Close Encounters and Alien Abductions

Are aliens abducting humans? Skeptics argue these claims are inspired by pop culture, but scientists want to know if ET could survive the voyage.

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode from the acclaimed National Geographic Channel documentary series Naked Science, which investigates alien abductions and other claims of close encounters of the third kind.

Inside Secret Government Warehouses

Here's some pseudo-scientific fun. 

Alien body parts, powerful religious artifacts, the wreckage of a crashed flying saucer, what exactly is the United States Government keeping hidden from us in its secret government warehouses?

Inspired by SyFy Channel’s hit series Warehouse 13, NBC News award-winning journalist Lester Holt goes on a global expedition to uncover the truth behind the world’s top secret, mysterious warehouses where super-classified objects are kept.

In Inside Secret Government Warehouses: Shocking Revelations, Holt capitalizes on exclusive access to restricted sites, traveling from Area 51 in Nevada to deep inside the Vatican secret archives – the centerpiece of Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons – interviewing informants, Washington decision-makers, former top military personnel and leading experts.

The Atomic Submarine (1959): Undersea Science Fiction

Today on Far Future Horizons we present The Atomic Submarine.......


Something mysterious and alien lurks beneath the waves of our oceans and threatens the collective security of every man, woman and child of our planet.

In the “far and distant future” of 1968, many ships and planes are crossing the North Pole to transport passengers and cargo. Now, more than eight ships and seven submarines have vanished mysteriously. The Atomic Submarine Tigershark is sent out to investigate their whereabouts and - if possible - remove the cause of their disappearance. But the life form Commander Vandover and his crew encounter may be too powerful even for their weapons of newest technology...

Is It Real? - Crop Circles

Across the English countryside, a decades-old mystery refuses to die. Are crop circles highly complex messages from the outer limits or a man-made hoax of profound proportions?

In 1978, a crop circle first appeared on a farm in England's West Country. Since then crop circles have appeared with larger frequency and complexity. Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the acclaimed National Geographic documentary series Is it Real? - Crop Circles.

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World: The Journey Begins

Today on Far Future Enterprise we present a television classic from the 1980s -"Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World".

"Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" was a thirteen part British television series looking at unexplained phenomena from around the world. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and first broadcast in September 1980.

What’s The Real Deal Behind UFO Reports?

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Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the acclaimed Documentary series The Universe to investigate the real deal behind UFO reports.

Many argue that flying saucers and other extra-terrestrial space ships continuously visit the earth. If that were true, what kinds of technologies would such alien spacecraft require? And do eyewitness reports of UFO sightings jibe with modern theories of how interstellar travel might be possible? 

The Flying Saucers of Walt Disney

"Mankind is in the midst of the most profound event in history – actual contact with intelligent life from other planets. For nearly 50 years, officials have been documenting routine alien encounters here on earth, and thousands of people have seen or experienced this alien presence. Yet many others still refuse to acknowledge the obvious evidence all around them. From beyond the boundaries of our perceptions, intelligent beings are beckoning mankind to join the galactic community."

  ~ From the Walt Disney Television special UFO documentary Alien Encounters

Today on Far Future Horizons we present Walt Disney Studio’s “Lost” UFO documentary Alien Encounters, a one hour documentary that aired only once, and with no advance notice on stations in only five US cities.

Weekend Science Fiction Line-up: Dark Skies

Frank Bach (J. T. Walsh) shows John Loengard (Eric Close) alien technology

Today on Far Future Horizons we present this weekend's Science Fiction feature. Today's focus is on a television series that had the potential to be the greatest government UFO conspiracy theory based television dramas of all time – Dark Skies.

This series had the potential to exceed even the X-files in popularity. Yet it was cancelled after just one season.

The Incident at Roswell

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Today on Far Future Horizons we commemorate the 67^th anniversary of the alleged Roswell UFO incident that helped ignite the UFO Conspiracy Craze of the modern era.

The Roswell UFO incident allegedly took place in the United States when an airborne object crashed on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, on July 7, 1947. Explanations of what actually took place are based on both official and unofficial communications. Although the crash is attributed to a U.S. military surveillance balloon by the U.S. government, the most famous explanation of what occurred is that the object was a spacecraft containing extraterrestrial life. Since the late 1970s, the Roswell incident has been the subject of much controversy, and conspiracy theories have arisen about the event.

The United States Armed Forces still maintains that what was recovered near Roswell was debris from the crash of an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to what was then a classified (top secret) program named Project Mogul.

In stark contrast, many UFO proponents maintain that an alien craft was found, its occupants were captured, and that the military engaged in a massive cover-up. The Roswell incident has turned into a widely known pop culture phenomenon, making the name "Roswell" synonymous with UFOs. Roswell has become the most publicized and controversial of all alleged UFO incidents.

For your viewing pleasure we present two video features to mark today’s anniversary.

Nazi UFO Conspiracy

Today on Far Future Horizons we look at a conspiracy claim involving flying saucers and Nazis.

Are UFOs a manifestation of terrestrial rather than extraterrestrial technology? Were Nazi scientists really behind this technology and was this technology later co-opted by the United States after Operation Paperclip for developing advanced military technology? I personally have my reservations on all this conspiracy theory nonsense but, I’ll let you be the judge.

Ray Harryhausen’s Earth vs. the Flying Saucers in Color

Today on Far Future Horizons we pay a special tribute to special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen who died on May 7, 2013  by presenting for your viewing pleasure a colorized version of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.

Building a Flying Saucer

How does one go about building a real bonafide flying saucer? Is such a feat possible when so many other professional and amateur engineers have failed? An article I stumbled upon recently has inspired me to look at what scientists and engineers have to say about actually building this fascinating futuristic technology. 

Close Encounters of the Alien Kind

Today on Far Future Horizons we present two video features that center on Close Alien encounters of the Third Kind. For your viewing pleasure we present the science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind written and directed by Steven Spielberg and the documentary Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The True Story.

This documentary investigates the original cases that inspired the film from the Michigan UFO chase, to the first and arguably most famous case of alien abduction in the United States the Betty and Barney Hill abduction. In this documentary you will hear how Close Encounter of the Third Kind was brought to our screens, you also hear witness testimony and you will hear of NASA's alleged attempt to hide or cover up the true story behind UFOs.

An Alien History of Planet Earth

Nick Cook, a British aerospace journalist with a 20-year history of "getting below the surface" of some of the strangest military aircraft to take to the skies, applies his expert, investigative skills to a world of mystery and deceit--a fantastical place full of UFOs, strange encounters, and alien abductions. Much of his time has been spent at the respected journal, Jane's Defence Weekly. His job is to investigate secret programs--the shadow defence industry, worth billions of dollars, but hidden from public view. Now, with more people than ever believing in UFOs, Cook wants to know what really has been flying through our air space. He traces the phenomenon from early sightings of UFOs during WWII to the mass reports of alien abductions that swept America in the 1980s and `90s. Entering the world of bluff and double-bluff, he investigates such landmark cases as the Roswell Incident and the Zamora Sighting to try to answer the question: Are UFOs real?

DEEP SEA UFOs: UNIDENTIFIED SUBMERGED OBJECTS (USOs)

The seas and oceans of our planet have since time immemorial been a familiar but mysterious and alien territory for much of human history. Many myths and legends have appeared from age to age to explain many strange and unfamiliar sightings. Seafarers across the ages and from all cultures have spun tales of sea monsters and mermaids.

Well our epoch is no different. I was recently introduced to a very thought provoking modern day mystery from the depths of Aquatica - Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs).