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NARRATOR: Sunken continents
said to have once been home
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to advanced civilizations.
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An ancient shipwreck
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containing what might be
evidence of Atlantis.
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And unidentified
submersible objects
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moving through our oceans.
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For more than a decade,
Ancient Aliens
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has traveled the globe
to investigate
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some of the most
puzzling discoveries
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made in the depths
of our oceans.
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Now we're exploring
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the top ten
mysteries of the deep
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that just may hold the proof
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that Earth has been visited
by extraterrestrials.
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The ocean is the most
mysterious place on Earth.
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It covers 70% of our planet,
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but less than 10% of it
has been explored.
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In fact, we know more
about the surface of Mars
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than we do about
the bottom of our own oceans.
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But what we have
discovered in the depths
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is a treasure trove of evidence
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for the ancient
astronaut theory.
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Like an incredible
underwater formation
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that was found off the coast
of Japan in the 1980s.
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Number ten on our countdown
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of the top ten mysteries
of the deep:
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The Yonaguni Monument.
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NARRATOR:
In the Pacific Ocean,
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at the westernmost tip
of the Japanese archipelago,
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lies the small
island of Yonaguni.
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In 1987, in nearby waters,
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dive tour operator
Kihachiro Aratake
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made a shocking discovery.
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He found a massive complex
of stone formations
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that lay hidden a mere 60 feet
beneath the ocean's surface.
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ROBERT SCHOCH:
It's an absolutely
incredible structure.
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It looks like a giant staircase.
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There are steps
in the bedrock with terraces.
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The symmetry and the regularity
that people see on it
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just makes
a astounding impression.
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HUGH NEWMAN:
It looks like a huge,
multifaceted pyramid platform
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that stretches over a huge area
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with all these details
carved into it.
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There's areas where monoliths
were said to have been standing.
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There's even dolmens,
or large slabs like lintels
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covering areas and creating
doorways and other features.
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NARRATOR:
Although some
researchers suggest
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that the so-called
Yonaguni Monument
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is simply a rock formation,
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many experts, including
Japanese archeologist
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Masaaki Kimura,
have come to believe
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it is an artificial structure
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that was built
in the distant past.
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(speaking Japanese)
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TRANSLATOR: There are
several reasons why
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I think this is not
a natural formation.
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A number of tools and
numerous engraved stones
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were found at the site.
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Because of these things,
there is no doubt to me
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that this was made artificially.
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TSOUKALOS:
There are all these different
cuts that seem to be
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of artificial origin
and not of a natural origin...
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...because it's too precise.
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Was Yonaguni artificially
altered at a time
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when the water levels
of the oceans were lower?
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We know that this happened
at some point
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during the last ice age,
which was 14,000 years ago.
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NARRATOR:
Could this massive
underwater structure
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really be the remnants
of an advanced civilization
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that existed here on Earth
more than 10,000 years ago?
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And if so, who built it?
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ROB SIMONE:
The Yonaguni Monument is
particularly interesting
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because some of
the reports suggest that
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this was built 20,000 years ago.
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So the question is
how was it built
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with this limited ability
of these people
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that were known to have
exist in that time?
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If they had
extraterrestrial help,
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it would solve a lot of problems
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in trying to understand
how a civilization
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could mount
such a daunting enterprise
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without what we see are
the necessary skills to do so.
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NARRATOR:
Was Yonaguni built
thousands of years ago
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with the help of
extraterrestrial beings?
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Perhaps clues about
its construction
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can be found in the mythology
of Japan's royal family.
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It was said in ancient Japan,
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that the dragon god lived
at the bottom of the ocean.
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His daughter had a daughter,
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and her child was Jimmu,
the first emperor of Japan.
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To be descended from a dragon
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is to be from the divine
dimension of nature,
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but also from the stars.
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DAVID CHILDRESS:
When these underwater structures
of Yonaguni were found,
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the Japanese became thrilled.
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They believed that evidence
for extraterrestrials
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was right there
in southern Japan.
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To me, the Yonaguni Monument
presents clear evidence
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that an advanced society
existed on Earth
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long before our earliest
recorded history.
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And, in fact,
numerous ancient cultures
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around the world tell similar
stories of lost civilizations,
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including one that ended up
submerged beneath the sea.
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Number nine on our countdown
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of the top ten
mysteries of the deep:
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The Lost Continent of Mu.
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NARRATOR:
The Pacific Ocean.
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This body of water
is the largest on Earth,
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covering more than
63 million square miles.
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Curiously, many ancient peoples
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living throughout
this vast expanse
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share the same story
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of a long-lost
sunken civilization
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often referred
to as Lemuria, or Mu.
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Mu was this huge continent
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that supposedly existed
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from Hawaii in the north,
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down to Easter Island
in the southeast,
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right the way across
to Micronesia in the west.
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It thrived perhaps
50,000 years ago,
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and was sunk beneath the waves,
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possibly at the end
of the last ice age.
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NARRATOR:
Among the many legends
expressed by Polynesians
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and native Hawaiians,
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one is that
the lost continent of Mu
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was home to visitors
from the Pleiades.
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We have all kind of
connection with the Pleiades,
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but we call it,
uh, ka po'e o ka lani,
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"the people of the heaven."
