Plot. In the course of experimenting a new flight maneuver, two pilots, Colonel Alex Long (Benedict) and Philip (McGinley) encounter a mysterious light beyond a mountain range. Phil becomes transfixed by the light, flies into it and vanishes. Alex returns alone and shocked by what he has seen.
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00:03:29Nothing is beautiful at 0600.
00:03:32Except maybe what's her name?
00:03:35Shit.
00:03:36What did I tell you?
00:03:37Scramble.
00:03:38Scramble, scramble.
00:03:39Scramble for don't help but show the car.
00:03:42Yes, sir.
00:03:43Yes, sir.
00:03:43We're expecting you, sir.
00:03:59Scramble for don't help.
00:04:29Scramble for don't help.
00:04:59Scramble for don't help.
00:05:15Climbing at departure, vectoring point north.
00:05:1822 angels.
00:05:20Runway 3 to right.
00:05:23Optometer setting 290902.
00:05:26Clear to taxi and take off.
00:05:28Base is green for further instructions.
00:05:31Change to OSP25.
00:05:36Go on, Valver.
00:05:36Check in.
00:05:38Roger.
00:05:38Go on, Valver.
00:05:39Go on, Valver.
00:05:40Go on, Valver.
00:05:41Go on, Valver.
00:05:42Go on, Valver.
00:05:43Go on, Valver.
00:05:44Go on, Valver.
00:05:45Go on, Valver.
00:05:46Go on, Valver.
00:05:47Go on, Valver.
00:05:48Go on, Valver.
00:05:49Go on, Valver.
00:05:50Go on, Valver.
00:05:51Go on, Valver.
00:05:52Go on, Valver.
00:05:53Go on, Valver.
00:05:54Go on, Valver.
00:05:55Go on, Valver.
00:05:56Go on, Valver.
00:05:57Go on, Valver.
00:05:58Go on, Valver.
00:05:59Three and a half minutes from scramble to takeoff, fantastic.
00:06:26What's going on?
00:06:27Puma Radar's picked up an unidentified track.
00:06:30Who's up?
00:06:31Fireball and thunder from the 12th, sir.
00:06:34Golf Alpha, Golf Alpha, this is the commander of Region Operations Center speaking.
00:06:41This is Golf Alpha, go ahead, sir.
00:06:43Golf Alpha, I'm relying on you to use utmost discretion.
00:06:47You will intercept and report back as soon as possible.
00:06:51Roger, sir.
00:06:52Fox, Golf Alpha.
00:06:54Altitude 27,000.
00:06:55Heading 3-1-0, steady on.
00:06:58Golf Alpha, bogey at 29 miles, bearing 2-7-0.
00:07:04Okay, here we go.
00:07:06Fox, Golf Alpha.
00:07:07Radar contact 1-2 miles at my 9 o'clock.
00:07:15Speed 700 knots.
00:07:16Roger, Golf Alpha.
00:07:17Identify, please.
00:07:18Identify, please.
00:07:29Holy shit.
00:07:30You see what I see?
00:07:33How could I miss it?
00:07:34Fox, Golf Alpha.
00:07:35Fox, Golf Alpha.
00:07:36We have an enemy aircraft, sir.
00:07:37No identification in his arm.
00:07:38Keep your eyes open and intercept.
00:07:39Nothing more.
00:07:40Roger.
00:07:41This guy's looking for trouble, Alex.
00:07:42You came to the right place.
00:07:43You came to the right place.
00:07:44You came to the right place.
00:07:45hole!
00:07:46Noaki!
00:07:47Yeah.
00:07:48Rock, you're moving right here.
00:07:49There's nothing.
00:07:50Roger.
00:07:52You're so good.
00:07:53There's nothing.
00:07:54Roger.
00:07:56You guys looking for trouble, Alex.
00:08:09Where'd he go?
00:08:19I've lost him too
00:08:20Shit, he's coming right at us
00:08:28Christ
00:08:39It's on your tail
00:08:46It's on your tail
00:08:47Son of a bitch
00:08:50I'll get him off your back
00:08:56Hurry up pal, because he's closing
00:09:09I got it
00:09:22I got it
00:09:23Marks, Dolph Alpha
00:09:26I've abandoned my sights
00:09:29What are your instructions?
00:09:30I want you to force him to land
00:09:39He's locked on me
00:09:42Alright, when I give the word
00:09:49You hang a sharp left
00:09:49Go
00:09:52Okay, Alex
00:10:00I'm with you
00:10:02I'm right behind you
00:10:03Alright, let's take this guy down
00:10:05I go right, you go left
00:10:07Okay, ready
00:10:09Son of a bitch
00:10:22He's throwing up like a friggin' rock
00:10:33We're at 45 angels and climbing
00:10:40They're over the safety limit, sir, and still climbing
00:10:57Alex
00:11:01The planes can't take this
00:11:03Come on, baby
00:11:06Don't let me down
00:11:07God damn
00:11:14This sounds like I can fly
00:11:15Come on, baby
00:11:41Hey, baby
00:11:43They're over the line, sir.
00:11:49Damn it!
00:11:50Golf Alpha, break off and return to base.
