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[josh] on this episode
of expedition x,
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Okay, let's do this!
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My team travels
into the notorious
ring of fire,
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A hotbed of seismic activity
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To one of the world's
most volatile volcanoes...
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Look at the smoke
coming out of there!
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[josh] ...Where they dig
into eyewitness accounts...
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Wait, the plane
hit the object?
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-In the sky?
-Yeah.
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[josh] ...And
dramatic videos...
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[man speaking]
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[josh] ...Of ufos.
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[phil] oh!
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-[jessica] what?
-Just saw a red flash.
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Did you really?
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[josh] to find out
why mysterious flying object
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Seem drawn to this
smoke spewing crater,
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Phil takes to the skies...
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[phil] wait,
what is that flying?
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You see that?
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[josh] ...While jess
breaks out
high-tech cameras
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And tracking devices...
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-[phil] all set?
-We're all good.
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Let's do this.
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[josh] ...On a mission
to investigate one
of mankind's oldest question
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[josh reading]
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Holy [bleep]!
Danny, look, look, look.
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Do you see that?
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All right, that's a problem.
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[josh] it's a dangerous
journey to uncover...
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-[jess] [bleeping] [grunts]
-[phil] jess!
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...Ring of fire ufos.
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced
strange things
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That defy logic.
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And made me question
everything.
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Oh, my god!
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Now, I've put together
a team to investigate
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The stranger side
of the unknown.
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Let's go!
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[josh] phil torres
is a scientist
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Who hunts
for rational explanations.
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[josh] jessica chobot's
paranormal research
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Has made her
a true believer.
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If you're here with us,
knock again.
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[josh] together,
we're searching
for answers...
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[phil] what is happening
here, jess?
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[josh] ...To the world's
most extraordinary mysteries
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This is expedition x.
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All right, jess, phil,
how many flights would you say
you've been on at this point?
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-Oh!
-Ooh!
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I mean, too many to count.
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-Hundreds, probably.
-[josh] yeah.
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Wait, are we looking
for ghosts on a plane?
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Are we looking
for snakes on a plane?
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'cause I'd get on that plane.
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No, it's not ghosts
or snakes on a plane.
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But, it is about
something mysterious
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Flying over the skies
of mexico.
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Both commercial
and military pilots
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Have recently come forward
with reports
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Of strange objects,
and mysterious lights
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That they've seen over
mexico city.
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So strange objects,
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Mysterious lights,
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So we're talking ufos.
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-Yeah, I mean--
-[jessica] listen!
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You can still be a skeptic
and use the term ufos.
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Yes! These are unidentified
flying objects.
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-Can I try?
-Go for it.
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Ufo.
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-Oh, yay!
-Feels good, doesn't it, phil?
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-Felt kind of good.
-Yeah, yeah.
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Oh, and ufos
have become
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Quite the hot topic
these days,
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Especially since the pentagon
released that report in 2021,
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Basically admitting
these things are flying around
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And they don't know
what they are.
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So now the whole world
is starting to focus
on this phenomenon.
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And in this particular case,
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It's not just these pilots.
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There are air traffic
controllers that have
come forward with reports.
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And hundreds of eyewitnesses
on the ground.
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And all this activity seems
to be centered around one
geological feature.
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An active volcano.
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December, 1994.
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43 miles southeast
of mexico city,
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The popocatepetl volcano
re-awakens.
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At nearly three and a half
miles high,
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El popo becomes
one of the largest active
volcanoes in the world,
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Spewing plumes
of ash and smoke.
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And it hasn't stopped.
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Over 20 million people
live in el popo's shadow,
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And the threat of a major
eruption is so great
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Authorities have set-up
24/7 live video feeds
of the volcano.
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But it seems these cameras
are catching more than just
volcanic activity.
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Some say
they're documenting ufos.
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In the years
since the re-awakening,
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Mysterious objects
are often spotted
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In the sky around the crater
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But unlike rock fragments
expelled from eruptions,
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These objects seem to have
a life of their own,
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With unpredictable
trajectories.
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And, there are witnesses
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Who have reported
close encounters with these
airborne anomalies.
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January 10, 2007.
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A commercial aircraft
from the state of tabasco
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Prepares to land
in mexico city.
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As the plane
cruises past el popo,
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The crew spots an intensely
bright light in the sky
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Traveling alongside
the aircraft.
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Suddenly,
the object accelerates,
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Vanishing into the thick
clouds around the volcano.
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The pilots can't believe
their eyes,
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And immediately report it
to air traffic control.
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But no one can explain
what the flight crew saw.
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Since then, the sightings
of strange, luminous object
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Flying all around
the smoking volcano
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Have dramatically increased
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[man speaking]
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They're seen by pilots
in the air
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And people on the ground.
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A few recent witnesses
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Have even managed
to capture
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Their own video evidence
of the phenomena.
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So what is it
about this hotspot
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That seems to attract
unexplained activity?
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Are these lights coming
from somewhere beyond
this world?
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And what is their connectio
to the volcano?
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So, what do you make of this?
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Well, there's a popular theory
among investigators
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That ufos are coming here
looking for elements
that they need.
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Something like uranium
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Which would be found
in a volcano.
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Okay, before we start thinking
about the motivation
for these ufos,
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We need to figure out
what people are actually
seeing there.
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Could be satellites.
Could be meteorites.
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Could be some other
natural phenomenon.
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There's a thing
called earthquake lights
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That happens in areas
of high seismic activity,
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Like, mexico city.
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Yeah, but here's the thing.
Those videos didn't look
like anything natural.
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So this is the mission.
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The videos and the eyewitness
reports, they're undeniable.
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People are seeing something.
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So get down to mexico city
and find out what.
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Is there
an actual explanation?
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Meteorites. Satellites.
Weather phenomenon.
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Or, is it something
other-worldly?
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Either way, you gotta
bring back some proof.
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-All right, we're on it.
-Okay.
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And hey, if you guys have
never been this close
to an active volcano before,
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Trust me, you're gonna
'lava' it.
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-[sighs in exasperation] wow.
-Jeez.
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You guys can go now.
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Gladly.
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[josh] phil and jess travel
2100 miles from new york
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To the benito juarez
international airport
in mexico city,
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Latin america's
busiest airport.
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[folk music playing]
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Back in mexico city,
your favorite place.
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This city has so much
culture here.
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Okay, jess, aztec quiz.
Let me hear it.
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How do you pronounce
the volcano?
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Uh...
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-Come on.
-Um...
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Uh... Popo...
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Let me see if I can mimic you.
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-Popo...
-Popo...
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-Ca...
-Ca...
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-Te...
-Te...
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-...Petl.
-...Petl.
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-Popocatepetl.
-Yeah!
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Popocatepetl in nahuatl
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Actually means
"the smoking mountain."
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People here call it el popo.
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I'll go with el popo.
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[jessica] josh has
arranged for us to meet
enrique kolbeck,
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One of the longest serving
air traffic controllers
in the country
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And a former pilot.
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Enrique.
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-Hola.
-Hola!
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-Buenos dias.