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WILLIAM HENRY:
The Hawaiians believed
that the Hawaiian Islands
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were originally part of Mu,
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and the belief
is that the Pleiadeans
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were the original
settlers of Mu.
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NARRATOR:
While most mainstream scholars
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dismiss the stories of Mu
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as being little more
than a fanciful myth,
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ancient astronaut theorists
claim that remnants of Mu
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can still be found today
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in the mysterious
ruins of Nan Madol.
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Nan Madol is a huge basalt city
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that sits on the edge
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of the island of Pohnpei
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in Micronesia
in the Pacific Ocean.
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It's made up of
hundreds of thousands,
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potentially millions,
of these huge basalt columns,
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and much of the site
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is still submerged in the water,
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suggesting it must
have been built
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many thousands of years ago.
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SCHOCH:
Some people actually suggested
that maybe Nan Madol
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was the last remnant of Mu
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that was still above water,
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and it was simply indicative
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of what had sunk
beneath the waves
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from this advanced civilization.
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NARRATOR:
Could it be that
the structures on Nan Madol
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are ruins of an ancient
extraterrestrial civilization
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known as Mu?
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According to Rufino Mauricio,
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the Director of the Federal
States of Micronesia
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Office of National Archives,
it's a distinct possibility.
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Legends of lost civilizations
and sunken cities
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can be found in cultures
all around the world.
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But one has captured
the public's imagination
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more than any other.
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And some believe
we may have found
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evidence of its existence
in the Bermuda Triangle.
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Number eight on our top ten
mysteries of the deep:
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Atlantis.
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NARRATOR:
For over 2,000 years,
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the lost continent of Atlantis
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has sparked the imaginations
of historians and explorers.
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The first reference
of Atlantis that we have
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is in Plato's dialogues
by Timaeus and Critias.
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In the very end of Timaeus,
it talks about
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this mythical place
called Atlantis
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from where any and all
knowledge of the world came.
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And so, some people
have suggested
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that the first civilization on
Earth may have been Atlantean.
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CHILDRESS:
According to legend,
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Atlantis was founded
by the god Poseidon.
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He fell in love with
a human woman named Cleito,
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and they had five sets of twins.
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And these twins went on
to be the founders of Atlantis.
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YOUNG:
Atlantis is thought to be
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a great civilization
of high culture
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and technological achievement.
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They had robotics at
a very advanced level.
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The power of levitation,
which is how
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they built
their glorious cities.
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They had achieved things
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that we still
are not able to do.
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NARRATOR:
According to Plato,
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Atlantis was destroyed
in a single night
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by a cataclysmic flood,
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which some identify
as the Great Flood
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described in the Bible.
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But where the famous city
was located remains a mystery.
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Atlantis was allegedly
this land mass that existed
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beyond the Pillars of Hercules,
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which is today's
Strait of Gibraltar,
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and to this day,
if Atlantis existed,
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we have no idea
where exactly Atlantis was.
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NARRATOR:
While most mainstream historians
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dismiss the story
of the sunken civilization
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of Atlantis as a myth,
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ancient astronaut theorists
believe it really existed.
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And as evidence, they point
to a remarkable discovery
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made off the coast of Cuba.
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Canadian explorer
Paulina Zelitsky and her team
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are conducting an oceanic
survey off the coast
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when they detect
curious formations
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more than 2,000 feet underwater.
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PAULINA ZELITSKY:
I was in control room
on board of the ship.
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There suddenly appeared
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a very large, very dark images
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of, uh, perfect
geographical shapes.
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NEWMAN:
They found, when
they were taking images,
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some kind of
pyramidical structure
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and other structures.
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There were circular areas,
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there was what appeared to be
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some kind of city
built down there.
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It was about two square
kilometers in size.
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And so, this is something
quite astonishing
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if this is, you know, a reality.
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COLLINS:
And almost certainly,
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this dates back
several thousand years,
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and arguably even earlier,
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and is part of
a lost civilization.
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NARRATOR:
Is it possible
that the underwater ruins
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off the coast of Cuba are
the actual remains of Atlantis?
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Ancient astronaut
theorists say yes,
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and as further evidence,
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they point to their location
near the Bermuda Triangle,
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a region notorious
for mysterious lights,
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strange disappearances
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and unexplained phenomena.
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CHILDRESS:
It's speculated
that in Atlantis,
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they were creating huge pyramids
and energy devices.
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The idea is that there is
still one of these pyramids,
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and it's active beneath
the Bermuda Triangle
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on the ocean floor,
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and it's creating
these anomalies
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that are sometimes seen there
at the Bermuda Triangle.
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If you are a researcher
into Atlantis,
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this is exactly
the kind of discovery
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that you are looking for.
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Some kind of pyramid
that's underwater.
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And in fact, this may well be,
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really, the evidence
for Atlantis that we need.
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Did Atlantis really exist?
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Recently, a mysterious
metal alloy was recovered
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from the depths of the ocean
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that may offer further evidence.
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Number seven on our countdown:
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Orichalcum.
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NARRATOR:
Sicily. 2015.
