1 00:00:02,047 --> 00:00:03,755 NARRATOR: For thousands of years, Scotland has been 2 00:00:03,963 --> 00:00:06,838 an epicenter of otherworldly phenomena. 3 00:00:07,047 --> 00:00:10,172 NICK POPE: So many high-profile 4 00:00:10,338 --> 00:00:12,922 UFO cases and other mysteries 5 00:00:13,047 --> 00:00:15,088 are centered on Scotland 6 00:00:15,213 --> 00:00:19,547 and actually go back to the dawn of time. 7 00:00:19,713 --> 00:00:24,463 NARRATOR: It is home to many mysterious ancient structures... 8 00:00:24,588 --> 00:00:27,505 One of the theories about the stone circles in Scotland 9 00:00:27,630 --> 00:00:30,172 is that they're energetic. 10 00:00:30,380 --> 00:00:33,797 NARRATOR: ...and is a major hotspot for UFO sightings. 11 00:00:33,963 --> 00:00:37,047 RYAN SPRAGUE: The volume of UFO reports in Scotland 12 00:00:37,213 --> 00:00:40,630 compared to the population is astronomical. 13 00:00:41,547 --> 00:00:43,797 NARRATOR: Could it be that, throughout its history, 14 00:00:43,963 --> 00:00:49,130 Scotland has been a magnet for extraterrestrial visitors? 15 00:00:49,297 --> 00:00:51,380 GIORGIO TSOUKALOS: I think that that particular area 16 00:00:51,547 --> 00:00:55,130 of the world is crucial in figuring out 17 00:00:55,297 --> 00:00:58,755 the larger picture that our origins 18 00:00:58,922 --> 00:01:01,380 is not down here on Earth, 19 00:01:01,588 --> 00:01:03,047 but out there. 20 00:01:05,963 --> 00:01:07,713 NARRATOR: There is a doorway 21 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,255 in the universe. 22 00:01:10,380 --> 00:01:13,713 Beyond it is the promise of truth. 23 00:01:14,922 --> 00:01:17,547 It demands we question everything 24 00:01:17,713 --> 00:01:19,880 we have ever been taught. 25 00:01:20,088 --> 00:01:23,088 The evidence is all around us. 26 00:01:23,255 --> 00:01:27,088 The future is right before our eyes. 27 00:01:27,213 --> 00:01:30,047 We are not alone. 28 00:01:30,213 --> 00:01:33,422 We have never been alone. 29 00:01:41,713 --> 00:01:43,213 NARRATOR: Scotland. 30 00:01:44,547 --> 00:01:47,088 The most northerly nation in the British Isles 31 00:01:47,213 --> 00:01:50,755 is a land known for its stunning geography, 32 00:01:50,922 --> 00:01:54,338 mysterious ancient structures, 33 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:57,088 and a rich mythological tradition 34 00:01:57,297 --> 00:02:00,213 that dates back thousands of years. 35 00:02:00,380 --> 00:02:03,005 PAMELA JAYE SMITH: Scotland, by its very nature, 36 00:02:03,213 --> 00:02:04,755 is a land of mystery. 37 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,755 It's a land of mists. 38 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,005 It's a land of craggy moors. 39 00:02:09,213 --> 00:02:11,297 It's a land of firths 40 00:02:11,463 --> 00:02:15,213 snaking up between green hills and mountains. 41 00:02:46,047 --> 00:02:48,963 NEWMAN: There are many mysteries associated with Scotland 42 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:50,922 from ancient times 43 00:02:51,088 --> 00:02:53,005 all the way up into the modern era. 44 00:02:54,130 --> 00:02:58,713 NARRATOR: The mysteries of Scotland extend even to its very origins. 45 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,630 Some scholars suggest the country's name is derived 46 00:03:02,797 --> 00:03:06,838 from the Greek word "skotos," meaning "darkness and gloom," 47 00:03:07,047 --> 00:03:12,505 but ancient legends say it comes from Scotland's true founder, 48 00:03:12,672 --> 00:03:17,255 who was the sister of the famous Egyptian pharaoh King Tut. 49 00:03:17,422 --> 00:03:19,047 ANDREW COLLINS: One of the founders 50 00:03:19,255 --> 00:03:23,005 of the Scottish race, according to ancient tradition, 51 00:03:23,213 --> 00:03:28,255 was a princess or a queen by the name of Scota. 52 00:03:29,255 --> 00:03:32,755 She actually came from ancient Egypt, 53 00:03:32,922 --> 00:03:38,422 and Scota can be found in ancient Egyptian chronicles, 54 00:03:38,588 --> 00:03:41,005 identifying her 55 00:03:41,130 --> 00:03:45,463 as the daughter of the Pharaoh Akhenaten. 56 00:03:45,630 --> 00:03:47,213 And, according to the story, 57 00:03:47,380 --> 00:03:51,505 she left there at a time of persecution. 58 00:03:51,672 --> 00:03:55,130 Tutankhamun, her younger brother, takes over, 59 00:03:55,297 --> 00:04:00,255 and she settled in Scotland and therefore 60 00:04:00,422 --> 00:04:04,505 her descendants are the Scottish people of today. 61 00:04:04,672 --> 00:04:08,047 NARRATOR: Researchers say support for this version 62 00:04:08,213 --> 00:04:10,880 of Scotland's origin story can be found 63 00:04:11,047 --> 00:04:13,297 in The History of Egypt, 64 00:04:13,380 --> 00:04:15,338 written in 300 BC 65 00:04:15,463 --> 00:04:18,963 by an Egypto-Greek historian named Manetho. 66 00:04:20,172 --> 00:04:22,255 But very little was written about Scotland 67 00:04:22,422 --> 00:04:25,338 before Roman soldiers arrived in the British Isles 68 00:04:25,463 --> 00:04:27,838 in the first century AD. 69 00:04:28,047 --> 00:04:32,172 The Romans saw Britain as this mysterious island 70 00:04:32,338 --> 00:04:34,505 at literally the edge of the world. 71 00:04:34,630 --> 00:04:40,088 Now, the Roman legion is notorious for their might, 72 00:04:40,297 --> 00:04:41,838 but yet, they went to great lengths 73 00:04:42,005 --> 00:04:43,797 to protect themselves from the people who lived 74 00:04:43,963 --> 00:04:46,005 to the north to keep them away 75 00:04:46,213 --> 00:04:48,588 from the rest of the Roman population. 76 00:04:49,547 --> 00:04:52,172 NARRATOR: In 128 AD, 77 00:04:52,338 --> 00:04:55,338 Roman soldiers built a massive stone wall 78 00:04:55,422 --> 00:04:58,005 stretching across the southern border of Scotland 79 00:04:58,213 --> 00:05:00,547 named for the emperor Hadrian. 80 00:05:01,463 --> 00:05:05,255 The imposing 73-mile-long structure 81 00:05:05,380 --> 00:05:09,547 was 12 feet thick and stood 15 feet high. 82 00:05:09,713 --> 00:05:11,672 One of the most interesting constructions 83 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,713 in ancient Britain is Hadrian's Wall. 84 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,755 They were trying to keep out the invading tribes 85 00:05:17,922 --> 00:05:20,797 coming down from Scotland. 86 00:05:20,922 --> 00:05:24,338 The tribes were a part of a confederation 87 00:05:24,463 --> 00:05:25,755 called the Picts, 88 00:05:25,922 --> 00:05:28,463 and these people were remarkable warriors. 