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RAMY ROMANY: Everything
in ancient Egyptian's world
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was revolving
around these nine gods.
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WILLIAM HENRY: The idea
of a council of nine gods
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recurs over and over again
throughout history.
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GEORGE NOORY: It's very possible
that there's a group
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that oversees Planet Earth.
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KATHLEEN McGOWAN COPPENS:
What is their agenda?
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Is it benevolent, or is there
another agenda to control us?
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LYNN PICKNETT: We might never
know their ultimate purpose,
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but we should be very,
very careful,
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because if they don't like
people challenging them,
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well, we're doomed.
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NARRATOR:
Since the dawn of civilization,
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mankind has credited
its origins to gods
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and other visitors
from the stars.
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What if it were true?
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Did extraterrestrial beings
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really help to shape
our history?
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And if so, might our planet
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still be under the watchful eye
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of what some people
refer to only
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as "The Mysterious Nine"?
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December 30, 2013.
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In an international television
news broadcast,
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former Canadian Minister of
National Defense, Paul Hellyer,
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makes an astonishing statement.
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He claims to have knowledge
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that extraterrestrials
are visiting Earth.
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SOPHIE SHEVARDNADZE:
Why do you say that UFOs
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are as real as the airplanes
flying over our heads?
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PAUL HELLYER: Well,
because I know that they are.
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And they've been visiting this
planet for thousands of years.
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And there is what is called
a "federation"
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of these people,
and they have rules.
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NARRATOR: The interview sent
shockwaves through the media.
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Viewers questioned
why a high-level official
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would make such an announcement.
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DAVID WILCOCK: Paul Hellyer
first came forward in 2005,
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but it wasn't
until January of 2014
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that his story truly went viral.
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HELLYER: That gave me
the dubious distinction of being
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the first person of cabinet rank
in the G8 group of countries
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who ever said categorically,
without reservation,
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UFO's are real, and you have
to accept them as being real.
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This is difficult territory.
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But I understand
there's a federation
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that is monitoring us most
closely and keeping tabs on us.
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NARRATOR: Could there be truth
to Hellyer's statements?
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Is it possible that there
is a galactic federation
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of extraterrestrials
overseeing Earth?
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But if so, what is the evidence
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behind such astounding claims?
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NARRATOR: Edgewood Arsenal,
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Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
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1952.
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As part of a secret
government program
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termed Project Penguin,
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medical doctor and psychiatrist
Andrija Puharich
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set up a special laboratory
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where psychics
and military personnel
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gathered to investigate
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psychological manipulation
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and hallucinogenic drugs.
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Perhaps one
of the most compelling
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and controversial aspects
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of Puharich's research
was channeling,
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which involved making contact
with non-physical beings
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through the use of psychics.
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JAMES HURTAK: It's very
important that we understand
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that this was a serious
scientific endeavor.
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No candles or holy water
or any of that was used.
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Puharich used the Faraday cage,
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a copper room
that was specially insulated
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according to US Naval standards,
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that would prohibit
mid-level electromagnetic waves
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and electrostatic.
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In this Faraday cage,
individuals would relax
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and allow the mind over matter
signal to take place.
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NARRATOR:
In December, 1952,
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Puharich invited Hindu mystic
and doctor D.G. Vinod,
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to one of these
channeling sessions.
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During the experiment,
Vinod went into a deep trance
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and made contact with a group
of entities called "The Nine."
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PICKNETT:
At the very beginning,
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they just announced themselves
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as nine principles
of the universe.
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Well, that's pretty big
to start with,
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but nevertheless,
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they said they were
extraterrestrials.
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They were forces from beyond.
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NICK POPE: The Nine said that
they were an eternal presence,
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that they
had been watching humanity
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from the very beginning.
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And that they were gods, guides,
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and this was what particularly
interested Puharich.
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The idea that if they are gods,
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they, of course, have wisdom,
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and Puharich wanted
to ask for guidance.
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The Nine came up with a number
of different messages involving
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their being guardians for
the human race, creators even.
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PICKNETT: Puharich said
"What is your name?
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"Who are you?"
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And that
was the great revelation
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because the being said,
"I am Atum."
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And Atum was the great
father god of ancient Egypt,
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and introducing not only
the nine principles,
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but the nine great gods
or the Ennead of ancient Egypt.
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NARRATOR: Is it possible that
Puharich actually made contact
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with the
nine great gods of Egypt?
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Could this be evidence
of a long-standing federation
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of extraterrestrials
overseeing earthly affairs?
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But if so,
just who were these beings?
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Heliopolis, Cairo.
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Known as the Sun City,
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this is one of the oldest
and most sacred sites
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of ancient Egypt.
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Although mostly destroyed,
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an obelisk remains,
marking the spot
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where the temple of the sun god,
Atum, once stood.
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Here, the ancient pharaohs
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would connect to the Ennead,
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a council of nine deities
who were said to have brought
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technology and knowledge
to mankind.
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According to Egyptian
hieroglyphs,
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consultation with the Ennead
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was chief
among the pharaohs' duties,
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and critical to the success
of the nation.
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ROBERT BAUVAL: Heliopolis was
the Vatican of ancient Egypt.
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This was the seat,
the helm if you like, the...
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the abode of the famous Ennead,
the nine gods
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that ruled from the sky,
and governed Egypt
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from a place in the sky.