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Archaeologist Sebastiano Tusa
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excavates a shipwreck
less than a mile off the coast,
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which has remained undisturbed
for more than 2,600 years.
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His team dredges up
an ancient payload
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of 39 metal ingots.
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Spectrographic analysis
of the recovered alloy
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reveals the compound
is unlike anything
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ever found in the ancient
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or modern world.
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The interesting part about this
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is the composition
of the ingots that they found.
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The metal is 80% copper,
and 20% zinc.
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There was other things
found in it,
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but that's the majority
of the composition.
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What's interesting about this
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is that zinc doesn't
naturally occur.
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We didn't have zinc until
about a thousand years ago,
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and this is 2,600 years old.
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NARRATOR:
How is it possible
that such an advanced alloy
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was produced
thousands of years ago,
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centuries before man had
the technology to create it?
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After conducting an analysis,
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scientists believe
the mysterious alloy
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is orichalcum,
a metal associated
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with the legendary
continent of Atlantis.
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CHILDRESS:
According to Plato,
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orichalcum was
an orangish gold-type metal
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that was used in Atlantis.
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It's thought that orichalcum
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was some kind of
alloy of copper and gold,
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and the walls of Atlantis
were wallpapered,
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literally,
with this reddish-gold metal.
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NARRATOR:
According to Plato,
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this metal was given
to the people of Atlantis
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by the Greek god Cadmus.
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JASON MARTELL:
The actual discovery
of the orichalcum metal
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lends credence
to the idea that Cadmus
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did exist at one time,
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passing this knowledge
to humanity.
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And Atlantis could be
an actual physical location,
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possibly harnessing and
utilizing other advanced metals.
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The reason why this ties in to
the ancient astronaut theory
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is based on an idea
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that the ancient gods of Greece
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were visiting extraterrestrials.
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NARRATOR:
Could this mysterious metal,
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found deep beneath
the ocean's surface,
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be proof that humans
lived side by side
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with otherworldly beings
thousands of years ago?
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Ancient astronaut
theorists say yes,
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and suggest that
further evidence
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of extraterrestrial contact
can be found submerged
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in the waters
off the coast of India.
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India is a treasure trove
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for the ancient
astronaut theory.
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Its mythology is chock-full
of stories of flying chariots
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and god-like beings
descending from the sky.
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And every so often,
the ocean offers us evidence
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that these stories
could be true.
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At number six on our list
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of the top ten mysteries
of the deep:
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The Lost Pagodas
of Mahabalipuram.
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NARRATOR:
Mahabalipuram, India.
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On December 26, 2004,
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a powerful tsunami
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caused the water levels
in the city's harbor to drop.
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As the waters receded,
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residents noticed
something astonishing
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emerging from the sea:
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the ruins of several
ancient buildings.
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SCHOCH:
The ocean receded
about 500 or so meters,
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and people that were there,
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they said they saw walls,
they saw structures
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that they'd never seen before
'cause now the water was gone.
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NARRATOR:
For the more than
one billion Hindus
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around the world,
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the discovery of
these underwater ruins
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was remarkable because
they may provide evidence
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that a sensational story
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contained in ancient sacred
texts called the Puranas
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is not mythological
but historical.
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According to the story,
thousands of years ago,
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seven pagodas stood
at Mahabalipuram,
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but six of them became
submerged beneath the sea
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after the city
was attacked by a god
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who came down from the sky.
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CHILDRESS:
The legend at Mahabalipuram
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says that the god Indra
became jealous
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of the special treatment of the
other gods depicted at the site.
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And that he then sent
a flood against the city.
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Hindu mythology
really reads like
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the wildest
science fiction of today.
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It's filled with
all kinds of magic stones,
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flying spaceships.
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TSOUKALOS:
In fact, ancient India,
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their entire pantheon
of gods is based
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exclusively on a cosmic origin,
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that they arrived
from deep space.
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NARRATOR:
For centuries,
many Hindus believed
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that the Shore Temple
at Mahabalipuram
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represented the one surviving
pagoda from Indra's attack.
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Could the structures
that were revealed
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by the receding
ocean levels in 2004
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be the remnants
of the other six pagodas,
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proving that
the incredible story is true?
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CHILDRESS:
At Mahabalipuram, you have
evidence that the legends
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are really correct
about this place.
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That it's far more ancient
than archeologists assumed.
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And it would seem
to be an indication
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that this was a real event,
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one that perhaps
included extraterrestrials.
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If you leave Mahabalipuram
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and travel
1,000 miles northwest,
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you will find
another mysterious site
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off the coast of India.
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20 feet beneath the waves
are the ruins of an ancient city
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that some believe was the home
of an extraterrestrial being.
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Number five on our list:
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The Sunken City of Dwarka.
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NARRATOR:
Dwarka, northwest India.
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April 1983.
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Marine archeologist Dr. S.R. Rao
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begins a seven-year
underwater exploration
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just off the coast
of this ancient fishing town,
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and what he finds is stunning.
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Submerged 20 feet beneath
the surface of the ocean,
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he finds sandstone walls,
cobblestone streets,
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and further evidence
of a prosperous ancient city
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that sank into the sea.
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At Dwarka, what has been
found so far under the ocean
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is incredibly tantalizing.
