UFO's: The Secret Evidence (2005 TV Movie) User Reviews

Good

[deletante · 9/10 · 27 October 2007]

When almost all "UFO" documentaries I've seen (and, as a person with a formal science background, I'm a tad less than proud to admit that I've seen'em all) are extremely one-sided --often ridiculously so, this one is about as good as they get at attempting to realistically examine much of this vast phenomenon.

Not only is a great deal of never-before-seen material presented, but this is one of a very few that would be satisfying to both "true believers" and scientific/analytic/skeptic-types alike.

If the subject matter has ever interested you, regardless of your mindset, I highly recommend this documentary, a MUST-view if only for its well balanced approach to a field which has historically shown to be most difficult to empirically and/or unemotionally examine, e.g., the ridiculous --at least from a true science perspective-- yet common (even among some "scientists," e.g., Carl Sagan, et al.??) MIS-belief that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" (i.e., *ALL* "empirical" research requires the *SAME* amount of statistical analysis, evidence, proof, etc...).

My rating: 9 out of 10 (10 out of 10 for serious researchers, both journalistic and academic, as well as, would-be researchers)

Out-of-the-ordinary documentary on UFOs

[JRmf · 9/10 · 14 April 2009]

Most UFO docos would be best placed in a Swiss cheese factory. But this one is different. Instead of the typical "Could it be?" mantra heard endlessly throughout (though the phrase is used a couple times), what must surely qualify as "hard" evidence in this field is presented in a reasoned, logical manner.

The author, Nick Cook, works for the prestigious Jane's Information Group, and his job is to investigate and expose secret military aircraft. "It's my job to find out what really has been flying through our airspace.", including from time to time, sightings of unidentified flying objects.

Of course in 90 minutes one can only cover so much, and ufology's scope is vast, but key points (Foo Fighters, Roswell, 60s UFO "invasions", cattle mutilation, alien abduction) are presented in historical context, as well as some intriguing new evidence. I found the claimed Nazi work on anti-gravity, as well as it's possible link to a supersonic flying disc in more recent times (possibly the first credible US Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind), very interesting as was the demonstrated toy device which levitated using an "ion wind" effect.

The tie-in to secret military aircraft - UFOs provided an invaluable smokescreen for trials of such - is also well done. Footage of bizarre, saucer-like craft (some Nazi) was revealing.

Nick comes to several conclusions:

* There is a deep human need to believe in something "out there" be it UFOs, aliens, or whatever else transcends our normal experience

* Governments of various persuasions have historically used UFOs to cover development of advanced aircraft

* Both the US and Russian governments (at least) have made serious studies of UFOs (though the conclusion seems to be that most if not all are doubtful)

* A few select UFO sightings/experiences may be the real thing

Well worth a watch and think-about. 9/10

Flying discs

[Prismark10 · 7/10 · 2 December 2015]

I have seen programmes on UFOs since I was a little kid. Almost all of them suggesting that there is something weird out there even if some of the participants appear to be eccentric or way out themselves.

Nick Cook a journalist for Jane's takes a sober, reasoned analysis to UFO sightings from the second world war onwards.

From the V bombers of the Nazis and how those Nazi scientists were brought to America to develop new secret projects and Russia responding with new type of advances flying machines themselves.

The film covers possible UFO sightings from World War 2 onwards, Roswell, aircraft over the White House in the 1950s, possible alien abductions and even cattle being strangely mutilated.

Cook believes that UFO stories were a convenient smokescreen for military intelligence in both the USA and Soviet Union to cloak covert testing of experimental aircraft including anti-gravity flying machines.

Cook believes that there are a few incidents which are hard to explain and seem unfathomable.

An informative documentary that concisely gives you useful information without the sensationalism.

Sanest UFO documentary ever

[mcnpauls · 10/10 · 10 July 2009]

Nick Cook is a leading aerospace journalist with a particular interest in secret military "black projects". He brings a lucid eye to the subject of UFos and concentrates on the view that they may well be man-made flying craft with a history stretching back to the famous "Foo Fighters" of World war 2.

During the course of the show, he also visits the Weceslas Mine in Poland with its discoverer, Igor Witkowski. Cook's best-selling non-fiction book "The Hunt for Zero Point" contains a fascinating chapter on Witkowski's claims that this mine hosted an ultra-top secret SS research project during the second world war that was looking into anti-gravity and exotic physics.

My one criticism of this documentary is that it crams in so many fascinating ideas that deserve to be covered in greater depth. Cook definitely has the material for a whole series, and I'd love to see him do a whole episode on Foo Fighters, another on the Nazi Bell project, etc.