89 00:05:28,588 --> 00:05:31,338 They painted themselves blue with tattoos 90 00:05:31,547 --> 00:05:32,963 all over their bodies, 91 00:05:33,172 --> 00:05:34,880 and they would attack their enemies, 92 00:05:35,088 --> 00:05:36,880 naked and fearless. 93 00:05:37,088 --> 00:05:39,338 Even up to the 4th century AD, 94 00:05:39,505 --> 00:05:41,130 they were still coming over the wall, 95 00:05:41,297 --> 00:05:44,422 and, virtually, they kind of drove the Romans out of Britain. 96 00:05:45,588 --> 00:05:48,088 NARRATOR: Scotland has maintained its reputation 97 00:05:48,255 --> 00:05:51,838 as a fiercely independent nation throughout its history, 98 00:05:52,005 --> 00:05:54,630 with heroes like William Wallace 99 00:05:54,797 --> 00:05:58,297 and Robert the Bruce and their legendary battles 100 00:05:58,505 --> 00:06:01,088 for Scotland's independence from English rule. 101 00:06:03,213 --> 00:06:05,338 And just as unique and volatile 102 00:06:05,505 --> 00:06:08,463 as Scotland's history is its landscape. 103 00:06:09,463 --> 00:06:12,338 There is something geologically special about Scotland. 104 00:06:12,463 --> 00:06:14,172 It's visible with the naked eye 105 00:06:14,338 --> 00:06:15,630 when you drive through the Highlands, 106 00:06:15,797 --> 00:06:17,172 when you drive through the Scottish mountains 107 00:06:17,380 --> 00:06:19,422 and you see the grandeur of the place. 108 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:23,338 It's obvious when you come to understand 109 00:06:23,505 --> 00:06:27,005 how much volcanic activity there was in Scotland, 110 00:06:27,172 --> 00:06:30,755 how many extinct volcanoes there are all over Scotland, 111 00:06:30,922 --> 00:06:33,297 and that there is a very specific and powerful 112 00:06:33,463 --> 00:06:36,505 fault structure and system across Scotland. 113 00:06:36,630 --> 00:06:39,088 There are just some places in the world 114 00:06:39,255 --> 00:06:42,463 where the earth itself is powerful, 115 00:06:42,630 --> 00:06:46,005 and Scotland is at the very, very top of this list. 116 00:06:47,505 --> 00:06:50,297 Scotland is really overlooked geologically, 117 00:06:50,463 --> 00:06:52,672 in terms of its seismic activity. 118 00:06:52,838 --> 00:06:56,047 To have greater than a magnitude five earthquake 119 00:06:56,213 --> 00:06:57,713 is, uh, pretty common. 120 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:02,005 If you look at what we call the structure of Scotland, 121 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:04,005 it's a structure or an amalgamation 122 00:07:04,213 --> 00:07:06,213 of tectonic activities going back 123 00:07:06,338 --> 00:07:08,380 hundreds of millions of years 124 00:07:08,547 --> 00:07:11,005 that have really pieced together this island, 125 00:07:11,172 --> 00:07:13,172 and it's still very active. 126 00:07:13,380 --> 00:07:14,922 These are deep crustal faults. 127 00:07:15,047 --> 00:07:18,505 So, when you consider the whole configuration of it, 128 00:07:18,672 --> 00:07:21,755 it's a very, very energetically dynamic place. 129 00:07:23,005 --> 00:07:25,172 NARRATOR: Scotland's energetic landscape 130 00:07:25,297 --> 00:07:27,713 is of interest not only to geologists 131 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,505 but also to ancient astronaut theorists 132 00:07:31,672 --> 00:07:34,505 because they believe it could have a connection 133 00:07:34,630 --> 00:07:37,630 to another defining characteristic of Scotland: 134 00:07:37,797 --> 00:07:42,755 its unusually high number of unidentified aerial phenomena. 135 00:08:11,297 --> 00:08:13,838 HENRY: There's a very interesting correlation between 136 00:08:14,005 --> 00:08:18,338 UFO sightings and earthquakes and other underground activity. 137 00:08:18,505 --> 00:08:20,505 In fact, there are numerous places 138 00:08:20,630 --> 00:08:23,422 around the world where portals are talked about. 139 00:08:23,547 --> 00:08:26,588 Natives speak of these portals that are also sites 140 00:08:26,713 --> 00:08:28,880 where there's this seismic activity. 141 00:08:29,047 --> 00:08:32,172 You think of places like the Big Island in Hawaii, 142 00:08:32,380 --> 00:08:34,963 Carnac stones in France, 143 00:08:35,130 --> 00:08:37,797 and also Mount Shasta. 144 00:08:37,922 --> 00:08:41,797 You think of Mount Adams in southern Washington where, 145 00:08:41,963 --> 00:08:44,672 for centuries, we've been told about this place 146 00:08:44,838 --> 00:08:47,047 as being a gateway into the inner Earth. 147 00:08:47,213 --> 00:08:48,838 It's actually a dormant volcano. 148 00:08:49,047 --> 00:08:51,672 These are all places the natives or the locals 149 00:08:51,797 --> 00:08:54,588 speak of UFO activity, portal activity, 150 00:08:54,755 --> 00:08:56,505 and they also happen to be sites where there's 151 00:08:56,713 --> 00:08:58,672 extreme seismic activity as well. 152 00:08:58,838 --> 00:09:02,505 In Scotland, they have exactly the same thing 153 00:09:02,713 --> 00:09:07,047 involving UFOs and paranormal phenomena. 154 00:09:08,005 --> 00:09:12,630 POPE: So many high-profile UFO cases 155 00:09:12,838 --> 00:09:16,422 and other mysteries are centered on Scotland. 156 00:09:16,588 --> 00:09:20,713 And Scotland may be at the heart of 157 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,838 a lot of things which might help us unlock this mystery. 158 00:09:25,963 --> 00:09:29,005 NARRATOR: Could it be that among the mist-shrouded mountain peaks 159 00:09:29,213 --> 00:09:33,797 and boggy moorlands of Scotland lurks an otherworldly presence? 160 00:09:33,963 --> 00:09:38,005 One that has been around for thousands of years? 161 00:09:39,005 --> 00:09:42,630 Perhaps further clues can be found by examining 162 00:09:42,797 --> 00:09:44,630 a small town in Scotland 163 00:09:44,797 --> 00:09:49,838 known to be one of the most active UFO hotspots on Earth. 164 00:09:55,338 --> 00:09:56,713 NARRATOR: Central Scotland. 165 00:09:57,713 --> 00:10:00,588 Situated between Glasgow and Edinburgh 166 00:10:00,797 --> 00:10:04,422 lies a mysterious region famous among UFO researchers 167 00:10:04,630 --> 00:10:06,922 as the Falkirk Triangle. 168 00:10:08,005 --> 00:10:10,672 Centered around the small village of Bonnybridge, 169 00:10:10,838 --> 00:10:13,172 it boasts the highest concentration 170 00:10:13,380 --> 00:10:16,047 of UFO sightings on Earth. 171 00:10:35,088 --> 00:10:38,338 The volume of UFO reports that come 172 00:10:38,547 --> 00:10:41,463 within the Falkirk Triangle in Scotland 173 00:10:41,588 --> 00:10:45,463 compared to the population of these areas 174 00:10:45,672 --> 00:10:48,838 is astronomical and immediately shoots it up 175 00:10:49,005 --> 00:10:52,088 to being one of the biggest UFO hot spots in the world. 176 00:10:52,255 --> 00:10:54,838 You have to say to yourself, "What-what is it 177 00:10:55,047 --> 00:10:56,672 "that's going on in this area? 178 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,755 Why is this area so special?" 179 00:11:00,422 --> 00:11:02,338 NARRATOR: Since 1992, 180 00:11:02,547 --> 00:11:05,005 approximately 300 UFO sightings 181 00:11:05,213 --> 00:11:08,505 are reported every year in the Falkirk Triangle. 182 00:11:08,630 --> 00:11:10,713 And for the past 30 years, 183 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,505 this extraordinary statistic has been well-documented 184 00:11:14,672 --> 00:11:18,172 in recorded images captured by local residents. 185 00:12:07,963 --> 00:12:10,047 NARRATOR: Over the years, Craig has filmed 186 00:12:10,213 --> 00:12:13,880 an unprecedented 18 hours of UFO footage, 187 00:12:14,047 --> 00:12:17,672 much of it from his own backyard in Bonnybridge. 188 00:12:17,797 --> 00:12:20,338 And neighbors like Steven Bird 189 00:12:20,547 --> 00:12:22,380 have captured additional footage. 190 00:12:53,130 --> 00:12:55,922 NARRATOR: While most people cite 1992 191 00:12:56,088 --> 00:12:59,838 as the year the Falkirk Triangle became a UFO hotspot, 192 00:13:00,005 --> 00:13:03,088 locals say that mysterious encounters 193 00:13:03,297 --> 00:13:06,338 have been happening in the area for far longer, 194 00:13:06,505 --> 00:13:08,838 and as evidence point to one of 195 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:12,422 the most famous UFO incidents in Scottish history. 196 00:13:21,797 --> 00:13:23,838 In the center of the Falkirk Triangle, 197 00:13:24,005 --> 00:13:26,672 just 20 miles from Bonnybridge, 198 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,755 Forest service supervisor Bob Taylor walks 199 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,047 down a wooded path when he sees something 200 00:13:32,213 --> 00:13:35,088 extraordinary in the clearing ahead-- 201 00:13:35,255 --> 00:13:39,047 a huge object hovering above the forest floor. 202 00:13:40,797 --> 00:13:43,255 What Bob Taylor came across 203 00:13:43,463 --> 00:13:46,338 was a physical object. 204 00:13:46,505 --> 00:13:49,838 One that appeared to be disc-like in appearance. 205 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,338 But it would seem to have these very odd propellers. 206 00:14:55,713 --> 00:14:58,713 NARRATOR: Taylor managed to stagger the mile and a half 207 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,922 back to his home and called the police. 208 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,463 As a result, the Bob Taylor incident 209 00:15:05,630 --> 00:15:08,963 remains one of the only UFO encounters in history 210 00:15:09,130 --> 00:15:12,463 to be officially investigated as a criminal matter. 211 00:15:12,630 --> 00:15:15,463 The case was also taken up 212 00:15:15,630 --> 00:15:17,338 by young UFO investigators 213 00:15:17,463 --> 00:15:20,005 Malcolm Robinson and Andrew Collins, 214 00:15:20,130 --> 00:15:23,088 who were both just 22 years old. 215 00:15:27,047 --> 00:15:29,338 NARRATOR: Now they are returning to the scene 216 00:15:29,463 --> 00:15:32,463 with researcher Hugh Newman in search of new evidence 217 00:15:32,672 --> 00:15:35,797 that could shed light on the 44-year-old mystery. 218 00:15:35,963 --> 00:15:37,630 NEWMAN: Wow, that's a proper plinth. 219 00:15:37,797 --> 00:15:39,630 Wow. Marking the spot. 220 00:15:48,088 --> 00:15:51,255 Was it just right here? Is this where it was? 221 00:16:16,547 --> 00:16:19,297 And then you put the word out to the UFO community. 222 00:16:19,505 --> 00:16:21,213 And this is where Andrew got involved, 223 00:16:21,422 --> 00:16:23,213 -I believe? -ROBINSON: That's right. 224 00:16:23,380 --> 00:16:25,672 I came straight up here, immediately, 225 00:16:25,797 --> 00:16:29,005 because we realized just how significant this case was. 226 00:16:29,213 --> 00:16:31,380 -And there I met Malcolm for the first time. -ROBINSON: Yeah. 227 00:16:31,547 --> 00:16:35,505 That being 44 years ago, almost to the day now. 228 00:16:35,713 --> 00:16:38,338 -Yes. -There were still a lot of people here 229 00:16:38,547 --> 00:16:40,713 that would still come in the area investigating it. 230 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,172 And we saw the marks on the ground. 231 00:16:44,338 --> 00:16:47,463 The marks were in a circular arrangement. 232 00:16:47,630 --> 00:16:52,255 And there was no way that these were caused by some kind of 233 00:16:52,380 --> 00:16:56,338 mundane events such as horses passing through. 234 00:16:56,505 --> 00:16:59,297 You know, these were very clearly 235 00:16:59,422 --> 00:17:02,588 heavy-duty marks pushed right into the ground. 236 00:17:05,297 --> 00:17:08,005 NARRATOR: Bob Taylor's account stands apart from many others 237 00:17:08,172 --> 00:17:11,005 due to the abundance of physical evidence. 238 00:17:11,172 --> 00:17:14,172 Including the trousers he was wearing, 239 00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:16,797 which he claimed were torn by the objects 240 00:17:16,963 --> 00:17:19,547 that tried to pull him into the craft. 241 00:17:29,255 --> 00:17:30,838 NEWMAN: They are proper thick, aren't they, as well? 242 00:17:31,005 --> 00:17:31,922 Look at these. 243 00:17:32,088 --> 00:17:34,422 That is unusual. 244 00:17:35,463 --> 00:17:37,338 You can see the way it's being cut, kind of accurately. 245 00:17:37,505 --> 00:17:40,130 It's not just like a random branch 246 00:17:40,255 --> 00:17:42,172 or a stone cutting it if you fall over, is it? 247 00:17:42,380 --> 00:17:44,547 Something quite-- something else going on here. 248 00:18:10,713 --> 00:18:13,255 COLLINS: Just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. 249 00:18:14,297 --> 00:18:17,047 NARRATOR: Does Bob Taylor's extraordinary encounter-- 250 00:18:17,213 --> 00:18:20,338 supported by physical evidence and a large-scale 251 00:18:20,463 --> 00:18:24,130 police investigation-- provide the ultimate evidence 252 00:18:24,297 --> 00:18:27,838 of an extraterrestrial presence in the Falkirk Triangle? 253 00:18:28,005 --> 00:18:31,672 And if so, is some mysterious force 254 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:33,172 attracting alien visitors 255 00:18:33,380 --> 00:18:36,463 to this particular location on Earth? 256 00:18:37,505 --> 00:18:41,088 Ancient astronaut theorists say yes and suggest 257 00:18:41,297 --> 00:18:43,005 that further evidence can be found 258 00:18:43,213 --> 00:18:46,297 not by looking to the skies above Scotland 259 00:18:46,463 --> 00:18:50,380 but by examining the earth beneath it. 260 00:18:57,922 --> 00:19:01,172 NARRATOR: Billy Buchanan is elected to represent Bonnybridge 261 00:19:01,255 --> 00:19:03,172 and the neighboring town of Larbert 262 00:19:03,297 --> 00:19:05,213 on the Falkirk area council. 263 00:19:06,338 --> 00:19:09,422 It is the same year that hundreds of UFOs 264 00:19:09,630 --> 00:19:11,297 begin to be witnessed in the region 265 00:19:11,505 --> 00:19:13,422 known as the Falkirk Triangle, 266 00:19:13,588 --> 00:19:16,213 and the locals come to Councilman Buchanan 267 00:19:16,422 --> 00:19:19,713 in droves to report their strange encounters. 268 00:19:55,838 --> 00:19:59,005 POPE: Billy Buchanan lobbied the government, 269 00:19:59,213 --> 00:20:00,630 first the ministry of defense 270 00:20:00,755 --> 00:20:02,505 and then the office of the prime minister. 271 00:20:02,672 --> 00:20:05,922 And he was calling for a public inquiry. 272 00:20:06,047 --> 00:20:08,338 And I think 273 00:20:08,547 --> 00:20:11,838 Billy came to view me as-as one of the bad guys here, 274 00:20:12,005 --> 00:20:14,713 because his central allegation was that the ministry of defense 275 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,297 knew all about this and was covering it up. 276 00:20:18,380 --> 00:20:20,755 And, you know, I don't like to fall back 277 00:20:20,922 --> 00:20:24,297 on the Nuremberg Defense, but, uh, this was my job 278 00:20:24,463 --> 00:20:27,213 to play down the phenomenon. 279 00:20:27,380 --> 00:20:31,630 But, uh, Billy and the people of Bonnybridge, I apologize. 280 00:20:32,672 --> 00:20:37,047 There's something going on in the Falkirk Triangle. 281 00:20:38,088 --> 00:20:41,588 NARRATOR: What could explain why this area of Scotland experiences 282 00:20:41,755 --> 00:20:45,338 even more UFO sightings than the rest of the country? 283 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,672 Curiously, geologists have found that the seismic pressure 284 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:55,338 beneath the Falkirk Triangle is particularly intense. 285 00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:57,088 When you look at that triangular area, 286 00:20:57,255 --> 00:20:59,005 there's a break in seismicity. 287 00:20:59,172 --> 00:21:02,213 And we call that break a seismic gap. 288 00:21:02,338 --> 00:21:04,880 If you live in a seismic gap, 289 00:21:05,047 --> 00:21:06,838 it's actually more prone 290 00:21:07,005 --> 00:21:10,380 to have a next big earthquake, because it's locked. 291 00:21:10,547 --> 00:21:12,338 You know, pressures are being put on it 292 00:21:12,505 --> 00:21:14,963 from what we call the institute stresses. 293 00:21:15,088 --> 00:21:17,088 And we see the Falkirk Triangle 294 00:21:17,255 --> 00:21:18,797 falls into one of these seismic gaps, 295 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,380 and I think that's very, very relevant to the story here. 296 00:21:22,547 --> 00:21:24,797 NARRATOR: Some researchers have theorized 297 00:21:24,922 --> 00:21:27,588 that aerial phenomena witnessed throughout Scotland 298 00:21:27,713 --> 00:21:31,130 is connected not only to seismic activity 299 00:21:31,338 --> 00:21:34,380 but also the country's geological makeup. 300 00:21:35,838 --> 00:21:38,838 A lot of the country is made up of igneous rocks 301 00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:43,672 that were produced by volcanoes across many millions of years. 302 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,047 And this creates 303 00:21:46,213 --> 00:21:48,505 an intense type of geology 304 00:21:48,713 --> 00:21:51,005 involving certain types of minerals, 305 00:21:51,172 --> 00:21:53,463 such as quartz and tourmaline, 306 00:21:53,672 --> 00:21:55,880 which generates electricity. 307 00:21:56,047 --> 00:21:58,213 So is it possible 308 00:21:58,422 --> 00:22:01,213 that the presence of this 309 00:22:01,380 --> 00:22:04,338 incredibly intense geology here 310 00:22:04,547 --> 00:22:07,297 is producing a portal 311 00:22:07,463 --> 00:22:10,297 into another realm 312 00:22:10,463 --> 00:22:13,838 or another place in space and time 313 00:22:13,963 --> 00:22:16,338 or indeed, perhaps, even 314 00:22:16,505 --> 00:22:18,505 a higher dimensional reality? 315 00:22:21,297 --> 00:22:24,755 NARRATOR: Could the geology and seismic activity in Scotland 316 00:22:24,922 --> 00:22:27,172 be creating exotic energy 317 00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:30,338 that attracts extraterrestrial visitors? 318 00:22:30,505 --> 00:22:33,963 Or even opens portals to other realms? 319 00:22:35,297 --> 00:22:38,088 Curiously, a major fault line runs 320 00:22:38,255 --> 00:22:41,838 directly through one of the most famous sites in Scotland. 321 00:22:41,963 --> 00:22:44,213 Loch Ness. 322 00:22:44,380 --> 00:22:48,130 COLLINS: One of the most intense geological areas 323 00:22:48,338 --> 00:22:50,672 is Loch Ness. 324 00:22:50,838 --> 00:22:53,713 Because passing along the entire length 325 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,880 of the loch immediately beneath it, 326 00:22:57,047 --> 00:22:59,963 is the Great Glen fault line. 327 00:23:01,297 --> 00:23:02,922 NARRATOR: The rock walls of the chasm 328 00:23:03,130 --> 00:23:04,672 that exists in Loch Ness 329 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,380 contain a high concentration of quartz, 330 00:23:07,547 --> 00:23:10,172 which is known to be an efficient conductor 331 00:23:10,338 --> 00:23:12,088 of electricity. 332 00:23:12,255 --> 00:23:14,088 Some researchers have suggested 333 00:23:14,255 --> 00:23:16,338 that quartz, coupled with the narrowness 334 00:23:16,547 --> 00:23:18,797 and depth of Loch Ness, 335 00:23:18,963 --> 00:23:20,338 creates a perfect storm 336 00:23:20,463 --> 00:23:22,463 of highly charged electromagnetism 337 00:23:22,630 --> 00:23:25,130 that could generate portals 338 00:23:25,255 --> 00:23:26,880 in space-time 339 00:23:27,047 --> 00:23:29,547 through a process called the Casimir effect. 340 00:23:29,713 --> 00:23:32,380 The idea is if I take two metal plates 341 00:23:32,547 --> 00:23:34,713 and stick 'em in the vacuum of space, 342 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,838 it turns out, because of quantum fluctuations, 343 00:23:38,047 --> 00:23:40,005 this creates an effective, 344 00:23:40,213 --> 00:23:42,297 attractive force between the plates. 