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For instance,
there's this huge wall,
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estimated about 580 meters long.
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Pottery has been found,
anchors have been found,
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so this seems to have been
a maritime city.
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COLLINS:
The remains that have been
discovered beneath the waters
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have been radiocarbon dated
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to at least 9,500 years.
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So, this was
many thousands of years
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older than that of Sumeria,
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Egypt and China.
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So, what exactly was going on
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in India at this time?
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NARRATOR:
For centuries,
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the modern-day city of Dwarka
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was thought by many Hindus
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to be the Dwarka
described in the Mahabharata
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as the ancient kingdom
of the god Krishna.
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According to the text,
during the Kurukshetra war,
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a rival to Krishna,
Lord Salva,
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attacked Dwarka
from a flying chariot.
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He actually,
uh, flew over Dwarka,
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using his chariot,
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and he started bombarding
the city of Dwarka,
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throwing down
all kinds of weapons.
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Shortly after the great war,
Krishna is killed.
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And the city,
this magnificent city
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built on land that
came out of the sea,
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sank back into the ocean again.
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It only existed during the time
that Krishna lived there.
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COLLINS:
Is it possible
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that the pre-Vedic
cultures of India
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really did have high technology?
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And I think, from
the ancient accounts
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and what's now been
discovered at Dwarka,
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the answer has to be yes.
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The discoveries at
Dwarka and Mahabalipuram
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provide sensational evidence
that ancient Hindu stories
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of advanced technology
are not works of fiction.
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And there is yet another
incredible underwater structure
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located between
India and Sri Lanka
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that may offer further proof.
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Number four on our list:
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Rama's Bridge.
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NARRATOR:
Just off the southeastern
tip of India lies Sri Lanka.
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This island nation has been
an important trading hub
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for thousands of years,
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00:24:22,458 --> 00:24:24,792
but it is nearly impossible
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00:24:24,875 --> 00:24:27,667
for ships to pass between
Sri Lanka and India
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due to a more than 30-mile-long
underwater barrier
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that links the two landmasses.
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TSOUKALOS:
If you look at satellite
imagery, you can see
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that there seems to be some
sort of a connector, a road.
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This is referred to
as Rama's Bridge.
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NARRATOR:
The mainstream viewpoint
is that Rama's Bridge
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is a chain of natural
limestone shoals.
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But millions of Hindus
believe the barrier is,
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in fact, an ancient bridge,
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one that was built by the god
for whom it is named.
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Rama is a major Hindu deity,
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considered by some
to be the supreme being.
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According to the ancient
Sanskrit text the Ramayana,
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Rama's wife was kidnapped and
taken to the kingdom of Lanka.
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To rescue her, Rama used
magical construction techniques
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to build a bridge to Lanka.
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Some of the interesting details
of the building of Rama's Bridge
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is that they were writing
Rama's name on these stones
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and that would magically
levitate the stones.
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And some of these
were very big stones, too.
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SHIMKHADA:
According to the mythology,
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you know, Rama lived
around 6,000 years ago,
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and there is interesting fact
that some geologists
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carbon-date the material
on the bottom
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approximately dating
around the same time.
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So that kind of corroborates
whether or not
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this story is connected
to the mythology
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because the age of Rama
is around that period.
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NARRATOR:
In 2018, government
officials in India
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voted against plans
to cut a shipping lane
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through the middle
of the barrier,
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showing their support
for the notion
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that the underwater structure
known as Rama's Bridge
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was, in fact,
built by the Hindu deity.
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CHILDRESS:
Rama's Bridge
to Sri Lanka is real.
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And you have to ask
yourself, was it built
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artificially by levitating
stones and putting them there?
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That's what
the Ramayana tells us.
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Some of the mysteries
we've investigated
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00:26:51,833 --> 00:26:54,542
on Ancient Aliens
are so baffling,
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00:26:54,667 --> 00:26:58,000
we can only guess at
what might explain them.
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And perhaps one of
the most mystifying
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lies on the islands of Malta.
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Number three on our countdown
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of the top ten
mysteries of the deep:
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The Malta Cart Ruts.
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NARRATOR:
In the middle of
the Mediterranean Sea,
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just south of Sicily,
lies the Republic of Malta.
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This tiny island nation
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boasts some of the most
impressive megalithic structures
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on the planet.
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00:27:28,625 --> 00:27:30,917
And crisscrossing the islands
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00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,375
is something even
more mysterious:
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a complex network of grooves
carved into the bedrock
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known simply as the "cart ruts."
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SCHOCH:
Something that Malta
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00:27:43,375 --> 00:27:45,833
is very well known for
archaeologically,
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00:27:45,917 --> 00:27:49,167
besides the megalithic temples,
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00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:50,375
are the cart ruts.
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These are ruts literally
in the limestone rock.
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TSOUKALOS:
If you have grooves
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that were created by some sort
of a transportation device,
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well, it had to have been
pulled by something,
501
00:28:20,375 --> 00:28:23,958
so where are the footprints?
502
00:28:24,042 --> 00:28:27,333
There are no footprints.