00:11:53Fox, you're breaking up. Say again.
00:11:55Golf Alpha, break off and return to base.
00:11:57Fox, you're broken. Please say again.
00:11:59That's enough, Colonel. There will be no international incidents in my area.
00:12:04Return to base. That's an order.
00:12:07Do you copy?
00:12:09That's affirmative, sir. I heard you that time.
00:12:11Golf Alpha returning to base.
00:12:15Damn it! We almost had him.
00:12:17I hate leaving unfinished business.
00:12:19No. What you hate is following the rules.
00:12:41You see that mountain over there?
00:12:56Yeah, Phil, I see that mountain.
00:12:57My dad used to take me to the mountains a lot when he was a kid.
00:13:01He used to say that legends are born in the mountains.
00:13:04And that's the place where the human race comes into contact with something higher.
00:13:08Well, you don't have to tell me about legends.
00:13:10I was born in Colorado.
00:13:15I was born in Colorado.
00:13:18I don't know.
00:13:48First stage drops off, right?
00:13:55Yeah.
00:13:55What is this?
00:13:57Right.
00:13:57Drops off.
00:13:59Right?
00:14:03Come on.
00:14:09Hey.
00:14:10Hi.
00:14:12Sorry to bartender like this.
00:14:14Sandy, how you doing?
00:14:15Hi.
00:14:16What, asleep already?
00:14:17She conked out after the soup.
00:14:19It must have been boring soup.
00:14:22What's up?
00:14:24That's our new tactic the general wants us to work on.
00:14:27Oh, you don't waste any time, do you?
00:14:29I hope it's nothing dangerous.
00:14:30No, no.
00:14:31A little fancy, maybe.
00:14:32Not dangerous.
00:14:33Never dangerous.
00:14:35Fancy?
00:14:36Looks pretty good on paper, though.
00:14:38Yeah.
00:14:38Of course, the real test comes you know where.
00:14:40Here, take a look at this one.
00:14:41Right.
00:14:43There.
00:14:44Oh.
00:14:44That even me were talking.
00:14:49Oh, right.
00:14:50I'm sorry.
00:14:51Look, we're in the middle of a little family discussion.
00:14:52Do you mind?
00:14:54All right.
00:14:55Where were we?
00:14:56The first stage drop off.
00:14:58First stage.
00:14:58Right.
00:14:59Okay, listen.
00:14:59After we get the first stage ready, all we have to do is find a good launch site.
00:15:03Yeah.
00:15:03We're building a rocket.
00:15:04No, rocket.
00:15:06Will you come when we launch it?
00:15:09Wouldn't miss it for the world.
00:15:10Yeah!
00:15:13Okay, Sandy, come on, it's time.
00:15:16Kiss daddy.
00:15:16All right, kiddo.
00:15:18Kiss daddy?
00:15:19Hi, sweetheart.
00:15:21Bye, sweetie.
00:15:21All right.
00:15:27I'm all yours.
00:15:28Show me this fancy plane.
00:15:30At this point, the number one aircraft puts its nose down, fires its afterburners.
00:15:36It'll be impossible for the fighter to lock on.
00:15:38However, having come this close, he'll probably opt to pursue.
00:15:41At this point, the number two aircraft does a barrel roll, comes in on the guy's tail, and bingo.
00:15:51What do you think?
00:15:54What do you think?
00:15:55It's risky.
00:15:56It is.
00:15:57It should work, though.
00:15:58It should, hell.
00:15:59It'll work.
00:16:01Have you chosen a trial site yet?
00:16:03Yes, we were thinking of going north to the Mongrado.
00:16:06Altitude?
00:16:076,000.
00:16:09It's a bit low, isn't it?
00:16:10But acceptable.
00:16:12Will, stay within parameters, sir.
00:16:14Yes, I've heard that before.
00:16:16You have my words, sir.
00:16:22Okay, it's a go.
00:16:25Don't screw up.
00:16:31All right.
00:16:40All right.
00:16:58All right.
00:16:58All right.
00:18:00Phil, are you there?
00:18:02No. Sorry. I was thinking about my father.
00:18:06Since we upset the mountains with our jet noise,
00:18:09we can't think he's right.
00:18:10Nah, they probably just think it's thunder.
00:18:13All right, remember the parameters.
00:18:15Heading 202, speed 600 knots.
00:18:18202, 600 knots.
00:18:21Roger.
00:18:28Way to go to the signal, Phil.
00:18:30What the hell?
00:18:37Alex! Alex! What's happening?
00:18:41What's that light?
00:18:43Alex, do you read me?
00:18:45Phil, let's get the hell out of here.
00:18:47You copy? Phil!
00:18:50You copy, Phil?
00:18:52Phil!
00:18:58God damn it!
00:19:02I feel reverse.
00:19:05Reverse!
00:19:07Don't get the hell out of there!
00:19:08Oh my God.
00:19:33Oh my God.
00:19:39Oh my God.
00:19:44Excuse me, sir.
00:19:56Yes.
00:19:57We still haven't picked up those two F104s.
00:20:01That's funny.
00:20:02They should be on final approach by now.
00:20:03Call them.
00:20:06Golf Alpha Fox.
00:20:08Golf Alpha Fox.
00:20:10Come in, Golf Alpha.
00:20:14Golf Alpha Fox.
00:20:16Golf Alpha Fox.
00:20:17Do you read me?
00:20:18Keep trying.
00:20:20Keep trying.
00:21:50Sir, there's only one aircraft and it's coming in with its landing gear on.
00:21:57Jesus, give me a helicopter.
00:22:01I'm going out there.
00:22:08Goldfalfa, Goldfalfa, your gear's not down.
00:22:12Goldfalfa, your gear's not down.
00:22:13Goldfalfa, what are you doing?
00:22:20Hey, did you do your homework last night?
00:22:22Yeah, Mom.
00:22:22You did.
00:22:23I'm glad, finally.
00:22:24Get your landing gear down, goddammit.
00:22:47Get your landing gear down.
00:22:48You did.
00:22:58Okay.
00:22:59I don't know.
00:23:29I don't know.
00:23:59I don't know.
00:24:29Alex, Phil, can you tell me, Phil?
00:24:36Phil, did he make it?
00:24:38What happened up there?
00:24:41Did he make it?
00:24:43Did he make it?
00:24:43Get him out!
00:24:50For you, sir.
00:24:53For the fox.
00:24:55Yes, sir.
00:24:57Right away, sir.
00:24:57Here we go.
00:24:58Here we go.
00:24:58He's ready right here.
00:24:58Here we go.
00:25:01Here we go.
00:25:03Here we go.
00:25:04Here we go.
00:25:07Here we go.
00:26:08Not bad.
00:26:11They found the wreckage of Philip's plane.
00:26:15They couldn't find any trace of the body.
00:26:19What happened up there?
00:26:21I don't know.
00:26:27Well, we were flying over the Magrado there with this explosion of light.
00:26:35Light.
00:26:37Light.
00:26:40Light.
00:26:42What kind of light?
00:26:45I don't know.
00:26:46I was blinded.
00:26:50The last thing I saw was Philip's plane disappearing into it.
00:26:55That's all I remember.
00:27:00That's all I remember.
00:27:25He was glad to be flying with you.
00:27:48He said you were born.
00:27:51You were born to fly.
00:27:55All I have is an empty coffin.
00:28:11Christina, I don't know what happened up there.
00:28:16But I promise you I'm going to find out.
00:28:22Oh, God, I wish he were here.
00:28:25I wish I could be, sir.
00:28:37You have no idea what happened?
00:28:39Oh, I've got lots of ideas, sir.
00:28:41A meteorite burning up in the atmosphere?
00:28:45A satellite?
00:28:47Maybe an uncharted comet?
00:28:49I've even considered weather balloons.
00:28:51Technically, that's all possible, but highly unlikely.
00:28:56There is one other possibility.
00:29:01Go on.
00:29:02A flying object, sir.
00:29:08Of non-terrestrial origin?
00:29:13Excuse me, gentlemen.
00:29:14Before we venture into the realm of science fiction, I think we must first determine the mechanics of the accident.
00:29:19I concur.
00:29:21Proceed, Colonel.
00:29:21Our examination of the wreckage shows clearly that aircraft number two crashed onto the mountain, so he must have gone off course.
00:29:33Can you account for that?
00:29:35No, sir.
00:29:37What was your exact position in respect to the mountain?
00:29:40We were skirting it, sir.
00:29:43Number two was behind you?
00:29:44I assume so.
00:29:46You assume so?
00:29:48He was behind me.
00:29:49To the right or to the left?
00:29:51To the right.
00:29:52He was to the right.
00:29:55Are you sure?
00:29:57Yes, sir.
00:29:59At a certain point, as you've already stated, you made a sharp turn to the right.
00:30:04Rather suddenly, it appears.
00:30:06No, sir.
00:30:07Not suddenly.
00:30:09Did you or did you not turn to the right?
00:30:11I did, but there was nothing sudden or abrupt about it.
00:30:16For the sake of hypothesis, let's say you did turn suddenly.
00:30:20Is it not possible, then, that in order to avoid a collision, your wingman also changed course?
00:30:25And in doing so, lost control of his aircraft and crashed into the mountain?
00:30:29I repeat.
00:30:31I made no such maneuver.
00:30:34Is it possible or not?
00:30:35It's possible.
00:30:40But that's not what happened.
00:30:42How can you be so sure?
00:30:44Didn't you just state that you were dazed by a sudden burst of light?
00:30:48I remember everything very clearly up to that point.
00:30:51So you can't rule out that he might have done it afterwards.
00:30:53On the other hand, we can't rule out the possibility that the wingman crashed because he was dazed by the light as well.
00:31:00Do you really believe, Colonel, that there was a burst of light?
00:31:03Are you insinuating I made this up?
00:31:07Yes, to justify yourself.
00:31:09What happened to your wingman is entirely your responsibility.
00:31:13And you defend yourself by resorting to lies and the wildest of inventions.
00:31:16I believe, sir, that we have no valid grounds on which to base any conclusions.
00:31:21Until the flight and voice recorders have been decoded, I therefore request a postponement until then.
00:31:26In the interim, Lieutenant Colonel Longhi is to be grounded.
