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Close Encounters

Close Encounters

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Every year, countless UFO sightings are reported but many remain unsolved. With dramatic recreations, CGI and expert interviews, explore the stories that have captured imaginations for decades.

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Episode 1 - Big Woods, Bright Lights

Episode 1Big Woods, Bright Lights20 minsTwo cousins encounter a "mothership" three times the size of a football stadium in 1996. In 1967, guards at an air force base in Montana spot a UFO and all hell breaks loose. (S1, ep 1)Find out more

Episode 2 - Bell of Fire and Not Quite a Comet

Episode 2Bell of Fire and Not Quite a Comet19 minsDozens of witnesses report seeing a fiery object falling through the Pennsylvania sky in 1965. In 1997, Phoenix residents claim to spot boomerang-shaped UFOs above their homes. (S1, ep 2)Find out more

Episode 3 - Second Coming and Space Rock

Episode 3Second Coming and Space Rock20 minsOn a country Texas road in 1980, a diamond-shaped UFO melts a vehicle below. In 1967, a man in Manitoba encounters a flying disc and reports hearing voices inside. (S1, ep 3)Find out more

Episode 4 - Sky High and Crash Course

Episode 4Sky High and Crash Course20 minsA Japanese airline crew in 1986 encounter two UFOs en route from Paris to Tokyo. In 1979, a man in Minnesota skids off the road after a mysterious beam of light engulfs his car. (S1, ep 4)Find out more

Episode 5 - Schools Out and Christmas Lights

Episode 5Schools Out and Christmas Lights20 minsIn 1966, a class of Melbourne students spot a UFO and are told never to speak of the incident. A man's car dies in 2009 after he spots a cigar-shaped object in the New York sky. (S1, ep 5)Find out more

Episode 6 - Blind Date and Flying House

Episode 6Blind Date and Flying House20 minsA teenager sees a mushroom-shaped object appear in the field while feeding his sheep in 1971. In 2000, police officers in Illinois chase a triangular UFO the size of a house. (S1, ep 6)Find out more

Episode 7 - Triangles in the Forest and High Tide

Episode 7Triangles in the Forest and High Tide20 minsIn 1980, soldiers encounter a luminous craft and dancing red lights in Suffolk. Witnesses report a metallic UFO hovering over water and crashing in Nova Scotia in 1967. (S1, ep 7)Find out more

Episode 8 - Nuclear Reaction and Ghost Rocket

Episode 8Nuclear Reaction and Ghost Rocket20 minsA silent football-shaped object causes grave concern when it's spotted in Maine in 1975. In 1946, a UFO crashes and causes a deafening explosion as it crashes in northern Sweden. (S1, ep 8)Find out more

Episode 9 - Holy Ship and Belgian Balls

Episode 9Holy Ship and Belgian Balls20 minsAn Australian banana farmer spots a saucer-shaped UFO rising out of a swamp in 1966. That same year in Victoria, a man veers off the road while distracted by lights in the sky. (S1, ep 9)Find out more

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