503
00:28:29,167 --> 00:28:32,958
NARRATOR:
How and why the cart ruts
were formed remains a mystery,
504
00:28:33,042 --> 00:28:37,208
but their existence
poses a profound possibility,
505
00:28:37,292 --> 00:28:39,375
because some believe
506
00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:42,708
they may reveal that there
was human activity on Malta
507
00:28:42,833 --> 00:28:45,167
many thousands of years before
508
00:28:45,250 --> 00:28:48,417
what has been suggested
by mainstream archaeology.
509
00:28:50,208 --> 00:28:52,125
TSOUKALOS:
We have cart ruts
510
00:28:52,208 --> 00:28:55,833
that go into
the Mediterranean Sea.
511
00:28:55,917 --> 00:28:58,375
And then they also
come out on the other side.
512
00:28:59,708 --> 00:29:01,500
How is this possible?
513
00:29:05,333 --> 00:29:08,083
NARRATOR:
Some of the cart ruts
that extend from dry land
514
00:29:08,167 --> 00:29:10,958
down into the sea
have reportedly been found
515
00:29:11,042 --> 00:29:14,292
at depths
of as much as 140 feet.
516
00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,333
This presents a critical clue
517
00:29:17,417 --> 00:29:20,625
as to just how long ago
they must have been created.
518
00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:25,417
I suspect that some of these
cart ruts are really ancient,
519
00:29:25,500 --> 00:29:27,292
and when I say "really ancient,"
520
00:29:27,375 --> 00:29:29,375
that is going back
521
00:29:29,458 --> 00:29:32,917
to before the end
of the last ice age.
522
00:29:34,083 --> 00:29:38,500
So, approximately,
uh, 12,000 years or so,
523
00:29:38,583 --> 00:29:40,333
the ice age ended, we know.
524
00:29:42,042 --> 00:29:45,583
Some of these cart ruts
going into the water,
525
00:29:45,667 --> 00:29:50,333
that would've been dry land
when sea levels were much lower.
526
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:54,917
If you propose the idea
that 12,000 years ago,
527
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:59,167
which is a fact, the worldwide
water levels were lower,
528
00:29:59,292 --> 00:30:01,458
then all of a sudden,
these cart ruts
529
00:30:01,542 --> 00:30:04,333
that go into the Mediterranean
Sea make sense.
530
00:30:05,375 --> 00:30:08,000
The fact that
these cart ruts exist,
531
00:30:08,125 --> 00:30:12,833
to me, illustrates that
an advanced civilization
532
00:30:12,958 --> 00:30:15,292
must have existed at that time.
533
00:30:16,375 --> 00:30:20,000
NARRATOR:
If the cart ruts are
more than 12,000 years old,
534
00:30:20,042 --> 00:30:22,167
as some researchers suggest,
535
00:30:22,208 --> 00:30:24,375
who would have been
around to create them?
536
00:30:25,833 --> 00:30:28,333
It's a question
that continues to baffle
537
00:30:28,458 --> 00:30:30,083
mainstream archaeologists.
538
00:30:30,167 --> 00:30:33,167
But according
to local traditions,
539
00:30:33,208 --> 00:30:35,875
the megalithic
structures on Malta
540
00:30:35,958 --> 00:30:37,833
were built by
a race of giant beings
541
00:30:37,917 --> 00:30:40,542
who came to Earth
from the stars.
542
00:30:42,083 --> 00:30:43,875
HENRY:
We have to be open
to the possibility
543
00:30:43,958 --> 00:30:45,708
that whoever built these
544
00:30:45,792 --> 00:30:47,750
were not, in fact, human beings,
545
00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:49,375
but were perhaps
a separate race,
546
00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:51,833
and their existence
and even their origins,
547
00:30:51,958 --> 00:30:54,083
is completely
shrouded in mystery.
548
00:30:55,375 --> 00:30:57,625
NARRATOR:
Are the so-called "cart ruts,"
549
00:30:57,708 --> 00:30:59,333
that not only crisscross Malta
550
00:30:59,375 --> 00:31:02,375
but extend deep into
the Mediterranean Sea,
551
00:31:02,500 --> 00:31:06,083
evidence of advanced,
otherworldly visitors?
552
00:31:07,167 --> 00:31:09,000
For ancient astronaut theorists,
553
00:31:09,125 --> 00:31:12,208
the answer is a resounding yes.
554
00:31:13,375 --> 00:31:16,750
And they suggest
that the waters of our oceans
555
00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:18,167
not only contain evidence
556
00:31:18,250 --> 00:31:22,000
of extraterrestrial visitation
in the distant past,
557
00:31:22,083 --> 00:31:24,875
but they are the location
of encounters
558
00:31:24,958 --> 00:31:28,917
that are happening
to this very day.
559
00:31:38,083 --> 00:31:43,208
Most people assume that UFOs
are only seen up in the sky.
560
00:31:43,292 --> 00:31:46,083
But what if I told you
that some of the most
561
00:31:46,167 --> 00:31:49,875
widely reported sightings
involve mysterious craft
562
00:31:49,958 --> 00:31:53,125
flying in and out of our oceans?
563
00:31:53,208 --> 00:31:55,167
Number two on our countdown
564
00:31:55,250 --> 00:31:57,833
of the top ten mysteries
of the deep:
565
00:31:57,875 --> 00:32:00,708
Unidentified
Submersible Objects.
