Chasing UFOs

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Chasing UFOs

Synopsis

A team of trained investigators sets out to uncover the truth about UFOs. Risking it all, this team of scientists and UFO researchers investigate and dissect some of the most mysterious sightings on the planet to unearth stunning new evidence. The data they collect on these adventures paints an entirely new picture of what we know about these strange lights in the sky.

Episodes

Season 1
  • UFO Landing Zone?

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    For decades, the skies above the sprawling desert sands of Roswell, New Mexico have been home to thousands of reports of unidentified flying objects. But one particular home video has the Chasing UFO's team in hot-pursuit of the truth. Does the mysterious video in question really show an actual crash landing of an alien spacecraft? The team look into this and investigate the alleged 1947 crash site under the cover of darkness, and armed with night vision gear.

  • Texas Is For Sightings

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    The saying, "Everything is bigger in Texas" proves to be true when Ryder, James, and Ben investigate reports of mysterious lights spotted in the skies over two Texas towns. The team begins tracking stories from over 30 witnesses who all share similar testimonies - seeing strange lights in the sky. Once they have gathered information, they head to a clearing where sightings were reported…and Ryder thinks she spots something mysterious in the sky! Eager to solve the mystery, they meet up with Pilot Steve Allen who demonstrates how it would be possible to mistake two airplanes flying in formation for one massive object.

  • Dirty Secrets

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    Residents in central California fear they are being watched after witnessing unusual objects patrolling the night skies. Some say the government is harboring alien aircraft to spy on citizens. The team analyzes a witness's video footage of the floating triangular object. They become even more anxious to investigate the rumors after hearing stories from people who claimed they were followed after their encounter with the suspicious, triangle of lights. The team comes across an underground tunnel and nearly has a run in with authorities near the aiport

  • Alien Cowboys

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    This time Ryder, Ben, and James head to the Colorado Rockies to inspect claims of animal mutilations and reports of abductions. These instances take place San Luis Valley, a town with decades of history involving UFO sightings. Residents are eager to share their encounters with the team - everything from hovering green lights to speeding saucers. After spotting a few questionable lights in the night sky, Ryder, Ben, and James meet with local ranchers to learn further about the animal mutilations. They also meet a man who claims he was abducted by aliens.

  • Abducted In Arizona

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    Since 1993 UFO sightings have haunted some residents of Phoenix, Arizona. Reports from hundreds of people all note seeing a triangular formation of lights in the sky. Ryder, Ben, and James start by watching the video footage first captured in 1993 that also highlights a similar shaped item floating above. The man who caught the sighting on video, Terry Connet, comes forward to explain just how enormous and eerily silent the object was. After the original Phoenix Lights incident, the military stated that it was simply dropped flairs from a nearby Air Force Base, others believe it was skydivers.

  • Game of Drones

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    Before NASA's shuttle program shut down, residents in Florida reported a series of strange glowing orbs trailing the shuttle's launch into space. Ryder, Ben, and James launch a daring mission around Kennedy Space Center to investigate if aliens are watching earth from above. The team's determination to conclude if aliens are spying on our world involves braving swamps infested with reptiles and even evading an oncoming boat.

  • Alien Castaways

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    In an area known as the "Roswell of South America", or Varginha Brazil, the Chasing UFOs team investigates a series of UFO sightings and rumors of alien life forms hiding in the jungles, including a reported alien sighting from 1996. Their hunt for answers leads the team through some of the wildest terrain on Earth, where they brave the rapids of South Americas waterways, explore a poorly ventilated cave in the depths of the jungle and literally walk into a giant spiders nest. But the most compelling evidence they find comes from a series of eyewitness in the city, including the former commander of the Brazilian airspace defence command who offers...

  • Alien Baby Farm

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    Baby alien or a tiny species of monkey? In Mexico, Ryder, Ben and James meet a leading UFOlogist to get a first-hand look at a tiny creature of mysterious origin. Firm believer James has no doubt the creature is alien but skeptic Ben offers a more down to earth explanation. While in Mexico, they also investigate the "Mother Ship Videos" incredible footage that some believe shows a mother ship dropping off hundreds of UFOs in the sky. James is further compelled by the fact that two eyewitnesses recorded the same event from two different angles.