345 00:23:42,463 --> 00:23:45,005 One can think of this as a negative energy. 346 00:23:46,172 --> 00:23:48,338 Now, an intriguing idea that we get 347 00:23:48,505 --> 00:23:50,630 is that this is exactly the principle we need 348 00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:54,963 to understand, perhaps, how to stabilize a wormhole. 349 00:23:55,130 --> 00:23:57,172 TSOUKALOS: Perhaps Loch Ness 350 00:23:57,255 --> 00:24:00,422 creates a window into the past. 351 00:24:00,588 --> 00:24:04,338 And so what if, because of the Casimir effect-- 352 00:24:04,505 --> 00:24:08,255 which, at Loch Ness, is a physical possibility-- 353 00:24:08,463 --> 00:24:11,172 a window in time opened 354 00:24:11,338 --> 00:24:14,672 and the Loch Ness Monster is witnessed 355 00:24:14,838 --> 00:24:18,672 essentially almost by coincidence. 356 00:24:22,547 --> 00:24:24,255 NARRATOR: Could it be that those who witness 357 00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:26,213 the Loch Ness Monster are actually 358 00:24:26,380 --> 00:24:28,547 looking through a window in time? 359 00:24:29,713 --> 00:24:33,338 Or is it even possible that Nessie is an alien entity 360 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:36,213 that is able to pass through a wormhole 361 00:24:36,380 --> 00:24:38,213 that exists at Loch Ness? 362 00:24:39,672 --> 00:24:41,463 COLLINS: If it was only Nessie, 363 00:24:41,672 --> 00:24:43,672 then we could ignore this as perhaps 364 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,838 being a clue to understanding 365 00:24:47,005 --> 00:24:49,380 the greater importance of Scotland. 366 00:24:49,547 --> 00:24:50,922 But it's not. 367 00:24:51,088 --> 00:24:52,713 Because what we also find 368 00:24:52,838 --> 00:24:55,880 is that UFOs are regularly seen 369 00:24:56,047 --> 00:24:58,047 either above the loch, 370 00:24:58,213 --> 00:24:59,672 on the shores of the loch. 371 00:24:59,838 --> 00:25:03,713 Sometimes they fly down the length of the loch. 372 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,505 We have Bigfoot sightings on the shores of Loch Ness. 373 00:25:07,672 --> 00:25:09,422 We have fairy encounters 374 00:25:09,588 --> 00:25:11,297 in the modern day. 375 00:25:11,380 --> 00:25:14,172 So is this underlying 376 00:25:14,338 --> 00:25:16,297 geological fault 377 00:25:16,463 --> 00:25:18,838 producing the right type 378 00:25:19,005 --> 00:25:20,505 of environment 379 00:25:20,713 --> 00:25:24,588 to allow the manifestation of UFOs? 380 00:25:26,505 --> 00:25:29,255 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the geology 381 00:25:29,422 --> 00:25:31,630 and seismic activity in Scotland 382 00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:33,838 creates an energetic environment 383 00:25:34,005 --> 00:25:36,797 that attracts extraterrestrial visitors? 384 00:25:36,963 --> 00:25:40,713 Or even opens portals to other realms? 385 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,422 Perhaps further clues can be found 386 00:25:43,588 --> 00:25:47,463 by examining another of Scotland's many mysteries: 387 00:25:47,630 --> 00:25:50,505 the ancient stone circles. 388 00:25:57,088 --> 00:25:59,547 NARRATOR: For more than 2,000 years, 389 00:25:59,713 --> 00:26:01,422 Scotland has maintained a connection 390 00:26:01,588 --> 00:26:03,588 to its ancient Celtic traditions 391 00:26:03,755 --> 00:26:06,213 of little people and fairy folk. 392 00:26:07,213 --> 00:26:09,880 According to legend, these magical beings 393 00:26:10,047 --> 00:26:12,422 inhabit stone circles and standing stones 394 00:26:12,588 --> 00:26:14,588 across the country, 395 00:26:14,755 --> 00:26:17,213 and sometimes even abduct humans 396 00:26:17,422 --> 00:26:19,463 into their realm. 397 00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:22,005 Most scholars regard such Celtic mythology 398 00:26:22,172 --> 00:26:23,672 as purely fictional. 399 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,422 But to many Scots and other descendants 400 00:26:27,588 --> 00:26:30,338 of the Celtic people, stories of fairies 401 00:26:30,505 --> 00:26:32,797 and other non-human entities are anything 402 00:26:32,963 --> 00:26:34,963 but fantasy. 403 00:26:52,755 --> 00:26:54,963 NARRATOR: Scotland's fairy folk are often associated 404 00:26:55,130 --> 00:26:57,797 with its rich trove of stone circles 405 00:26:57,922 --> 00:27:01,005 that date back more than 4,000 years. 406 00:27:01,213 --> 00:27:04,005 Legends have persisted for centuries 407 00:27:04,213 --> 00:27:07,130 that these sites attract otherworldly entities 408 00:27:07,255 --> 00:27:10,255 and serve as portals to other dimensions. 409 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,672 Scotland does have a lot of stone circles, 410 00:27:14,797 --> 00:27:17,297 and some of them are... 411 00:27:17,422 --> 00:27:19,463 similar, somewhat, to Stonehenge 412 00:27:19,630 --> 00:27:21,588 in that they are upright stones 413 00:27:21,755 --> 00:27:24,463 of varying size and heights. 414 00:27:24,630 --> 00:27:27,047 And typically, the layout 415 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:30,172 seems to correlate with the summer 416 00:27:30,380 --> 00:27:32,255 and winter solstices 417 00:27:32,380 --> 00:27:34,797 and the equinoxes. 418 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,672 Knowing the changing of the seasons 419 00:27:37,838 --> 00:27:39,963 is really important because 420 00:27:40,130 --> 00:27:42,380 you need to plan your agriculture around it, 421 00:27:42,547 --> 00:27:44,213 you need to plan your herding around it. 422 00:27:44,380 --> 00:27:47,630 And some people think the stone circles might have 423 00:27:47,797 --> 00:27:49,963 a hidden meaning that speak 424 00:27:50,172 --> 00:27:54,255 of a higher connection to something. 425 00:27:56,047 --> 00:27:58,172 NARRATOR: One of the first researchers to document 426 00:27:58,338 --> 00:28:01,547 the strange happenings witnessed near Scotland's 427 00:28:01,713 --> 00:28:04,505 ancient standing stones was a 17th century 428 00:28:04,713 --> 00:28:07,297 episcopalian minister in the Scottish Highlands 429 00:28:07,422 --> 00:28:09,505 named Robert Kirk. 430 00:28:09,713 --> 00:28:12,088 McGOWAN: Robert Kirk made it his life's work 431 00:28:12,255 --> 00:28:16,005 to document supernatural activity around Scotland. 