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ROMANY: The Ennead started
with god Atum,
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the god of the solar disc;
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god Shu,
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the god of the wind,
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and goddess Tefnut,
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the goddess of the water;
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god Geb,
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the god of the land,
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and goddess Nut,
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the goddess of the sky;
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Isis,
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the mother to all the kings;
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god Osiris,
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the god of good;
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god Set,
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the god of evil;
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and goddess Nephthys,
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the goddess of death.
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Everything in ancient
Egyptian's world
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was revolving
around these nine gods.
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So, the pharaoh of Egypt
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would have to consult
with the nine gods, the Ennead,
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with every aspect in life
to make sure
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he is doing the right thing,
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and every
ancient Egyptian local,
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would have their full trust that
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anything coming out
from the mouth of the king
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is the word of god
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because he already heard it.
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McGOWAN:
The pharaoh was the special
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emissary to the gods;
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and therefore,
the gods were able to speak
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directly through the pharaoh.
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A case can be made
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that the pharaoh
allowing the gods in
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to speak through him
is similar to the channeling
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that is done
through mediums today.
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NARRATOR:
Nine otherworldly beings
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speaking through the pharaoh?
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Might the modern-day channeling
sessions with the Nine,
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conducted during the secret
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military experiments
in the 1950s,
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be mirroring those experienced
by the ancient Egyptians?
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The Ennead were actually
extraterrestrial beings
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here to administer
and guide human affairs.
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The pyramid texts tell us
that Atum came from Sirius.
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It's quite fascinating
to contemplate the possibility
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that Dr. Puharich was part
of a long line of initiates
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who were contacted
by the Ennead.
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DAVID WHITEHEAD:
The rulers and the presidents,
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and the kings and the queens
throughout history
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always have these stories
of consulting higher forces.
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Could we still have
these extraterrestrial
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or pandimensional overlords
existing today
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that are guiding the rulers
of various nations?
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NARRATOR:
Could it really be that Puharich
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inadvertently made contact
with the same beings
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that were consulted by
the ancient Egyptian pharaohs?
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And might these be
the extraterrestrials
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that former Canadian
Defense Minister Paul Hellyer,
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was referring to?
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Perhaps more evidence can
be found in numerous accounts
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from across the globe
of otherworldly
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councils of nine.
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HENRY:
These extraterrestrial beings,
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they're turning up again
and again in human history.
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RICHARD RADER:
These are gods who are
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deeply and
fundamentally involved
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in humans' lives.
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NARRATOR:
Southeast Asia.
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Every year during
the ninth lunar month
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of the Chinese calendar,
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thousands of Taoists
throughout the region celebrate
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a 2,000-year-old
tradition called
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The Nine Emperor Gods Festival.
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The Nine Emperor Gods Festival
is a very, very important
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festival in southeast Asian
Chinese communities...
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...and it revolves
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around a carnival-like ritual
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that takes place
for nine full days.
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The point of this, uh, festival
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is to summon, the very, very
powerful Nine Emperor Gods...
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...because they're seen
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as residing up in the skies.
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NARRATOR:
The nine Sky Lords are believed
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by Taoists to have been
the original rulers of China
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and the offspring
of the supreme god of creation.
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According to legend,
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the Nine Emperor Gods
come from the nine stars
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that make up the Big Dipper,
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seven of which are visible
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and two that are invisible.
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They are tasked
with controlling the universe
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and keeping order on Earth.
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There are typically about
nine spirit mediums who, uh,
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enter a trance,
and then channel these gods...
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...to bring them down
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and to keep them
very content and happy.
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The reason why it's crucial
to keep them happy
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is because they keep an account,
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a record of everything
that happens on Earth.
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They control human destiny.
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At the end of the nine days,
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when the festival
reaches its climax,
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the gods eventually return to
the stars from which they came.
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NARRATOR: Curiously, this idea
of nine gods, or overlords,
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watching over Earth
can be found in cultures
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throughout the world.
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The Aztecs of Meso-America
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were known to worship nine gods
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called the Lords of the Night.
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In the Norse tradition,
nine gods survive the Ragnarok,
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or earthly destruction.
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According to Buddhist legend,
the Emperor Ashoka consulted
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with a secret society
called the Nine Unknown Men
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who were said to possess
the knowledge of the universe.
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The ancient Etruscans of Italy
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also believed in nine gods
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that could be persuaded to
influence the fate of mankind.
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And in Greek mythology,
Zeus led a council of nine gods
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created to oversee humanity.
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The canonical Olympian gods
are imagined to be about 12,
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and they have a sort
of governing body as well,
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and so they have a council.
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For the most part, the nine
most important gods are there
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sitting at the top
of that is Zeus.
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These make up the-the power
structure of the heavens.
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And they occasionally
meet to determine
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what they're going to do
about mankind.
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JONATHAN YOUNG: Zeus created
the Council of Nine,
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and this was Aphrodite, Apollo,
Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus,
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Hera, Hermes, Poseidon
and Zeus himself.
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And these are the gods
that then could interact
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with humans,
I guess to keep us in line.
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These are gods who are deeply
and fundamentally involved
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in humans' lives,
and the gods occasionally
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have to clean things up,
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and so, there's a few times
in the mythological tradition
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we hear about the gods deciding,
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rather like we hear in Genesis,
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that they're gonna wipe
the slate clean
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and just start new entirely
with a brand new human race.