-Buenos dias.
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[jessica] enrique's career
spans 40-plus years,
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So he knows what should
and shouldn't
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Be flying in the skies.
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Not only has he heard
numerous stories from pilot
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About ufos near the volcano
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He has personally
seen them on radar.
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When did you start seeing
these strange objects?
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[alarm beeping]
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-Wait, the plane
hit the object?
-Yes. Yeah.
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-In the sky?
-Yeah.
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And we closed the airport.
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Gosh.
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I've never heard of a plane
actually getting hit
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-By an unidentified
flying object before.
-Oh, yes. Of course.
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[jessica] enrique says
an inspection of the plane
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Revealed damage
to the front wheel hydraulic
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But no one could determine
exactly what caused it.
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So then what's
the government's
take on this?
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I mean, that's
really dangerous.
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Of course, in our case,
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We made the reports
our supervisors,
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Or mexican authorities,
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But nobody knows
nothing about it.
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The mexican
aeronautical authorities,
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Another part
of the government also.
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Nobody pay attention.
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In my country,
nobody cares about it.
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[phil] it seems like
there's a hotspot
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Of sightings around this
whole popocatepetl.
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Are you even allowed to fly
over the volcano?
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[phil] and that's because
it's an active volcano?
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It doesn't follow a schedule.
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Yeah, that it could blow
at any moment.
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[phil] okay.
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Have you noticed
any volcanic activity
when these sightings occur?
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Yes, of course.
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We have the reports
about the many objects
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Going up to the volcano area,
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Especially inside of the cone
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And leaving the volcano
in a fast way.
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How often would
these sightings occur?
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Sometimes we receive
a report about
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Three times a day,
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Three times a week
or three times a month.
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And perhaps
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-Three months
we never have nothing.
-[phil] yeah.
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So if the volcano has
this 10 mile radius around it,
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There should be nothing
flying in there.
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-Yes.
-Yet, on your radar,
you're seeing
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Objects flying around.
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Sometimes appears
very close and inside
of the prohibit area.
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What patterns
are you seeing them do?
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Is it just a blip?
Is it something moving around?
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These objects moves
in different way
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Than the aircrafts
normally way...
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Wow.
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[jessica] according
to enrique,
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There are frequent sighting
of mysterious objects
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Flying where no aircraft
should be.
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Around the crater of el popo
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We're going to try to captur
evidence of that phenomenon
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For ourselves.
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-Here's a bumpy road, jess.
-That's nice.
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[jessica] el popo is locate
about 40 miles from the city
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And if the webcam ufo video
are any indication,
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We should be able to get
a clear view of the volcano
250
00:11:15,575 --> 00:11:18,410
And the airspace around it
from the northwest.
251
00:11:18,412 --> 00:11:21,312
We just have to find
the best vantage points
through the clouds.
252
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-Oh, yeah!
-Is that it?
253
00:11:22,949 --> 00:11:24,516
-Check that out!
-Wow!
254
00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:29,721
Oh, my goodness, jess!
255
00:11:29,723 --> 00:11:31,623
That is awesome!
256
00:11:31,625 --> 00:11:33,224
[phil] I think
we found el popo.
257
00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,360
Look at that!
258
00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:39,931
Oh, you can still see--
yeah, looks like it's smoking
on the top.
259
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[phil] to make sure no one
gets caught in an eruption,
260
00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:45,236
Hiking to the crater
is prohibited by
the government.
261
00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,707
But I've got
an even better idea.
262
00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:58,817
Our plan is to get
a closer look
263
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Without causing
an international incident.
264
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Hello, capitan!
265
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-[speaking spanish]
-[pilot] okay.
266
00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:09,227
Whoo! Okay, let's do this!
267
00:12:12,799 --> 00:12:14,065
Next stop, el popo.
268
00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:23,108
Whoo! Okay, let's do this!
269
00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:30,415
So the plan here is that
jess will be on the ground
270
00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:32,250
With a giant lens
271
00:12:32,352 --> 00:12:35,220
Basically focused at the to
of this volcano.
272
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Just to see if we can docume
any activity from the ground
273
00:12:39,126 --> 00:12:40,358
We're gonna be in the air.
274
00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:44,429
This is where we've got
a great bird's eye view
275
00:12:44,431 --> 00:12:48,500
And I'm really hoping that
el popo doesn't decide
to pop off today.
276
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I mean, maybe just a little.
277
00:12:51,705 --> 00:12:54,172
Our permitted flight plan
to get us to el popo
278
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Starts over the city.
279
00:12:57,711 --> 00:12:59,010
Right below us right now,
280
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That is mexico city,
281
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Actually what technically
makes el popo
282
00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,618
One of the most dangerous
volcanoes in the world.
283
00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:10,955
Because if it blows,
everybody out here
could be at risk.
284
00:13:11,057 --> 00:13:14,192
Mexico city's basically built
in a field of volcanoes.
285
00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:16,761
All of these hills that
we're seeing around here,
286
00:13:16,830 --> 00:13:18,963
Those are all
dormant volcanoes.
287
00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:22,033
But where we're heading,
that's an active volcano.
288
00:13:22,035 --> 00:13:25,303
This whole area
is seismic activity central
289
00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:29,507
Thanks to mexico's location
within the world's so calle
ring of fire,
290
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A 25,000 mile stretch
291
00:13:31,611 --> 00:13:35,046
That contains 75%
of the world's volcanoes
292
00:13:35,115 --> 00:13:37,749
And 90% of all earthquakes.
293
00:13:37,851 --> 00:13:40,218
During earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions,
294
00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:42,520
Rock friction near
the earth's crust
295
00:13:42,522 --> 00:13:44,856
Releases energy
into the atmosphere,
296
00:13:44,958 --> 00:13:46,758
That some scientists
believe can result
297
00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:49,627
In startling flashes of ligh
seen for miles.
298
00:13:50,630 --> 00:13:52,730
They're known
as earthquake lights.
299
00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:54,299
And I'm wondering
if that light
300
00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:56,801
Is what people
are mistaking for ufos.
301
00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,140
[walkie talkie beeps]
right, jess, we're scanning
in the skies.
302
00:14:02,209 --> 00:14:03,775
All right...
303
00:14:03,777 --> 00:14:05,610
So we've got the seismometer
set up.
304
00:14:05,612 --> 00:14:07,111
It's actually really sensitive
305
00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:09,914
So if we do get a little
mini earthquake around here,
306
00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:11,516
It'll give us an indication
of that.
307
00:14:11,518 --> 00:14:13,117
And then we also
have the camera
308
00:14:13,119 --> 00:14:14,719
Pointed right at the top
of the volcano
309
00:14:14,721 --> 00:14:17,222
Where people say
they see a lot of these
310
00:14:17,224 --> 00:14:18,923
Unidentified balls of light
311
00:14:18,925 --> 00:14:21,726
And unidentified objects
coming in and out of.
312
00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:24,295
My camera is equipped
with a telephoto lens
313
00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:26,564
With 40 times
magnifying power.
314
00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:29,500
And a polarizing filter
to reduce glare
and reflections
315
00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,936
From filming the daytime sky
316
00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:35,940
I'll also be monitoring
reports of seismic activity
in the area.
317
00:14:36,009 --> 00:14:37,675
Phil, you copy?
318
00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:40,645
To see if there might be
a correlation between
volcanic rumbling
319
00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:42,213
Earthquake activity
320
00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,815
And ufos.
321
00:14:43,817 --> 00:14:46,718
So I've got the camera set up
and I've got my seismometer
and everything.
322
00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,855
Also, just as a heads up,
my earthquake app here
says that we just had
323
00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:53,524
A 4.0 about
36 kilometers away
324
00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:55,226
This morning.
325
00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:58,062
Wow, okay.
That's fantastic.
326
00:14:58,131 --> 00:15:01,399
Just let us know if there's
any seismic activity on
the ground while we're up here
327
00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,835
Because I wanna look
in the air and see
if anything matches.
328
00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:09,007
[phil] it's already
a seismically active day.
329
00:15:09,009 --> 00:15:10,909
A series
of smaller earthquakes,
330
00:15:10,911 --> 00:15:12,644
Known as an earthquake swarm
331
00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:15,413
Can last days
or even weeks.
332
00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,248
Swarms are
especially prevalent
333
00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:21,419
In close proximity to,
you guessed it, volcanoes.
334
00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,421
I hope we can catch
the next rumble
335
00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:26,925
And any strange lights
it might generate.
336
00:15:26,927 --> 00:15:28,893
We've asked the pilot
to manoeuvre the chopper
337
00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:31,062
For the best vantage point
of the volcano,
338
00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:33,464
So we can get as close
as possible.
339
00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:35,934
But we also don't want
to set off any alarm bells
340
00:15:35,936 --> 00:15:38,937
By entering
government-restricted
airspace.
341
00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:40,605
Captain, what's our elevation
right now?
342
00:15:42,309 --> 00:15:43,841
9500 feet.
343
00:15:46,012 --> 00:15:47,612
Look at that!
344
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:50,014
That's popocatepetl,
right in those clouds.
345
00:15:51,151 --> 00:15:52,951
Wow.
346
00:15:52,953 --> 00:15:56,821
The upper slopes of el popo
are covered nearly year roun
with snow and ice,
347
00:15:56,823 --> 00:15:59,223
Both of which make
great reflectors.
348
00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:05,229
Any sunlight that bounces
off and hits some ash and ro
in the air
349
00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:06,497
At the right angle,
350
00:16:06,499 --> 00:16:08,499
Well, that combination
could add up
351
00:16:08,501 --> 00:16:10,201
To a reported ufo sighting.
352
00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:13,137
Look at that volcano!
353
00:16:13,239 --> 00:16:16,507
Oh, my god!
Look at that smoke
coming out of there!
354
00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:19,043
[jessica over radio] phil!
I can see you
approaching the volcano!
355
00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:21,846
[phil over radio] oh,
I see you! I see you!
356
00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:25,516
Did you see that plume
of smoke that came
out of the volcano?
357
00:16:26,353 --> 00:16:28,519
Yes, I did!
358
00:16:28,521 --> 00:16:29,954
[phil over radio] this thin
is active!
359
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:31,556
Look how big
that plume is.
360
00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,057
That is an active volcano.
361
00:16:33,126 --> 00:16:34,759
Right now, that thing
is smoking,
362
00:16:34,861 --> 00:16:35,927
There's lava inside of it.
363
00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:37,161
If they are ufos,
364
00:16:37,263 --> 00:16:39,664
Maybe they're coming here
because they need resources.
365
00:16:39,766 --> 00:16:42,734
An area that has a high
concentration of heavy metals.
366
00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:44,502
Everybody thinks
they're here to, like,
367
00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:46,604
Always just keep an eye on,
368
00:16:46,606 --> 00:16:48,706
Like the military
or this or the other thing,
369
00:16:48,708 --> 00:16:51,676
But maybe they're actually
using us for mining.
370
00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,379
Who knows? Who knows what kind
of resources they would need?
371
00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:57,815
And who knows what's
potentially in there that's
usable for them.
372
00:17:00,453 --> 00:17:03,755
Since the development
of nuclear weaponry
in the 1940s,
373
00:17:03,823 --> 00:17:06,591
Military personnel have
reported sightings of ufos
374
00:17:06,593 --> 00:17:09,961
Near nuclear storage
facilities, and weapons
training bases.
375
00:17:11,598 --> 00:17:14,932
According to employees
at america's first nuclear
testing site,
376
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:16,634
In white sands, new mexico,
377
00:17:16,736 --> 00:17:18,736
Ufo sightings were
so prevalent
378
00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:21,339
That a secret team
was assigned to monitor
the activity.
379
00:17:22,542 --> 00:17:24,509
Nuclear weapons
use uranium,
380
00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:28,446
So I'm still wondering
if elevated uranium levels
around el popo
381
00:17:28,514 --> 00:17:33,317
Could explain why ufos
are attracted to this volcan
in particular.
382
00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:35,820
Do you wonder
why they call this thing
an active volcano?
383
00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:39,057
Look no further
than all that smoke billowing
out of this thing.
384
00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:43,061
In addition to the crater
and the plume,
385
00:17:43,162 --> 00:17:47,298
I'm also keeping an eye out
for major cracks in the eart
going up the volcano.
386
00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:50,401
Anything that could give ris
to possible earthquake light
387
00:17:54,007 --> 00:17:55,940
Holy [bleep]! Danny,
look, look, look!
388
00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:57,508
Is that them?
Or is that something else?
389
00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:58,675
Do you see that?
390
00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:01,646
[jessica over radio] phil!
I see something!
391
00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:03,114
What are you seeing?
392
00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:05,316
Oh, my god! What is that?
393
00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:13,825
Scratch that.
That's a plane.
394
00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:15,893
False alarm.
395
00:18:17,063 --> 00:18:21,699
Okay, well, that's still great
intel so we can review some
of the other videos
396
00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:23,601
Of what people claim are ufos
397
00:18:23,603 --> 00:18:26,204
And maybe mark some of them
off as aircraft.
398
00:18:26,206 --> 00:18:28,239
So I mean, that's exactly what
enrique was talking about.
399
00:18:28,308 --> 00:18:30,007
How these flights,
these commercial flights
400
00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:32,143
Have to actually fly
around the volcano
401
00:18:32,212 --> 00:18:34,312
And not over the top of it
because it's still active.
402
00:18:34,314 --> 00:18:36,214
So that's probably
a designated flight path
403
00:18:36,983 --> 00:18:39,317
For the mexico city airport.
404
00:18:43,823 --> 00:18:46,624
The more time we spend
around this volcano,
the more I think
405
00:18:47,427 --> 00:18:48,626
Two things are happening here.
406
00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,828
Jess just said herself
that she's seeing
407
00:18:50,830 --> 00:18:53,798
Airplanes in the path
of the volcano,
408
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:58,336
So it could be kind of an
optical illusion to someone
standing over there.
409
00:18:58,437 --> 00:19:02,406
The other thing is this is
an incredibly seismically
active place.
410
00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:07,011
Full of clouds.
Full of potential for those
earthquake lights
411
00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:09,280
That could be what
people are actually seeing
412
00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,281
And calling ufos.
413
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:17,522
To test whether something
like earthquake lights coul
be obscured in those clouds
414
00:19:17,524 --> 00:19:19,023
I'm using a flir,
415
00:19:19,025 --> 00:19:20,858
Which detects heat variation
416
00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:22,727
And displays them
as different colors.
417
00:19:24,564 --> 00:19:26,864
This here is
a thermal camera
418
00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:31,569
And one of the interesting
things about this
earthquake light
419
00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:32,703
Is that they're plasma,
420
00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:36,107
And plasma is thousands
of degrees hot,
421
00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:40,044
So my hope is that
even if we can't see it
'cause it's bright,
422
00:19:40,046 --> 00:19:42,446
If I use this,
we'll maybe be able
to detect it
423
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:45,049
Because this thing is filming
heat signatures.
424
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:46,751
So right now,
we're above cloud level,
425
00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:49,120
So any anomalies that we get,
426
00:19:49,122 --> 00:19:50,421
Obviously, will be exciting.
427
00:19:56,563 --> 00:19:58,129
You guys seeing anything?
428
00:19:58,131 --> 00:20:00,064
-[pilot speaking]
-okay.
429
00:20:06,806 --> 00:20:08,005
Wait, what is that flying?
430
00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:09,807
You see that? Oh!
431
00:20:17,317 --> 00:20:20,651
[suspenseful music playing]
432
00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,057
[phil] wait,
what is that flying?
433
00:20:26,526 --> 00:20:27,725
You see that?
434
00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:32,964
Wow! Okay! Uh...
435
00:20:32,966 --> 00:20:35,333
There's something
that looked like
kind of a bright reflection.
436
00:20:35,935 --> 00:20:37,034
Hotspot of light.
437
00:20:38,104 --> 00:20:39,437
I'm trying to figure out
what that was.
438
00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:43,641
That was crazy!
439
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:45,910
[over radio] jess,
I just caught a bright flash
440
00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:49,213
Like a ball of light.
It flew right through
the frame on the flir.
441
00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:51,315
Are you serious?
442
00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:53,951
Yeah. Could have been some,
some trick of the clouds.
443
00:20:53,953 --> 00:20:56,721
But really, just looked like
there was something out there.
444
00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:58,756
Really, really bright spot.
445
00:20:58,824 --> 00:21:01,058
It's unclear what I saw
on the flir.
446
00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:04,128
But it was definitely faste
than any bird or plane.
447
00:21:05,131 --> 00:21:06,664
I doubt it was a spacecraft
448
00:21:06,732 --> 00:21:09,600
But seeing as how I have
yet to identify it,
449
00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:13,704
I suppose it fits
the technical definition
of a ufo.
450
00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:15,339
And I have to admit,
451
00:21:15,408 --> 00:21:18,709
It looked pretty similar
to the many bizarre
webcam videos
452
00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:20,544
Captured over
el popo recently.
453
00:21:21,314 --> 00:21:22,613
So bizarre.
454
00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:28,018
[over radio] I don't know
what I've seen up here, jess
455
00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:31,055
But I tell you what?
There's strange things
in the sky around el popo.
456
00:21:33,226 --> 00:21:35,259
[indistinct chatter on radio]
457
00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:38,663
[phil] the captain says
we're running low on fuel
458
00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:40,064
So we start heading back.
459
00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:44,302
After getting closer
than I probably should have
460
00:21:44,304 --> 00:21:46,304
To a highly active volcano,
461
00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:48,306
I still can't figure out
what I saw.
462
00:21:51,511 --> 00:21:54,211
Out of the corner of my eye,
I see this flash.
463
00:21:54,213 --> 00:21:56,113
-We were above
the cloud layer.
-Uh-huh.
464
00:21:56,115 --> 00:21:57,714
It was near the volcano.
465
00:21:57,716 --> 00:22:00,718
And there was just this
bright-- it looked like
just a giant sparkle.
466
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,720
Just happened right
in the middle of the clouds.
467
00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:04,155
Like lightning or what?
468
00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:06,324
No, almost like it was
reflecting off something.
469
00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,592
But there was nothing else
in there.
470
00:22:08,594 --> 00:22:10,127
Oh, whoa, that's cool.
471
00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,629
So, yeah, I mean,
I saw a light.
472
00:22:11,631 --> 00:22:14,298
I saw something weird
around the volcano
473
00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:16,100
Which is kind of what
we're here for.
474
00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:17,802
So, I really want to try
to figure out
475
00:22:17,804 --> 00:22:19,202
What that was.
476
00:22:19,204 --> 00:22:22,740
And I, I almost wouldn't
believe me if I heard
this story,
477
00:22:22,809 --> 00:22:26,243
But I saw something flash
in the clouds around el popo.
478
00:22:26,312 --> 00:22:28,446
I mean, that tracks with
all the eyewitness accounts.
479
00:22:29,215 --> 00:22:30,648
I guess it does.
480
00:22:30,717 --> 00:22:32,116
Well, that makes me
a little bit more hopeful that
481
00:22:32,118 --> 00:22:34,552
We're actually gonna
figure out what this is.
482
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:37,221
-Yeah. I know.
-'cause I think you got eyes
on something strange?
483
00:22:38,658 --> 00:22:41,759
[phil] jess did detect
an earlier earthquake nearby
484
00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:43,127
But what I saw from the air
485
00:22:43,129 --> 00:22:46,130
Didn't look to me
quite like earthquake lights
486
00:22:46,132 --> 00:22:49,600
I'm a biologist,
not an atmospheric expert.
487
00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:52,403
So I've arranged to meet
with an atmospheric scientis
488
00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:56,307
Who I'm hoping could give u
some perspective on what
I might have seen.
489
00:22:56,309 --> 00:22:58,843
-[cell phone ringing]
-oh! Hey, josh is calling.
490
00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:00,945
Gonna start.
Look for a place to pull over.
491
00:23:00,947 --> 00:23:02,213
-Yeah.
-All right.
492
00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:04,415
-Hi!
-Hey, josh!
493
00:23:04,951 --> 00:23:06,317
How's it going?
494
00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:08,052
-Good!
-It's going pretty good.
495
00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:11,622
All right! Seen any ufos
around that volcano?
496
00:23:11,624 --> 00:23:13,657
Well, I took a helicopter
pretty close to it
497
00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:16,827
And I did see a bizarre ligh
fly near the crater.
498
00:23:16,829 --> 00:23:18,396
A bizarre light?
Sounds promising.
499
00:23:18,398 --> 00:23:19,930
Any idea what it was?
500
00:23:19,932 --> 00:23:21,531
I've got a few theories.
501
00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:24,535
So I've arranged to meet
with an atmospheric scientist
on the volcano.
502
00:23:24,604 --> 00:23:26,804
Okay, great.
Phil, you stay on that angle.
503
00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:28,539
But the reason
I called is, jess,
504
00:23:28,608 --> 00:23:32,710
I got a hot tip on a guy
that you have to go meet,
like, now.
505
00:23:32,712 --> 00:23:34,011
Like, right now?
506
00:23:34,013 --> 00:23:35,312
Yes, right now.
507
00:23:35,314 --> 00:23:37,815
-Who is it?
-He's a mountain guide
508
00:23:37,817 --> 00:23:40,217
Who practically lives
on el popo.
509
00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,953
And apparently,
he had a close encounter
510
00:23:43,022 --> 00:23:44,455
With these mysterious lights.
511
00:23:44,524 --> 00:23:47,458
Now, this is something
he has never told
anybody about
512
00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,727
But he has agreed
to talk with us
513
00:23:49,729 --> 00:23:51,962
If you can meet him
on the mountain today.
514
00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:55,232
So you've got to get out there
and get to him before
he changes his mind.
515
00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:56,700
I'm on it.
516
00:23:56,702 --> 00:23:59,303
Just send me that guy's
information and I'll track
him down.
517
00:23:59,305 --> 00:24:00,738
All right, I'm looking forwa
to hearing what you find.
518
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,406
Good luck.
519
00:24:02,408 --> 00:24:03,707
-Thanks so much.
-Awesome! Bye, josh!
520
00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:08,546
[phil] with this new info,
521
00:24:08,647 --> 00:24:10,648
We'll need to divide
and conquer.
522
00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:12,416
I'll meet with
the atmospheric scientist
523
00:24:12,418 --> 00:24:15,019
While jess locates the witne
at the coordinates
524
00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:16,153
Josh just sent over.
525
00:24:16,923 --> 00:24:18,389
-That's my trail.
-Okay.
526
00:24:18,391 --> 00:24:20,057
-Meet up later?
-Meet up later.
527
00:24:20,059 --> 00:24:22,927
[phil] I drop her off
at a hiking trail near
the base of el popo
528
00:24:22,929 --> 00:24:24,728
To meet josh's new witness.
529
00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,464
-Good luck.
-Thank you, you too.
530
00:24:28,201 --> 00:24:31,702
And then I continue on
to meet with my atmospheric
scientist contact
531
00:24:31,704 --> 00:24:32,703
A few miles away.
532
00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:39,810
Manuel?
533
00:24:40,213 --> 00:24:41,312
Hola!
534
00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:43,814
-Hi.
-Hi, jessica.
Nice to meet you.
535
00:24:44,784 --> 00:24:46,450
Manuel lives nearby
536
00:24:46,552 --> 00:24:50,054
And leads volcano enthusiast
on treks around el popo.
537
00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:52,723
Josh said he has a story
I have to hear.
538
00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:16,847
Three triangles?
539
00:25:25,825 --> 00:25:27,124
Okay.
540
00:25:27,126 --> 00:25:28,692
-Were they glowing?
-Yes.
541
00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:31,328
And how big were they?
Could you tell from where
you were standing?
542
00:25:35,835 --> 00:25:38,102
-So all three of them were
about the size of a truck?
-Yeah, yeah.
543
00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,006
Huh-uh? Interesting.
544
00:25:49,615 --> 00:25:51,715
Were they... Not at all?
545
00:25:52,952 --> 00:25:54,351
-Just hovering?
-Yes, yes.
546
00:25:57,924 --> 00:25:59,256
Did they leave like
a light trail?
547
00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:00,624
Did you see them
move away?
548
00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:01,926
Or did they just disappear?
549
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,406
It crashed?
550
00:26:26,118 --> 00:26:27,318
[jessica] it crashed?
551
00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:29,853
Were you able to see
any smoke or anything?
552
00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:35,526
You saw a little smoke,
but you didn't actually see
it crash?
553
00:26:35,528 --> 00:26:36,627
Or you did see it crash
into the side--
554
00:26:37,597 --> 00:26:39,430
Okay.
555
00:26:39,432 --> 00:26:41,298
You have, like,
a map or anything
that you can show me
556
00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:42,833
As to where
it was located?
557
00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:44,101
Yes, yes, of course.
558
00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:45,035
-Okay.
-I show you.
559
00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:46,036
Huh-uh.
560
00:26:50,476 --> 00:26:52,142
Mm-hmm.
561
00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:59,516
Manuel points out
the best route for trekking
to the crash site.
562
00:26:59,518 --> 00:27:02,953
So my plan is to reconnect
with phil and head out there
563
00:27:02,955 --> 00:27:05,055
Do you mind sending
me that map?
564
00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:06,357
-Really fast?
-Yeah, yeah, of course.
565
00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:13,964
[phil] while jess questions
the new witness...
566
00:27:14,033 --> 00:27:15,232
How you doing? I'm phil.
567
00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:17,334
I'm meeting joel bermudez.
568
00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:18,902
With a phd in physics
569
00:27:18,904 --> 00:27:21,238
And a research background
in astronomy
570
00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:23,173
And atmospheric sciences,
571
00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:25,909
He might be able to help me
make sense of what I saw
from the helicopter.
572
00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:27,044
Look at el popo!
573
00:27:28,714 --> 00:27:30,914
-[joel speaking]
-yeah.
574
00:27:32,518 --> 00:27:33,550
Wow. Okay.
575
00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,819
We're here investigating
576
00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:37,521
What people see
around el popo.
577
00:27:37,523 --> 00:27:39,023
People say they see lights,
578
00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:41,458
They say they see
things go into el popo,
579
00:27:41,527 --> 00:27:42,726
Come out of el popo.
580
00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:45,129
Definitely there are things
coming out of the...
581
00:27:45,131 --> 00:27:47,765
-[chuckling]
-oh, yes! Oh, yes. And so,
I'm just really curious.
582
00:27:48,334 --> 00:27:49,466
What's your take on it?
583
00:27:49,468 --> 00:27:52,503
What do you say people
might be seeing around here
584
00:27:52,505 --> 00:27:54,738
That's not ufos,
not an alien,
585
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,140
But it's something
that is, I guess,
586
00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:57,841
Based on science
587
00:27:57,943 --> 00:27:59,510
And what we understand
about volcanoes.
588
00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:03,614
There are several phenomena
that occur around volcanoes
that can be
589
00:28:03,616 --> 00:28:05,149
Uh, relatively
easy explained.
590
00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:08,318
There are some others that
we still do not understand
quite well.
591
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:12,589
That's because it's difficult
indeed to investigate all
the physical phenomena
592
00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:15,225
That occur on the top
of the volcanoes,
like this one.
593
00:28:16,796 --> 00:28:19,129
So you're saying there's
a lot that we don't know
about volcanoes.
594
00:28:19,131 --> 00:28:20,297
Exactly.
595
00:28:20,299 --> 00:28:21,565
-Because they are so big.
-Yeah, for sure, for sure.
596
00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,934
What can you tell us about
what kind of interactions
597
00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:25,703
Will that smoke and that ash
598
00:28:25,705 --> 00:28:28,405
And that vapor have
in the atmosphere?
599
00:28:28,407 --> 00:28:30,708
When you have a volcano
like this one,
600
00:28:30,710 --> 00:28:33,377
It is not rare that
it expels some ashes.
601
00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:35,713
And depending on how
the ashes are expelled,
602
00:28:35,715 --> 00:28:37,514
You can form linings
603
00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,516
Round the top of the volcano.
604
00:28:39,518 --> 00:28:41,719
When the ashes rubs
against each other,
605
00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:44,254
They basically gain
or lose some electrons.
606
00:28:44,356 --> 00:28:46,657
-So it's like...
Static electricity?
-It's like static electricity.
607
00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:52,730
-Ooh. Making like a giant
battery in the sky.
-Exactly.
608
00:29:03,309 --> 00:29:06,009
This is how lightnings
are created on top
of the volcanoes.
609
00:29:06,011 --> 00:29:08,912
And from time to time,
you can see those lights.
610
00:29:08,914 --> 00:29:11,548
When we flew over el popo,
611
00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:15,319
-We were above
the cloud layer.
-Okay.
612
00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:18,422
We were in a helicopter,
and we'd seen a lot
of smoke come out.
613
00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:20,958
And then,
within the cloud layer
around there,
614
00:29:21,059 --> 00:29:22,726
I saw a bright flash.
615
00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:27,765
Joel explains that
volcanic eruptions
616
00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:30,100
Are sometimes accompanied
by lightning
617
00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:33,103
And any ash that's spews ou
from the erupting volcano
618
00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:35,139
Can become
electrically charged.
619
00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,175
That charge does
dissipate quickly
620
00:29:38,177 --> 00:29:40,244
As the ash moves away
from the volcano.
621
00:29:40,312 --> 00:29:43,413
But it could conceivably
show up on a thermal canner
622
00:29:43,415 --> 00:29:46,316
Okay. So you think there's
a chance that what I saw
623
00:29:46,318 --> 00:29:48,018
-Could have been this
ash lightning?
-Yeah, sure.
624
00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:49,520
Okay. And you could see
625
00:29:49,522 --> 00:29:52,556
Kind of how a legend
could form from something
like that.
626
00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:54,324
-Exactly.
-What is your take?
627
00:29:54,326 --> 00:29:55,659
Are there ufos
out there?
628
00:29:55,761 --> 00:29:58,128
I think most of the things
that we see in the sky
629
00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:01,832
Can be explained by
physical phenomena
or weather phenomena, right?
630
00:30:01,934 --> 00:30:03,400
All right!
Well, thank you, joel.
631
00:30:03,402 --> 00:30:06,703
Well, now we can add
another possible
natural explanation
632
00:30:06,705 --> 00:30:09,506
Behind some
of the ufo sightings
around el popo.
633
00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:10,908
Electrified ash.
634
00:30:12,211 --> 00:30:13,944
Before I meet back up
with phil,
635
00:30:13,946 --> 00:30:17,614
I wanna collect some sample
of what look like lava rocks
636
00:30:17,616 --> 00:30:21,018
Oh, finding some
volcanic rocks.
637
00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:23,420
While you would expect
to find traces of uranium
638
00:30:23,422 --> 00:30:25,956
And other metals in most
volcanic rocks,
639
00:30:25,958 --> 00:30:27,591
I'm curious if the ones
around here
640
00:30:27,593 --> 00:30:31,061
Might show particularly
high concentrations.
641
00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:33,130
I'll have these
samples analyzed
642
00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:35,065
Hoping the results
will help us figure out
643
00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:37,000
What the ufos might be after
644
00:30:42,908 --> 00:30:45,809
[phil] though the flying
lights have been seen
during the day,
645
00:30:45,811 --> 00:30:48,912
We'll get our best chance o
spotting any electrified as
646
00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:50,948
Or earthquake lights
after dark.
647
00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:53,016
-[jessica] all right,
here's a good spot.
-Okay.
648
00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:54,918
Whoo. All right,
set it up.
649
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,119
[phil straining]
650
00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:57,821
[jessica] tonight,
we're going to set our sight
651
00:30:57,823 --> 00:31:00,657
On both the sky
and the ground.
652
00:31:00,726 --> 00:31:04,795
While phil's here looking
for natural causes behind
the ufo reports,
653
00:31:04,797 --> 00:31:09,299
I'll be searching for any
evidence of the crashed ufo
manuel reported.
654
00:31:09,301 --> 00:31:13,604
We established a position
on the southwestern edge
of the volcano.
655
00:31:13,606 --> 00:31:17,941
The same side where manuel
believes he heard a ufo cras
656
00:31:18,010 --> 00:31:21,278
My plan is to first angle
our surveillance gear
over that area
657
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:25,082
To capture any ufos
attracted to the same
location.
658
00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:29,319
And then, hike farther up
the mountain to look for
evidence of the alleged cras
659
00:31:31,657 --> 00:31:33,523
Okay. Dap cam's all set.
660
00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:36,727
I'm gonna point this
towards the top
of the volcano.
661
00:31:38,030 --> 00:31:41,398
Dap stands for
data acquisition project.
662
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,600
This high-tech camera
scans the sky
663
00:31:43,602 --> 00:31:45,502
Looking for moving objects.
664
00:31:45,504 --> 00:31:47,638
Once the device locks on
to a target,
665
00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:52,142
It uses specialized softwar
that analyzes the object's
appearance and trajectory
666
00:31:52,211 --> 00:31:53,844
To determine if it's a bird
667
00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:57,648
A plane or maybe
something unknown.
668
00:31:57,716 --> 00:32:00,050
-Hopefully, some of these
clouds go away.
-[phil] yeah.
669
00:32:00,052 --> 00:32:02,920
-Looks like it's clearing up
a little bit. I'm hopeful.
-Yeah, little bit.
670
00:32:02,922 --> 00:32:04,321
-What?
-I just got super excited
671
00:32:04,323 --> 00:32:05,622
'cause I thought
I saw something in the sky.
672
00:32:05,624 --> 00:32:06,857
But it was the moon.
673
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:13,430
Jess! This is the first time
we've seen the moon tonight.
674
00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,699
But it looks like
a glowing--
675
00:32:15,701 --> 00:32:17,200
It totally does.
676
00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:18,635
In addition to the dap cam,
677
00:32:18,737 --> 00:32:21,204
I'm also setting up
an infrared camera.
678
00:32:21,206 --> 00:32:23,540
We need all the eyes
we can get on this volcano
679
00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:25,943
And the ir setting might be
able to better capture
680
00:32:25,945 --> 00:32:27,911
The electrified
ash phenomenon.
681
00:32:27,913 --> 00:32:29,112
-[phil] all set?
-We're all good.
682
00:32:29,114 --> 00:32:30,981
-Let's do this.
-All right, grab the stuff.
683
00:32:30,983 --> 00:32:32,516
[jessica] with our cameras
in place,
684
00:32:32,518 --> 00:32:34,117
We set off on our hike
to the area
685
00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:36,620
Where manuel claims
he heard a ufo crash.
686
00:32:37,823 --> 00:32:40,424
If some kind of craft
did collide with the volcano
687
00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:43,427
Odds are it would have
left behind debris.
688
00:32:43,429 --> 00:32:46,063
So I'm packing
my highly sensitive
metal detector
689
00:32:46,131 --> 00:32:48,298
To help me root out
any metal in the dark.
690
00:32:48,300 --> 00:32:50,734
-[phil] oh! Just saw
a red flash.
-What?
691
00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:51,701
-Did you really?
-Yeah.
692
00:32:52,638 --> 00:32:54,438
-Did you see that?
-I did see that.
693
00:32:54,506 --> 00:32:56,807
Oh, my gosh.
Maybe the dap camera
picked it up then.
694
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:04,314
Oh, boy.
695
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,816
All right, that's a problem.
696
00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:09,720
-Is there a way to cross it?
-That's a good question.
697
00:33:12,624 --> 00:33:14,324
-[phil] right here,
right here.
-Oh yeah?
698
00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:15,459
-[jessica] let me see.
-Got a spot.
699
00:33:16,528 --> 00:33:18,128
[phil] okay. [bleep]
700
00:33:18,130 --> 00:33:20,097
All right. How's this
gonna work?
701
00:33:20,099 --> 00:33:21,565
Jess, here's what
I'm thinking.
702
00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:25,702
[jessica] shimmy across?
703
00:33:25,704 --> 00:33:29,039
Why don't I take the line now.
I could tie it and toss it.
704
00:33:29,108 --> 00:33:30,307
Okay. That'll work.
705
00:33:35,414 --> 00:33:36,946
Ooh.
706
00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:43,720
[jessica] careful!
It's slippery! Don't...
Don't [bleep] standing up!
707
00:33:43,722 --> 00:33:45,055
Don't stand up!
708
00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:46,857
All right.
709
00:33:47,626 --> 00:33:49,860
And jess,
slide my backpack across.
710
00:33:49,928 --> 00:33:51,328
All right, here it comes!
711
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:53,330
Whoo.
712
00:33:53,332 --> 00:33:55,365
-All right! Got it!
-Got it?
713
00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:57,601
[phil] the trick now
will be getting the crew
714
00:33:57,603 --> 00:33:59,503
And all the expensive
gear across,
715
00:33:59,505 --> 00:34:01,204
Without falling
into the drain.
716
00:34:03,409 --> 00:34:04,441
Yeah.
717
00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:05,909
All right, you want me
to grab your gear, man?
718
00:34:05,911 --> 00:34:08,812
-[man speaking indistinctly]
-cameras clear?
719
00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:11,648
Got it.
720
00:34:12,317 --> 00:34:13,417
Going good.
721
00:34:19,825 --> 00:34:21,691
[phil] ooh!
722
00:34:23,629 --> 00:34:26,363
[bleep] oh! [bleep]
723
00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:29,599
-Oh! [bleep] me. [bleep]
-jess!
724
00:34:29,601 --> 00:34:31,134
-Whoa!
-[bleep]
725
00:34:35,207 --> 00:34:37,641
If you believe
extra-terrestrial enthusiasts,
726
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:39,409
Mexico isn't the only place
727
00:34:39,411 --> 00:34:41,111
Where ufos like it hot.
728
00:34:42,047 --> 00:34:44,081
Japan's most iconic mount fu
729
00:34:44,083 --> 00:34:46,316
Is an active volcano that
730
00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:49,619
According to some,
is also home to an
alien base
731
00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:50,954
Miles below the surface.
732
00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:54,324
For years,
images have been circulatin
733
00:34:54,326 --> 00:34:57,227
That appeared to show
massive, mist covered
734
00:34:57,229 --> 00:35:01,198
Disc shaped crafts
next to the picturesque peak
735
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:04,935
But no so fast,
says the scientific communit
736
00:35:04,937 --> 00:35:08,105
They confirm the images
actually show a weather even
737
00:35:08,107 --> 00:35:10,941
Known as a lenticular cloud
738
00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:14,911
Formed when stable, moist ai
passes over a mountain.
739
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:17,080
And the resulting
oscillating waves
740
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:19,149
Can cause the formation
of clouds
741
00:35:19,218 --> 00:35:23,553
That when lit up by the sun
look admittedly other worldl
742
00:35:23,622 --> 00:35:26,123
So if you have yourself
a close encounter,
743
00:35:26,125 --> 00:35:28,258
Be sure to check
the five-day forecast.
744
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,228
It might just be cloudy
with no chance of aliens.
745
00:35:37,936 --> 00:35:40,303
[phil] ooh!
746
00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:42,105
-[bleeping]
-jess!
747
00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:45,609
God!
748
00:35:47,146 --> 00:35:48,311
Whoo!
749
00:35:49,414 --> 00:35:50,614
Whoo. I'm good.
750
00:35:51,617 --> 00:35:52,949
[phil] okay!
751
00:35:53,051 --> 00:35:55,352
-[jessica] okay. Which way?
Over here?
-Adventure continues.
752
00:35:56,522 --> 00:35:58,321
[jessica] grade school
gymnastics.
753
00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:01,324
Still paying dividends
after all these years.
754
00:36:02,461 --> 00:36:03,894
With near disaster behind us
755
00:36:03,896 --> 00:36:06,229
We regroup on the other
side of the stream,
756
00:36:06,231 --> 00:36:10,800
And then press on
with the hike to look
for evidence of the ufo cras
757
00:36:10,802 --> 00:36:13,703
All right, so let's see.
I think we go over here, yeah.
758
00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:18,742
[sighing] let me
check the map.
759
00:36:19,811 --> 00:36:21,311
[both muttering]
760
00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:24,748
-Yeah, I think this is it.
-What's the plan?
761
00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:27,317
I think we just start
metal detecting
all around this area.
762
00:36:29,054 --> 00:36:33,356
[phil] while the dap cam
we set up records any strang
lights over the volcano,
763
00:36:33,425 --> 00:36:35,358
And jess uses
the metal detector
764
00:36:35,427 --> 00:36:38,728
To look for any traces
of an alleged ufo crash
765
00:36:38,730 --> 00:36:40,130
I break out
the magnetometer.
766
00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:44,601
This device should
detect variations
767
00:36:44,603 --> 00:36:46,302
In electromagnetic fields
768
00:36:46,304 --> 00:36:49,940
Emanating from the earth,
which could suggest
seismic activity.
769
00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:51,308
And if there are earthquakes
770
00:36:51,310 --> 00:36:53,043
There might be
earthquake lights.
771
00:36:54,947 --> 00:36:56,412
-[jessica] ooh, careful.
-Slippery.
772
00:36:56,414 --> 00:36:57,847
[jessica] slippery.
It's gonna get slippier now
that it's raining
773
00:36:57,916 --> 00:36:59,449
-[phil] yeah.
-Again.
774
00:37:00,852 --> 00:37:03,153
Okay. Time to put
the jackets on.
