR:
For over 2,000 years,
historians and explorers
576
00:31:27,292 --> 00:31:31,000
have been fascinated by
the story of a great cataclysm
577
00:31:31,167 --> 00:31:34,750
that destroyed
a long-lost civilization
578
00:31:34,958 --> 00:31:37,417
known as Atlantis.
579
00:31:37,583 --> 00:31:41,417
TSOUKALOS:
The first reference
of Atlantis that we have is
580
00:31:41,625 --> 00:31:45,292
in Plato's dialogues
by Timaeus and Critias.
581
00:31:46,250 --> 00:31:48,250
In the very end of Timaeus,
it talks about
582
00:31:48,417 --> 00:31:51,083
this mythical place
called Atlantis
583
00:31:51,208 --> 00:31:55,292
from where any and all
knowledge of the world came.
584
00:31:56,375 --> 00:31:58,333
And so some people
have suggested
585
00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,083
that the first civilization
on Earth
586
00:32:01,292 --> 00:32:04,000
may have been Atlantean.
587
00:32:04,208 --> 00:32:05,500
CHILDRESS:
Atlantis,
588
00:32:05,667 --> 00:32:07,542
as described by Plato,
589
00:32:07,708 --> 00:32:10,625
was a great civilization
that was
590
00:32:10,792 --> 00:32:12,958
over 12,000 years ago.
591
00:32:13,875 --> 00:32:16,958
Atlantis had
had concentric circles
592
00:32:17,125 --> 00:32:19,708
that were ports and canals,
593
00:32:19,917 --> 00:32:21,708
and they led to a central city,
594
00:32:21,917 --> 00:32:24,792
and the Atlanteans
were said to have,
595
00:32:24,958 --> 00:32:27,042
uh, great technology.
596
00:32:27,167 --> 00:32:30,667
They had huge fleets of ships.
597
00:32:31,875 --> 00:32:35,167
JONATHAN YOUNG:
Atlantis was thought
to be the great civilization
598
00:32:35,292 --> 00:32:39,000
of high culture
and technological achievement.
599
00:32:39,167 --> 00:32:41,583
They had robotics
at a very advanced level.
600
00:32:41,708 --> 00:32:44,000
The power of levitation,
which is how they built
601
00:32:44,208 --> 00:32:45,917
their glorious cities.
602
00:32:46,083 --> 00:32:48,083
They achieved things
that we still
603
00:32:48,250 --> 00:32:50,000
are not able to do.
604
00:32:51,333 --> 00:32:54,042
NARRATOR:
According to Plato,
the remarkable accomplishments
605
00:32:54,208 --> 00:32:58,250
of Atlantis came
from an otherworldly connection.
606
00:32:59,208 --> 00:33:00,875
CHILDRESS:
According to legend,
607
00:33:01,042 --> 00:33:05,125
Atlantis was founded
by the god Poseidon.
608
00:33:06,208 --> 00:33:10,333
He fell in love
with a human woman named Cleito,
609
00:33:10,542 --> 00:33:14,125
and that they had
five sets of twins.
610
00:33:14,250 --> 00:33:16,583
And these twins went on to be
611
00:33:16,750 --> 00:33:19,375
the founders of Atlantis.
612
00:33:19,542 --> 00:33:23,583
So here we see really
a story of extraterrestrials,
613
00:33:23,708 --> 00:33:28,375
perhaps, coming to Earth
at a very early date.
614
00:33:28,542 --> 00:33:31,458
HENRY:
Plato said the Atlanteans
615
00:33:31,625 --> 00:33:35,167
were the children of the gods.
They were, to use our term,
616
00:33:35,292 --> 00:33:38,625
"hybrid beings,"
they were part-human, part-god.
617
00:33:38,833 --> 00:33:41,500
And, perhaps, also
contributed to their ability
618
00:33:41,708 --> 00:33:45,208
to develop advanced technologies
as Plato described.
619
00:33:45,375 --> 00:33:48,167
But then that divine aspect
that they possessed
620
00:33:48,375 --> 00:33:50,167
suddenly started to diminish.
621
00:33:50,333 --> 00:33:52,500
And that's
when Atlantis was destroyed.
