1 00:00:02,167 --> 00:00:03,500 - Tonight on "The Proof Is Out There," 2 00:00:03,625 --> 00:00:05,542 the international mystery of these Mexican blackbirds... 3 00:00:05,708 --> 00:00:08,958 - Birds are not known for smashing into the ground. 4 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:12,000 - [Tony] A trio of UFOs in formation over Texas... 5 00:00:12,125 --> 00:00:14,917 - [Witness] Oh my God! (beep) 6 00:00:15,042 --> 00:00:16,542 - [Tony] A potential Bigfoot photobombs 7 00:00:16,708 --> 00:00:17,708 an eagle's nest cam... 8 00:00:17,875 --> 00:00:19,917 - This is good Bigfoot habitat. 9 00:00:20,042 --> 00:00:21,167 That's well established. 10 00:00:21,333 --> 00:00:22,917 - [Tony] And the mystery of the split rock. 11 00:00:23,042 --> 00:00:26,000 Who or what is responsible for this perfect cut? 12 00:00:26,125 --> 00:00:29,875 - This object was simply unbelievable. 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,625 (dramatic music) 14 00:00:34,208 --> 00:00:35,917 - [Tony] Around the globe are videos. 15 00:00:36,042 --> 00:00:37,583 - [Witness] What the heck is this? 16 00:00:37,708 --> 00:00:39,167 - [Witness] It's moving. 17 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:42,083 - [Tony] Photos and sounds that defy explanation. 18 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:45,333 (electrical crackling) 19 00:00:45,417 --> 00:00:48,000 (dramatic music) 20 00:00:48,083 --> 00:00:50,208 - [Expert] Is it some kind of unidentified object? 21 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:52,250 What's exciting is nobody really knows. 22 00:00:53,250 --> 00:00:54,500 - [Tony] What are they? 23 00:00:54,583 --> 00:00:56,333 - [Expert] Some sort of bizarre mutation. 24 00:00:56,458 --> 00:01:00,417 - Extraordinary claims need extraordinary proof. 25 00:01:01,583 --> 00:01:02,500 - I'm Tony Harris, 26 00:01:02,625 --> 00:01:05,042 and as a journalist for more than 30 years, 27 00:01:05,167 --> 00:01:07,667 I've followed the facts where they take me. 28 00:01:07,792 --> 00:01:10,250 Now I'm bringing that spirit of investigation 29 00:01:10,375 --> 00:01:12,792 to the world's strangest sounds and images. 30 00:01:14,083 --> 00:01:16,667 We'll analyze each one with top experts. 31 00:01:16,750 --> 00:01:19,917 - It's a credible case. It's a credible video. 32 00:01:20,042 --> 00:01:22,667 - [Tony] And pass a verdict on what it is. 33 00:01:22,792 --> 00:01:24,792 - This video was clearly faked. 34 00:01:24,875 --> 00:01:26,792 - The proof starts now. 35 00:01:26,875 --> 00:01:29,583 (dramatic music) 36 00:01:36,208 --> 00:01:38,833 Good evening and welcome to "The Proof Is Out There." 37 00:01:38,958 --> 00:01:41,292 We begin tonight, as we often do, 38 00:01:41,375 --> 00:01:44,042 with the story of strange flying objects. 39 00:01:44,167 --> 00:01:47,125 But these aren't saucers, orbs or Tic Tacs. 40 00:01:47,208 --> 00:01:48,875 They're just regular birds. 41 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:49,917 Or are they? 42 00:01:50,042 --> 00:01:51,167 (mysterious music) 43 00:01:51,250 --> 00:01:54,167 It's February 2022 in Chihuahua, Mexico. 44 00:01:54,292 --> 00:01:56,917 Early in the morning a mounted CCTV camera is rolling 45 00:01:57,042 --> 00:01:58,333 on a quiet residential street, 46 00:01:58,458 --> 00:02:00,583 where a large flock of yellow-headed blackbirds 47 00:02:00,708 --> 00:02:03,750 is seen flying overhead at the top of the screen. 48 00:02:03,875 --> 00:02:06,958 Then suddenly things take a strange and deadly turn. 49 00:02:07,042 --> 00:02:07,833 (dramatic music) 50 00:02:07,917 --> 00:02:10,667 (birds chirping) 51 00:02:10,833 --> 00:02:12,792 The security camera catches the shocking moment 52 00:02:12,875 --> 00:02:15,542 the huge black mass of birds appears to fall like rain 53 00:02:15,708 --> 00:02:18,000 from the sky to the pavement below. 54 00:02:18,125 --> 00:02:19,500 As the footage continues to roll, 55 00:02:19,625 --> 00:02:22,958 we see that many of the birds recover and fly off safely, 56 00:02:23,042 --> 00:02:25,000 but the street and sidewalk are now littered 57 00:02:25,083 --> 00:02:27,708 with nearly 100 avian corpses. 58 00:02:27,833 --> 00:02:29,167 Science journalist Amy Teitel 59 00:02:29,250 --> 00:02:31,333 says this footage is quite surprising. 60 00:02:31,458 --> 00:02:34,750 - Birds are not known for smashing into the ground. 61 00:02:34,875 --> 00:02:38,833 So what exactly is happening to make them act this way? 62 00:02:38,958 --> 00:02:39,833 - [Tony] Though this strange incident 63 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,167 seems once in a lifetime, 64 00:02:41,292 --> 00:02:43,000 it's not the only time small animals 65 00:02:43,083 --> 00:02:44,667 have rained from the sky. 66 00:02:44,750 --> 00:02:47,542 In this video from Virginia Beach, Virginia, 67 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:50,833 a fish is captured falling and hitting a car. 68 00:02:50,958 --> 00:02:52,958 And footage from December 2021 69 00:02:53,042 --> 00:02:55,167 shows a parking lot in Texarkana, Texas 70 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:56,583 filled with a dozen dead fish 71 00:02:56,708 --> 00:02:58,792 that have seemingly come out of nowhere. 72 00:02:58,917 --> 00:03:01,292 That turned out to be the result of a weather phenomenon 73 00:03:01,375 --> 00:03:03,208 known as a water spout. 74 00:03:03,333 --> 00:03:06,000 But the incident in Mexico remains mysterious. 75 00:03:06,083 --> 00:03:08,250 And all this is nothing new. 76 00:03:08,375 --> 00:03:09,750 In the Book of Exodus, 77 00:03:09,875 --> 00:03:11,750 God sends down a reign of frogs on the Egyptians 78 00:03:11,875 --> 00:03:15,500 because of their refusal to free the enslaved Israelites. 79 00:03:15,583 --> 00:03:17,708 But while some wonder if these strange incidents 80 00:03:17,833 --> 00:03:19,250 could be divine punishment, 81 00:03:19,375 --> 00:03:22,000 others suggest they have a more technological source. 82 00:03:22,083 --> 00:03:23,292 The alleged culprit? 83 00:03:23,375 --> 00:03:25,500 - 5G is a relatively new technology 84 00:03:25,667 --> 00:03:28,667 that we're using increasingly for cell phone reception. 85 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:32,000 One theory is that somehow 5G interfered 86 00:03:32,125 --> 00:03:34,292 with the birds' natural navigation. 87 00:03:34,417 --> 00:03:37,167 Birds create a protein called cryptochromes 88 00:03:37,292 --> 00:03:39,333 that makes them very sensitive to blue light 89 00:03:39,458 --> 00:03:42,208 and actually helps them see the Earth's magnetic field. 90 00:03:42,375 --> 00:03:44,833 That's how birds know how to fly south 91 00:03:44,917 --> 00:03:46,333 and migrate for the winter. 92 00:03:46,458 --> 00:03:48,375 So could it be that this increase 93 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:50,167 of electromagnetic frequency 94 00:03:50,292 --> 00:03:53,000 is somehow interfering with the bird's ability 95 00:03:53,125 --> 00:03:54,583 to see where they're going? 96 00:03:56,292 --> 00:03:59,208 - Recent research in the field of magneto reception 97 00:03:59,333 --> 00:04:02,833 indicates that molecular fragments in the birds' eyes 98 00:04:02,958 --> 00:04:05,667 enable them to see Earth's magnetic field lines 99 00:04:05,792 --> 00:04:08,292 and use that information to chart a course 100 00:04:08,417 --> 00:04:10,333 between their breeding and wintering grounds. 101 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:12,542 So what went wrong here? 102 00:04:12,667 --> 00:04:15,625 Let's go to the experts for a bird's eye view. 103 00:04:15,708 --> 00:04:19,250 (mysterious music) 104 00:04:19,375 --> 00:04:21,833 The idea that 5G signals cause bodily harm 105 00:04:21,917 --> 00:04:24,500 has been debunked, but biologist Dr. Floyd Hayes 106 00:04:24,625 --> 00:04:27,292 considers whether some form of electromagnetic interference 107 00:04:27,375 --> 00:04:28,542 could be to blame. 108 00:04:28,708 --> 00:04:30,333 - There was a study published on the effects 109 00:04:30,417 --> 00:04:32,167 of electromagnetic radiation 110 00:04:32,292 --> 00:04:34,792 on the magnetic compass of European robins, 111 00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:37,500 and it affected the direction in which they oriented. 112 00:04:37,625 --> 00:04:40,333 But these birds aren't really migrating a long distance. 113 00:04:40,458 --> 00:04:42,458 They're just probably trying to find food. 114 00:04:42,542 --> 00:04:44,458 And they also have backup compasses, 115 00:04:44,542 --> 00:04:48,500 migrating by the stars at night and the sun by day. 116 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:50,750 Furthermore, we wouldn't expect all of these birds 117 00:04:50,875 --> 00:04:54,208 to fall suddenly like we're seeing in this video. 118 00:04:54,333 --> 00:04:55,292 - [Tony] So if they're not being affected 119 00:04:55,375 --> 00:04:57,000 by electromagnetic noise, 120 00:04:57,083 --> 00:04:58,333 could these birds have been poisoned 121 00:04:58,417 --> 00:05:00,667 by a lethal toxic cloud of pollution? 122 00:05:00,792 --> 00:05:02,750 Wood burning stoves and agrochemicals 123 00:05:02,875 --> 00:05:05,542 can cause high levels of air pollution in the region. 