The True Story

Season 4 Episode 7: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The movie was an instant smash when it hit the theaters in 1977 and reawakened man's obsession with the eternal question: "Are we alone in the universe?" Though a work of fantasy, few realize that Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic was actually inspired by real-life witness testimony, as well as a series of UFO sightings in Michigan in the summer of 1966. Separate science fact from science fiction as we re-examine government documents and put old witness testimonies to the test using modern technology. http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?series=679#episodes

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

5

Episodes:

36

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2008

IMDb:

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