432 00:28:16,213 --> 00:28:19,963 And he created a volume called The Secret Commonwealth. 433 00:28:20,130 --> 00:28:23,838 And Kirk really focused on the idea that 434 00:28:24,005 --> 00:28:26,463 the fairy folk were guardians 435 00:28:26,630 --> 00:28:28,922 of portal areas, that there were places 436 00:28:29,130 --> 00:28:31,880 in Scotland where you could slip 437 00:28:32,088 --> 00:28:34,797 in and out of different dimensions. 438 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:37,588 NARRATOR: The accounts Kirk documented 439 00:28:37,755 --> 00:28:40,172 came from his parishioners' many striking stories 440 00:28:40,380 --> 00:28:42,630 about elves, fairies, 441 00:28:42,797 --> 00:28:46,172 wraiths, and other mysterious beings. 442 00:28:46,380 --> 00:28:50,338 Kirk believed these stories constituted strong evidence 443 00:28:50,505 --> 00:28:54,005 that another world exists parallel to our own. 444 00:28:54,172 --> 00:28:56,755 The fascinating thing about Robert Kirk 445 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,588 is right before he published The Secret Commonwealth 446 00:28:59,755 --> 00:29:02,130 he died and his body disappeared. 447 00:29:02,338 --> 00:29:05,588 And it's believed to this day that he was taken, 448 00:29:05,713 --> 00:29:08,963 uh, by the fairy folk into another dimension 449 00:29:09,130 --> 00:29:12,130 through one of the very portals that he was writing about. 450 00:29:15,172 --> 00:29:17,463 NARRATOR: Could it be that the fairy folk described 451 00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:20,505 in Scottish folklore truly exist? 452 00:29:20,713 --> 00:29:23,130 According to some researchers, 453 00:29:23,297 --> 00:29:26,213 the fairy sightings reported at stone circles 454 00:29:26,380 --> 00:29:30,838 may be connected to the modern-day UFO phenomenon. 455 00:29:31,005 --> 00:29:33,672 COLLINS: In the folklore of Scotland, 456 00:29:33,838 --> 00:29:35,838 the fairies became 457 00:29:36,005 --> 00:29:39,255 the inhabitants of these stone circles. 458 00:29:39,463 --> 00:29:43,713 So how can we relate this to the UFO phenomena? 459 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,463 Well, we can in the sense that we know 460 00:29:46,630 --> 00:29:49,213 that these monuments are associated 461 00:29:49,380 --> 00:29:51,672 with the appearance of mysterious lights. 462 00:29:51,838 --> 00:29:54,505 This is found not just in Britain 463 00:29:54,630 --> 00:29:57,047 but also across the world. 464 00:29:57,213 --> 00:29:59,547 In other words, it's very obvious 465 00:29:59,713 --> 00:30:02,338 that our ancestors built these monuments 466 00:30:02,505 --> 00:30:06,505 where mysterious lights would appear on a regular basis. 467 00:30:10,047 --> 00:30:12,672 NARRATOR: Andrew Collins and Hugh Newman have spent 468 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,088 decades researching UFO activity associated 469 00:30:16,255 --> 00:30:18,797 with the standing stones of Scotland. 470 00:30:18,963 --> 00:30:20,505 This is really a fascinating area. 471 00:30:20,713 --> 00:30:23,505 I mean, Lundin Links is an incredible megalithic site... 472 00:30:23,713 --> 00:30:26,005 NARRATOR: In 2023, 473 00:30:26,172 --> 00:30:29,547 they traveled to the northern edge of the Falkirk Triangle 474 00:30:29,713 --> 00:30:31,172 to investigate Lundin Links, 475 00:30:31,380 --> 00:30:32,672 three ancient monoliths 476 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,422 associated with mysterious lights 477 00:30:35,588 --> 00:30:37,672 and other phenomena. 478 00:30:37,797 --> 00:30:39,922 These are some of the tallest standing stones 479 00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:41,672 we get in the entire British Isles. 480 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,672 These have been compared to the sites 481 00:30:43,838 --> 00:30:46,130 on Orkney, like the Stones of Stenness, 482 00:30:46,297 --> 00:30:49,005 but also the Ring of Brodgar and a few other places. 483 00:30:49,172 --> 00:30:51,797 So, these are just so similar. 484 00:30:51,922 --> 00:30:54,963 They're so outrageously tall for Britain. 485 00:30:55,130 --> 00:30:57,130 We are in a landscape that was created 486 00:30:57,297 --> 00:31:01,088 as much as 300 million years ago. 487 00:31:01,255 --> 00:31:06,588 But intruding into that is this incredible hill behind us, 488 00:31:06,755 --> 00:31:09,338 Largo Law, as it's known locally. 489 00:31:09,505 --> 00:31:10,880 NEWMAN: That could be important because we know 490 00:31:11,047 --> 00:31:13,213 that Largo Law was once a volcano. 491 00:31:13,380 --> 00:31:16,005 So, there could be a lot of unusual geology, 492 00:31:16,213 --> 00:31:19,255 which could create energies within the landscape. 493 00:31:19,422 --> 00:31:22,463 Yeah. And those energies are generated 494 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:26,172 through the extreme actions going on below the earth, 495 00:31:26,338 --> 00:31:28,672 through the process of piezoelectricity. 496 00:31:28,838 --> 00:31:32,463 And through them, portals might open. 497 00:31:32,630 --> 00:31:35,588 Folklore plays an incredible role 498 00:31:35,797 --> 00:31:39,297 in the memory of historic UFOs. 499 00:31:39,422 --> 00:31:43,630 They were associated with the fairies, the little people. 500 00:31:43,797 --> 00:31:45,880 So, what is the relationship 501 00:31:46,047 --> 00:31:48,838 between these megalithic monuments here 502 00:31:49,005 --> 00:31:50,922 and the UFO phenomena? 503 00:31:51,088 --> 00:31:53,255 Is it possible that this whole area 504 00:31:53,463 --> 00:31:56,172 is one big UFO hotspot 505 00:31:56,380 --> 00:31:59,047 whereby structured craft can come through? 506 00:31:59,255 --> 00:32:03,838 Structured craft like Bob Taylor saw in 1979? 507 00:32:04,005 --> 00:32:06,338 Certainly seems like that because we are literally 508 00:32:06,463 --> 00:32:09,505 on the edge of the Falkirk Triangle. 509 00:32:09,713 --> 00:32:11,797 It just seems like there's something really special 510 00:32:12,005 --> 00:32:13,630 about this place, and this was marked 511 00:32:13,755 --> 00:32:15,963 by these giant standing stones 512 00:32:16,130 --> 00:32:18,297 that we have here at Lundin Links. 513 00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:23,172 NARRATOR: Could it be that the people of ancient Scotland 514 00:32:23,338 --> 00:32:25,672 were instructed to erect stone circles 515 00:32:25,838 --> 00:32:27,838 by extraterrestrial visitors 516 00:32:28,005 --> 00:32:30,922 in order to harness the energy of the Earth? 