566
00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:09,500
NARRATOR:
Hitachi Province, Japan.
567
00:32:09,625 --> 00:32:11,208
1803.
568
00:32:13,458 --> 00:32:17,792
Local fishermen are astonished
when a mysterious metal craft
569
00:32:17,875 --> 00:32:22,083
washes ashore that is unlike
anything they have ever seen.
570
00:32:24,250 --> 00:32:26,167
NICK POPE:
This craft was likened
571
00:32:26,292 --> 00:32:29,375
to the shape of
a Japanese incense burner.
572
00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:34,083
It is almost literally
a flying disk, a flying saucer.
573
00:32:34,167 --> 00:32:36,875
On the outside of this craft
574
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,917
were multiple
small metal plates,
575
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:44,292
not too dissimilar
to heat-resistant tiles
576
00:32:44,375 --> 00:32:47,000
that you'd find, say,
on a space shuttle.
577
00:32:49,375 --> 00:32:51,375
NICK REDFERN:
A hatch opened,
578
00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:54,125
and a young woman
came out of the craft
579
00:32:54,208 --> 00:32:58,125
dressed in clothes that
had never been seen before,
580
00:32:58,208 --> 00:33:00,083
and speaking a language
581
00:33:00,208 --> 00:33:02,542
that nobody understood
in the slightest.
582
00:33:03,958 --> 00:33:06,000
POPE:
The story of the strange craft
583
00:33:06,083 --> 00:33:10,000
appears in three
different Japanese texts.
584
00:33:10,125 --> 00:33:12,500
Even today, modern historians
585
00:33:12,542 --> 00:33:16,167
struggle to understand
what this means.
586
00:33:17,208 --> 00:33:19,167
NARRATOR:
Another famous incident
587
00:33:19,250 --> 00:33:22,875
involving a strange craft
emerging from underwater
588
00:33:22,875 --> 00:33:25,000
occurred in
Yunnan Province, China,
589
00:33:25,083 --> 00:33:28,333
on October 24, 1991.
590
00:33:28,417 --> 00:33:31,958
A local man was fishing
on Fuxian Lake
591
00:33:32,042 --> 00:33:34,250
on a clear and tranquil day
592
00:33:34,375 --> 00:33:37,333
when a large disc suddenly
flew out of the water.
593
00:33:37,375 --> 00:33:40,042
POPE:
This strange craft
594
00:33:40,125 --> 00:33:43,833
actually emerged from
the waters of the lake.
595
00:33:43,958 --> 00:33:46,458
He described it
as a shining disc.
596
00:33:47,542 --> 00:33:50,958
This UFO was so close
and so powerful
597
00:33:51,042 --> 00:33:53,542
that it actually
tossed the boat around.
598
00:33:54,958 --> 00:33:56,875
And then, rapidly, this craft
599
00:33:56,958 --> 00:33:59,417
just disappeared
up into the sky.
600
00:34:06,667 --> 00:34:10,000
NARRATOR:
Navy personnel
aboard the USS Omaha
601
00:34:10,083 --> 00:34:13,667
capture footage
of a mysterious round object
602
00:34:13,792 --> 00:34:15,667
flying into the ocean.
603
00:34:15,708 --> 00:34:17,333
TAYLOR:
Night footage
604
00:34:17,375 --> 00:34:19,292
actually shows a craft
605
00:34:19,375 --> 00:34:21,625
that is spherical and
it's flying through the air...
606
00:34:23,042 --> 00:34:25,375
...and then suddenly
it flies into the water
607
00:34:25,458 --> 00:34:27,208
without making a splash.
608
00:34:28,708 --> 00:34:31,333
NARRATOR:
Japan. China.
609
00:34:31,458 --> 00:34:32,792
San Diego.
610
00:34:32,875 --> 00:34:36,208
These are just three
out of hundreds of reports
611
00:34:36,292 --> 00:34:38,417
of what are known as "USOs."
612
00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:43,625
BILL BIRNES:
A USO is an "unidentified
submerged object."
613
00:34:44,792 --> 00:34:46,417
It's the same thing as a UFO,
614
00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:48,167
except this one's in the water,
615
00:34:48,292 --> 00:34:49,667
and a UFO is a flying object.
616
00:34:51,083 --> 00:34:53,083
You see them off
the coast of California,
617
00:34:53,208 --> 00:34:55,417
you see them a lot
in the Gulf of Mexico.
618
00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:59,375
Spend some time on
the Florida Gulf Coast,
619
00:34:59,375 --> 00:35:01,375
you will see a USO.
620
00:35:02,542 --> 00:35:04,292
TAYLOR:
These objects are flying along,
621
00:35:04,375 --> 00:35:06,042
uh, through the atmosphere,
622
00:35:06,125 --> 00:35:08,375
and then suddenly,
they go into the ocean.
623
00:35:08,458 --> 00:35:10,958
No splash, no wake, nothing.
624
00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:12,542
They just go
right into the water
625
00:35:12,667 --> 00:35:15,542
and then come out of the water
in many cases, and fly away.