124 00:05:05,667 --> 00:05:08,292 Meteorologists Juan Hernandez checks the weather conditions 125 00:05:08,417 --> 00:05:10,000 to see if this could be the cause. 126 00:05:10,125 --> 00:05:11,333 - If it's mountainous, 127 00:05:11,458 --> 00:05:13,458 we're able to have a thermal inversion 128 00:05:13,542 --> 00:05:15,875 where we have trapped gases 129 00:05:16,042 --> 00:05:19,000 or trapped smoke near the ground. 130 00:05:19,083 --> 00:05:20,500 But if we look at the video, 131 00:05:20,625 --> 00:05:23,583 we don't really see much in the way of smoke chemicals. 132 00:05:23,708 --> 00:05:27,667 Likely there was something else that occurred. 133 00:05:27,792 --> 00:05:30,458 - [Tony] Hayes agrees pollution is not very likely. 134 00:05:30,542 --> 00:05:32,750 - If they were exposed to some sort of a toxin, 135 00:05:32,875 --> 00:05:35,667 we would see individuals gradually becoming sick 136 00:05:35,792 --> 00:05:38,458 at different times, depending on the amount of the dose 137 00:05:38,583 --> 00:05:40,625 that they were exposed to. 138 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,417 - [Tony] So did these small critters rain down 139 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:45,500 during an anomalous weather event like a microburst? 140 00:05:45,583 --> 00:05:48,083 - We're able to see that it had rained earlier, 141 00:05:48,208 --> 00:05:51,542 but by the time that the birds crashed into the ground, 142 00:05:51,667 --> 00:05:53,667 it appeared that it had stopped raining, 143 00:05:53,792 --> 00:05:57,250 ruling out the potential for a microburst or a downburst. 144 00:05:57,375 --> 00:05:58,583 - [Tony] So since Hernandez says the birds 145 00:05:58,708 --> 00:05:59,750 weren't blown into the ground 146 00:05:59,875 --> 00:06:02,167 by a sudden downburst of wind and rain, 147 00:06:02,333 --> 00:06:03,875 Hayes believes the real culprit 148 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,083 is a deadly presence we don't see on camera. 149 00:06:06,208 --> 00:06:08,500 - I think there is a predatorial bird 150 00:06:08,625 --> 00:06:10,083 such as a peregrine falcon 151 00:06:10,208 --> 00:06:15,083 that rapidly dived onto that flock, and the birds panicked, 152 00:06:16,292 --> 00:06:18,167 and some of them crashed into the ground. 153 00:06:18,250 --> 00:06:20,250 When a large flock of birds form, 154 00:06:20,375 --> 00:06:23,167 they call it a murmuration, and it's generally 155 00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:25,333 to either provide protection for each other 156 00:06:25,417 --> 00:06:27,500 or to find food. 157 00:06:27,583 --> 00:06:28,917 - [Tony] This is what he's talking about. 158 00:06:29,042 --> 00:06:31,417 Watch how this murmuration of western sandpipers 159 00:06:31,542 --> 00:06:32,792 moves suddenly in unison 160 00:06:32,875 --> 00:06:34,958 to avoid this swooping peregrine falcon. 161 00:06:36,875 --> 00:06:38,667 - [Floyd] This is actually normal behavior 162 00:06:38,792 --> 00:06:42,250 when a predatorial bird attacks flocks of birds. 163 00:06:42,375 --> 00:06:43,792 We're not seeing the predator up above, 164 00:06:43,917 --> 00:06:45,750 but it's probably just out of view. 165 00:06:50,125 --> 00:06:51,500 - We're going with Hayes here. 166 00:06:51,625 --> 00:06:54,833 Our verdict is the birds were flying in a murmuration, 167 00:06:54,917 --> 00:06:57,625 so when an unknown predator we can't identify 168 00:06:57,750 --> 00:07:01,167 came upon the flock, they made a sudden, drastic dive 169 00:07:01,292 --> 00:07:03,583 that was too drastic for some. 170 00:07:03,708 --> 00:07:05,708 That's the downside of flocking together. 171 00:07:07,208 --> 00:07:11,958 Our next story also begins with birds, unhatched eagle eggs, 172 00:07:12,042 --> 00:07:14,208 but it's really about something much bigger, 173 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:15,917 Bigfoot to be exact. 174 00:07:16,042 --> 00:07:18,000 If you're in Michigan, you may already be familiar 175 00:07:18,125 --> 00:07:20,792 with this next video captured on a trail camera. 176 00:07:20,917 --> 00:07:25,667 329,000 trail cameras are sold globally each year. 177 00:07:25,792 --> 00:07:27,458 So if Bigfoot really exists, 178 00:07:27,583 --> 00:07:28,917 you'd think one of those cameras 179 00:07:29,042 --> 00:07:31,583 would've documented the creature by now? 180 00:07:31,708 --> 00:07:34,917 Well maybe one did. Watch this. 181 00:07:35,042 --> 00:07:37,083 It's September 15th, 2016. 182 00:07:37,208 --> 00:07:39,583 The Platte River state fish hatchery in northern Michigan 183 00:07:39,708 --> 00:07:43,042 is live streaming a bald eagle's nest. 184 00:07:43,167 --> 00:07:44,500 There, two baby eaglets 185 00:07:44,583 --> 00:07:46,500 are waiting for their mother's return. 186 00:07:46,625 --> 00:07:48,833 People keeping a keen eye on their safety from home 187 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,708 begin to notice something very strange 188 00:07:50,833 --> 00:07:52,333 in the corner of the screen. 189 00:07:52,458 --> 00:07:54,792 The video shows some sort of unidentified creature 190 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:56,750 roaming around the base of the nest. 191 00:07:56,875 --> 00:07:58,583 It looks like the beast is foraging 192 00:07:58,708 --> 00:08:00,667 back and forth beneath the trees. 193 00:08:00,792 --> 00:08:03,792 The creature even turns its head up towards the eaglets. 194 00:08:03,917 --> 00:08:06,042 We've pushed in so you can get a closer look. 195 00:08:07,583 --> 00:08:09,167 It looks like a Sasquatch. 196 00:08:10,375 --> 00:08:11,792 Field researcher Cliff Barackman 197 00:08:11,875 --> 00:08:13,667 director of the National Bigfoot Museum, 198 00:08:13,792 --> 00:08:16,458 says this might just be the legendary beast. 199 00:08:16,542 --> 00:08:20,458 - Michigan has a long history of Bigfoot reports, 200 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:23,125 and that history continues to the present day. 201 00:08:23,250 --> 00:08:25,333 This is good Bigfoot habitat. 202 00:08:25,458 --> 00:08:26,833 That's well established. 203 00:08:26,958 --> 00:08:29,333 It's near a fish hatchery, and fish hatcheries 204 00:08:29,458 --> 00:08:30,875 have a lot of fish stacking up underneath it. 205 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,167 That's easy prey, not just for those eagles, 206 00:08:33,333 --> 00:08:34,667 but for Sasquatches. 207 00:08:34,792 --> 00:08:36,208 - [Tony] The Platte River state fish hatchery 208 00:08:36,375 --> 00:08:37,708 is located in Beulah, Michigan, 209 00:08:37,833 --> 00:08:40,208 with a population around 342. 210 00:08:40,333 --> 00:08:43,083 This small town is not the most remote place in Michigan, 211 00:08:43,208 --> 00:08:45,542 but it is not far from the Sleeping Bear Dunes 212 00:08:45,667 --> 00:08:47,958 national lake shore, where the forested terrain 213 00:08:48,083 --> 00:08:50,750 could be an ideal habitat for Bigfoot. 214 00:08:50,875 --> 00:08:53,000 The state is also rich with shallow rivers, 215 00:08:53,083 --> 00:08:55,125 which would serve as an optimal feeding ground 216 00:08:55,250 --> 00:08:56,250 for these creatures. 217 00:08:56,375 --> 00:08:58,500 So what might a Bigfoot be doing here? 218 00:08:58,667 --> 00:09:00,583 - Could it be that that is a Sasquatch 219 00:09:00,708 --> 00:09:03,750 and they want to exploit the nest for a food resource? 220 00:09:03,875 --> 00:09:07,708 I have personally taken several Sasquatch sighting reports 221 00:09:07,833 --> 00:09:11,042 of them in trees or jumping down out of trees. 222 00:09:11,167 --> 00:09:12,792 Now, they're certainly up there for a reason, 223 00:09:12,917 --> 00:09:14,417 and most likely that's food. 224 00:09:14,542 --> 00:09:18,292 Human ancestors exploited eggs and nests for food. 225 00:09:18,375 --> 00:09:19,792 Why wouldn't a Sasquatch? 226 00:09:19,917 --> 00:09:22,500 I mean, Sasquatches are apes. They're made for climbing. 227 00:09:22,625 --> 00:09:24,042 - [Tony] In fact, in 2020, 228 00:09:24,167 --> 00:09:26,042 a researcher in New York's Hudson Valley 229 00:09:26,167 --> 00:09:29,000 reported an account of a Bigfoot jumping into a tree 230 00:09:29,083 --> 00:09:30,583 and then swinging from tree to tree, 231 00:09:30,708 --> 00:09:33,167 grabbing branches with its arms like Tarzan. 232 00:09:33,292 --> 00:09:36,042 So Sasquatch sightings and trees aren't uncommon. 233 00:09:37,375 --> 00:09:38,792 But Bigfoot isn't the only creature 234 00:09:38,875 --> 00:09:41,708 reported to be hiding in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 235 00:09:41,833 --> 00:09:44,292 The area may also be home to a mysterious creature 236 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,042 known as the Dogman. 237 00:09:46,167 --> 00:09:48,167 The Michigan Dogman is a folklore figure 238 00:09:48,333 --> 00:09:51,708 described as a bipedal canine roughly seven feet in height 239 00:09:51,833 --> 00:09:53,500 who walks like a human and let's loose 240 00:09:53,667 --> 00:09:55,542 a blood-curdling howl. 241 00:09:55,667 --> 00:09:57,333 (canine howls) 242 00:09:57,458 --> 00:09:59,958 It was supposedly spotted in Wexford County, Michigan 243 00:10:00,083 --> 00:10:01,333 in 1887. 244 00:10:01,458 --> 00:10:02,667 - I have a very good Navajo friend 245 00:10:02,792 --> 00:10:04,333 that told me that Dogman 246 00:10:04,417 --> 00:10:08,750 is just the northern tribal version of the skin walker. 