622
00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:55,042
RICHARD RADER:
At some point, for reasons
623
00:33:55,208 --> 00:33:56,875
that are not entirely clear,
624
00:33:57,042 --> 00:33:59,500
the city disappeared.
625
00:33:59,667 --> 00:34:04,500
And it was either destroyed
by a natural disaster, a flood,
626
00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:07,667
or if we look
at the archaeological record,
627
00:34:07,792 --> 00:34:09,167
maybe even the eruption
628
00:34:09,333 --> 00:34:11,708
of Mount Thera, as well,
629
00:34:11,875 --> 00:34:14,500
in the seventh century BCE.
630
00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:16,958
But a disaster consumes
631
00:34:17,125 --> 00:34:19,333
the city of Atlantis
632
00:34:19,542 --> 00:34:21,500
and all of its natural wonders.
633
00:34:22,542 --> 00:34:26,125
NARRATOR:
Was Atlantis destroyed
by a natural disaster?
634
00:34:26,250 --> 00:34:28,333
Or did otherworldly beings
635
00:34:28,542 --> 00:34:31,333
punish the greed of Atlanteans
by destroying it
636
00:34:31,542 --> 00:34:33,333
in a cataclysm,
637
00:34:33,542 --> 00:34:36,333
as the writings
of Plato suggest?
638
00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:39,167
It's a question
that might never be answered.
639
00:34:39,333 --> 00:34:42,000
But ancient astronaut
theorists suggest
640
00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:46,500
there could be an even
more profound explanation.
641
00:34:46,708 --> 00:34:48,792
When Plato said
642
00:34:48,917 --> 00:34:52,292
that Atlantis disappeared
in Timaeus and Critias,
643
00:34:52,458 --> 00:34:54,833
the accepted idea
is that Atlantis,
644
00:34:55,042 --> 00:34:57,167
at some point, sank.
645
00:34:57,375 --> 00:35:00,333
Well, when
you read the original Plato,
646
00:35:00,500 --> 00:35:04,375
Plato not once said
that Atlantis sank,
647
00:35:04,542 --> 00:35:07,167
but he says
that Atlantis disappeared
648
00:35:07,375 --> 00:35:11,250
in a night of fire,
smoke and trembling.
649
00:35:12,917 --> 00:35:17,000
In my opinion,
Atlantis did exist,
650
00:35:17,125 --> 00:35:19,583
but it was never an island
651
00:35:19,750 --> 00:35:22,000
that sank or disappeared.
652
00:35:22,125 --> 00:35:25,125
It was some type of a machine.
653
00:35:25,333 --> 00:35:27,208
A type of movable island
654
00:35:27,417 --> 00:35:31,083
that the ancient Greeks
referred to as Asteria.
655
00:35:31,292 --> 00:35:34,542
Asteria means
"star that fell from the sky."
656
00:35:34,708 --> 00:35:38,000
The Atlantis description
is very clear.
657
00:35:38,208 --> 00:35:41,667
I mean, it's concentric
circles and it has this,
658
00:35:41,875 --> 00:35:43,542
this bronze exterior.
659
00:35:43,708 --> 00:35:47,500
So what if Atlantis was
a proverbial disk
660
00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:51,250
that descended from the sky,
landed in the sea,
661
00:35:51,375 --> 00:35:54,292
was able to float around,
and then lifted off again?
662
00:35:57,125 --> 00:35:59,625
We're just moments away
from revealing
663
00:35:59,792 --> 00:36:02,833
the number one alien disaster
on our list.
664
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,500
And it's some
of the best evidence yet
665
00:36:05,667 --> 00:36:08,208
for the ancient astronaut
theory.
666
00:36:11,667 --> 00:36:14,042
.
667
00:36:14,208 --> 00:36:16,333
And if you're a fan
of Ancient Aliens,
668
00:36:16,458 --> 00:36:19,500
I'm sure you guessed this one
right from the start.
669
00:36:19,583 --> 00:36:21,667
It's a story from
the Hebrew Bible
670
00:36:21,833 --> 00:36:24,125
that, as far as ancient
astronaut theorists
671
00:36:24,292 --> 00:36:27,292
are concerned,
paints a clear picture
672
00:36:27,458 --> 00:36:29,417
of extraterrestrial
intervention.