00:31:37His hearing is adjourned.
00:31:38The end of the night, the fiction book will help.
00:31:55Will help to make me understand what someone gave me a hand to cleanse a friend.
00:32:04I don't know why it's so hard
00:32:08It's so hard to just pretend and keep on living
00:32:15It's so hard to know what to do
00:32:19It's so hard to just pretend and keep on living
00:32:34It's so hard to get a paper sky
00:32:52We reached a bird of stars
00:32:56Or done a thing to heart
00:32:59It's hard to understand this
00:33:03But I will not pretend because all man's a friend
00:33:08He understands I don't know why it's so hard
00:33:15It's so hard to just pretend and keep on living
00:33:21It's so hard to know what to do
00:33:25It's so hard to just pretend and keep on living
00:33:35I'm sorry, but this tape is out. That young lady asked for it a moment ago.
00:33:47Do you have any idea how long before she's finished?
00:34:01Well, why don't you ask her
00:34:03Right
00:34:04There are thousands of reliable reports that confirm the existence of this phenomena
00:34:13Sightings have been made by pilots in flight
00:34:18Recorded on the radar screen
00:34:20And filmed and photographed on numerous occasions
00:34:24And these mysterious objects have been reported to have humanoid occupants
00:34:31Alleged eyewitnesses all agree on their accounts of landings that have been observed
00:34:38Oh, I'm sorry, I was just wanting to know when you might be done
00:34:43You know, with the tape
00:34:45Well, I'm almost finished
00:34:47Who is that guy?
00:34:52Professor J.H. Thomas
00:34:53He's a UFO researcher and vice president for Contact International
00:34:57Are you interested in UFOs?
00:35:02I'm doing a search for an English magazine
00:35:05In any case, if you want documentation
00:35:08You should check Brinsley Poire French and Gordon Grayton
00:35:11They're scientific treatises, but I'm sure you can handle them
00:35:15Right
00:35:17Well, thanks
00:35:19I'm sorry
00:35:28What were those names again?
00:35:32Better write the down, B
00:35:33Ah, you, uh, forgot one
00:35:42Yours
00:35:46Are we talking UFOs or close encounters of the more common variety?
00:35:54Well, that's, uh, entirely up to you
00:35:56Here
00:36:03Call me and want to know more about UFOs
00:36:06Oh, thank you
00:36:07Isabella
00:36:09Nice
00:36:10There, that ought to do it
00:36:26Or it'll be right back
00:36:28Were you and Philip good friends?
00:36:42Yes
00:36:43Could not be good friends with Philip
00:36:46I can't believe he's dead
00:36:48In the mountains, when there's an accident
00:36:51We say somebody is missing
00:36:53Until we find the body
00:36:55That's why I didn't come to the funeral
00:36:58You know, Philip used to talk about you a lot
00:37:02Told me how you took him to the mountains
00:37:05He was determined to become a mountain climber like me
00:37:09But
00:37:10He became a pilot instead
00:37:13Well, flying's a lot like climbing a mountain
00:37:15Oh, no, it isn't
00:37:16Nothing like it
00:37:17Climbing a mountain
00:37:19Reaching its summit
00:37:20Is something different altogether
00:37:22The top of a mountain
00:37:24Is the end of one road
00:37:25The beginning of another
00:37:26The place
00:37:28Up at the top
00:37:29Furthest from the earth
00:37:31And closest to heaven
00:37:32Where the human race
00:37:34Comes into contact with something
00:37:36Higher
00:37:37That's right
00:37:40And what is that?
00:37:42What is
00:37:43Higher?
00:37:45I've spent most of my life trying to find out
00:37:48I still don't know
00:37:50Did you
00:37:55Ever climb the mongrado?
00:37:57Oh
00:37:58Once when I was a young man
00:38:00I led a scientific expedition
00:38:03Looking for a prehistoric campsite
00:38:05Did you ever find it?
00:38:07We found two rock pictures
00:38:09That way you couldn't really tell
00:38:11What they represented
00:38:12Looked like
00:38:13Two moons or suns
00:38:15Descending towards earth
00:38:16Symbols
00:38:18I'm coming back
00:38:18Maybe
00:38:19Stuff is dangerous
00:38:24I'll come
00:38:25What you got?
00:38:27W-L-Y
00:38:28For that
00:38:29W-L-Y
00:38:30Is that a secret code?
00:38:34What's it mean?
00:38:36We love you
00:38:37It's dangerous
00:38:46Better stand back
00:38:48Three
00:38:59Two
00:39:00One
00:39:02Arnold was flying in a white semicircle around the area
00:39:30When a bright flash lit up the sides of the aircraft
00:39:33That's exactly what happened to me
00:39:34Listen to this one
00:39:34This happened in England
00:39:35There were two pilots on a night reconnaissance flight
00:39:37And they saw what they described as a very bright star
00:39:40There's been hundreds of cases just like yours
00:39:49Put everything over here
00:39:52Unfortunately nobody wants to talk about them
00:39:56And when they do it's usually to deny that they ever happened at all
00:39:58It's a nice place
00:40:01Do you think that could happen here?
00:40:09That they'd actually keep it a secret?
00:40:12Did you really expect them to believe you?
00:40:15Yes
00:40:15Why wouldn't they?
00:40:17It happened for Christ's sake
00:40:18I'm not making any of this up
00:40:19It happened
00:40:19My cockpit was flooded with light
00:40:22It's strange
00:40:23Blinding light
00:40:25Listen Alex
00:40:27You don't have to convince me
00:40:28I know these things happen
00:40:30It's them you have to convince
00:40:32In the end we have determined
00:40:38That in the case in question
00:40:39There's no evidence of extraordinary circumstances
00:40:43After careful assessments of the flight data and voice recorder
00:40:48This board has come to the conclusion
00:40:51That the accident was a result of an inexplicable pilot error
00:40:55On the part of the wingman
00:40:57The board therefore finds that no responsibility can be imputed to the mission leader
00:41:02And no reference to the incident shall appear on his record
00:41:06Colonel, you are hereby restored to flight status
00:41:09This inquiry is closed
00:41:27At the end
00:41:32Deliberate
00:41:33By people
00:41:34At the end
00:41:36At the end
00:41:37At blame
00:41:38At the end
00:41:39But
00:41:40At the end
00:41:40The
00:41:43Half
00:41:44At the end
00:41:44At the end
00:41:46At the end
00:41:48The
00:41:49March
00:41:53The
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00:47:03We watch the stars shimmer like distant lakes in the blackest depths and we wonder
00:47:08are there living thinking beings like us somewhere out there?
00:47:13like me maybe like me maybe like you not a chance Alex I'm serious so am I
00:47:19Alex do you think we're alone?
00:47:31why what do you have in mind?
00:47:37that
00:47:38them
00:47:39do you know what a light year is?
00:47:44yes it's a distance light travels in a distance light travels in a year
00:47:51I knew that
00:47:53well did you know that if you travel
00:47:55me?
00:47:56alone?
00:47:57hello?
00:47:58no I'm sorry we if we travel 50,000 light years we would have just reached the edge of our own galaxy
00:48:04well I like the sound of that our own galaxy
00:48:09well there are millions of them that we know of so I don't think anybody would mind if we kept one to ourselves do you?
00:48:16pretty hard to believe though isn't it? mankind has all this to himself
00:48:23but he's the sole inhabitant of all that space called infinity
00:48:29we're not alone
00:48:54what's this?
00:48:55Japanese clay figurines they're 5,000 years old
00:48:59jeez they look like today's astronauts
00:49:01right
00:49:02here look at this
00:49:04these two lines correspond to the most frequent UFO routes
00:49:08they've been keeping track of them since 1954
00:49:11see this one crosses North America and comes down over Europe along this mountain range
00:49:17right over the Mangrado
00:49:18exactly
00:49:19what if this is all just coincidence?
00:49:21I suppose it could be but look at it this way
00:49:25both lines cross only areas of strategic importance
00:49:28neither of them bother with the third world or even with developing countries
00:49:34how did somebody so pretty get to be so smart?
00:49:38coincidence
00:49:39oh
00:49:42pasti
00:49:48there's pretty cool
00:49:51it'll get from then
00:49:53it'll just Wieijo
00:49:56they put lots of them up
00:49:58they're pretty cool
00:50:00so
00:50:01they're gonna have to make sure
00:50:02they do
00:50:03there's not there
00:50:04dates
00:50:05please
00:50:06Good morning, sir.
00:50:30Come in.
00:50:31We've been waiting for you.
00:50:33Sir.
00:50:34Oh.
00:50:36A few days ago, an executive jet crashed into the boat, Brad.
00:50:42The information is classified, but there's a board of inquiry working on it right now.
00:50:46They probably won't learn anything.
00:50:48They already had their chance, and they blew it.
00:50:50They'll probably blow it again.
00:50:51That's a very serious accusation, Colonel.
00:50:53It's the truth.
00:50:55Colonel, the general asked for this meeting to hear your opinions, not your complaints.
00:50:59That is my opinion.
00:51:01Nobody wants to get to the bottom of this.
00:51:03What if there's another crash in the same area, a commercial airliner with hundreds of people on board?
00:51:07What then?
00:51:09Pretend it didn't happen?
00:51:10You're over the line, Alex.
00:51:11Drop it.
00:51:12Maybe I should go to the news media with this.
00:51:15But tell them what?
00:51:16Tell them that there's something out there that's a hazard to all air traffic, and you don't want to know what it is.
00:51:22That's blackmail.
00:51:23No, sir.
00:51:24It's a statement of fact.
00:51:25General.
00:51:28Colonel.
00:51:30What would you do if it were up to you?
00:51:33Two things.
00:51:34First, close the area to all air traffic.
00:51:36Second, I'd like to go up there, sir, and have a look around.
00:51:41You realize, of course, the danger involved in such a mission.
00:51:45Just give me three tornadoes in support.
00:51:46This is our objective.
00:51:58We'll fly a low approach, 3,000 feet.
00:52:01I'll play decoy and come from the west.
00:52:04Marco, you'll come from the east.
00:52:05Robert, you guys from the north.
00:52:07Franco, you'll come from the southwest.
00:52:10Now, once we reach the restricted area, right on the deck.
00:52:14Marco, up these ravines.
00:52:17Franco, follow the riverbed over the deck.
00:52:22Piece of cake, right?
00:52:24I hope you think it's that funny when you get there.
00:52:26Sorry, sir.
00:52:28Robert, I'm afraid you guys got the tricky one.
00:52:31Under the pipeline.
00:52:33It's important.
00:52:34Under the pipeline.
00:52:37Now, once you break into the open, you'll have 58 seconds to rendezvous.
00:52:40I'll already be there, waiting.
00:52:4258 seconds.
00:52:43No more, no less.
00:52:45Now, we don't know what we'll find when we get there.
00:52:47Hell, we don't even know what we're looking for.
00:52:51So keep your eyes open, huh?
00:53:00Mission codename is Blue Wings.
00:53:02I'll see you then.
00:53:19I'll see you then.
00:53:21You know what we're looking for.
00:53:52Can't you sleep?
00:54:07It's funny.
00:54:11I'm scared.
00:54:14That's a natural emotion, considering.
00:54:18Considering?
00:54:18After all, you are an earthling.
00:54:25It's just that I know there's something up there, and I'm not sure I'm ready to face it.
00:54:31I'm ready to face it.
00:55:01All set, Colonel?
00:55:09Yes, sir.
00:55:10This is Professor Forentino from the Astrophysics Space Center.
00:55:13He'll be monitoring your mission.
00:55:14Very good, sir.
00:55:16Good luck, Colonel.
00:55:18Gentlemen?
00:55:31One last thing.
00:55:57No heroes, okay?
00:55:59Remember, we're men before we're military.
00:56:01We're just going to go up there, have ourselves a little look around, and report.
00:56:31After you, Jekylland.
00:56:45Forentino's a man of few words, but a good astronomer.
00:56:56We know all about him.
00:56:58We've mounted a video camera on the F-104.
00:57:19Good.
00:57:20That'll be very helpful.
00:57:22Professor?
00:57:30Counter-espionage, huh?
00:57:32Good.
00:57:32Good.
00:57:33Good night.
00:57:47Good night.
01:00:23Got help?
01:00:24Blue, this is Blue Leader.
01:00:36Ready to break?
01:00:40Are you ready?
01:00:42Three ready.
01:00:44Four ready.
01:00:46Okay, Blue, three seconds to break.
01:00:58Three, two, one, go.
01:01:02Sir, the F-104 is in the target area.
01:01:14The tornadoes are entering the gorges.
01:01:28We're gonna lose radar contact.
01:01:30Okay, pal.
01:01:32Three seconds through the gorge and then we're at the dam.
01:01:36Get ready.
01:01:37It's 250 feet straight up.
01:01:38It's 250 feet straight up.
01:01:39That all?
01:01:40Wait till you see it.
01:01:45Goes up and boost to 500.
01:01:48Gain trim altitude 50 feet.
01:01:49Four miles to the pipeline.
01:01:50Roger.
01:01:51Hang on us at the end of the gorge and we'll have it on visual.
01:01:52Roger.
01:01:53Damn it.
01:01:54Let's stop for the ninth thought.
01:01:55Put us in the middle of the gorge and we'll have it on visual.
01:02:00Roger.
01:02:01Damn it.
01:02:02Let's stop for the ninth thought.
01:02:03Put us on the deck, pal.
01:02:04But we're gonna take it out.
01:02:05Oh, no.
01:02:06No.
01:02:07No.
01:02:08We're going to take it out.
01:02:09No.
01:02:10No.
01:02:11No.
01:02:12No.
01:02:13No.
01:02:14No.
01:02:15No.
01:02:16No.
01:02:17No.
01:02:18No.
01:02:19No.
01:02:20No.
01:02:21No.
01:02:22No.
01:02:23No.
01:02:24No.
01:02:25No.
01:02:26No.
01:02:27No.
01:02:28No.
01:02:29No.
01:02:30No.
01:02:31No.
01:02:32No.
01:02:33No.
01:02:34No.
01:02:35No.
01:02:37No.
01:02:42Not вз Tools.
01:02:43Go.
01:02:44No.
01:02:45Look out for a big help on your left.
01:02:4618 seconds to journey.
01:02:47Got it.
01:02:49Shit.
01:03:02Oh, my God.
01:03:32Trace!
01:03:57Cast your fucking feet!
01:03:59Turn away!
01:04:02Fox to Blue Leader.
01:04:06Fox to Blue Leader.
01:04:08Go ahead, Blue. We'll lead you four.
01:04:10This is it. It's a huge
01:04:12ball of light.
01:04:14Blind it.
01:04:15Colonel, the video camera. Activate the video camera.
01:04:19It's off.
01:04:20Video camera is activated.
01:04:23Alex, we're not getting anything.
01:04:26Christ.
01:04:26What the...
01:04:32Professor, what the hell is that?
01:04:43Beats me.
01:04:45Can't you do something?
01:04:58Look at that gas.
01:05:00I can't see.
01:05:03I can't see.
01:05:06Pull up, Pat. Get us out of here, for a can't see.
01:05:11Pull up, Pat.
01:05:12Let me drive.
01:05:15Watch out, Blue Leader.
01:05:16I'm going to cross the left.
01:05:19Blue Leader.
01:05:19Blue Leader.
01:05:21Break. Break.
01:05:23Holy shit.
01:05:26Blue Leader.
01:05:27Blue Leader. Do you copy?
01:05:29Alex. Alex. Can you hear me?
01:05:31What's happening?
01:05:36Come, sir. They're all over the place.
01:05:38Yes, Alex. We see them.
01:05:40We've got big trouble here, sir.
01:05:42This is Professor Ferentino, Colonel.
01:05:44Listen to me very carefully.
01:05:46We can see the lights, but we need more information.
01:05:51Can you hear me?
01:05:52Describe what's happening.
01:05:54Fox, Blue Leader.
01:05:55Situation extreme.
01:05:57We've got objects, all quadrants.
01:06:01Uh, collision course.
01:06:03I request...
01:06:03Mission to do with mission.
01:06:06Damn it!
01:06:07What the fuck are these suckers with?
01:06:12Hang in there, buddy.
01:06:15Grab the stick.
01:06:16Don't be an asshole.
01:06:18Whoa, respond!
01:06:22I lost control!
01:06:25No!
01:06:27No!
01:06:28Pull her up!
01:06:29Pull her up!
01:06:32Injured!
01:06:33Injured!
01:06:33Live!
01:06:37Live!
01:06:38Live!
01:06:45A lot of rescue teams.
01:06:48Blue Leader, Fox.
01:06:52Blue Leader, Fox.
01:06:53Do you read me?
01:06:55That's affirmative, sir.
01:06:57Bring them down, Colonel.
01:06:59Bring your men back to base.
01:07:01Roger, sir.
01:07:02We'll do.
01:07:03At least I'll try.
01:07:08Blue Wings explode later.
01:07:10Terminate mission.
01:07:11Now.
01:07:12Let's get the hell out of here, guys.
01:07:13You copy?
01:07:17We can't get away from them!
01:07:20The fuckers wanna kill us!
01:07:24Now, you bastard!
01:07:26Hold your fire!
01:07:27Hold your goddamn fire!
01:07:29What the fuck are you doing?
01:07:30You're heading straight to some mountain!
01:07:35Fuck it!
01:07:39Stay down!
01:07:40Oh!
01:07:40Oh!
01:07:41Oh!
01:07:41Oh!
01:07:42Oh!
01:07:42Oh!
01:07:43Oh!
01:07:43Oh!
01:07:43Oh!
01:07:44Oh!
01:07:44Oh!
01:07:44Oh!
01:07:45Oh!
01:07:45Oh!
01:07:45Oh!
01:07:45Oh!
01:07:47Oh!
01:07:47Oh!
01:07:47Oh!
01:07:48Oh, my God.
01:08:06We're out of there.
01:08:09All right.
01:08:13Oh, my God.
01:08:16It's incredible.
01:08:18What is, Alex? Go ahead.
01:08:23Stop.
01:08:24They're not attacking anymore.
01:08:26It's unbelievable, sir.
01:08:27Absolutely unbelievable, then.
01:08:32They're all over the place, but they're just...
01:08:33They're just hovering.
01:08:35Do you read me, sir?
01:08:37Yes, Blue Leader, I read you.
01:08:43Sir.
01:08:43Alex, go ahead.
01:08:49I read you.
01:08:50It looks like...
01:08:52Jesus, I think they're...
01:08:55Can't believe what, Alex?
01:08:57I think they're...
01:09:01Can't believe what?
01:09:03Yeah, put me through the department.
01:09:05I think they're trying to communicate.
01:09:08Can you tell me what's happening, Blue Leader?
01:09:12I don't know, sir.
01:09:13I just...
01:09:14I have this healing, a...
01:09:16A sensation.
01:09:18Try and be a bit more specific, Alex.
01:09:22Fox, Blue Leader, they're leaving.
01:09:32They're leaving.
01:09:33They're disappearing.
01:09:35Did you read me, sir?
01:09:36Loud and clear, Alex.
01:09:38I read you five.
01:09:41Let's step outside.
01:09:42I want to talk to you alone.
01:09:43I want to talk to you alone.
01:10:13I want to talk to you alone.
01:10:43I want to talk to you alone.
01:11:13Well done.
01:11:43Thank you, sir. It was the most incredible sensation.
01:11:46They came at me.
01:11:47They looked as if they were trying to communicate.
01:11:52I'm absolutely sure.
01:11:53Colonel, this is Mr. Greco of Canta Espionage.
01:11:57Colonel, we quite understand your excitement here today.
01:12:00But in fact, nothing really very extraordinary happened up there.
01:12:04Isn't that right, Professor Ferentino?
01:12:06Judging by what we saw and the information we received from you,
01:12:09we believe what you saw were electronically charged gas molecules.
01:12:13There will be more of the lightning in the air.
01:12:19Ball lightning.
01:12:20Ball lightning?
01:12:22That's right, an electromagnetic phenomenon.
01:12:24It's rare, but in certain circumstances like today,
01:12:27it produces those luminous effects that you saw.
01:12:29You may have seen ball lightning. I didn't.
01:12:31Alex.
01:12:32What I saw were objects, flying objects,
01:12:35that moved as if they had a will and an intelligence.
01:12:38And I believe they were trying to communicate with me.
01:12:40You need a rest, Colonel.
01:12:42You've been under a lot of strain.
01:12:44Things look much clearer to you in the morning.
01:12:47Things look pretty clear to me right now.
01:12:50Professor Ferentino is a respected scientist.
01:12:53He knows what he's talking about.
01:12:54I see.
01:13:04I see.
01:13:15Come on, let's get out of here.
01:13:17Alex, what happened?
01:13:19They deny it.
01:13:20Doesn't matter what happened up there,
01:13:21they don't want to hear about it.
01:13:23Electromagnetic phenomenon.
01:13:24What a waste.
01:13:26Well, you can't stop now.
01:13:28I can, but what am I supposed to do?
01:13:31Because I'm fresh out of ideas.
01:13:34I'm not.
01:13:36Come on.
01:13:37Is it possible to instigate an encounter?
01:13:40In several cases, the subjects of a close encounter
01:13:44have never been the same.
01:13:46It is, after all, an experience that goes beyond.
01:13:50Just tell me how.
01:13:52Return to the area of the recurring sightings.
01:13:56You must empty your mind of everything.
01:14:00Of passion.
01:14:01All emotion.
01:14:02You must have no fear.
01:14:07No anxiety.
01:14:08Professor, what altitude should I approach?
01:14:11No.
01:14:12No.
01:14:12No airplanes.
01:14:14No machines.
01:14:15On foot.
01:14:17Remember, total acceptance.
01:14:20You must climb the mountain.
01:14:24How will I know when I'm in their presence?
01:14:27Angel hair.
01:14:29A UFO almost always leaves this curious, fibrous filament behind
01:14:35on rocks, on trees, on shrubs.
01:14:39Now, this will be your proof that you are in their presence.
01:14:43I'm sorry, Professor.
01:14:44We need you in the lab.
01:14:45Oh.
01:14:46I'll return them in just a moment.
01:14:56I'm coming with you.
01:14:57Hey, Isabella.
01:14:59Alex, I'm coming with you.
01:15:00No.
01:15:01No, no.
01:15:02I have to climb this mountain.
01:15:04No, it's too risky.
01:15:06Why?
01:15:08Because I'm a woman, right?
01:15:10God, I don't believe it.
01:15:12Before you met me, you knew nothing about UFOs.
01:15:14What they were or where they came from.
01:15:15Nothing.
01:15:16Absolutely nothing.
01:15:17I love you when you get angry.
01:15:18I can't believe you said that.
01:15:19That's the biggest insult to any woman with half a brain.
01:15:22Oh, damn you, Alex.
01:15:23I love you when you talk dirty.
01:15:25Oh, what's your problem?
01:15:26I love you.
01:15:30That's my problem.
01:15:33Oh, Alex.
01:15:37Wow.
01:15:40I have no choice, Isabella.
01:15:43Philip was my best friend.
01:15:45It's his father, their mountain.
01:15:49I have to do this by myself.
01:15:54Okay.
01:15:54I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I have no choice, I
01:16:24Impressive, isn't it?
01:16:29Ready to move on?
01:16:30You're not tired?
01:16:31A little.
01:16:32The secret is not to climb with your feet.
01:16:34With your head.
01:16:54It's fine.
01:16:55You've got to get to the top before dark.
01:16:56You've got to get to the top before dark.
01:17:242 seconds Well, weren't they?
01:17:43No!
01:17:51You're all right?
01:17:52I ain't sitting here.
01:17:53Let's see. Let me see.
01:17:59That's what you were looking for.
01:18:01That's what you were looking for.
01:18:31That happens. I'll be fine. Go on now. It's getting late.
01:18:35I'll be back.
01:18:36Sure enough.
01:19:01I'll be back.
01:19:31I'll be back.
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01:22:47Philip!
01:22:51Philip!
01:22:54Alex, you made it too.
01:22:59Yes, I made it too.
01:23:03We made it!
01:23:05We made it.
01:23:06Come on, kid. Let's go home.
01:23:15What?
01:23:17I thought...
01:23:21It's nothing.
01:23:23I thought...
01:23:25I thought...
01:23:27I thought...
01:23:29I thought...
01:23:31I thought...
01:23:33I thought...
01:23:35I thought...
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01:25:00I thought...
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01:25:10I thought...
01:25:11I thought...
01:25:12I thought...
01:25:13But a star, oh don't it seem too hard
01:25:19It's hard to understand this, but I will not pretend
01:25:25Because a star man's a friend, he understands
01:25:30I don't know why it's so hard
01:25:34It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:25:41It's so hard on what to do
01:25:48It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:25:59It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:26:06It's so hard on what to do
01:26:10It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:26:17It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:26:19It's so hard to just pretend that he won't live in
01:26:24But maybe I could wait until I see that light
01:26:31Until the big bright light
01:26:39It would be too long until I see that light
01:26:46Ooh!
01:26:55Ooh!
01:26:56Transcription by CastingWords