247 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:11,167 Who knows what to think about the Dogman? 248 00:10:11,292 --> 00:10:13,208 But the phenomenon is real. 249 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,000 - More than three million people have watched this video, 250 00:10:17,167 --> 00:10:19,167 trying to figure out what the creature 251 00:10:19,292 --> 00:10:20,500 lurking on the ground is 252 00:10:20,625 --> 00:10:23,917 and why he is looking up towards the hatchlings. 253 00:10:24,042 --> 00:10:27,458 Let's see if our experts can make heads or tails of this. 254 00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:30,917 (soft electronic music) 255 00:10:32,083 --> 00:10:33,833 Wildlife biologist Dr. Stephanie Schuttler 256 00:10:33,958 --> 00:10:36,708 explores whether this creature matches the alleged anatomy 257 00:10:36,833 --> 00:10:38,250 of the famed Bigfoot, 258 00:10:38,375 --> 00:10:41,333 a creature believed to stand between eight and 10 feet tall. 259 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:45,250 - Based on the way this being moves, 260 00:10:45,375 --> 00:10:50,292 it doesn't match up with any primate that I know of. 261 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,500 When I think of gorillas, it doesn't look like this. 262 00:10:53,625 --> 00:10:56,625 It doesn't seem abnormally large. 263 00:10:56,750 --> 00:10:58,792 It just seems human size. 264 00:10:58,917 --> 00:11:00,625 It seems to have regular arms. 265 00:11:00,708 --> 00:11:03,208 Two Bigfoot arms are supposed to be longer, 266 00:11:03,375 --> 00:11:05,125 like gorillas and chimpanzees. 267 00:11:05,250 --> 00:11:06,750 I don't think there's anything here 268 00:11:06,875 --> 00:11:08,708 to suggest that it is Bigfoot. 269 00:11:08,833 --> 00:11:10,292 - [Tony] The average height of a man in the U.S. 270 00:11:10,375 --> 00:11:11,500 is five feet nine. 271 00:11:11,625 --> 00:11:13,000 If this isn't a Bigfoot, 272 00:11:13,125 --> 00:11:16,208 could it be the smaller, famed Dogman of Michigan? 273 00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:18,750 Anthropologist Kathy Strain takes a closer look. 274 00:11:18,875 --> 00:11:21,375 - Michigan is well known for the Dogman. 275 00:11:21,542 --> 00:11:23,500 There was a series of sightings. 276 00:11:23,667 --> 00:11:26,167 Dogman, though, has a canine head. 277 00:11:26,250 --> 00:11:29,208 He walks like a man with the upper appearance 278 00:11:29,375 --> 00:11:30,833 is that of a dog. 279 00:11:30,917 --> 00:11:33,125 And what you can see of the video, 280 00:11:33,208 --> 00:11:37,000 even though it's a dark, bipedal creature walking through, 281 00:11:37,167 --> 00:11:41,167 what you don't see is ears, you don't see a big snout, 282 00:11:41,292 --> 00:11:44,542 you don't see anything that's characteristic of a Dogman. 283 00:11:44,667 --> 00:11:46,625 - [Tony] The creature isn't Bigfoot or Dogman, 284 00:11:46,750 --> 00:11:49,042 but strain has a theory of what it could be. 285 00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:51,792 - One of the most compelling pieces of this video 286 00:11:51,875 --> 00:11:55,333 is when the creature jumps up on top of a log 287 00:11:55,458 --> 00:11:57,625 and then playfully jumps off. 288 00:11:57,750 --> 00:12:00,583 That playing characteristic is more attuned 289 00:12:00,708 --> 00:12:02,167 to what a human would do. 290 00:12:02,292 --> 00:12:04,417 - [Tony] A person, perhaps wearing dark clothing, 291 00:12:04,542 --> 00:12:08,042 easily mistaken for fur from this angle and great distance, 292 00:12:08,167 --> 00:12:10,917 possibly the camouflage of a hunter or a hiker. 293 00:12:11,042 --> 00:12:13,667 - What I think that we're seeing is a human 294 00:12:13,750 --> 00:12:15,875 just out for a hike. 295 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,167 It was just happenstance that the camera caught that image. 296 00:12:23,792 --> 00:12:25,833 - Our verdict: the experts agree 297 00:12:25,958 --> 00:12:28,208 that this creature is native to these woods, 298 00:12:28,375 --> 00:12:31,958 but it's not a wild animal; it's a person out for a hike. 299 00:12:32,042 --> 00:12:34,167 The good news is that, as far as we know, 300 00:12:34,333 --> 00:12:36,833 the baby eagles are alive and well, 301 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,000 regardless of what bipedal predators may be in the area. 302 00:12:43,875 --> 00:12:45,667 - Our next video takes us to Texas 303 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:47,583 and a strange sighting in the sky 304 00:12:47,708 --> 00:12:48,792 that alarmed a group of friends. 305 00:12:48,875 --> 00:12:51,042 Was it proof of a UFO 306 00:12:51,167 --> 00:12:53,250 or just a mystery the size of the Lone Star State? 307 00:12:54,292 --> 00:12:55,625 September 2018. 308 00:12:55,708 --> 00:12:59,000 It's a warm night in Tomball, Texas, just north of Houston. 309 00:12:59,083 --> 00:13:00,500 Nick Daily and a group of his friends 310 00:13:00,583 --> 00:13:02,833 have come home from dinner to their apartment complex, 311 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,875 when they are astounded by mysterious lights in the sky. 312 00:13:06,042 --> 00:13:09,542 - [Witness] Oh my god! (beep) 313 00:13:09,708 --> 00:13:11,667 (friends shouting) - What the (beep)? 314 00:13:11,750 --> 00:13:13,167 - [Tony] Take a closer look. 315 00:13:15,042 --> 00:13:17,875 Three teardrop-shaped glowing objects appear to hover 316 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,167 in a deliberate, coordinated motion. 317 00:13:20,250 --> 00:13:22,333 Nick's friend also begins recording. 318 00:13:22,458 --> 00:13:23,667 One thing is for sure, 319 00:13:23,750 --> 00:13:25,792 Nick has never seen anything like it. 320 00:13:25,875 --> 00:13:27,333 - They were circling around in formation 321 00:13:27,417 --> 00:13:29,667 and then come back to a triangle formation. 322 00:13:29,750 --> 00:13:30,833 It was incredible. 323 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,375 - [Tony] But as the crowd stands transfixed 324 00:13:32,542 --> 00:13:33,917 by the mysterious lights, 325 00:13:34,042 --> 00:13:37,833 the UFOs suddenly disappear and then reappear. 326 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,333 - [Witness] Look at 'em, look at 'em, look at 'em. 327 00:13:39,458 --> 00:13:41,750 - [Tony] Nick is convinced whatever he witnessed, 328 00:13:41,875 --> 00:13:43,333 it's not from this world. 329 00:13:43,458 --> 00:13:46,833 - I am ex-military. I was in the United States Air Force. 330 00:13:46,958 --> 00:13:48,833 I've never seen flares act like that. 331 00:13:48,958 --> 00:13:51,250 I've never seen planes like that. 332 00:13:51,375 --> 00:13:52,792 It looks like UFOs to me. 333 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,167 - [Tony] According to author and journalist Alexis Brooks, 334 00:13:56,292 --> 00:13:58,250 this is far from the first time mysterious lights 335 00:13:58,375 --> 00:14:00,500 have been spotted in the Lone Star State. 336 00:14:00,583 --> 00:14:04,333 - These very strange UFO-type lights have been seen 337 00:14:04,458 --> 00:14:09,333 as recently is April of 2022 in a town called Kyle, Texas. 338 00:14:10,542 --> 00:14:13,458 These lights emanated a sort of orange glow, 339 00:14:13,583 --> 00:14:17,667 and local officials came up with no explanation. 340 00:14:17,792 --> 00:14:19,000 - [Tony] These eerie, shimmering lights 341 00:14:19,167 --> 00:14:20,833 are similar to the the ones seen in Tomball, 342 00:14:20,958 --> 00:14:23,167 but with one, even more mysterious difference. 343 00:14:23,292 --> 00:14:26,083 - In the case of the Tomball UFO sequence, 344 00:14:26,208 --> 00:14:29,500 we have something that has been referred to as phasing, 345 00:14:29,625 --> 00:14:32,958 that some of these craft change their atomic structure 346 00:14:33,042 --> 00:14:36,458 so that they appear to be dematerializing 347 00:14:36,583 --> 00:14:37,958 and rematerializing. 348 00:14:38,042 --> 00:14:40,958 So is Texas rife with UFOs? 349 00:14:43,375 --> 00:14:46,250 - One of the first reported UFO incidents in Texas 350 00:14:46,375 --> 00:14:49,125 was on April 17th, 1897, 351 00:14:49,208 --> 00:14:52,042 when a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas 352 00:14:52,208 --> 00:14:56,000 with claims of an alien pilot found dead inside. 353 00:14:56,167 --> 00:14:58,167 So have those aliens returned, 354 00:14:58,333 --> 00:14:59,875 or is there another way to explain 355 00:15:00,042 --> 00:15:01,792 what Nick and his friends saw? 356 00:15:01,875 --> 00:15:03,833 Let's ask the experts. 357 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,375 (soft electronic music) 358 00:15:07,542 --> 00:15:10,375 First, we ask video forensic expert Michael Primeau 359 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:11,667 to examine the footage. 360 00:15:11,792 --> 00:15:13,958 Does what we see appear to be authentic? 361 00:15:14,042 --> 00:15:16,083 - We examined the file to determine 362 00:15:16,208 --> 00:15:19,167 if there were any original file signatures. 363 00:15:19,250 --> 00:15:21,667 No known file signatures were identified. 