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Ignited by a bombshell story revealing the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including ... Read allIgnited by a bombshell story revealing the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including testimony from eyewitnesses across the country.Ignited by a bombshell story revealing the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including testimony from eyewitnesses across the country.
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Whether or not UFOs exist isn't the question. Their existence is documented by film, photographs, radar, and by credible eyewitness accounts. The problem is that we just don't know what they are, who made them, and why they are in the sky,
If a new species of bird were as heavily documented by UFOs and UAPs are, biologists would be asking for grants from universities to study and name them. However, what happens in the skies of this country is the business of the US government and not colleges and universities.
The impetus for this four part docuseries was the 2017 New York Times publication of an article called "Glowing Auras and Black Money: The Pentagon's Mysterious UFO Program." The article revealed that the government acknowledges UFOs and considers them a serious enough problem to dedicate serious resources into investigating them.
The series is NOT one of the hundreds of pseudoscience on cable television programs that purport to tell the "truth" about the impending alien invasion. Nor is it four episodes of satire making fun of the people who study UFOs. In fact, it goes to great length to show to what extent the people who see UFOs are ridiculed, and to remind the viewer that "there is no more credible witness than a trained Navy flyer" while showing a radar view documenting what the Navy flyer saw.
Instead, the series is a straightforward presentation of the evidence we have, and the ragtag group of eyewitnesses, astronauts, and billionaires trying to know more. On the one hand, it's frustrating because most of us have heard at least one of the stories at one time or another. It's hard NOT to believe a Navy pilot and most of the citizens of Phoenix. It's hard to invest the time in the series and come away knowing little more than we knew going into it. On the other hand, this is a docuseries, not a Netflix sci-fi miniseries.
But, what is the alternative? The U. S. government knows but it won't, as we found out in the infamous Obama interview, tell us. Perhaps the only way to find out how this all works is to keep presenting information like this until we know.
If a new species of bird were as heavily documented by UFOs and UAPs are, biologists would be asking for grants from universities to study and name them. However, what happens in the skies of this country is the business of the US government and not colleges and universities.
The impetus for this four part docuseries was the 2017 New York Times publication of an article called "Glowing Auras and Black Money: The Pentagon's Mysterious UFO Program." The article revealed that the government acknowledges UFOs and considers them a serious enough problem to dedicate serious resources into investigating them.
The series is NOT one of the hundreds of pseudoscience on cable television programs that purport to tell the "truth" about the impending alien invasion. Nor is it four episodes of satire making fun of the people who study UFOs. In fact, it goes to great length to show to what extent the people who see UFOs are ridiculed, and to remind the viewer that "there is no more credible witness than a trained Navy flyer" while showing a radar view documenting what the Navy flyer saw.
Instead, the series is a straightforward presentation of the evidence we have, and the ragtag group of eyewitnesses, astronauts, and billionaires trying to know more. On the one hand, it's frustrating because most of us have heard at least one of the stories at one time or another. It's hard NOT to believe a Navy pilot and most of the citizens of Phoenix. It's hard to invest the time in the series and come away knowing little more than we knew going into it. On the other hand, this is a docuseries, not a Netflix sci-fi miniseries.
But, what is the alternative? The U. S. government knows but it won't, as we found out in the infamous Obama interview, tell us. Perhaps the only way to find out how this all works is to keep presenting information like this until we know.
Don't get me wrong, I nearly turned this off. It starts as many UFO documentaries do, with the usual talking heads spouting nonsense unsupported by evidence. I was distracted by my phone though so it stayed on, and wow. What a surprise. We got a rational and opposing point of view from some folk with actual critical thinking skills. Not only that, a revelation about The Phoenix Lights incident crops up, that actually cleared something up for me after more than 20 years. This series addresses both sides better than anyone has done before and lets you make your own mind up. For me though the addition of some sanity in the room for once won hands down. If you ask me, the truth isn't out there, it's right here.
Well produced, except I don't like CGI re-enactments. If you have the video, show me the video. The fact is, there is only so much real footage, and so they produce this dramatic "filler." Unfortunately, it is the wide availability of CGI tools that have led to the production of so many fake videos that populate YouTube.
I also wasn't all that pleased with dropping the whole "Skinwalker Ranch" controversy into the video. We are talking about UFO's, not ghosts. The only reason I didn't take more stars away is because the honorable Senator Reid was involved. I have complete trust in Senator Reid, and I know he would never waste taxpayer money. In fact, it is Senator Reid's involvement, and not just The NY Times, that lends the most credibility to this Documentary and the whole subject of UFOs.
I also wasn't all that pleased with dropping the whole "Skinwalker Ranch" controversy into the video. We are talking about UFO's, not ghosts. The only reason I didn't take more stars away is because the honorable Senator Reid was involved. I have complete trust in Senator Reid, and I know he would never waste taxpayer money. In fact, it is Senator Reid's involvement, and not just The NY Times, that lends the most credibility to this Documentary and the whole subject of UFOs.
I was warmly recommended to sit down and watch this 2021 mini-series documentary, so of course I managed to find the time to do so. And yeah, I must admit that I find the whole concept of UFOs and life beyond our own little planet to be rather interesting. So I had some expectations to this documentary.
And while "UFO" certainly is interesting and entertaining, there were some nice testimonies and interesting facts brought to light by the documentary makers here. So if you have an interest in extraterrestrial matters then "UFO" is definitely well-worth watching.
Now, it should be said that his series doesn't really paint a picture that either proves or shatters the claim of UFOs and extraterrestrial life. So you should take the information disclosed here with a grain of salt of course. But, I suppose it is as Fox Mulder's poster said: "I want to believe".
The narrative in "UFO" is good and helps to make the episodes rather watchable. And I do like that there is a fairly neutral approach in the documentary making, so it is not a biased documentary that you will sit down to watch.
My rating of "UFO" lands on a six out of ten stars.
And while "UFO" certainly is interesting and entertaining, there were some nice testimonies and interesting facts brought to light by the documentary makers here. So if you have an interest in extraterrestrial matters then "UFO" is definitely well-worth watching.
Now, it should be said that his series doesn't really paint a picture that either proves or shatters the claim of UFOs and extraterrestrial life. So you should take the information disclosed here with a grain of salt of course. But, I suppose it is as Fox Mulder's poster said: "I want to believe".
The narrative in "UFO" is good and helps to make the episodes rather watchable. And I do like that there is a fairly neutral approach in the documentary making, so it is not a biased documentary that you will sit down to watch.
My rating of "UFO" lands on a six out of ten stars.
If you want proof, and actual evidence with all credible witnesses and real events and accounts then this is the series for all critics debunkers and anyone interested in UAPs and UFOs. JJ Abrams is a tremendous film maker, and he did the best movie like mini series on this subject currently out. Taking events and recreating them, and showing the evidence and putting it in layman's terms so every walk of life can understand the proof and understand everything on a timeline. UAP and UFO history starting from the beginning and the U. S. Government is involved and this serirs will blow anyones mind that is curious about the unknowns of the UAP qnd UFO subject!
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- TriviaA Showtime Original Series produced by Showtime Documentary Films and Bad Robot.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 812: Demonic + The Saint (2021)
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