TV series
Encounters
Overview
Mass UFO sightings from the last 50 years fuel a mystery in this documentary series featuring eyewitness accounts, expert interviews and new evidence.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-09-27
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Amblin Television, Boardwalk Pictures, Vice Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John E. Mack as Self (archive footage)
- Judy Bates as Self
- Lisil Field as Self (archive footage)
- Emma Kristiansen as Self (archive footage)
Creators and crew
- Darryl Frank - Executive Producer
- Justin Falvey - Executive Producer
- Andrew Fried - Executive Producer
- Dane Lillegard - Executive Producer
- Derek Mead - Executive Producer
- Jordan Wynn - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Messengers
In 2008, sightings of strange lights in the sky over Central Texas attract media attention and ridicule. New radar data supports eyewitnesses' claims.
Episode 2: Believers
In 1994, over 60 children at a Zimbabwe school claimed to have seen aliens. Years later, witnesses maintain their accounts, while others are skeptical.
Episode 3: The Broad Haven Triangle
A close encounter at a children's school in a tiny Welsh village spurs a series of sightings. An astrophysicist theorizes about aliens and water.
Episode 4: Lights Over Fukushima
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, survivors reported seeing bright lights above the power plant. For some, the event upholds a long-held belief.
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