517 00:32:31,963 --> 00:32:34,005 Do the many modern-day UFO sightings 518 00:32:34,130 --> 00:32:36,005 reported throughout Scotland 519 00:32:36,213 --> 00:32:37,880 point to an alien presence 520 00:32:38,047 --> 00:32:42,005 that remains in this region of the world even today? 521 00:32:42,213 --> 00:32:45,172 Ancient astronaut theorists say yes 522 00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:49,130 and suggest the most compelling evidence of all 523 00:32:49,297 --> 00:32:51,547 has been kept hidden by the British government 524 00:32:51,713 --> 00:32:54,172 for more than three decades. 525 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:03,213 NARRATOR: August 15, 2022. 526 00:33:03,380 --> 00:33:07,713 Newsweek magazine publishes the provocative headline 527 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,005 "Best UFO Picture Ever, 528 00:33:10,213 --> 00:33:14,463 "the Calvine Photo, Found After 30 Years Missing." 529 00:33:15,713 --> 00:33:18,213 HENRY: This from the Calvine Hills in Scotland 530 00:33:18,380 --> 00:33:20,963 is crystal clear. It's in color. 531 00:33:21,088 --> 00:33:23,172 And it shows this just magical-looking, 532 00:33:23,338 --> 00:33:26,172 100-foot-long diamond-shaped craft 533 00:33:26,297 --> 00:33:29,255 that is clear as a bell. 534 00:33:29,380 --> 00:33:32,672 SPRAGUE: Not only that, we also see Harrier jet 535 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,547 trailing the object. 536 00:33:35,713 --> 00:33:38,880 As soon as this photo was released to the public, 537 00:33:39,047 --> 00:33:40,547 uh, people went crazy. 538 00:33:40,713 --> 00:33:41,797 It was a big deal. 539 00:33:42,838 --> 00:33:46,172 HOWE: It has been called the greatest UFO photo ever. 540 00:33:46,380 --> 00:33:49,422 And I agreed. In fact, I've had a picture 541 00:33:49,588 --> 00:33:53,672 of the Calvine photo on my wall for the last year. 542 00:33:55,047 --> 00:33:57,005 NARRATOR: While the image is compelling, 543 00:33:57,130 --> 00:33:59,547 of greater interest to UFO researchers 544 00:33:59,713 --> 00:34:02,963 was the sudden publication of the photograph. 545 00:34:03,130 --> 00:34:05,880 It was taken 32 years earlier, 546 00:34:06,088 --> 00:34:08,380 in August 1990, 547 00:34:08,547 --> 00:34:12,297 by two hikers outside the small village of Calvine. 548 00:34:13,547 --> 00:34:17,213 The identities of the two hikers have never been revealed, 549 00:34:17,338 --> 00:34:19,505 but according to the story, 550 00:34:19,672 --> 00:34:22,755 they delivered the photos to Scotland's biggest newspaper, 551 00:34:22,922 --> 00:34:24,422 The Daily Record. 552 00:34:26,213 --> 00:34:28,422 HOWE: They had six photographs 553 00:34:28,630 --> 00:34:30,838 and they go to the local newspaper 554 00:34:31,005 --> 00:34:32,505 to have them published. 555 00:34:32,713 --> 00:34:36,005 And for reasons that are still not clear to this day, 556 00:34:36,172 --> 00:34:40,047 this Scotland newspaper, instead of immediately 557 00:34:40,213 --> 00:34:43,588 putting these six incredible photos on the front page, 558 00:34:43,713 --> 00:34:47,172 which is what I would have done as a reporter, 559 00:34:47,380 --> 00:34:52,338 somebody calls the ministry of defense in London. 560 00:34:52,505 --> 00:34:57,672 And they are ordered to send the photos and the negatives 561 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,588 from the newspaper to somebody in the government. 562 00:35:01,755 --> 00:35:04,255 NARRATOR: The only people to see the Calvine photos 563 00:35:04,422 --> 00:35:06,505 were the hikers who took them, 564 00:35:06,713 --> 00:35:09,672 a handful of people at The Daily Record, 565 00:35:09,838 --> 00:35:13,922 and a select group of employees at the ministry of defense. 566 00:35:14,047 --> 00:35:16,838 Among them was former ministry of defense 567 00:35:17,005 --> 00:35:19,672 UFO investigator Nick Pope, 568 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:24,380 who was present for classified briefings regarding the images. 569 00:35:24,547 --> 00:35:28,672 The photographs and the negatives went to JARIC, 570 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,547 which is Joint Air Reconnaissance 571 00:35:30,713 --> 00:35:32,172 and Intelligence Center. 572 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:34,505 This is part of the intelligence community 573 00:35:34,672 --> 00:35:37,797 that specializes in imagery analysis. 574 00:35:39,213 --> 00:35:43,713 Their opinion was that this was not a fake, 575 00:35:43,922 --> 00:35:46,047 these were genuine pictures. 576 00:35:46,213 --> 00:35:49,838 And they showed a solid structured craft. 577 00:35:50,047 --> 00:35:52,422 And also critically important, 578 00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:54,797 parts of the countryside were visible. 579 00:35:54,963 --> 00:35:57,630 So, trees, fields, a fence. 580 00:35:57,797 --> 00:36:01,505 What that meant was that our ministry of defense experts 581 00:36:01,672 --> 00:36:03,630 could start to make some calculations 582 00:36:03,755 --> 00:36:06,672 and estimate distance from the lens, 583 00:36:06,838 --> 00:36:11,005 height above ground, diameter of craft. 584 00:36:11,172 --> 00:36:13,922 One of the things we were most interested in 585 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:15,588 is the apparent lack 586 00:36:15,755 --> 00:36:20,130 of conventional aerospace, parts and shapes. 587 00:36:20,297 --> 00:36:24,713 No wings, no tail, no fuselage, 588 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,297 uh, no obvious engines. 589 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:32,005 NARRATOR: While the ministry of defense claimed the Calvine photos 590 00:36:32,172 --> 00:36:34,755 were returned to Scotland's Daily Record, 591 00:36:34,922 --> 00:36:37,005 the newspaper said they never received them. 592 00:36:37,963 --> 00:36:42,338 The images remained a mystery for the next 30 years, 593 00:36:42,547 --> 00:36:46,755 until former ministry of defense press officer Craig Lindsay 594 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:50,713 revealed that he had kept a copy of one of the photos 595 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:54,422 and shared it with Newsweek for publication. 596 00:37:13,755 --> 00:37:17,338 NARRATOR: While it is unknown exactly what happened to the originals, 597 00:37:17,547 --> 00:37:19,755 some believe the ministry of defense 598 00:37:19,922 --> 00:37:23,172 secretly took measures to ensure that the photos 599 00:37:23,338 --> 00:37:25,755 would never be seen by the public. 