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NARRATOR:
Is it purely coincidence
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that so many ancient cultures,
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separated by thousands of miles,
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all worship a group
of nine gods?
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And could it be
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that these beings were not gods,
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but extraterrestrial visitors
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as ancient astronaut theorists
believe?
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Visitors that are working
behind the scenes
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and still watching
over us today?
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I'm always asked
about ancient astronauts.
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Why did they leave?
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How come
they're not here anymore?
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And personally,
I never said that they left.
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I think they've arrived,
and they've stayed.
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And so that plays
into the whole idea
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that we are this ongoing project
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by extraterrestrial species,
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and that they are observing us--
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have observed us, from afar.
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Because according
to the creation stories,
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we are their offspring.
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So if the council exists,
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they are here
to observe their creation.
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HENRY:
The idea of a council of gods,
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especially nine gods,
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recurs over and over again
throughout history.
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People today claim
that they're in contact
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with a divine council.
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When you look at this,
you have to ask,
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is it possible that these are
actually the same group
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of extraterrestrial beings
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that are turning up again
and again in human history?
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And that in fact,
they may have a long-term
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or long-range plan for humanity.
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NARRATOR:
Might it be that these nine gods
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found across various cultures
throughout the globe,
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are in fact the same beings?
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And if so,
does this give credibility
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to the claims of contact
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during military experiments
conducted in the 1950s?
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POPE:
All around the world,
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in a remarkably
cross-cultural way,
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we get the Nine.
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And when Puharich
started channeling,
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the Nine cropped up again.
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Coincidence?
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Or was he accessing something
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that has been with us
since the dawn of time?
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NARRATOR: Does this notion of
an otherworldly council of nine,
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that is found
in so many ancient cultures,
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provide proof that there really
are alien overlords
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that have been steering
the course of humanity?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes,
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and claim that, incredibly,
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physical evidence of this
can be found, not on Earth,
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but circling high above it.
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NARRATOR:
Coming up...
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WILCOCK:
This is something
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that has a dark, streamlined,
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technological appearance.
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POPE: This is an
extraterrestrial satellite
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that has been
monitoring Planet Earth.
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NARRATOR:
December, 1998.
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During the assembly of the
International Space Station,
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U.S. astronauts spot
a large unidentified item
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orbiting the earth.
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They take photographs
of the mysterious object,
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and post them
on the NASA website.
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WILCOCK:
When you actually look
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at the photographs
of the object,
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it very obviously
looks artificial.
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This is not a meteor.
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This is not a chunk of rock.
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This is something that has
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a dark, streamlined,
technological appearance,
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almost like some of the stealth
aircraft that we've built,
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with a kind of bent nose in the
front, sort of like a hawk.
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NARRATOR: Curiously,
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NASA officials quickly
remove the photos,
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and claim the object
was space debris--
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most likely a thermal blanket,
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inadvertently released
from the space station.
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But some independent researchers
are not convinced,
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and suggest that it might
be the latest evidence
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of the "Black Knight" satellite
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that first made headlines
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three years before
the first man-made satellite
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was launched into orbit.
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In 1954,
both The San Francisco Examiner
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and the Aviation Week Journal
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published articles detailing
what appeared to be
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artificial satellites
orbiting the earth.
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NICK REDFERN: It really shocked
a lot of people,
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because although the concept
of satellites were known,
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nobody on the planet
was flying a satellite.
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The story really takes off
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with a man named
Major Donald Keyhoe.
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He was formerly
with the U.S. military,
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and wrote a number
of books on UFOs.
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One of the things
that Keyhoe wrote about
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was how supposedly a number of
military insiders had told him,
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that the U.S. military
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was tracking
one or two unknown satellites
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of extraordinary size
in Earth orbit.
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Nobody knew what they were.
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This was long before Sputnik,
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the first satellite launched
by the Russians.
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And it gave rise to the idea
that it was extraterrestrial.
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NARRATOR: The United States
Department of Defense
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was said to have
recruited the assistance
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of astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh,
in 1953,
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to identify this strange object.
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However, his conclusions
were never made public.
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Based on its appearance
on radar in the 1960s,
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scientists estimated
that the mystery satellite
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weighed over ten tons.
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It was not only
several times larger
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than anything
worldwide space programs
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were capable of launching,
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but it also seemed
to be traveling
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in an artificial orbit,
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circling the earth
from pole to pole.
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MIKE BARA: The Black Knight
is said to be in a polar orbit,
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which is what you would do
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if you wanted to cover
the entire Planet Earth
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as it rotated underneath you.
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Weather satellites,
spy satellites
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are commonly put
into this polar orbit
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in order to cover the entire
surface of the earth.
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This implies that it
is an unnatural object.
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What's particularly intriguing
about this satellite
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is it's not one of ours.
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In other words, the theory is
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that this is
an extraterrestrial satellite
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that has perhaps
been monitoring Planet Earth
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for thousands of years.
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In the 1930s ham radio operators
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claimed they were picking up
radio signals from outer space.
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And Nikola Tesla himself claimed
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that he was picking up
radio signals from Mars.
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So you have to wonder,
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were ham radio operators
and even Nikola Tesla,
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somehow picking up signals
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from this extraterrestrial ship
orbiting our planet?
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WILCOCK:
A ham radio operator
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was able to decipher
this signal,
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and create a matrix grid
of individual dots
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that were either white or black.
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When he looked at this grid,
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he concluded that it was a map
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of the Epsilon Bootes
constellation,
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positioned where
it would have been
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13,000 years ago.
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NARRATOR:
Might this mysterious object
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actually have traveled
to earth 13,000 years ago?
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And if so, was it put into orbit
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by extraterrestrials
in order to observe Earth?
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Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes,
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and suggest that descriptions
of an extraterrestrial satellite
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can even be found
thousands of years ago,
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in the Hebrew text known
as the "Apocalypse of Baruch."
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The Apocalypse of Baruch
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is one of the best
ancient astronaut stories
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in existence,
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because it describes
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an eyewitness account
of a satellite
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orbiting the earth.
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Baruch describes
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how he sees a magnificent bird
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that watched the happenings
on the planet.
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And from time to time this bird
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00:24:26,206 --> 00:24:28,673
would extend its wings
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to glean or to gather
the power of the sun.
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00:24:33,379 --> 00:24:37,715
And after flying around,
that bird would be so exhausted
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it would retract its wings.
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If we look
at today's satellites in space,
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it's the same story.
453
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We have solar cells on wings
that can extend,
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and then they can retract
at will.
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So what if Baruch witnessed
something similar?
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Baruch himself said
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that this is
"the guardian of the earth."
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NARRATOR:
Might the mythological bird
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described in
the Apocalypse of Baruch
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have actually been
an observational satellite?
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Could this be proof
that extraterrestrials
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have been keeping watch over
Earth for thousands of years,
463
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as some ancient astronaut
theorists suggest?
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And if so,
do they pose a threat?
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Perhaps additional clues
can be found
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by exploring the rumors of an
alien encounter...
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at the White House.
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CRAIG CAMPOBASSO: He wanted to
meet with President Eisenhower.
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So they took him
to the Oval Office.
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LAURA EISENHOWER:
He was brought to the president
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and the vice president,
and they put him
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on VIP status for three years.
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NARRATOR:
Washington D.C., 1957.
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A federal marshal and chaplain
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who had top-secret security
clearance at the Pentagon,
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00:26:08,049 --> 00:26:09,949
Dr. Frank Stranges,
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is introduced
to an extraterrestrial being
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named Valiant Thor,
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who is secretly working with
the United States government.
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Stranges later goes public
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with the shocking allegations
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in his groundbreaking book,
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Stranger at the Pentagon.
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CAMPOBASSO:
Dr. Frank Stranges said that
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on March 16, 1957,
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Valiant Thor arrived
in a scout ship,
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which landed
in Alexandria, Virginia
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in an agricultural field
at 8:00 a.m.
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The police were
the first on the scene.
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And they had
a conversation with him.
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He wanted to meet
with President Eisenhower.
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So they took him
through the Pentagon
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where he met with
the secretary of defense.
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Once that was cleared,
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00:27:02,270 --> 00:27:04,937
they brought him over
to the Oval Office to meet
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with Eisenhower, Nixon,
and all the joint chiefs.
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NARRATOR: Stranges' account
was backed up by Harley Byrd,
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the nephew of
Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
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who worked for
the Department of Defense
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from 1957 to 1963.
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00:27:24,392 --> 00:27:27,059
Byrd was assigned
to Project Blue Book,
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00:27:27,128 --> 00:27:32,197
the secret military program
that investigated UFO reports.
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And he wrote the foreword
to Stranges' book.
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There have been
face-to-face meetings
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between United States officials
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and people from
other star systems. Period.
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The best evidence that I think
there is,
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00:27:47,548 --> 00:27:50,415
is the case of Valiant Thor
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and his visit to the, uh,
capital in the U.S.
510
00:27:53,187 --> 00:27:57,956
He remained in the United States
for three years.
511
00:27:58,058 --> 00:28:00,325
And did a multitude
of things there.
512
00:28:00,427 --> 00:28:02,627
Communicating with
various people
513
00:28:02,729 --> 00:28:05,497
and discussing the state of
affairs in the United States
514
00:28:05,599 --> 00:28:06,998
and in the cosmos.
515
00:28:08,469 --> 00:28:10,135
NARRATOR:
According to accounts,
516
00:28:10,237 --> 00:28:14,005
Valiant Thor had been sent
to Earth by the High Council
517
00:28:14,108 --> 00:28:18,210
to intervene on behalf of the
intergalactic community.
518
00:28:18,278 --> 00:28:21,079
(explosion)
519
00:28:21,181 --> 00:28:23,081
They were worried
because our nuclear capabilities
520
00:28:23,183 --> 00:28:27,652
had become
an interstellar concern.
521
00:28:27,754 --> 00:28:30,322
REDFERN: The story goes
that Valiant Thor had contact
522
00:28:30,390 --> 00:28:34,960
with high level members
of the U.S. government
523
00:28:35,028 --> 00:28:38,130
and the military including
the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
524
00:28:38,198 --> 00:28:41,032
essentially giving a friendly
warning that, hey,
525
00:28:41,101 --> 00:28:43,435
if you don't disarm
your nuclear weapons,
526
00:28:43,537 --> 00:28:45,237
and if the Russians don't,
527
00:28:45,305 --> 00:28:48,340
it's all gonna end in complete
destruction for everybody
528
00:28:48,442 --> 00:28:50,442
and the obliteration
of the human race.
529
00:28:50,544 --> 00:28:55,013
And Thor wasn't some sort of
bullying-type character.