626
00:35:15,625 --> 00:35:17,625
Now, one such never
came out of the water,
627
00:35:17,708 --> 00:35:20,583
and a submarine was actually
dispatched to look for a craft
628
00:35:20,667 --> 00:35:22,792
that may have crashed,
but never found anything.
629
00:35:24,042 --> 00:35:25,542
KAKU:
The stresses and strains
630
00:35:25,625 --> 00:35:27,583
by flying through
the atmosphere,
631
00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:30,625
in outer space and then
plunging into the oceans
632
00:35:30,708 --> 00:35:34,250
would be enough to rupture
any of our known aircraft.
633
00:35:35,292 --> 00:35:37,042
NARRATOR:
For ancient astronaut theorists,
634
00:35:37,167 --> 00:35:38,667
perhaps the most
compelling story
635
00:35:38,792 --> 00:35:41,458
of an extraterrestrial
presence in Earth's oceans
636
00:35:41,542 --> 00:35:43,792
can be found in an account
637
00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:46,333
from 1492,
638
00:35:46,417 --> 00:35:49,167
recorded by
Christopher Columbus.
639
00:35:50,667 --> 00:35:53,500
There's a famous story
about Christopher Columbus
640
00:35:53,625 --> 00:35:55,417
and he wrote this
in his journals...
641
00:35:56,708 --> 00:36:00,333
...that as he was moving
west across the Atlantic,
642
00:36:00,417 --> 00:36:02,833
towards the Caribbean,
in his first voyage,
643
00:36:02,917 --> 00:36:06,958
he saw a light out
in the ocean to the west,
644
00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:09,500
hovering over the water.
645
00:36:09,583 --> 00:36:14,292
And this light then
descended into the water.
646
00:36:14,375 --> 00:36:18,583
So, he's perhaps one of
the first witnesses to describe
647
00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,667
a trans-medium craft like this,
648
00:36:20,792 --> 00:36:23,667
which could hover,
uh, above the water
649
00:36:23,792 --> 00:36:25,833
and then disappear
into it like a submarine.
650
00:36:27,792 --> 00:36:32,500
BIRNES:
Stories of undersea objects,
glowing objects
651
00:36:32,583 --> 00:36:34,500
that fly out of the water,
have been around
652
00:36:34,583 --> 00:36:37,167
for well over
thousands of years.
653
00:36:37,208 --> 00:36:41,333
Are these machines
that the extraterrestrials
654
00:36:41,458 --> 00:36:43,208
have under the water?
655
00:36:45,292 --> 00:36:47,917
There is only one mystery
left on our countdown,
656
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,375
and you don't want to miss it
because what was discovered
657
00:36:51,458 --> 00:36:56,458
just may be evidence of
an underwater alien base.
658
00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:08,875
On Ancient Aliens,
we've investigated
659
00:37:08,958 --> 00:37:10,875
the ocean's biggest mysteries
660
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:15,500
for evidence of extraterrestrial
contact in the distant past.
661
00:37:15,542 --> 00:37:17,667
But recent satellite images
662
00:37:17,750 --> 00:37:20,625
may suggest that
otherworldly beings
663
00:37:20,708 --> 00:37:23,500
are inhabiting our oceans today.
664
00:37:24,458 --> 00:37:26,542
Number one on our list
665
00:37:26,625 --> 00:37:28,375
of the top ten
mysteries of the deep:
666
00:37:28,458 --> 00:37:30,792
Underwater Alien Bases.
667
00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,833
NARRATOR: With almost
200 miles of coastline,
668
00:37:37,917 --> 00:37:41,167
this picturesque region
is famous for its beaches,
669
00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:45,083
surfing and abundant sea life.
670
00:37:45,208 --> 00:37:46,917
It is also a hotspot
671
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:51,417
for sightings of mysterious
lights in the water.
672
00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:53,917
BIRNES:
Folks have seen lights
673
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,292
in the water outside Point Dume
674
00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,708
off the Malibu coast.
675
00:37:59,125 --> 00:38:02,333
There is this
very strange 911 call
676
00:38:02,375 --> 00:38:05,375
from an observer
near Point Dume,
677
00:38:05,458 --> 00:38:07,708
saying he saw a light
coming out of the water
678
00:38:07,792 --> 00:38:09,667
and calling it into
the sheriff's station.
679
00:38:10,833 --> 00:38:13,667
POPE:
One theory about this
trans-medium travel
680
00:38:13,750 --> 00:38:17,333
and these USOs
is that what we're seeing
681
00:38:17,417 --> 00:38:20,750
is evidence of underwater bases.
682
00:38:20,833 --> 00:38:23,875
They're operating here,
but under the oceans,
683
00:38:23,958 --> 00:38:25,583
right under our noses.
684
00:38:26,750 --> 00:38:29,792
NARRATOR:
While the idea of
underwater alien bases
685
00:38:29,875 --> 00:38:33,333
in Earth's oceans may
sound like science fiction,
686
00:38:33,375 --> 00:38:36,833
in 2014, satellite imagery
687
00:38:36,958 --> 00:38:40,167
revealed a very curious
formation on the seabed
688
00:38:40,208 --> 00:38:43,000
six miles off
the coast of Malibu.