600 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:31,505 POPE: My theory is that the ministry of defense 601 00:37:31,630 --> 00:37:34,922 bought the photos and the negatives. 602 00:37:35,088 --> 00:37:37,338 And the witnesses effectively signed 603 00:37:37,547 --> 00:37:39,672 a nondisclosure agreement. 604 00:37:41,547 --> 00:37:43,672 NARRATOR: Were these photos hidden by the government 605 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,672 for more than 30 years because they know 606 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:50,880 that what was captured is in fact an alien craft? 607 00:37:51,047 --> 00:37:55,505 Could the Calvine photos provide the strongest evidence yet 608 00:37:55,713 --> 00:37:58,547 of an otherworldly presence in Scotland? 609 00:37:58,713 --> 00:38:02,005 According to ancient astronaut theorists, 610 00:38:02,088 --> 00:38:03,713 the mysteries found in Scotland 611 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:07,713 extend throughout the entire region of the British Isles, 612 00:38:07,838 --> 00:38:10,838 and their connection to extraterrestrials 613 00:38:11,005 --> 00:38:12,422 is well known 614 00:38:12,588 --> 00:38:14,963 to the royal family. 615 00:38:25,213 --> 00:38:27,047 NARRATOR: Across the United Kingdom, 616 00:38:27,255 --> 00:38:29,213 people gather to pay their respects 617 00:38:29,380 --> 00:38:31,130 to Queen Elizabeth's husband 618 00:38:31,297 --> 00:38:34,047 Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, 619 00:38:34,213 --> 00:38:37,838 who passed away at the age of 99. 620 00:38:38,005 --> 00:38:40,213 In the months after his death, 621 00:38:40,380 --> 00:38:43,172 reports surface that Prince Philip 622 00:38:43,338 --> 00:38:45,797 spent more than half of his life 623 00:38:45,963 --> 00:38:48,713 investigating UFO reports. 624 00:38:50,797 --> 00:38:54,172 Over the years, he allegedly used his influence 625 00:38:54,338 --> 00:38:56,672 to amass a trove of classified reports 626 00:38:56,838 --> 00:38:59,005 and statements from the British military. 627 00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:05,422 COLLINS: The late Prince Philip had this incredible interest 628 00:39:05,588 --> 00:39:09,588 in the subject of ufology and would follow it avidly. 629 00:39:09,713 --> 00:39:13,630 He would actually even invite witnesses 630 00:39:13,797 --> 00:39:16,172 to come to Buckingham Palace 631 00:39:16,338 --> 00:39:19,963 to actually discuss their encounters. 632 00:39:20,130 --> 00:39:24,255 POPE: Using the intermediary of a royal inquiry, 633 00:39:24,422 --> 00:39:28,005 he actually investigated a number of cases himself 634 00:39:28,130 --> 00:39:30,047 and had witnesses brought in. 635 00:39:31,422 --> 00:39:34,297 And interestingly, he was the Duke of Edinburgh. 636 00:39:34,463 --> 00:39:36,547 Edinburgh being the capital of Scotland. 637 00:39:36,713 --> 00:39:42,213 So, with Prince Philip's interest in this in mind, 638 00:39:42,422 --> 00:39:44,963 it does pose the intriguing possibility 639 00:39:45,130 --> 00:39:48,255 that the Royals are aware 640 00:39:48,422 --> 00:39:51,505 not only of Scotland's ancient mysteries, 641 00:39:51,672 --> 00:39:54,838 but are the ultimate guardians of the UFO secret. 642 00:39:55,963 --> 00:39:59,380 NARRATOR: The British Isles account for only 0.2% 643 00:39:59,547 --> 00:40:02,172 of the Earth's surface above sea level, 644 00:40:02,380 --> 00:40:04,588 but despite their small size, 645 00:40:04,797 --> 00:40:07,838 they are home to many of the world's greatest mysteries, 646 00:40:08,047 --> 00:40:11,838 like the towering monoliths of Stonehenge, 647 00:40:11,963 --> 00:40:15,213 the giant Newgrange mound in Ireland, 648 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:18,463 the crop circle phenomenon 649 00:40:18,630 --> 00:40:20,588 and Rudloe Manor, 650 00:40:20,755 --> 00:40:23,047 an underground military installation 651 00:40:23,213 --> 00:40:24,797 where it has been rumored 652 00:40:24,963 --> 00:40:28,422 that the British government is hiding an alien craft. 653 00:40:29,505 --> 00:40:31,755 Is it possible that the British Isles 654 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:35,338 have been a prime destination for extraterrestrial visitors 655 00:40:35,463 --> 00:40:37,922 dating back thousands of years? 656 00:40:38,088 --> 00:40:42,755 And if so, might the modern UFO hotspot of Scotland 657 00:40:42,922 --> 00:40:46,505 provide important clues to understanding why? 658 00:40:48,047 --> 00:40:50,005 McGOWAN: Scotland seems to have the largest number 659 00:40:50,172 --> 00:40:51,838 of recorded events, 660 00:40:52,005 --> 00:40:53,297 whether it's recorded in folklore 661 00:40:53,463 --> 00:40:55,338 or recorded in modern times. 662 00:40:55,547 --> 00:40:59,213 Scotland seems to have more supernatural, 663 00:40:59,380 --> 00:41:01,838 unexplained events and circumstances 664 00:41:02,005 --> 00:41:05,422 than maybe in any other place in the world. 665 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:09,755 TSOUKALOS: To this day, Scotland has incredible UFO sightings. 666 00:41:09,922 --> 00:41:13,172 And we can see this also in ancient times. 667 00:41:13,338 --> 00:41:14,505 So I think that 668 00:41:14,713 --> 00:41:17,505 that particular area of the world 669 00:41:17,672 --> 00:41:21,922 is crucial in figuring out the larger picture 670 00:41:22,088 --> 00:41:26,005 that our origins is not down here on Earth, 671 00:41:26,213 --> 00:41:27,505 but out there. 672 00:41:28,547 --> 00:41:32,797 NARRATOR: Is Scotland, with its long history of unusual phenomena, 673 00:41:32,963 --> 00:41:35,963 a hub of otherworldly activity? 674 00:41:36,130 --> 00:41:39,755 Could it be that thousands of years ago, 675 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:43,005 extraterrestrials made this area a connection point 676 00:41:43,213 --> 00:41:45,672 using megalithic stone circles 677 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:48,047 to harness the energy of the Earth? 678 00:41:49,005 --> 00:41:52,588 And does the region's unique geology 679 00:41:52,713 --> 00:41:55,630 still attract otherworldly visitors today? 680 00:41:56,755 --> 00:42:00,130 Perhaps solving the mysteries of Scotland 681 00:42:00,297 --> 00:42:02,422 will provide the key to reuniting 682 00:42:02,547 --> 00:42:05,630 with our alien ancestors. 683 00:42:05,838 --> 00:42:08,172 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS