Uncover the mysteries of our planet as we explore locations rumored to have extraterrestrial connections. From unexplained phenomena to alleged UFO sightings, these places have sparked countless theories and debates. Join us as we delve into the enigmatic world of alien-related sites on Earth!
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00:00Deep in the Tunguska forests, you can still find a few carbonized tree stumps still standing from the 1908 explosion.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at 10 locations around the world that people have theorized have connections to extraterrestrials.
00:14As a researcher, I cannot prove it, but I suspect that yes, they are from out of this planet.
00:23The Mapimà Silent Zone
00:24Technological advances have allowed humanity to accomplish some pretty incredible things.
00:29We're still able to receive information from Voyager 1 across a distance of 13.8 billion miles.
00:34So, how is it that we can't manage to consistently maintain radio signals while crossing through this stretch of desert in Mexico?
00:42Back in the 1930s, a pilot reportedly had his equipment go haywire while flying over the area.
00:47Then, in the 1970s, the US Air Force conducted a recovery mission involving a test rocket and radioactive materials.
00:54Ever since, there are claims that radio and phone signals will randomly drop in the area.
00:59Though, not consistently.
01:06People also allege to have spotted UFOs in the Silent Zone, as well as mutated plants and animals.
01:12Roswell, New Mexico
01:13What started as an unexpected incident has spiraled into a web of conspiracies.
01:18The town of Roswell has become one of the most significant in recent American history due to a supposed UFO crashing nearby.
01:25The farmer who owned that ranch called the military and they came to pick it up.
01:29While it was brushed away as a meteorology device, many were adamant that the object wasn't all that it appeared to be.
01:36When one retired officer purported that the original story had been a lie, chaos broke loose.
01:41The hypotheses escalated wildly, ranging from an Aztec-piloted ship to a failed alien invasion.
01:48The rumors became so widespread that the military had to make a statement denying the claims.
01:53A day later, that officer recanted.
01:57The disc was a part of a weather balloon. No big deal.
01:59Despite this, staunch believers haven't given up hope that the Martians made contact with our planet, even if it was brief.
02:07Pine Gap, Australia
02:08While it may seem like a regular base, there are still plenty of secrets hiding within it.
02:13Despite being down under, the facility is shared with the United States military.
02:16Sometimes the work could be mundane, it could be day-to-day.
02:19Other times we could be looking at something that is quite groundbreaking,
02:25information that would eventually be briefed to the president and the prime minister.
02:29It was originally passed off as a space research facility, but was soon revealed to be a surveillance area.
02:35This bold-faced lie ended up causing a straysand effect, and brought an international spotlight to the facility and what it was hiding.
02:42Wild assertions have been made about America's intentions with the location.
02:46We have to know what really happened and why.
02:49The Game for Trouble
02:53One political prisoner has even alleged that the country was withholding information from Australia and intercepting phone calls that they felt were useful.
03:01Well, nothing has been proven.
03:03Plenty of Aussies have protested the site and the lies spread by it.
03:07Skinwalker Ranch
03:09The fact that this has been nicknamed after a horror legend should tell you everything you need to know.
03:14Commonly known as Skinwalker Ranch due to the rumors surrounding it,
03:18it's become one of the most fright-inducing locations in the United States.
03:22It's become famous due to constant potential extraterrestrial activity.
03:26The moment that that object appeared above the cow, the cow was reacting.
03:33From creatures with glowing eyes to crop circles being discovered, the weirdness never seems to stop.
03:39It's become a media spectacle, with several movies and TV shows delving into possible explanations behind the phenomena.
03:45There's been pushback from skeptics and previous owners, but it hasn't done much to stop the curiosity.
03:51Whether it's aliens or a publicity stunt, the farm has made a legacy for itself that won't be fading anytime soon.
03:57That object is clearly there, but it didn't fly in, it didn't come up over the horizon, it just appeared in that spot.
04:06How did it get there?
04:07The Stony Tunguska River, also known as Potkaminaia Tunguska River.
04:12In 1908, an explosion 1,000 times greater than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima tore through the air over Siberia.
04:20Witnesses reported a column of bluish light as the sky seemed to split in half and catch fire.
04:25The blast sent a shockwave that knocked people off their feet and flattened 770 square miles of forest, toppling an estimated 80 million trees.
04:34When the first expedition arrived to investigate, native guides would not enter the impact zone, fearing people they called the Valleymen.
04:42Strangely, the scorched trees in the center of the blast zone remained upright.
04:46Scientific consensus attributes the blast to the explosion of a meteorite in midair,
04:50leading some to blame natural gas and others to blame a collision with an alien spacecraft.
04:56The Nazca Lines
05:05Some 2,000 years ago, hundreds of complex geoglyphs were carved into the desert sands of southern Peru.
05:11Composed of thousands of lines, the geometric figures and animal and plant designs cover arid plateau south of Lima that's more than 50 miles in size.
05:20As fascinating as they may be, many questions remain.
05:24How were such complex designs created without aerial technology?
05:27Why did these people create shapes in the soil that are only visible from the air or hilltops?
05:32All their cultures bring their knowledges to new cultures, and in this case we have knowledge that has no precedent, okay?
05:40So just the Nazcas had it.
05:41While scholars claim the lines were constructed using simple surveying equipment, others speculate the use of hot air balloons or that the lines were once alien airfields.
05:50Various other uses have been proposed, from religious symbolism to astronomical calendars to irrigation, but their ultimate purpose remains unknown.
05:59Fairy Circles, Namibia
06:01Every desert has its secrets, but few have drawn more attention or stumped the scientific community quite like that of the Namib Desert in southern Africa.
06:10Leopards have spots, but grasslands? Not typically.
06:13As long as anyone can remember, the desert has been home to sparse fields of grass dotted with notably barren patches dubbed Fairy Circles due to their roughly circular shape.
06:23They look entirely unnatural, and yet no human hand plays a role in their creation.
06:28Locals have all manner of supernatural explanations from gods to dragons, while the scientific community has suggested termite behavior and the competition between plants for water.
06:37In the absence of a definitive answer, the polka dot landscape continues to invite speculation.
06:43The San Luis Valley
06:44Located in south-central Colorado and stretching into New Mexico, the San Luis Valley is like a lightning rod for paranormal activity and strange phenomena.
06:52UFOs, flying humanoid-type creatures, Bigfoot sightings, San Luis has reportedly played host to them all.
06:59It was also the site of a slew of strange animal mutilations in the 1970s that have never been solved, and which many have attributed to alien activity in the area.
07:07And they were moving remarkably fast towards the north.
07:11The one in the front stopped, and it waited for the one behind to catch up, and when that one caught up, the two of them took off and there was a streak of light across the sky.
07:21Why? Because in the case of one horse, the cuts were extremely precise, there was a chemical smell in the air, and the decomposition was completely unnatural.
07:31Its footprints ended some 100 yards away from the body, and its wounds were seemingly cauterized.
07:37And this is just one of the many anomalies the area is known for.
07:40I was thinking of all sorts of logical explanations for how Nellie's horse died.
07:45We got there and those logical explanations didn't stick anymore.
07:48Stonehenge
07:49This is the name given to a ring of standing stones around 5,000 years old that are surrounded by hundreds of ancient burial mounds in Wiltshire, England.
07:57Scholars have debated the significance of Stonehenge for decades.
08:01How did prehistoric people transport the giant stones, some from hills 150 miles away?
08:06Hypotheses include long tracks of logs, sleighs on greased tracks, and of course, aliens.
08:13Oh, and let's not forget Merlin, or giants.
08:15The site like Stonehenge can only be understood by looking at the monuments around it and how that landscape's evolved.
08:23Opinions also differ as to the site's function.
08:25Was it a burial site, a place of healing, or an astronomical observatory?
08:29A portal to another universe?
08:31Maybe a sort of elaborate team-building exercise.
08:34According to Royal College of Art researchers, the blue stones have, quote,
08:38unusual acoustic properties, ringing when struck, which was often associated in ancient cultures with mystical properties.
08:45No matter the explanations, few can deny the site's grandeur and magic.
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09:05Area 51.
09:06U.S. Air Force facility or storehouse for extraterrestrial technologies.
09:11Located deep in the Nevada desert, this remote research installation has been used as a test site for experimental aircraft and weapons,
09:17with the dry bed of Groom Lake providing an ideal airfield.
09:21But the secrecy around the site and a string of alleged UFO sightings have stimulated allegations
09:26that the base houses crashed and reverse-engineered alien spacecraft and even alien collaborators.
09:32They easily outmaneuver our frontline combat aircraft and sometimes accelerate away at thousands of miles an hour,
09:40speeds that would rip apart an F-35 or an F-22.
09:45While skeptics suggest the UFOs were reflections of light on the broad fuselage of aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2,
09:51people claiming to be former employees report having worked hand in four-fingered gray hand with extraterrestrial engineers in a vast underground facility.
10:01So, I mean, this might be one step on the road to finding out really what has gone on there.
10:06Ah, yes, but I wouldn't expect that it's ever going to involve aliens.
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