364 00:15:21,792 --> 00:15:24,000 And at this low of spatial resolution, 365 00:15:24,083 --> 00:15:26,333 it's very difficult to make determinations 366 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,833 in reference to CGI. 367 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,375 However, when the videos are placed side by side 368 00:15:30,542 --> 00:15:33,000 and synchronized, whatever occurred in the sky 369 00:15:33,125 --> 00:15:36,083 appears to be consistent across both videos. 370 00:15:36,208 --> 00:15:38,500 - [Tony] Next we go to aviation expert Tim McMillan. 371 00:15:38,625 --> 00:15:41,000 Are we simply looking at conventional aircraft 372 00:15:41,125 --> 00:15:42,917 like an airplane or helicopter? 373 00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:44,667 - We're not seeing movements that are consistent 374 00:15:44,750 --> 00:15:46,958 with fixed wing aircraft. 375 00:15:47,042 --> 00:15:49,292 What we're looking at here, they're really close, 376 00:15:49,375 --> 00:15:51,333 so they're violating how close you want to be 377 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:52,750 to another aircraft. 378 00:15:52,875 --> 00:15:56,833 Close proximity becomes even more dangerous for a collision. 379 00:15:56,958 --> 00:15:58,292 - [Tony] McMillan is also skeptical 380 00:15:58,417 --> 00:16:00,542 these could be another common flying machine. 381 00:16:00,708 --> 00:16:04,500 - Drone would match up best for what we've seen so far, 382 00:16:04,625 --> 00:16:07,542 but if they're drones, we have to start taking into account 383 00:16:07,708 --> 00:16:09,167 the amount of energy it takes. 384 00:16:09,292 --> 00:16:11,375 And so for these to be bright lights, 385 00:16:11,542 --> 00:16:13,958 they're not gonna be able to stay up for very long, 386 00:16:14,042 --> 00:16:16,125 'cause they're just gonna drain that battery power. 387 00:16:16,208 --> 00:16:18,250 - [Tony] We asked astronomer and video effects editor 388 00:16:18,375 --> 00:16:21,583 Marc D'Antonio if the answer is in front of us all along. 389 00:16:21,708 --> 00:16:23,792 Could they be sky lanterns? 390 00:16:23,875 --> 00:16:26,708 - Sky lanterns are possible, 391 00:16:26,875 --> 00:16:29,167 but they don't move the way these did. 392 00:16:29,250 --> 00:16:31,583 Sky lanterns are very subject to the wind. 393 00:16:31,708 --> 00:16:35,167 What they wouldn't do is sort of circle around each other. 394 00:16:35,292 --> 00:16:37,792 And at certain points in the video, 395 00:16:37,917 --> 00:16:39,625 they're leaving like a tail almost. 396 00:16:40,875 --> 00:16:43,958 That is very telling information. 397 00:16:44,042 --> 00:16:46,292 - [Tony] In fact, D'Antonio believes those streaks 398 00:16:46,417 --> 00:16:48,167 are the final piece of the puzzle. 399 00:16:48,292 --> 00:16:52,042 - I think that this actually was very likely 400 00:16:52,208 --> 00:16:54,375 skydivers with flares. 401 00:16:55,583 --> 00:16:57,375 - [Tony] But if these are nighttime skydivers, 402 00:16:57,542 --> 00:17:00,958 why then would they be jumping over Tomball, Texas at night? 403 00:17:01,042 --> 00:17:03,167 D'Antonio points to a similar event in Tomball 404 00:17:03,250 --> 00:17:05,542 five years earlier, in 2013, 405 00:17:05,667 --> 00:17:08,958 which also featured slowly drifting lights. 406 00:17:09,042 --> 00:17:11,125 - [Marc] There was a high school game, 407 00:17:11,250 --> 00:17:15,083 and they did in fact have skydivers with flares 408 00:17:15,208 --> 00:17:17,000 skydive into the game. 409 00:17:17,167 --> 00:17:18,667 They actually saw the three in the sky, 410 00:17:18,792 --> 00:17:20,125 and they separated from each other, 411 00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:22,167 and they actually left trails behind them, 412 00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:23,792 and that trail could be illuminated smoke 413 00:17:23,875 --> 00:17:25,125 from the flare brightness. 414 00:17:29,083 --> 00:17:30,875 - While D'Antonio makes a strong case 415 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,917 for parachuters with flares, 416 00:17:33,042 --> 00:17:34,875 our research hasn't been able to confirm 417 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,667 there was a parachute demonstration 418 00:17:36,792 --> 00:17:37,958 that night in Tomball. 419 00:17:38,083 --> 00:17:40,125 And without definitive visual proof, 420 00:17:40,208 --> 00:17:42,125 we think many alternate possibilities 421 00:17:42,208 --> 00:17:44,000 are still on the table. 422 00:17:44,125 --> 00:17:45,458 Our verdict? 423 00:17:45,542 --> 00:17:49,167 For now, we're gonna go with unexplained phenomenon. 424 00:17:49,292 --> 00:17:52,042 But if you're in Texas, be sure to keep looking up, 425 00:17:52,167 --> 00:17:53,708 and send us what you see. 426 00:17:57,625 --> 00:17:59,875 People have always been surprised by stories 427 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,208 of creatures with human-like traits. 428 00:18:02,333 --> 00:18:04,833 A dog singing or squirrel surfing will break the internet. 429 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,000 But can some animals with special powers 430 00:18:07,125 --> 00:18:09,708 adopt human features intentionally? 431 00:18:11,208 --> 00:18:15,417 November 7th, 2019. Miao Village in Kunming, China. 432 00:18:15,542 --> 00:18:18,083 A visitor is wandering through a park near Cui Lake 433 00:18:18,208 --> 00:18:19,583 when she takes this video. 434 00:18:27,333 --> 00:18:30,125 The footage shows a fish, but there's something more here. 435 00:18:30,208 --> 00:18:32,500 There are two dark dots that look like human eyes, 436 00:18:32,583 --> 00:18:35,500 two vertical lines which resemble the sides of a nose, 437 00:18:35,625 --> 00:18:37,417 and one horizontal one underneath 438 00:18:37,542 --> 00:18:39,333 where a man's mouth would be. 439 00:18:39,458 --> 00:18:42,333 It's uncanny. Take another look as we zoom in. 440 00:18:42,417 --> 00:18:44,625 - What I'm seeing is obviously a large fish, 441 00:18:44,708 --> 00:18:47,958 but as it swims closer to the camera, 442 00:18:48,042 --> 00:18:50,042 it appears to have a human-like face 443 00:18:50,167 --> 00:18:51,250 where you can actually make out 444 00:18:51,375 --> 00:18:55,000 what appear to be eyes, a pronounced nose. 445 00:18:55,125 --> 00:18:57,167 This is really creepy and disturbing. 446 00:18:57,292 --> 00:18:58,792 - Field researcher Ken Gerhard 447 00:18:58,875 --> 00:19:01,792 speaks of this fish's resemblance to a local legend. 448 00:19:01,875 --> 00:19:03,250 - Dragons Gate represents 449 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:05,875 one of the most famous Chinese legends. 450 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,708 The story describes a carp in the China's Yangtze River 451 00:19:09,875 --> 00:19:14,292 which began to swim upstream, slowly mutating as it went. 452 00:19:14,417 --> 00:19:16,500 And when this carp finally reached the head 453 00:19:16,583 --> 00:19:19,167 of the Yangtze River, the god's rewarded it 454 00:19:19,333 --> 00:19:22,417 by transforming it into a golden dragon. 455 00:19:22,542 --> 00:19:25,250 In modern depictions of Chinese dragons, 456 00:19:25,375 --> 00:19:27,333 we often see these large scales, 457 00:19:27,458 --> 00:19:30,500 which is almost a tribute to this carp fish. 458 00:19:30,625 --> 00:19:33,958 Perhaps this carp or this coy type of fish 459 00:19:34,042 --> 00:19:36,042 is in the process of transforming 460 00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:38,500 into one of these golden dragons. 461 00:19:38,583 --> 00:19:40,583 - [Tony] Gerhard explores another possibility, 462 00:19:40,708 --> 00:19:42,167 that this creature could be the result 463 00:19:42,333 --> 00:19:44,250 of covert government activity. 464 00:19:44,375 --> 00:19:46,167 - [Ken] There have been many theories 465 00:19:46,292 --> 00:19:49,708 that China have been conducting experimentation 466 00:19:49,875 --> 00:19:51,333 with marine animals. 467 00:19:51,417 --> 00:19:54,042 You have examples of porpoises and seals 468 00:19:54,208 --> 00:19:56,417 that have been trained for military use. 469 00:19:56,542 --> 00:19:59,667 Perhaps they are somehow trying to manipulate 470 00:19:59,750 --> 00:20:03,292 the genetic makeup of different types of aquatic animals. 471 00:20:04,875 --> 00:20:06,625 - Is this ringing any bells? 472 00:20:06,708 --> 00:20:08,708 It certainly reminded our team of something. 473 00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:12,333 The human-faced shark we previously investigated. 474 00:20:12,458 --> 00:20:14,333 We decided that was a birth defect 475 00:20:14,458 --> 00:20:16,750 caused by pollution in the ocean. 476 00:20:16,875 --> 00:20:20,500 So what exactly is going on in the waters of China? 477 00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:22,833 We'll turn it over to our experts to decide. 478 00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:26,583 (light percussion music) 479 00:20:26,708 --> 00:20:29,292 Biologist Dr. Floyd Hayes mulls the theory 480 00:20:29,375 --> 00:20:30,750 that the Chinese government 481 00:20:30,875 --> 00:20:33,167 might be trying to mutate fish with other species. 482 00:20:33,250 --> 00:20:34,500 There have been cases of fish 483 00:20:34,625 --> 00:20:36,250 undergoing gene editing techniques 484 00:20:36,375 --> 00:20:38,125 that resulted in the development of limbs 485 00:20:38,208 --> 00:20:41,250 with bones, joints, and musculature. 