530
00:28:55,115 --> 00:28:58,183
He wanted the people
of Earth to understand
531
00:28:58,285 --> 00:29:00,385
and take action themselves,
532
00:29:00,487 --> 00:29:02,154
rather than being
forced into it.
533
00:29:02,222 --> 00:29:05,957
The story actually sounds
quite like the scenario
534
00:29:06,026 --> 00:29:08,560
presented in the 1951 movie,
535
00:29:08,662 --> 00:29:10,962
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
536
00:29:11,031 --> 00:29:13,365
Very, very similar scenario.
537
00:29:15,502 --> 00:29:19,204
NARRATOR: As outlandish as
the claims seem to be,
538
00:29:19,306 --> 00:29:23,175
photographs have surfaced of
Thor meeting with top officials
539
00:29:23,277 --> 00:29:27,179
and no one has stepped forward
to dispute them.
540
00:29:27,281 --> 00:29:30,582
Even members of
President Eisenhower's family,
541
00:29:30,684 --> 00:29:33,318
including his great
granddaughter, Laura Eisenhower,
542
00:29:33,420 --> 00:29:36,454
insist the story is true.
543
00:29:36,557 --> 00:29:41,993
EISENHOWER: Valiant Thor
showed up around 1957,
544
00:29:42,062 --> 00:29:43,662
and was brought to the president
and the vice president,
545
00:29:43,764 --> 00:29:46,131
and they put him on VIP status
for three years.
546
00:29:47,301 --> 00:29:49,301
And Eisenhower really wanted
547
00:29:49,403 --> 00:29:51,703
to let humanity know about this,
548
00:29:51,772 --> 00:29:54,172
but, the secretary of defense,
549
00:29:54,241 --> 00:29:57,642
the head of the Central
Intelligence Agency,
550
00:29:57,711 --> 00:30:00,512
and the military Joint Chiefs of
Staff opposed it.
551
00:30:00,614 --> 00:30:05,083
And even though Eisenhower was
intent on having a meeting
552
00:30:05,152 --> 00:30:06,718
with the General Assembly
of the United Nations,
553
00:30:06,787 --> 00:30:12,023
in order to present the story
to them, that was shut down too.
554
00:30:12,625 --> 00:30:15,193
HELLYER:
Ultimately his mission,
555
00:30:15,295 --> 00:30:19,564
which was on behalf of the
federation, was not taken up.
556
00:30:19,666 --> 00:30:20,898
His mission was aborted.
557
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,569
He didn't accomplish
what he came for,
558
00:30:24,671 --> 00:30:26,804
because the decision was made--
559
00:30:26,906 --> 00:30:30,541
not by the president himself--
but it was made by people
560
00:30:30,643 --> 00:30:34,245
like the secretary of defense,
and the CIA.
561
00:30:34,314 --> 00:30:37,582
And this, I think, was a turning
point in the history
562
00:30:37,684 --> 00:30:40,485
of the United States
and the world.
563
00:30:40,587 --> 00:30:44,655
We had an opportunity then
to change our ways,
564
00:30:44,758 --> 00:30:47,959
and we missed the opportunity.
565
00:30:48,027 --> 00:30:50,661
We blew it, to put it bluntly.
566
00:30:50,764 --> 00:30:53,598
MICHAEL SALLA:
What's very interesting here
567
00:30:53,666 --> 00:30:56,968
in terms of Valiant Thor's
timing was whether or not
568
00:30:57,036 --> 00:31:00,571
this was something that was part
of a larger plan,
569
00:31:00,673 --> 00:31:03,741
whether there are these
overlords who are there
570
00:31:03,843 --> 00:31:06,043
behind the scenes
controlling humanity.
571
00:31:06,146 --> 00:31:08,880
DAVID CHILDRESS: Valiant Thor
claimed that he had been sent
572
00:31:08,948 --> 00:31:12,517
by a high council to talk to
573
00:31:12,585 --> 00:31:14,619
the military leaders of Earth
574
00:31:14,687 --> 00:31:16,554
and warn them of
575
00:31:16,656 --> 00:31:20,992
the dangers of nuclear weapons.
576
00:31:21,060 --> 00:31:25,496
And you have to wonder
is Valiant Thor
577
00:31:25,598 --> 00:31:29,467
some kind of representative
of this Council of Nine
578
00:31:29,569 --> 00:31:33,604
that's watching
over planet Earth
579
00:31:33,706 --> 00:31:35,339
that Puharich
had been talking about?
580
00:31:40,079 --> 00:31:43,080
NARRATOR: Is it conceivable that
an extraterrestrial emissary
581
00:31:43,149 --> 00:31:44,849
for a Council of Nine
582
00:31:44,951 --> 00:31:48,986
really made contact with
the United States government?
583
00:31:49,088 --> 00:31:54,692
And if so, was his mission
ultimately a failure?
584
00:31:54,794 --> 00:31:57,595
Ancient astronaut
theorists suggest
585
00:31:57,697 --> 00:32:00,865
that perhaps
the Mysterious Nine succeeded
586
00:32:00,967 --> 00:32:02,900
in delivering
a message to mankind
587
00:32:03,002 --> 00:32:05,770
through other,
more receptive channels.
588
00:32:10,043 --> 00:32:11,742
CHILDRESS:
Science fiction
589
00:32:11,811 --> 00:32:15,947
is preparing people
for final contact.