673
00:36:31,167 --> 00:36:33,083
At number one
on our countdown
674
00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:36,833
of alien disasters:
The Great Flood.
675
00:36:39,542 --> 00:36:41,125
NARRATOR:
It is one
of the best-known stories
676
00:36:41,292 --> 00:36:43,625
of the Bible, and variations
677
00:36:43,750 --> 00:36:46,250
of this ancient tale
can be found in cultures
678
00:36:46,458 --> 00:36:47,833
throughout the world.
679
00:36:47,917 --> 00:36:51,500
It is written
that God sent a powerful storm
680
00:36:51,667 --> 00:36:54,625
that rained
for 40 days and 40 nights.
681
00:36:55,625 --> 00:36:58,292
The deluge created a great flood
682
00:36:58,458 --> 00:37:00,792
that submerged
even the tallest mountains.
683
00:37:01,917 --> 00:37:04,958
It lasted for 150 days
684
00:37:05,167 --> 00:37:07,500
and destroyed all of humanity,
685
00:37:07,667 --> 00:37:11,250
except for one man
and his family.
686
00:37:13,375 --> 00:37:15,875
IRVING FINKEL:
In the Bible,
God decided, because
687
00:37:16,042 --> 00:37:20,125
the human race was so sinful and
wicked, to destroy everything.
688
00:37:20,208 --> 00:37:22,708
And at last minute
relented enough
689
00:37:22,875 --> 00:37:25,958
to inform Noah
that he has to build a boat
690
00:37:26,083 --> 00:37:27,708
really fast and put
691
00:37:27,875 --> 00:37:30,000
all the animals in it
and shut the doors.
692
00:37:30,167 --> 00:37:31,833
Then, afterwards,
life could continue
693
00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:33,417
when the waters went down.
694
00:37:34,875 --> 00:37:37,833
YOUNG:
There's a similar story
in India.
695
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,333
King Manu was warned by a fish
696
00:37:40,500 --> 00:37:42,417
that there would be
a great flood.
697
00:37:42,583 --> 00:37:45,375
The king built
a great boat and survived.
698
00:37:45,542 --> 00:37:48,583
In an Aztec version,
a sacred couple
699
00:37:48,750 --> 00:37:51,583
hide in a hollow tree
with a little corn
700
00:37:51,750 --> 00:37:55,667
and somehow manage
to survive the deluge.
701
00:37:55,833 --> 00:37:59,208
Other versions come
from Irish legend, Norse lore,
702
00:37:59,375 --> 00:38:01,292
also from China.
703
00:38:01,458 --> 00:38:04,458
This is
a terribly important motif.
704
00:38:04,667 --> 00:38:07,250
The common denominator
in the flood myths
705
00:38:07,417 --> 00:38:09,208
around the world
is that there was
706
00:38:09,375 --> 00:38:11,333
an otherworldly being,
707
00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:14,167
an extraterrestrial being,
who is providing knowledge
708
00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:16,625
to certain humans
of what is to come.
709
00:38:16,750 --> 00:38:18,583
This tells us
that there was definitely
710
00:38:18,708 --> 00:38:20,667
an extraterrestrial connection.
711
00:38:21,958 --> 00:38:25,667
NARRATOR:
Was the Great Flood caused
by extraterrestrial beings
712
00:38:25,833 --> 00:38:28,583
as ancient astronaut theorists
suggest?
713
00:38:28,750 --> 00:38:31,458
And if so, why?
714
00:38:32,500 --> 00:38:34,000
Perhaps clues can be found
715
00:38:34,125 --> 00:38:36,125
within a set
of ancient documents
716
00:38:36,292 --> 00:38:38,542
known as the Dead Sea Scrolls.
717
00:38:38,708 --> 00:38:41,333
These scrolls contain
the oldest versions
718
00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:43,833
of the Bible ever discovered.
719
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,667
Among them were copies of a text
called the Book of Enoch,
720
00:38:48,875 --> 00:38:52,667
which greatly expands
on the story of the Great Flood.
