Episode
Ancient Aliens: The Top Ten Secret Projects
Overview
Ancient Aliens is counting down ten of history's most compelling and covert projects that study the UFO phenomenon. From clandestine government organizations to agents that silence UFO witnesses and secret programs to reverse-engineer alien technology. Are these mysterious projects evidence of contact with extraterrestrials?
Details
- Series
- Ancient Aliens
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2025-03-07
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Top Ten Secret Projects is Episode 5 in Season 21 of Ancient Aliens. It aired on 2025-03-07. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4: The Top Ten Unexplained Technologies
Ancient Aliens is counting down ten of the most astonishing and unexplainable technologies in history. From mysterious golden orbs discovered in Mexico, to a sacred wooden box that could communicate with the heavens and an ancient tomb that is said to depict an astronaut. Might these sensational artifacts be evidence of otherworldly contact?
Episode 6: The Top Ten Mysterious Mountains
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