486 00:20:41,375 --> 00:20:43,375 But Hayes says the morphology of this fish, 487 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:46,333 particularly the dorsal spines and the large, thick scales, 488 00:20:46,458 --> 00:20:49,833 are in line with what we'd expect from a normal carp. 489 00:20:49,958 --> 00:20:52,333 - I don't see any evidence that it has been mutated 490 00:20:52,417 --> 00:20:54,333 with any kind of other animals 491 00:20:54,417 --> 00:20:56,750 such as a reptile or a mammal. 492 00:20:56,875 --> 00:20:59,083 - [Tony] Next, marine biologist Dr. Shea Conger 493 00:20:59,208 --> 00:21:01,208 weighs in on how the fish got this way. 494 00:21:01,333 --> 00:21:03,167 She compares the phenomenon in this video 495 00:21:03,333 --> 00:21:05,833 to our previous case involving that bizarre shark. 496 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,292 - [Tony] The human-faced shark 497 00:21:07,375 --> 00:21:11,542 had really severe developmental defects. 498 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:15,042 What I see here doesn't seem to have any structural issues. 499 00:21:15,167 --> 00:21:17,208 Because fish hatch from eggs, 500 00:21:17,333 --> 00:21:19,458 it really is survival of the fittest. 501 00:21:19,542 --> 00:21:22,083 And for an animal to get this size, 502 00:21:22,208 --> 00:21:23,667 it would have to be very healthy. 503 00:21:23,792 --> 00:21:27,167 And what we see here are really distinct markings, 504 00:21:27,292 --> 00:21:28,750 but I don't see anything biologically 505 00:21:28,875 --> 00:21:30,333 wrong with this fish. 506 00:21:30,458 --> 00:21:33,625 What we see appears to be a really healthy live carp. 507 00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:35,667 - [Tony] We always have to consider the phenomenon 508 00:21:35,792 --> 00:21:38,333 of pareidolia, the tendency of the human brain 509 00:21:38,417 --> 00:21:41,000 to perceive meaningful images, especially faces, 510 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:44,583 in random objects like clouds and even electrical outlets. 511 00:21:44,708 --> 00:21:47,000 But Conger says this isn't just our minds 512 00:21:47,125 --> 00:21:48,333 pulling tricks on us. 513 00:21:48,458 --> 00:21:49,833 The key here is that the carp 514 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,875 is known as the plastic species 515 00:21:52,042 --> 00:21:54,500 with a marked tendency to produce varieties in races 516 00:21:54,583 --> 00:21:56,250 in response to selective breeding 517 00:21:56,375 --> 00:21:58,708 and environmental influences. 518 00:21:58,833 --> 00:22:01,417 Conger says those markings are no coincidence. 519 00:22:01,542 --> 00:22:03,375 - There have been other cases of carp 520 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,375 that looked like a human face. 521 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:08,083 Having markings is a really common technique 522 00:22:08,208 --> 00:22:09,583 that we call mimicry. 523 00:22:09,708 --> 00:22:12,167 - [Tony] And why would a fish wanna look like a human? 524 00:22:12,250 --> 00:22:14,542 It's all about survival of a fittest. 525 00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:16,583 - Having marks that look like eyes 526 00:22:16,708 --> 00:22:20,333 is a really disconcerting thing for a predator, 527 00:22:20,417 --> 00:22:22,000 because in that split second 528 00:22:22,125 --> 00:22:23,667 where the predator has to decide 529 00:22:23,750 --> 00:22:26,500 if it's going to go after a prey item or not, 530 00:22:26,625 --> 00:22:29,250 having something that causes a little bit of uncertainty 531 00:22:29,375 --> 00:22:30,833 is advantageous. 532 00:22:35,333 --> 00:22:38,208 - Our verdict? Adaptive marking patterns. 533 00:22:38,333 --> 00:22:39,500 Yes. 534 00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:41,000 This species of carp has developed 535 00:22:41,125 --> 00:22:42,708 these strange features over time 536 00:22:42,833 --> 00:22:45,167 to help it survive in its environment. 537 00:22:45,292 --> 00:22:47,292 And this specimen just happens to be 538 00:22:47,375 --> 00:22:48,833 exceptionally well-adapted. 539 00:22:52,625 --> 00:22:54,042 - We've shown you footage before 540 00:22:54,208 --> 00:22:55,333 of an apparent superhuman 541 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:57,167 who seemed to have the dexterity 542 00:22:57,292 --> 00:22:59,333 to dodge oncoming traffic with ease. 543 00:22:59,417 --> 00:23:01,750 That clip turned out to be a cleverly-edited hoax. 544 00:23:01,875 --> 00:23:04,292 But our next video takes walking through traffic 545 00:23:04,375 --> 00:23:05,333 to the next level, 546 00:23:06,542 --> 00:23:08,792 It's June 2018 in San Carlos City 547 00:23:08,875 --> 00:23:11,208 in the Philippine province of Pangasinan. 548 00:23:11,333 --> 00:23:13,458 a CCTV camera mounted outside a shop 549 00:23:13,542 --> 00:23:15,333 is rolling on the busy street out front. 550 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:16,500 And now watch this. 551 00:23:16,625 --> 00:23:17,750 (mysterious music) 552 00:23:17,875 --> 00:23:19,792 Just after 2:00 p.m. the surveillance footage 553 00:23:19,875 --> 00:23:21,875 seems to show a shadowy apparition 554 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:22,875 appear out of thin air 555 00:23:24,167 --> 00:23:25,500 and walk slowly right through oncoming traffic. 556 00:23:27,417 --> 00:23:29,500 He isn't hit by any of the speeding vehicles, 557 00:23:29,583 --> 00:23:31,750 but instead simply walks right through them. 558 00:23:33,458 --> 00:23:36,333 Then, 13 hours later, CCTV footage from the store 559 00:23:36,458 --> 00:23:38,917 picks up what may be the same shadowy figure 560 00:23:39,042 --> 00:23:42,167 reappearing and lurking ominously near a delivery driver 561 00:23:42,292 --> 00:23:43,667 who does not seem to see him. 562 00:23:46,542 --> 00:23:48,833 Amy Teitel says the shopkeepers and other locals 563 00:23:48,917 --> 00:23:50,833 were terrified after watching the clips. 564 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,833 - Some people wonder if this footage 565 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,792 hasn't actually finally caught a ghost on camera, 566 00:23:57,542 --> 00:23:58,708 that the way it's walking, 567 00:23:58,875 --> 00:24:00,333 not interacting with the world at all, 568 00:24:00,458 --> 00:24:02,708 is clear proof that it is a ghost. 569 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,125 (eerie music) 570 00:24:04,208 --> 00:24:07,000 - [Tony] The source of many ghost stories in the Philippines 571 00:24:07,125 --> 00:24:08,917 goes back to World War II. 572 00:24:09,042 --> 00:24:11,500 - One theory ties into Filipino culture, 573 00:24:11,625 --> 00:24:14,125 and that is the idea of pasatsats. 574 00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:16,000 Pasatsats are the ghosts of people 575 00:24:16,167 --> 00:24:18,625 who were killed during the Japanese occupation, 576 00:24:18,708 --> 00:24:20,833 people whose family or loved ones 577 00:24:20,958 --> 00:24:23,583 were too poor to bury them in proper graves. 578 00:24:23,708 --> 00:24:26,583 Instead, these bodies were covered with mats. 579 00:24:26,708 --> 00:24:29,167 But grave robbers at the time disturbed the bodies 580 00:24:29,333 --> 00:24:31,417 to pillage anything of value. 581 00:24:31,542 --> 00:24:34,917 These disturbed spirits then came back with a grudge. 582 00:24:36,333 --> 00:24:39,333 - The word "pasatsat" comes from the local word for "stab." 583 00:24:39,417 --> 00:24:40,542 If you come across one, 584 00:24:40,667 --> 00:24:42,292 you're supposed to stab the burial net 585 00:24:42,375 --> 00:24:44,125 to open it and release the ghost. 586 00:24:46,708 --> 00:24:48,708 What's more, according to the legends, 587 00:24:48,875 --> 00:24:50,417 the pasatsats have been known 588 00:24:50,542 --> 00:24:52,833 to block the path of travelers. 589 00:24:52,917 --> 00:24:55,417 So could that actually be what we're witnessing here 590 00:24:55,542 --> 00:24:57,250 with these passing cars? 591 00:24:57,375 --> 00:24:59,500 Let's see what our experts think. 592 00:24:59,625 --> 00:25:03,042 (mysterious music) 593 00:25:03,167 --> 00:25:05,625 We turn first to video analyst Mick West. 594 00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:06,833 - You could certainly understand 595 00:25:06,958 --> 00:25:09,000 when someone in the Philippines 596 00:25:09,083 --> 00:25:12,917 might assume that it was perhaps the local ghost. 597 00:25:13,042 --> 00:25:15,875 But the people in the cars can't actually see it. 598 00:25:16,042 --> 00:25:17,958 If it was a ghost, it'd be more likely 599 00:25:18,042 --> 00:25:19,417 that people could actually see it 600 00:25:19,542 --> 00:25:20,958 than the camera could see it, 601 00:25:21,083 --> 00:25:23,667 because ghosts don't exist in a technological realm; 602 00:25:23,750 --> 00:25:27,625 they exist in a more spiritual realm in theory. 603 00:25:27,708 --> 00:25:29,500 - [Tony] Then what explains why a ghostly figure 604 00:25:29,667 --> 00:25:31,333 was spotted in the same location 605 00:25:31,417 --> 00:25:33,042 very early the next morning? 606 00:25:33,167 --> 00:25:34,458 - I think a bird flew down, 607 00:25:34,583 --> 00:25:36,292 landed right in front of the camera. 608 00:25:36,375 --> 00:25:39,333 Because it's so close to the camera, it's out of focus. 609 00:25:39,458 --> 00:25:42,542 It flies in and does a few little twitches, 610 00:25:42,667 --> 00:25:44,083 like a small bird or like a sparrow. 611 00:25:44,208 --> 00:25:47,042 They move very rapidly, and it's just kind hopping along. 612 00:25:48,375 --> 00:25:49,708 I don't think there's anything particularly ghostly 613 00:25:49,833 --> 00:25:51,583 about this example. 614 00:25:51,708 --> 00:25:53,208 - [Tony] Since this doesn't appear to be a ghost, 615 00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:55,542 forensic video analyst Michael Primeau wonders 616 00:25:55,667 --> 00:25:57,167 if the video of the man in traffic 617 00:25:57,292 --> 00:25:58,875 has instead been manipulated. 618 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,958 - In the metadata of the file, 619 00:26:01,042 --> 00:26:03,417 as well as on screen with the time code, 620 00:26:03,542 --> 00:26:04,750 we have 25 frames 621 00:26:04,875 --> 00:26:07,417 per second that transpire. 622 00:26:07,542 --> 00:26:09,542 However, when counting the video frames 623 00:26:09,708 --> 00:26:11,167 from the surveillance imagery, 624 00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:14,458 we were only able to arrive at seven frames per second. 625 00:26:14,583 --> 00:26:18,250 Very rarely is this timestamp different 626 00:26:18,375 --> 00:26:21,417 than what's actually captured in the video imagery. 627 00:26:21,542 --> 00:26:23,167 So based on frame timing analysis, 628 00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:25,542 did a sufficient amount of evidence for me to opine 629 00:26:25,708 --> 00:26:27,625 that this video is manufactured. 630 00:26:27,708 --> 00:26:29,667 - [Tony] So since this video is most likely edited, 631 00:26:29,792 --> 00:26:32,000 West explains how someone could do it easily. 632 00:26:32,125 --> 00:26:35,500 - So they take one video of the street scene. 633 00:26:35,625 --> 00:26:38,333 Then they need to add the ghost. 634 00:26:38,458 --> 00:26:39,708 So they just need some footage 635 00:26:39,833 --> 00:26:42,333 that looks like somebody crossing the road. 636 00:26:42,417 --> 00:26:43,833 And then you blend the two. 637 00:26:43,958 --> 00:26:47,125 Perhaps run that through some other software to blur it. 638 00:26:47,208 --> 00:26:51,250 Then add on top of that the timestamp in the corner 639 00:26:51,375 --> 00:26:54,250 to make it look like it's some kind of security camera. 640 00:26:59,750 --> 00:27:01,833 - Our verdict: this is likely a hoax 641 00:27:01,917 --> 00:27:04,542 created with editing software. 642 00:27:04,708 --> 00:27:06,792 So this may not be the proof we've been looking for 643 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:08,708 that ghosts are real. 644 00:27:08,833 --> 00:27:11,500 But we know plenty of the Filipinos killed in World War II 645 00:27:11,625 --> 00:27:13,500 weren't given proper burials, 646 00:27:13,667 --> 00:27:15,250 so it's a good place to keep looking. 647 00:27:19,208 --> 00:27:22,042 If you study UFO footage the way we do, 648 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:24,458 you soon realize that quite a few videos 649 00:27:24,542 --> 00:27:26,667 seem to show multiple unidentified objects 650 00:27:26,792 --> 00:27:28,667 flying in a kind of formation. 651 00:27:28,833 --> 00:27:30,500 Well, one eyewitness in Washington state 652 00:27:30,625 --> 00:27:32,000 recently captured what looks like 653 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:34,833 a veritable armada of spacecraft. 654 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,167 The question we have is, where did they come from? 655 00:27:38,208 --> 00:27:39,708 May 4th, 2020. 656 00:27:39,833 --> 00:27:41,542 It's a clear night in Lynnwood, Washington, 657 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:43,083 just north of Seattle. 658 00:27:43,208 --> 00:27:45,958 College student Daffa Azizan is out for an evening stroll 659 00:27:46,083 --> 00:27:48,625 when he looks to the stars and sees this. 660 00:27:49,583 --> 00:27:52,000 (dramatic music) 661 00:27:52,083 --> 00:27:54,333 At first glance, it looks like a streaking comet 662 00:27:54,417 --> 00:27:55,750 or maybe a shooting star. 663 00:27:59,542 --> 00:28:00,708 - [Tony] But look closely. 664 00:28:00,833 --> 00:28:02,000 It's not burning up in the atmosphere, 665 00:28:02,125 --> 00:28:04,125 and it doesn't appear to be a single object. 666 00:28:04,250 --> 00:28:07,042 Instead, it's mini and flying in formation. 667 00:28:07,208 --> 00:28:08,458 - I started to panic, 668 00:28:08,583 --> 00:28:11,750 because it looked like a string of stars moving together, 669 00:28:11,875 --> 00:28:15,375 and immediately I thought this could be a spacecraft 670 00:28:15,542 --> 00:28:17,333 from another part of our galaxy. 671 00:28:18,917 --> 00:28:20,458 - [Tony] If this is a fleet of alien spacecraft 672 00:28:20,583 --> 00:28:23,667 over the skies of Washington, it wouldn't be the first time. 673 00:28:24,875 --> 00:28:26,708 In fact, journalist M.J. Banias says this area 674 00:28:26,875 --> 00:28:29,167 is home to one of the most historic UFO sightings 675 00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:30,667 of all time. 676 00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:33,417 - In 1947, Kenneth Arnold was flying 677 00:28:33,542 --> 00:28:35,333 over Mount Rainier in Washington, 678 00:28:35,458 --> 00:28:39,917 and he reported nine sort of boomerang-shaped objects 679 00:28:40,042 --> 00:28:41,833 flying through the mountains. 680 00:28:41,917 --> 00:28:43,708 It was splashed across newspapers, 681 00:28:43,833 --> 00:28:47,250 and it's the incident that allowed journalists 682 00:28:47,375 --> 00:28:49,208 to coin the term "flying saucer". 683 00:28:51,042 --> 00:28:52,500 - [Tony] Although there is a possibility 684 00:28:52,625 --> 00:28:54,250 these are alien spaceships, 685 00:28:54,375 --> 00:28:56,500 Banias also says the location of this video 686 00:28:56,625 --> 00:28:57,625 may provide another, 687 00:28:57,708 --> 00:29:00,000 not-so-out-of-this-world explanation. 688 00:29:00,083 --> 00:29:03,667 - Washington State is home to several aircraft manufacturers 689 00:29:03,792 --> 00:29:05,000 and the largest being Boeing. 690 00:29:05,083 --> 00:29:07,667 And Phantom Works is Boeing's top secret, 691 00:29:07,792 --> 00:29:10,167 experimental arm of the company. 692 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:13,708 Phantom Works is very much shrouded in secrecy. 693 00:29:13,833 --> 00:29:15,792 - [Tony] Among the known programs at Phantom Works 694 00:29:15,875 --> 00:29:18,375 are miniature satellites constructed for the government. 695 00:29:18,542 --> 00:29:22,833 - Cube satellites are low-power, very small mini satellites 696 00:29:22,958 --> 00:29:24,958 that are placed into a low Earth orbit. 697 00:29:25,042 --> 00:29:28,125 It could be for telecommunications work, 698 00:29:28,208 --> 00:29:30,583 it could be for surveillance, we don't really know. 699 00:29:30,708 --> 00:29:32,542 But cube sat technology is pretty new, 700 00:29:32,667 --> 00:29:33,833 and they often work together 701 00:29:33,917 --> 00:29:36,708 as a sort of swarm or a collective. 702 00:29:36,833 --> 00:29:38,875 Did this gentleman record it on video? 703 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,250 That remains to be seen. 704 00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:45,333 - So what do we have here? 705 00:29:45,458 --> 00:29:47,000 Aliens? 706 00:29:47,125 --> 00:29:51,667 Experimental tech from Boeing like this X-45 combat drone? 707 00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,292 If the Phantom Works program is engaged 708 00:29:53,375 --> 00:29:55,208 in some sort of classified technology, 709 00:29:55,333 --> 00:29:58,042 that could be very difficult to verify. 710 00:29:58,208 --> 00:30:00,292 But our experts are up to the task. 711 00:30:01,458 --> 00:30:05,125 (light percussion music) 712 00:30:05,208 --> 00:30:08,208 Aviation expert Tim McMillan starts us off. 713 00:30:08,333 --> 00:30:12,500 - So could it be commercial aircraft or military aircraft, 714 00:30:12,583 --> 00:30:15,167 any type of fixed wing airplane? 715 00:30:15,292 --> 00:30:17,708 We're looking at this perfectly straight line. 716 00:30:17,875 --> 00:30:20,333 Military conventional wisdom, you don't do that. 717 00:30:20,417 --> 00:30:22,083 I think a lot of people have seen aircraft 718 00:30:22,208 --> 00:30:24,500 that are in V formations or they're offset, 719 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:25,500 they're spread out. 720 00:30:25,625 --> 00:30:27,000 These are all going straight. 721 00:30:27,083 --> 00:30:29,000 They're at near midair collision. 722 00:30:29,125 --> 00:30:32,042 It's not a smart way that anybody's gonna fly. 723 00:30:32,167 --> 00:30:34,333 - [Tony] If these aren't aircraft, could they be drones? 724 00:30:34,458 --> 00:30:35,958 And not just any drones. 725 00:30:36,042 --> 00:30:37,708 One of the latest weapons in military use 726 00:30:37,833 --> 00:30:39,167 are loitering munitions, 727 00:30:39,292 --> 00:30:42,167 otherwise known as suicide, or kamikaze, drones. 728 00:30:42,292 --> 00:30:44,792 They're used to target both personnel and armor, 729 00:30:44,917 --> 00:30:46,333 and, depending on size, 730 00:30:46,417 --> 00:30:49,042 can hover for a few minutes or several hours. 731 00:30:49,167 --> 00:30:50,792 So could this be a drone test? 732 00:30:50,875 --> 00:30:52,250 McMillan isn't so sure. 733 00:30:52,375 --> 00:30:55,583 - If there were a military testing drone swarm technology, 734 00:30:55,708 --> 00:30:59,542 this would not be consistent with how you would employ them. 735 00:30:59,667 --> 00:31:03,167 Also, classified testing is done in very secure locations. 736 00:31:03,333 --> 00:31:08,208 You just don't fly your secret stuff over populated areas. 737 00:31:09,167 --> 00:31:10,292 - [Tony] So what are we seeing? 738 00:31:10,417 --> 00:31:12,542 Daffa Azizan's first thought was UFOs. 739 00:31:12,667 --> 00:31:13,875 Could he be right? 740 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,833 We asked astronomer and video effects designer 741 00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:17,625 Mark D'Antonio. 742 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:19,333 - The option that this is a UFO, 743 00:31:19,417 --> 00:31:21,167 eh, these are always on the table. 744 00:31:21,333 --> 00:31:23,500 But let's consider what we're looking at here. 745 00:31:23,583 --> 00:31:24,667 One of the things you notice 746 00:31:24,750 --> 00:31:26,042 is that they're moving in unison. 747 00:31:26,208 --> 00:31:28,500 That means, from an astronomical point of view 748 00:31:28,583 --> 00:31:32,000 and from an orbital mechanics point of view, 749 00:31:32,125 --> 00:31:35,833 that these are all objects moving in earth orbit 750 00:31:35,958 --> 00:31:40,167 at the same speed and relatively same altitude. 751 00:31:40,250 --> 00:31:42,500 - [Tony] For D'Antonio, that relative motion is key 752 00:31:42,625 --> 00:31:44,000 to solving this mystery. 753 00:31:44,125 --> 00:31:46,792 He thinks they might be a brainchild of Elon Musk, 754 00:31:46,875 --> 00:31:48,667 a project called Starlink. 755 00:31:48,792 --> 00:31:50,167 It's a global network of satellites 756 00:31:50,333 --> 00:31:52,500 providing internet coverage from space. 757 00:31:52,625 --> 00:31:54,292 Much larger than cube satellites, 758 00:31:54,375 --> 00:31:56,458 Starlinks are about the size of a table 759 00:31:56,542 --> 00:31:59,125 and weigh about 575 pounds. 760 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:01,125 The network requires thousands of satellites 761 00:32:01,208 --> 00:32:02,583 near enough to each other 762 00:32:02,708 --> 00:32:05,167 to provide simultaneous global internet coverage. 763 00:32:05,333 --> 00:32:07,083 They're launched 60 at a time 764 00:32:07,208 --> 00:32:09,042 and form a line that appears like a streak 765 00:32:09,167 --> 00:32:11,000 in the initial days after liftoff, 766 00:32:11,083 --> 00:32:12,792 which is actually a parking orbit 767 00:32:12,875 --> 00:32:15,042 at around 270 miles above the Earth. 768 00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:17,167 Then their solar panels unfurl, 769 00:32:17,292 --> 00:32:18,833 and, over the course of three to four months, 770 00:32:18,958 --> 00:32:21,000 each one spreads out to an even higher orbit 771 00:32:21,083 --> 00:32:23,125 of about 350 miles. 772 00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:26,333 Today, there are more than 2,000 in low Earth orbit. 773 00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:28,250 - The Starlink program is the only one 774 00:32:28,375 --> 00:32:30,833 that actually does this type of launch behavior 775 00:32:30,917 --> 00:32:32,167 that we see here. 776 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:33,958 You can figure out just from a quick search 777 00:32:34,083 --> 00:32:36,167 which Starlink launch it was. 778 00:32:36,250 --> 00:32:37,208 - [Tony] In fact, D'Antonio checked 779 00:32:37,333 --> 00:32:39,167 the Starlink launch schedule 780 00:32:39,292 --> 00:32:41,458 and confirmed that satellites were rocketed into orbit 781 00:32:41,542 --> 00:32:44,375 12 days prior to the recording of this video. 782 00:32:44,500 --> 00:32:47,167 - So when people look at this, they could be forgiven 783 00:32:47,292 --> 00:32:50,208 for thinking that the aliens are now starting to land. 784 00:32:55,500 --> 00:32:58,125 - Our verdict: Starlink satellites. 785 00:32:58,250 --> 00:33:00,000 But while these orbiting objects 786 00:33:00,125 --> 00:33:01,917 don't represent an alien menace, 787 00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:04,042 they might be a threat nevertheless. 788 00:33:04,167 --> 00:33:05,542 Astronomers have raised concerns 789 00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:08,167 about their effect on ground-based astronomy 790 00:33:08,292 --> 00:33:10,000 and how the satellites will add 791 00:33:10,125 --> 00:33:13,083 to an already congested orbital environment. 792 00:33:17,042 --> 00:33:17,917 Humans have been carving and drawing on rocks 793 00:33:18,042 --> 00:33:19,625 for tens of thousands of years, 794 00:33:19,708 --> 00:33:21,833 but we've never seen anything quite as precise 795 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,958 as this next formation. 796 00:33:24,042 --> 00:33:26,708 Maybe it's a monument, maybe it's a message, 797 00:33:26,875 --> 00:33:29,167 and it's definitely a mystery. 798 00:33:29,292 --> 00:33:32,083 It's October 2021 near the Tayma Oasis 799 00:33:32,208 --> 00:33:34,292 in northwest Saudi Arabia. 800 00:33:34,375 --> 00:33:36,708 Photographer Satish Javali is trekking 801 00:33:36,833 --> 00:33:37,917 through the remote desert area 802 00:33:38,042 --> 00:33:40,083 to document a magnificent site. 803 00:33:41,292 --> 00:33:43,458 His shots show a monumental rock formation 804 00:33:43,542 --> 00:33:45,625 in the shape of a rounded rectangle. 805 00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:47,333 It appears to be a monadnock, 806 00:33:47,417 --> 00:33:50,000 which is an isolated mass of stone. 807 00:33:50,125 --> 00:33:52,500 The 18-by-27-foot, ochre-colored slab 808 00:33:52,625 --> 00:33:54,583 is covered in prehistoric petroglyphs 809 00:33:54,708 --> 00:33:56,833 of horses, camels, and hunters, 810 00:33:56,917 --> 00:33:59,042 shown in stark relief and detail. 811 00:33:59,208 --> 00:34:00,708 But these 4,000-year-old drawings 812 00:34:00,833 --> 00:34:03,500 are not the most notable feature of this formation. 813 00:34:03,625 --> 00:34:06,667 That honor is reserved for a perfectly precise crevice 814 00:34:06,792 --> 00:34:08,500 that divides the rock in two. 815 00:34:08,583 --> 00:34:10,292 The crack is so straight and exact 816 00:34:10,375 --> 00:34:12,333 that it seems impossible it could be natural 817 00:34:12,458 --> 00:34:15,667 or even manmade without the most advanced precision tools. 818 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:18,042 What's even more remarkable is that each half 819 00:34:18,208 --> 00:34:20,708 is balanced precariously on a pedestal, 820 00:34:20,833 --> 00:34:23,583 yet the formation remains standing after millennia. 821 00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:26,583 Satish says he's never seen anything quite like it. 822 00:34:26,708 --> 00:34:31,500 - It is simply mind-blowing the way the rock has been split. 823 00:34:31,625 --> 00:34:35,292 The archeological specialists have gone there, 824 00:34:35,375 --> 00:34:38,042 but nobody has come up with the right answer. 825 00:34:38,208 --> 00:34:39,500 - The large, solid boulder 826 00:34:39,583 --> 00:34:41,208 looks as though it was split in half 827 00:34:41,375 --> 00:34:43,333 with the aid of a precision laser. 828 00:34:43,417 --> 00:34:45,333 It's hard to believe this perfect crack down the middle 829 00:34:45,458 --> 00:34:47,167 could have been accidental. 830 00:34:47,292 --> 00:34:49,000 So there are a couple of things I wanna show you 831 00:34:49,167 --> 00:34:50,458 with the Al Nozzle rock. 832 00:34:50,542 --> 00:34:54,167 First of all, this pedestal right here. 833 00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:56,833 This pedestal right here. 834 00:34:56,958 --> 00:35:00,542 Built for monuments to rest on, right? 835 00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:04,000 Take a look at the line down the center. 836 00:35:04,167 --> 00:35:05,667 How does this happen? 837 00:35:05,833 --> 00:35:07,500 If you had a stone saw, 838 00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:10,542 could you cut the stone that perfectly? 839 00:35:10,708 --> 00:35:14,333 Again, there are petroglyphs all through this rock. 840 00:35:14,417 --> 00:35:19,125 This rock was created hundreds of thousands of years ago, 841 00:35:19,208 --> 00:35:24,167 and it has certainly spawned wild and amazing stories. 842 00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:27,625 Journalist Eric Grundhauser says one theory 843 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:30,042 is that the people who drew the glyphs 4,000 years ago 844 00:35:30,208 --> 00:35:31,583 also split the rock. 845 00:35:31,708 --> 00:35:34,417 But did they have advanced enough technology at that time? 846 00:35:34,542 --> 00:35:36,333 - The ancient cultures of the area 847 00:35:36,417 --> 00:35:39,375 were working with much more rudimentary tools 848 00:35:39,500 --> 00:35:43,000 than one would expect to be able to create something 849 00:35:43,125 --> 00:35:44,500 with such precision. 850 00:35:44,625 --> 00:35:48,500 It's almost as if someone would've had to have had a laser 851 00:35:48,583 --> 00:35:52,292 or some sort of highly, highly precision saw 852 00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:55,000 to create this sort of break. 853 00:35:55,125 --> 00:35:56,417 - [Tony] There was a nomadic people 854 00:35:56,542 --> 00:35:59,042 roaming the Arabian desert a few centuries later 855 00:35:59,208 --> 00:36:01,167 who were known for their engineering skill. 856 00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:03,167 - It could have been created 857 00:36:03,292 --> 00:36:05,208 possibly by the Nabataean people, 858 00:36:05,333 --> 00:36:08,250 same culture that created the Petra site in Jordan, 859 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:11,167 whose knowledge and expertise 860 00:36:11,333 --> 00:36:14,042 would've possibly been advanced enough 861 00:36:14,208 --> 00:36:17,333 to create something with such precision 862 00:36:17,417 --> 00:36:20,292 as we see in the Al Naslaa formation. 863 00:36:20,375 --> 00:36:22,333 - [Tony] But even the Nabataeans didn't have access 864 00:36:22,458 --> 00:36:25,917 to high-tech tools like laser cutters and circular saws. 865 00:36:26,042 --> 00:36:28,792 So the exactness of the cut has led some to speculate 866 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:31,292 it could have been made by advanced ancient visitors 867 00:36:31,417 --> 00:36:32,583 from another planet. 868 00:36:32,708 --> 00:36:34,458 - Is it possible that the Al Naslaa formation 869 00:36:34,583 --> 00:36:36,792 was created by extraterrestrials? 870 00:36:36,875 --> 00:36:39,792 Was it left as a gift, 871 00:36:39,917 --> 00:36:43,333 not unlike the monolith from "2001: A Space Odyssey," 872 00:36:43,458 --> 00:36:46,833 to push humanity forward, to inspire us? 873 00:36:48,708 --> 00:36:51,083 - As early as the fifth century BC, 874 00:36:51,208 --> 00:36:53,167 the Nabataeans began carving elaborate, 875 00:36:53,333 --> 00:36:55,500 multi-story building facades 876 00:36:55,625 --> 00:36:58,958 into the red sandstone cliff faces of Petra. 877 00:36:59,042 --> 00:37:00,292 But that site is in Jordan, 878 00:37:00,375 --> 00:37:03,667 450 miles away from the Al Naslaa rock, 879 00:37:03,792 --> 00:37:05,667 and it involves more complex carvings 880 00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:07,625 than a single straight line through one rock 881 00:37:07,750 --> 00:37:09,333 in the middle of nowhere. 882 00:37:09,458 --> 00:37:11,125 So that might be a stretch. 883 00:37:11,208 --> 00:37:12,875 Let's see what our experts can dig up. 884 00:37:17,167 --> 00:37:19,042 Physicist Matthew Szydagis investigates 885 00:37:19,167 --> 00:37:20,542 to see if the rock and Al Naslaa 886 00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:23,542 could actually have been made by man or aliens. 887 00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:26,583 - So I've taken an image of the Al Naslaa rock, 888 00:37:26,708 --> 00:37:31,667 and I've actually drawn two perfectly straight lines 889 00:37:31,792 --> 00:37:33,125 from my computer. 890 00:37:33,250 --> 00:37:37,500 And what you can see in several locations 891 00:37:37,583 --> 00:37:41,625 is that actually the rock pokes past the straight lines, 892 00:37:41,708 --> 00:37:45,167 so this gap is actually not perfectly straight. 893 00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:47,625 Humans could create cuts in rocks, 894 00:37:47,708 --> 00:37:51,125 and nearby civilizations here are known to have done that. 895 00:37:51,208 --> 00:37:52,917 No need for ancient aliens. 896 00:37:53,042 --> 00:37:55,292 - [Tony] Since the line isn't actually as perfectly straight 897 00:37:55,375 --> 00:37:56,625 as it looks at first, 898 00:37:56,750 --> 00:37:59,375 perhaps it was made by people from the region. 899 00:37:59,542 --> 00:38:01,458 Archeologist. Dr. Ed Barnhart says 900 00:38:01,583 --> 00:38:04,167 nearby ancient civilizations, like the Egyptians, 901 00:38:04,292 --> 00:38:06,250 had special techniques for cutting into rock 902 00:38:06,375 --> 00:38:07,500 without high-tech tools. 903 00:38:07,667 --> 00:38:10,208 - The typical way that Egyptians 904 00:38:10,333 --> 00:38:13,292 would split a stone like this 905 00:38:13,417 --> 00:38:16,167 would be to get up on the top of it 906 00:38:16,292 --> 00:38:20,458 and peck holes into it in a line. 907 00:38:20,542 --> 00:38:23,500 Then, as they peck the holes deep, 908 00:38:23,625 --> 00:38:28,542 they then put wooden stakes inside each one of the holes. 909 00:38:29,917 --> 00:38:31,375 - [Tony] So the Egyptians would put the stakes 910 00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:33,375 in a straight line, like the one scene at Al Naslaa. 911 00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:36,000 - And then they would water those stakes 912 00:38:36,167 --> 00:38:37,458 like you water a plant. 913 00:38:37,542 --> 00:38:42,125 When the wood expanded together as a line of stakes, 914 00:38:42,208 --> 00:38:46,167 they would pull the rock apart, and that split will travel 915 00:38:46,292 --> 00:38:48,417 through the whole stone and split it. 916 00:38:48,542 --> 00:38:50,333 - [Tony] But geologist Dr. Bob Anderson 917 00:38:50,458 --> 00:38:52,333 says there aren't any telltale signs 918 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:53,833 of this construction technique 919 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:57,000 that you would expect to see on the top or sides of the rock 920 00:38:57,167 --> 00:38:58,500 if the crack was manmade. 921 00:38:58,667 --> 00:39:00,333 - There's no chip marks, there's no pieces. 922 00:39:00,417 --> 00:39:02,917 You don't even see fragments on the ground around it 923 00:39:03,042 --> 00:39:05,333 that would say if you're chipping and and breaking. 924 00:39:05,458 --> 00:39:06,833 - [Tony] So could this crack be caused 925 00:39:06,917 --> 00:39:09,208 by a natural disaster, like an earthquake? 926 00:39:09,375 --> 00:39:10,833 - I realized that this monadnock, 927 00:39:10,958 --> 00:39:13,875 or this isolated rock here, is not isolated. 928 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,917 There's almost a trail of boulders going back. 929 00:39:16,042 --> 00:39:18,500 They're all cracked at the exact location. 930 00:39:18,583 --> 00:39:20,042 You can see that the crack is a result 931 00:39:20,208 --> 00:39:21,792 of regional tectonic features. 932 00:39:21,917 --> 00:39:23,292 - [Tony] So Anderson believes the rock 933 00:39:23,375 --> 00:39:24,833 may sit on a fault line, 934 00:39:24,958 --> 00:39:27,417 and it's likely an earthquake or shifting tectonic plates 935 00:39:27,542 --> 00:39:29,792 created the crack, not just in this boulder, 936 00:39:29,917 --> 00:39:32,458 but in other rocks along the same fault line. 937 00:39:32,542 --> 00:39:34,542 Or it could also be that the crack is a joint, 938 00:39:34,667 --> 00:39:36,292 which in geological terms means 939 00:39:36,417 --> 00:39:38,833 when a rock breaks naturally without displacement. 940 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,500 It's rare, but sometimes the fracture can divide the rock 941 00:39:41,625 --> 00:39:43,750 in an unusually straight line. 942 00:39:43,875 --> 00:39:46,500 Another possibility is that freeze-thaw weathering 943 00:39:46,625 --> 00:39:47,833 may have caused the crack. 944 00:39:47,958 --> 00:39:49,542 But no matter how it was split in two, 945 00:39:49,708 --> 00:39:51,917 Anderson thinks erosion may have played a part 946 00:39:52,042 --> 00:39:53,375 in its near perfect appearance. 947 00:39:53,542 --> 00:39:56,000 - The reason it looks so clearly cut 948 00:39:56,125 --> 00:39:59,500 is because it's been willowed out by the wind. 949 00:39:59,625 --> 00:40:01,833 It's been almost sandblasted and polished, 950 00:40:01,917 --> 00:40:04,708 which has opened up that crack more. 951 00:40:04,875 --> 00:40:06,750 - The ground around and under the boulder 952 00:40:06,875 --> 00:40:09,333 eroded so much that eventually it was left 953 00:40:09,417 --> 00:40:12,292 just resting on these two natural pedestals. 954 00:40:12,417 --> 00:40:14,083 Someday the forces of gravity 955 00:40:14,208 --> 00:40:15,875 will likely cause it to collapse. 956 00:40:22,875 --> 00:40:27,000 The Al Naslaa rock has baffled scientists for centuries, 957 00:40:27,167 --> 00:40:29,750 but we think we finally found the true answer. 958 00:40:29,875 --> 00:40:32,917 Our verdict: tectonic activity created a crack 959 00:40:33,042 --> 00:40:35,542 thousands, or even millions, of years ago. 960 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:38,167 It was later perfected with erosion, 961 00:40:38,292 --> 00:40:42,167 which also made those pedestals the rock now rests on. 962 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:43,208 And that's our show for tonight. 963 00:40:43,333 --> 00:40:44,958 Thank you so much for watching, 964 00:40:45,042 --> 00:40:48,375 and remember to keep those cameras rolling. 965 00:40:48,542 --> 00:40:51,167 (dramatic music)