721
00:38:53,750 --> 00:38:57,250
COLLINS:
The Book of Enoch
is about these angels
722
00:38:57,458 --> 00:38:59,583
who are described as "watchers."
723
00:38:59,750 --> 00:39:03,333
And it was said
that 200 of their number
724
00:39:03,542 --> 00:39:05,833
come down from heaven
725
00:39:06,042 --> 00:39:08,833
and they took mortal wives
726
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,500
who begat offspring.
727
00:39:12,667 --> 00:39:14,792
And these offspring
728
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,667
were of giant nature
729
00:39:16,875 --> 00:39:19,333
and they were referred
to as the Nephilim.
730
00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:22,500
And these Nephilim ran amok.
731
00:39:22,625 --> 00:39:25,167
It was said
that they drank blood.
732
00:39:25,292 --> 00:39:27,917
They caused battles and wars.
733
00:39:31,250 --> 00:39:32,833
NARRATOR:
According to the Book of Enoch,
734
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:36,292
the Nephilim were guilty
of horrific crimes,
735
00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:38,417
including slaughtering humans
736
00:39:38,583 --> 00:39:40,375
and feasting on their flesh.
737
00:39:40,542 --> 00:39:42,667
God ultimately decides
738
00:39:42,750 --> 00:39:45,083
the Earth must be cleansed.
739
00:39:46,125 --> 00:39:48,250
KATHLEEN McGOWAN:
One of the differences
is that in the Book of Enoch
740
00:39:48,417 --> 00:39:50,667
the flood washes away
the Nephilim,
741
00:39:50,875 --> 00:39:52,833
as opposed
to the traditional flood story,
742
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,667
which washes away people
743
00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:58,125
who have been
rebellious and sinful.
744
00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:02,542
CHILDRESS:
You've got to wonder,
what was really going on here?
745
00:40:02,708 --> 00:40:04,333
Are extraterrestrials coming
746
00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:07,625
and now breeding with humans,
747
00:40:07,750 --> 00:40:10,333
which was somehow forbidden
748
00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:12,667
and wrong,
but they did it anyway?
749
00:40:12,792 --> 00:40:15,000
And so the other
extraterrestrials decided,
750
00:40:15,167 --> 00:40:16,542
this is a big mistake.
751
00:40:16,708 --> 00:40:19,833
Now we've got to destroy
all these people.
752
00:40:20,875 --> 00:40:22,917
According to
the ancient astronaut theory,
753
00:40:23,083 --> 00:40:26,167
the realm of the angels
was some type of a spaceship
754
00:40:26,375 --> 00:40:28,500
that was, uh, orbiting the Earth
755
00:40:28,708 --> 00:40:31,708
and the angels most certainly
were not angels.
756
00:40:31,875 --> 00:40:34,750
The idea is
that the extraterrestrials,
757
00:40:34,917 --> 00:40:39,333
in the end, are looking out
for our survival.
758
00:40:39,458 --> 00:40:41,375
They're not interested
in killing us.
759
00:40:41,542 --> 00:40:45,667
So this is why
some people were "saved."
760
00:40:47,792 --> 00:40:51,625
For ancient astronaut
theorists like me,
761
00:40:51,792 --> 00:40:54,417
the disasters featured
on our countdown
762
00:40:54,583 --> 00:40:58,500
not only provide evidence
of an alien connection
763
00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:02,167
but also suggest
extraterrestrials have played
764
00:41:02,333 --> 00:41:04,167
a greater role in the history
765
00:41:04,333 --> 00:41:06,917
of our planet
than ever imagined.
766
00:41:08,042 --> 00:41:11,458
Perhaps as we continue to study
these devastating events,
767
00:41:11,583 --> 00:41:14,125
from deadly plagues
768
00:41:14,292 --> 00:41:15,958
to nuclear meltdowns
769
00:41:16,167 --> 00:41:18,042
and asteroid impacts...
770
00:41:19,042 --> 00:41:22,167
...the truth will
finally be revealed.
771
00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:24,333
We are not alone.
772
00:41:24,542 --> 00:41:27,833
We have never been alone.
773
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:32,000
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