590
00:32:16,049 --> 00:32:17,982
SALLA:
Gene Roddenberry sat in
591
00:32:18,084 --> 00:32:19,884
and could ask questions of
592
00:32:19,986 --> 00:32:21,285
the Council of Nine.
593
00:32:26,209 --> 00:32:29,610
ATOR:
Ossining, New York. 1958.
594
00:32:29,712 --> 00:32:33,948
After his initial contact
with the Nine,
595
00:32:34,050 --> 00:32:36,017
Dr. Andrija Puharich creates
596
00:32:36,119 --> 00:32:39,887
the Roundtable Foundation
at his private estate.
597
00:32:41,724 --> 00:32:43,524
Various psychics and mediums
598
00:32:43,626 --> 00:32:45,460
are invited to channel
599
00:32:45,562 --> 00:32:47,829
the self-proclaimed
Egyptian deities
600
00:32:47,931 --> 00:32:50,064
for a group
of influential observers.
601
00:32:51,768 --> 00:32:54,969
PICKNETT:
Puharich just simply carried on
602
00:32:55,071 --> 00:32:57,872
investigating psychic abilities.
603
00:32:57,974 --> 00:33:00,041
His idea almost certainly
from the the beginning,
604
00:33:00,143 --> 00:33:02,810
was to hook, uh, big names,
605
00:33:02,912 --> 00:33:05,413
movers and shakers, writers,
606
00:33:05,515 --> 00:33:09,951
people who could ensure
that the message of the Nine
607
00:33:10,053 --> 00:33:12,720
reached the top layer
of society,
608
00:33:12,822 --> 00:33:15,122
but who could be trusted
with a big secret.
609
00:33:15,225 --> 00:33:18,693
Among the participants in these
meetings were Warren McCulloch,
610
00:33:18,795 --> 00:33:21,062
who was an early pioneer
in cybernetics.
611
00:33:21,164 --> 00:33:25,533
Another was John J. Hammond,
who was considered to be
612
00:33:25,635 --> 00:33:27,635
the student of Nikola Tesla.
613
00:33:27,737 --> 00:33:31,205
Henry A. Wallace, President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's
614
00:33:31,307 --> 00:33:34,041
secretary of agriculture
and third term VP,
615
00:33:34,143 --> 00:33:36,644
was also a participant
in these meetings.
616
00:33:36,746 --> 00:33:39,213
Ultimately, they appeared
to be deeply interested
617
00:33:39,315 --> 00:33:41,749
in how the human mind
can connect
618
00:33:41,851 --> 00:33:44,252
with the extraterrestrial mind.
619
00:33:46,289 --> 00:33:49,090
NARRATOR: One observer
of the Roundtable Foundation,
620
00:33:49,192 --> 00:33:52,493
according to his writing
assistant Jon Povill,
621
00:33:52,595 --> 00:33:56,797
was future Star Trek
creator Gene Roddenberry.
622
00:33:56,900 --> 00:33:59,867
Povill claims
Roddenberry actively
623
00:33:59,969 --> 00:34:01,802
participated in the sessions,
624
00:34:01,905 --> 00:34:05,072
and that parts of the Star Trek
television series
625
00:34:05,174 --> 00:34:07,775
may not be Roddenberry's
work at all,
626
00:34:07,877 --> 00:34:13,581
but directly inspired
by the Mysterious Nine.
627
00:34:13,683 --> 00:34:15,917
Of all of the famous guests,
628
00:34:16,019 --> 00:34:20,588
Gene Roddenberry was one
of the most gifted,
629
00:34:20,690 --> 00:34:23,190
and was a part of our team,
630
00:34:23,293 --> 00:34:25,860
taking notes
and scoring information
631
00:34:25,962 --> 00:34:29,430
that he felt would eventually
be used worldwide.
632
00:34:29,532 --> 00:34:33,701
What is exciting is
some of what Gene saw there
633
00:34:33,803 --> 00:34:35,536
in our work together
634
00:34:35,638 --> 00:34:40,508
was produced in some
of the episodes of Star Trek.
635
00:34:40,610 --> 00:34:43,711
Gene Roddenberry sat in
and could ask questions
636
00:34:43,813 --> 00:34:46,113
of the psychics who were
communicating
637
00:34:46,215 --> 00:34:47,782
with the Council of Nine.
638
00:34:47,884 --> 00:34:50,585
And I think this is where
you get various ideas
639
00:34:50,687 --> 00:34:54,722
such as teleportation,
warp drive.
640
00:34:54,824 --> 00:34:57,124
NOORY: In Star Trek,
they have the Federation,
641
00:34:57,226 --> 00:35:00,661
and the Federation is
responsible for governing
642
00:35:00,763 --> 00:35:03,097
planets all throughout
the universe.
643
00:35:03,199 --> 00:35:05,933
That's very possible that
it's happening here,
644
00:35:06,035 --> 00:35:09,670
that there's a group
that oversees Planet Earth.
645
00:35:09,772 --> 00:35:12,106
This higher power
within the universe
646
00:35:12,208 --> 00:35:15,042
that is monitoring
things on Earth.
647
00:35:15,144 --> 00:35:16,811
HELLYER:
I don't think there's any doubt
648
00:35:16,913 --> 00:35:18,646
about the Federation being real.
649
00:35:18,748 --> 00:35:20,881
This is something that I've
heard since I first became
650
00:35:20,984 --> 00:35:23,551
interested in the subject
of ufology.
651
00:35:23,653 --> 00:35:28,022
And I've talked to hundreds
of people who have had contacts,
652
00:35:28,124 --> 00:35:31,592
direct or indirect,
with various individuals
653
00:35:31,694 --> 00:35:33,995
from one or more
of the planets
654
00:35:34,097 --> 00:35:37,531
that are members
of the Federation.
655
00:35:41,638 --> 00:35:43,471
NARRATOR:
Set in the future,
656
00:35:43,573 --> 00:35:46,674
Star Trek chronicled
a peaceful scientific mission
657
00:35:46,776 --> 00:35:49,143
to seek out and explore
other planets
658
00:35:49,245 --> 00:35:52,179
in the Milky Way galaxy.
659
00:35:52,281 --> 00:35:56,884
Among the futuristic concepts
revealed in the series,
660
00:35:56,986 --> 00:36:00,454
is the Federation's
Prime Directive--
661
00:36:00,556 --> 00:36:04,392
their guiding principle that
prohibits them with interfering
662
00:36:04,494 --> 00:36:08,562
with the development of
a still evolving civilization.
663
00:36:08,665 --> 00:36:12,400
Researchers studying the
Mysterious Nine have concluded
664
00:36:12,502 --> 00:36:16,704
that they may function
in much the same way.
665
00:36:18,975 --> 00:36:20,841
WILCOCK:
Roddenberry heard about
666
00:36:20,943 --> 00:36:24,145
the Prime Directive
from these sessions.
667
00:36:24,247 --> 00:36:25,846
Now, what is
the Prime Directive?
668
00:36:25,948 --> 00:36:29,083
It's the idea
that an extraterrestrial race
669
00:36:29,185 --> 00:36:32,420
should not just show up
and announce its identity
670
00:36:32,522 --> 00:36:34,822
to a fledging planet
that has not yet achieved
671
00:36:34,924 --> 00:36:36,624
interstellar travel.
672
00:36:37,226 --> 00:36:41,428
An extraterrestrial group
is not going to make themselves
673
00:36:41,530 --> 00:36:45,432
openly known until
that society is ready for it,
674
00:36:45,534 --> 00:36:49,203
meaning until their development
has naturally steered them
675
00:36:49,305 --> 00:36:53,106
in favor of the idea
of extraterrestrial life,
676
00:36:53,209 --> 00:36:55,075
so it wouldn't come
as a great surprise,
677
00:36:55,177 --> 00:36:57,678
and it wouldn't overly disrupt
their existing
678
00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:00,047
social and political order.
679
00:37:01,750 --> 00:37:05,285
If we are being monitored
by extraterrestrials,
680
00:37:05,387 --> 00:37:08,555
it seems to be that one reason
why they don't openly land
681
00:37:08,657 --> 00:37:11,525
on the White House lawn,
is something very much like
682
00:37:11,627 --> 00:37:13,160
the Prime Directive.
683
00:37:13,262 --> 00:37:15,929
HELLYER:
I think the Prime Directive
684
00:37:16,031 --> 00:37:18,899
is that they are not
to interfere with us.
685
00:37:19,001 --> 00:37:21,902
That we were given
the power of choice.
686
00:37:22,004 --> 00:37:23,670
And so that they have to let us
687
00:37:23,772 --> 00:37:27,107
exercise that choice
which the creator gave us,
688
00:37:27,209 --> 00:37:29,610
even though we often
choose very badly.
689
00:37:29,712 --> 00:37:32,279
Make the wrong decisions.
690
00:37:32,381 --> 00:37:36,917
That is our legacy.
We're allowed to do that.
691
00:37:37,019 --> 00:37:39,319
CHILDRESS:
Is it possible that the nine
692
00:37:39,421 --> 00:37:43,924
extraterrestrial overlords
don't want to directly
693
00:37:44,026 --> 00:37:46,426
interfere in our society,
694
00:37:46,528 --> 00:37:51,331
but to guide us
from behind the scenes?
695
00:37:51,433 --> 00:37:55,202
You have to wonder
if there's not some truth
696
00:37:55,304 --> 00:37:56,536
to science fiction
697
00:37:56,639 --> 00:38:00,207
and television and movies
and books,
698
00:38:00,309 --> 00:38:02,876
are a way of preparing
699
00:38:02,978 --> 00:38:06,246
people of the Earth
for what's coming.
700
00:38:08,050 --> 00:38:09,650
NARRATOR:
Might there actually be
701
00:38:09,752 --> 00:38:14,221
some galactic truths found
within the Star Trek series?
702
00:38:14,323 --> 00:38:17,491
Truths that were shared
with Gene Roddenberry
703
00:38:17,593 --> 00:38:20,961
through the sessions
with the Mysterious Nine?
704
00:38:21,063 --> 00:38:25,499
And if so, was this in
an effort to assist humanity
705
00:38:25,601 --> 00:38:30,037
and guide us
to a more peaceful future?
706
00:38:30,139 --> 00:38:33,707
Or is there
another aim altogether?
707
00:38:35,477 --> 00:38:37,444
Perhaps one that prevents us
708
00:38:37,546 --> 00:38:40,614
from becoming a threat?
709
00:38:46,606 --> 00:38:48,639
NARRATOR: Before he concluded
his broadcast
710
00:38:48,741 --> 00:38:50,708
with RT Television Network
in 2013,
711
00:38:50,810 --> 00:38:53,911
former Canadian Defense
Minister Paul Hellyer
712
00:38:54,013 --> 00:38:57,114
publically urged officials
to reveal the truth
713
00:38:57,216 --> 00:39:01,118
about extraterrestrials
overseeing Earth.
714
00:39:01,220 --> 00:39:03,721
This information
is top secret in a way that
715
00:39:03,823 --> 00:39:05,256
the governments
aren't talking about it,
716
00:39:05,358 --> 00:39:07,792
but if you listen
to the whistleblowers
717
00:39:07,894 --> 00:39:09,960
and the people who have
worked in the industry,
718
00:39:10,062 --> 00:39:13,297
and, uh, who know
what is going on,
719
00:39:13,399 --> 00:39:15,900
there is just a lot
of information out there,
720
00:39:16,002 --> 00:39:19,170
and it doesn't take very long
to get your hands on it.
721
00:39:19,272 --> 00:39:23,707
The future of the world depends
on us knowing what is going on.
722
00:39:23,810 --> 00:39:27,011
Not only in our own world,
but in others
723
00:39:27,113 --> 00:39:30,714
that are monitoring us
and attempting to influence us,
724
00:39:30,817 --> 00:39:32,316
for better or for worse.
725
00:39:32,418 --> 00:39:36,086
And there are people here
who know a lot about that.
726
00:39:37,924 --> 00:39:39,356
McGOWAN: This idea
that there are other entities,
727
00:39:39,459 --> 00:39:41,225
whether from other dimensions,
other galaxies,
728
00:39:41,327 --> 00:39:43,260
other planets,
who are actually controlling,
729
00:39:43,362 --> 00:39:47,465
or somehow influencing what
is happening with life on Earth
730
00:39:47,567 --> 00:39:50,267
is fascinating, and we always
have to ask that question,
731
00:39:50,369 --> 00:39:51,936
what is their agenda?
732
00:39:52,538 --> 00:39:54,671
Is it benevolent?
733
00:39:54,773 --> 00:39:56,907
Are they here to protect us,
734
00:39:57,009 --> 00:40:00,677
as Valiant Thor
and the Nine originally said?
735
00:40:00,779 --> 00:40:02,913
Or is there another agenda?
736
00:40:03,015 --> 00:40:05,649
Is there an agenda
to control us?
737
00:40:05,751 --> 00:40:08,352
Is there an agenda to influence
738
00:40:08,454 --> 00:40:10,454
the way that we live
in a negative way?
739
00:40:12,524 --> 00:40:15,258
So you have to wonder
if there is, in fact,
740
00:40:15,361 --> 00:40:17,627
some kind
of extraterrestrial council
741
00:40:17,730 --> 00:40:21,898
that's watching
over Planet Earth.
742
00:40:22,001 --> 00:40:26,870
That they are here to look
at our advancement
743
00:40:26,972 --> 00:40:28,939
and to warn us
of possible catastrophes
744
00:40:29,041 --> 00:40:31,708
that may be occurring,
745
00:40:31,810 --> 00:40:33,276
and hopefully,
746
00:40:33,379 --> 00:40:36,313
we will heed their warnings.
747
00:40:36,415 --> 00:40:40,217
POPE: If we're being monitored
by extraterrestrials,
748
00:40:40,319 --> 00:40:42,486
if they're watching
human affairs,
749
00:40:42,588 --> 00:40:45,489
I think they
would be very concerned
750
00:40:45,591 --> 00:40:49,393
about things that we might do
that would destroy ourselves,
751
00:40:49,495 --> 00:40:51,228
and destroy the planet.
752
00:40:51,330 --> 00:40:54,865
And perhaps part
of the alien agenda
753
00:40:54,967 --> 00:40:57,000
is our moral development
754
00:40:57,102 --> 00:40:59,936
as well as
our technological development.
755
00:41:00,039 --> 00:41:01,838
Perhaps this is our ticket
756
00:41:01,940 --> 00:41:04,541
to join the galactic federation.
757
00:41:06,345 --> 00:41:08,645
PICKNETT: We might never know
their ultimate purpose,
758
00:41:08,747 --> 00:41:12,883
but if this is an experiment,
759
00:41:12,985 --> 00:41:15,485
we should be very, very careful,
because quite clearly,
760
00:41:15,587 --> 00:41:18,755
if they don't like people
challenging them,
761
00:41:18,857 --> 00:41:21,491
well, we're doomed.
762
00:41:25,997 --> 00:41:27,363
NARRATOR:
If there are, in fact,
763
00:41:27,465 --> 00:41:31,734
nine extraterrestrial entities
overseeing Earth,
764
00:41:31,836 --> 00:41:34,103
are they here to help us,
765
00:41:34,205 --> 00:41:37,273
as ancient astronaut
theorists suggest?
766
00:41:37,375 --> 00:41:39,842
Or could they have
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00:41:39,945 --> 00:41:42,278
a more sinister motive?
768
00:41:44,549 --> 00:41:47,850
Perhaps the answer
will only be revealed
769
00:41:47,953 --> 00:41:50,720
when they make contact
once again,
770
00:41:50,822 --> 00:41:52,488
and when we...
771
00:41:52,591 --> 00:41:54,257
are more ready to accept...
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00:41:54,359 --> 00:41:55,725
the truth.
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