What are UFOs? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
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2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
Watch the post-show interview with Ryan Graves, a former U.S. Navy pilot who testified to Congress about UFOs, and Alex Hollings @SandboxxApp, a UFO expert and investigator. Hosted by Matt O’Dowd from @pbsspacetime
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For decades UFOs have captivated the public, even as many scientists saw them as too taboo to investigate. Now, after highly publicized sightings of unide...
Watch the post-show interview with Ryan Graves, a former U.S. Navy pilot who testified to Congress about UFOs, and Alex Hollings @SandboxxApp, a UFO expert and investigator. Hosted by Matt O’Dowd from @pbsspacetime
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3C7GZaW #novapbs
For decades UFOs have captivated the public, even as many scientists saw them as too taboo to investigate. Now, after highly publicized sightings of unide...
dentified objects by Navy pilots, UFOs are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically. So what does science have to say? Though some are identified as balloons or drones, weather phenomena, or optical illusions, others remain mysterious. Could they be the result of secret new technology developed by other governments – or our own? And what would it take for alien engineers to traverse vast distances to send probes or visit Earth from other solar systems? Explore the evidence, as astrophysicists and engineers use new technologies to investigate the strangest objects in our skies.
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00:00 Introduction
04:02 Early UFO Sightings and Explanations
12:46 Most Famous UAP Sightings
34:47 Government Cover-Ups Cause Conspiracy
39:01 Collection Scientific Data to Investigate Theories
49:52 Conclusion
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:02 Early UFO Sightings and Explanations
12:46 Most Famous UAP Sightings
34:47 Government Cover-Ups Cause Conspiracy
39:01 Collection Scientific Data to Investigate Theories
49:52 Conclusion
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