689
00:38:44,208 --> 00:38:47,417
CHILDRESS:
The satellite photos
show what seems to be
690
00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:50,833
an oval, flat-topped structure
691
00:38:50,875 --> 00:38:55,375
that's got legs coming
down that are holding it up.
692
00:38:56,542 --> 00:38:59,750
It's about
2,000 feet underwater.
693
00:38:59,833 --> 00:39:04,083
POPE:
A lot of people got
very excited by this discovery.
694
00:39:04,167 --> 00:39:05,750
It's really quite striking,
695
00:39:05,875 --> 00:39:08,542
and it really does
look artificial.
696
00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:12,000
And it makes you
wonder, is this,
697
00:39:12,042 --> 00:39:14,542
as some believe,
an extraterrestrial base?
698
00:39:15,708 --> 00:39:18,667
NARRATOR:
Is there a connection
between the strange lights
699
00:39:18,750 --> 00:39:22,333
seen in the waters off
the coast of Southern California
700
00:39:22,333 --> 00:39:24,417
and the mysterious
undersea structure
701
00:39:24,542 --> 00:39:26,792
captured in the satellite image?
702
00:39:26,875 --> 00:39:30,417
For some scientists,
it's a distinct possibility.
703
00:39:31,958 --> 00:39:34,708
KAKU:
If all these objects
are buzzing our aircraft,
704
00:39:34,792 --> 00:39:38,000
they must have
a base of operations.
705
00:39:38,125 --> 00:39:40,708
But you see, if they have
a base of operations
706
00:39:40,833 --> 00:39:43,500
that's easily detected
by us humans,
707
00:39:43,583 --> 00:39:46,500
it would sort of defeat
the purpose of observing us.
708
00:39:46,625 --> 00:39:49,333
So, perhaps there's
an underwater base
709
00:39:49,375 --> 00:39:52,500
that is away from
prying eyes of humans
710
00:39:52,542 --> 00:39:55,542
so that we don't
interfere with their plans.
711
00:39:55,625 --> 00:39:58,083
That cannot be ruled out.
712
00:40:00,375 --> 00:40:03,292
NARRATOR:
While the formation
discovered deep in the ocean
713
00:40:03,375 --> 00:40:05,667
off the coast of Malibu
is highly unusual,
714
00:40:05,750 --> 00:40:08,000
it is not entirely unique.
715
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,625
Across the globe,
mysterious anomalies
716
00:40:12,708 --> 00:40:14,875
have been detected on the seabed
717
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,833
that some suggest are
underwater alien structures.
718
00:40:18,917 --> 00:40:21,708
The under ocean
geological survey
719
00:40:21,792 --> 00:40:24,542
determined that there were
dome-like structures
720
00:40:24,667 --> 00:40:27,958
between Cuba and
the coast of Florida.
721
00:40:28,042 --> 00:40:30,500
Was that a USO base?
722
00:40:31,542 --> 00:40:34,083
Because underwater,
underneath our oceans,
723
00:40:34,167 --> 00:40:36,583
best place,
724
00:40:36,708 --> 00:40:39,000
the very best place
to conceal yourself.
725
00:40:40,875 --> 00:40:43,333
COLLINS:
Absolutely anything
could be hiding within
726
00:40:43,458 --> 00:40:45,042
the oceans themself.
727
00:40:45,125 --> 00:40:48,792
And the depths of them
could hide vehicles,
728
00:40:48,875 --> 00:40:51,917
could even hide bases,
729
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,458
uh, for hundreds,
if not thousands of years.
730
00:40:54,542 --> 00:40:56,667
We would not be aware
of their presence.
731
00:40:58,542 --> 00:41:00,042
CHILDRESS:
The oceans have everything
732
00:41:00,125 --> 00:41:04,417
that the crew of a ship
would need to survive.
733
00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:09,208
It's got plants and animals
that can be harvested for food.
734
00:41:09,292 --> 00:41:11,333
There's minerals and salt
735
00:41:11,417 --> 00:41:13,208
that can be taken
from the water.
736
00:41:14,458 --> 00:41:18,250
You can even
separate the hydrogen
737
00:41:18,333 --> 00:41:20,875
from the oxygen in the water
738
00:41:20,958 --> 00:41:24,208
to create fuels
and-and air to breathe.
739
00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:29,167
Everything that is
necessary for life
740
00:41:29,208 --> 00:41:31,458
can be found in the oceans,
741
00:41:31,542 --> 00:41:34,167
and it may be that
if extraterrestrials
742
00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:37,417
are in our oceans,
they're not just hiding there,
743
00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:39,708
this may be
their preferred environment.
744
00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:45,917
The idea that alien
bases might be hidden
745
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:49,583
on the ocean floor
is incredibly thrilling.
746
00:41:50,625 --> 00:41:52,625
But while much of
the ocean's depths
747
00:41:52,625 --> 00:41:54,750
remain impossible to explore,
748
00:41:54,833 --> 00:41:57,542
ancient astronaut
theorists believe
749
00:41:57,625 --> 00:41:59,333
that the deeper we go,
750
00:41:59,375 --> 00:42:01,875
the closer
we'll get to the truth
751
00:42:01,958 --> 00:42:05,583
about mankind's
extraterrestrial past.
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