775
00:37:03,255 --> 00:37:04,321
Jacket back on.
776
00:37:07,226 --> 00:37:09,059
Thank you.
777
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,228
-What's that? Yeah.
-All right, can go this way.
778
00:37:13,532 --> 00:37:14,864
You getting any hits
on your end?
779
00:37:16,134 --> 00:37:18,702
[phil] nothing crazy
right now.
780
00:37:18,704 --> 00:37:20,804
-[beeps]
-oh!
781
00:37:20,806 --> 00:37:23,106
-[beeps]
-all right, let's dig.
782
00:37:26,878 --> 00:37:28,645
[muttering indistinctly]
783
00:37:28,747 --> 00:37:31,948
Something in here is setting
off the metal detector.
784
00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:33,817
But if we're not seeing
anything in this,
785
00:37:33,819 --> 00:37:36,720
I don't know if that means
it's really deep in
786
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:40,223
Or if it's miniscule
yet clearly,
787
00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:41,825
-We're gonna hit some.
-Yeah.
788
00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:43,326
Let's move on.
789
00:37:47,032 --> 00:37:49,132
[phil breathing heavily]
790
00:37:53,839 --> 00:37:56,206
Jess, it just peaked
for a second.
791
00:37:56,208 --> 00:37:58,108
-Where?
-Right around here.
792
00:37:58,110 --> 00:38:00,010
-Right around here?
-Oh! Just did it again.
793
00:38:00,012 --> 00:38:01,811
-What the heck? Oh!
-[alarm beeps]
794
00:38:01,813 --> 00:38:03,079
[alarm beeps]
795
00:38:03,081 --> 00:38:04,413
-Right here.
-Right there?
796
00:38:04,416 --> 00:38:06,549
-It's on there.
-Oh, yeah.
There's something in there.
797
00:38:09,021 --> 00:38:10,720
-Mm? I think so.
-Did you hit something?
798
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,360
-[jessica gasps]
-holy [bleep], jess!
799
00:38:17,462 --> 00:38:19,462
What is that?
Oh, my god!
800
00:38:19,531 --> 00:38:20,530
What is that?
801
00:38:27,606 --> 00:38:29,539
[both exclaiming]
802
00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:31,207
[jessica] what the [bleep]!
803
00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,343
What is this [bleep]?
804
00:38:34,946 --> 00:38:36,313
Let's see what we get.
805
00:38:37,416 --> 00:38:40,050
-That's a huge hit.
-That's a huge hit!
806
00:38:41,620 --> 00:38:44,454
[jessica] this metal disk
is surprisingly heavy.
807
00:38:44,556 --> 00:38:46,723
And the fact that
it's a powerful magnet
808
00:38:46,725 --> 00:38:48,958
Makes this find
even more bizarre.
809
00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:53,263
So I'm bagging this bad boy
for further examination.
810
00:38:53,365 --> 00:38:55,598
-Got it.
-Well jess, I gotta say,
811
00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:56,833
Your guy didn't lie.
812
00:38:56,902 --> 00:38:59,035
-No, he did not.
-Something was here.
813
00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:01,004
[jessica grunts]
814
00:39:01,006 --> 00:39:04,307
We stay on the hunt
for any other possible
crash evidence
815
00:39:04,309 --> 00:39:06,810
Until mother nature
chases us away.
816
00:39:06,812 --> 00:39:10,046
Jess, the river levels,
with all this rain,
be getting higher.
817
00:39:10,115 --> 00:39:11,815
-So we should really,
probably get out of here.
-Okay. Okay.
818
00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:17,721
[josh] my team
went to new heights
819
00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:20,924
To investigate
the unidentified
luminous objects
820
00:39:20,926 --> 00:39:22,726
Flying around el popo.
821
00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:25,395
Jess started with the theor
that ufos
822
00:39:25,397 --> 00:39:27,831
Maybe attracted
to metallic elements
823
00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:30,600
Brought to the surface
by volcanic eruptions.
824
00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:33,236
We find us some
volcanic rocks.
825
00:39:33,305 --> 00:39:35,605
[josh] we tested the lava
rock she collected
826
00:39:35,607 --> 00:39:39,743
And they contained greater
than average concentrations
of radon.
827
00:39:39,844 --> 00:39:42,078
Uranium decays
into radium,
828
00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:44,347
Which further decays
into radon.
829
00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:45,882
Could the presence of uraniu
830
00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:48,718
Inside and spewing out
of the volcano
831
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,954
Make el popo
a tempting target
832
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:52,422
For extra-terrestrials?
833
00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:55,425
-Oh! Just saw a red flash!
-What?
834
00:39:55,427 --> 00:39:57,394
[josh] we checked
the dap cam footage
835
00:39:57,396 --> 00:40:01,765
To identify the source
of the flashes phil
and jess saw.
836
00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:04,934
The device did start to loc
onto something in the sky,
837
00:40:05,036 --> 00:40:08,304
But likely due
to the weather conditions,
it couldn't track it.
838
00:40:09,508 --> 00:40:11,808
So there's no telling
if it was a ufo,
839
00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:13,610
Lightning from the storm
840
00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:17,647
Or some other natural
occurrence that
phil suspected.
841
00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:19,749
But would any
natural phenomena
842
00:40:19,851 --> 00:40:22,919
Explain what pilots
and air traffic controllers
843
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:25,855
Have seen in the skies
around el popo?
844
00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:28,324
It's worth noting
that natural occurrences
845
00:40:28,326 --> 00:40:31,661
Probably wouldn't show up
as a moving dot on radar.
846
00:40:33,231 --> 00:40:37,600
We also review the images
captured from the air
and the ground.
847
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:39,803
The light that zoomed acros
phil's flir
848
00:40:39,805 --> 00:40:42,806
Appears to match some
of the webcam videos.
849
00:40:42,808 --> 00:40:46,109
And couldn't potentially be
electrified ash.
850
00:40:46,111 --> 00:40:48,111
Oh, my god!
What is that?
851
00:40:48,113 --> 00:40:50,713
[josh] and finally,
we had the strange metal dis
852
00:40:50,715 --> 00:40:53,216
From the alleged
crash site analyzed.
853
00:40:54,519 --> 00:40:57,253
Turns out it's made
from a steel alloy.
854
00:40:57,355 --> 00:40:59,355
But while it was forged
from materials
855
00:40:59,424 --> 00:41:01,925
We can find here
on our planet,
856
00:41:01,927 --> 00:41:05,628
The mechanical engineers
we showed it to had
no earthly idea
857
00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:07,464
What it's used for.
858
00:41:07,532 --> 00:41:11,034
Though we can't yet confirm
whether the mystery lights
at el popo
859
00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:12,702
Are terrestrial in origin
860
00:41:12,704 --> 00:41:14,337
Or something extra,
861
00:41:15,507 --> 00:41:18,408
Whatever's happening
in the skies over mexico city,
862
00:41:21,947 --> 00:41:23,746
The world is watching.
863
00:41:24,950 --> 00:41:27,116
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on expedition x,
864
00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:30,320
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