Television documentaries about UFO's have become popular attractions on cable TV. The quality varies, as some are generic, rehashing the same well-known photos, videos, interviews, and stories. Some are very professionally produced and offer new insights into the UFO phenomena. One in particular, while of itself was admittedly a poorly directed hodgepodge still provided a new and extremely compelling piece of evidence for the existence of "flying saucers." On September 13, 1998, TNT Network aired "The Secret KGB UFO Files."

Purportedly smuggled out of the former USSR and obtained on the black market for $10.000 was a segment that showed the recovery of a downed flying saucer by elements of the KGB and Soviet military personnel. According to a plethora of documentation that came with the film footage, the crash occurred in late 1968 with the recovery being made in March of 1969. The doomed craft was driven, on-edge, halfway into the ground at the edge of a forest tree-line.

Extensive study of both the film and the related documents has continued to withstand investigation. The vehicles and uniforms of the people in the video match what was in use in 1969. The unit patches of the military personnel are accurate and conform to the branch that would be most likely involved in such strange recovery operations. The civilian clothing of the KGB agents are consistent with that organization's operatives. The letterhead and other features of the documents prove consistent with the time period and the organizations that issued them.

The reports indicate that part of a body was also recovered from the wreckage. This was subsequently delivered to the Semashko Hospital in Moscow where it was autopsied. In the film footage of this procedure, three doctors, Kamyshov, Savitsky, and Gordeenko undertook the work with KGB stenographer O.A. Pshonkina taking notes.

During this period of Cold War history the Soviet Union took the official stance that UFO's were an American nonsense and considered belief in such as a mental disturbance worthy of institutionalizing. As a tragic footnote to this investigation of a seemingly extraterrestrial body, the Death Certificates of all three of the attending physicians showed they died in different locations around Moscow of cerebral hemorrhages on March 24, 1969, just one week after the autopsy was performed.

Despite the film becoming public through a movie studio's production, none of the debunkers have ever been able to come up with a single shred of proof that the film was anything but authentic. The cost of hoaxing the film and authenticating documents and film canister would be both prohibitive and possibly impossible. A number of film experts have verified the authenticity of the film and its terrestrial components and showed no sign of tampering of any sort.

Unlike the undocumented crash that supposedly took place in Roswell, New Mexico, the crash and recovery in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia was well documented, however secret the Soviet government kept it. The disbanding of the USSR allowed many secret things to come to light. Among them is this film which has continued to demonstrate the veracity of the event where they in fact recovered the craft and body of some alien visitor to our planet.

Anyone who watches the UFO documentaries on cable television are familiar with the bearded, smiling face of Stanton Friedman, the go-to voice of positive UFO research and information. Love him or hate him, Mr. Friedman has some impressive credentials and many years of experience not only in physics but on the front line of UFO research.

Studying nuclear physics at the University of Chicago he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1955 and his Master of Science degree in 1956. Mr. Friedman went on to spend the following fourteen years working for such prestigious companies as Aerojet General Nucleonics, TRW Systems, and McDonnall Douglas, among others. At McDonnall Douglas he was employed on a number of classified projects dealing with fusion and fission engines for rocket and weapon systems along with space applications involving nuclear power plants. By the classified nature of much of his work, some debunkers claim he is a front man for government misinformation. Others feel that his work in such secret areas brought him into contact with things that could well have been what sparked his interest in the UFO phenomena to begin with.

While Mr. Friedman still serves as a consultant for various companies, including the Radon detection industry, he has, since the 1960's, devoted his time and resources to the investigation into the truth about the UFO phenomena. His investigations have taken him into seventeen different government, military, and private document archives seeking evidence for the truth or falseness of the phenomena. Mr. Friedman holds the distinction of being the first civilian investigator into the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico event, a tale in its own right of lies, misinformation, conflicting stories, and still no clear proof of what actually occurred.

Avoiding the more tabloid speculations, Mr. Friedman has delved into many highly reputable scientific studies of UFO's and the possible technology behind them. His conclusions are that these sources, less well know than the more sensationalized reports, hold a wealth of evidence, already at hand, that shows the UFO/Extra-terrestrial phenomena is real and is being consciously and sometimes ruthlessly being kept from widespread public awareness.

For over ten years now Mr. Friedman has had an unanswered standing challenge to Colonel Richard Weaver, author of the huge, but misleading book, 'The Roswell Report: Fact Vs Fiction in the New Mexico Desert' and USAF Captain James McAndrew, the writer of 1997's 'The Roswell Report: Case Closed', to a formal debate to try and justify their works. Mr. Friedman has referred to both volumes as propagandist material that makes a mockery of serious investigation. The authors have spent thirteen years avoiding his desire for them to join him on live television and try to justify their selective data selection, false claims, false reasoning, and juvenile name calling.

As a scientist, Mr. Friedman attempts to utilize the scientific data he uncovers to prove his belief that at least some of the UFO's reported are indeed piloted by an intelligent extra-terrestrial presence. He is dedicated to the cause of getting people to dig into the overwhelming scientific evidence and avoid the more sensationalized tabloid views. He feels the truth is already out there if people will only dig through the ignorance and hyperbole to find it.

There are so many choices when you search for UFO DVDs online. You can get anywhere from the absurd to the insane. With choices ranging from movies to documentaries, there’s just about something for every possible UFO fanatic out there whether a believer or not. So here is a guide of some of the best UFO DVDs that will illuminate us to their elusive and mysterious ways.

If you want a very good documentary with images and material about the “Phoenix Lights,” that will give you a good understanding of the incident, pick up the documentary “Phoenix Lights… We Are Not Alone.” It is based on actual events that took place and were documented by the media and written about in the bestselling book, and includes eyewitness accounts and testimonials that will amaze you and make you wonder how anyone can deny the proof of the existence of Aliens.

If you want some information about NASA and the things that they refuse to reveal to the world, take a look at “Evidence: The Case for NASA UFOs.” In this documentary DVD, David Sereda shows and explains bizarre NASA footage that was captured with infrared cameras during several shuttle missions. You don’t need to have a physics degree to understand the scientific logic he uses to explain the concepts that will make your imagination reel when looking at the evidence.

If you’re looking for some great footage of UFOs, then you’ll love “Ultimate UFO – The Complete Evidence.” This has some of the best footage. From NASA clips to hugely obvious fakes, you’ll at once be amazed and rolling in fits of laughter. It is a comprehensive mix of almost all of the UFO evidence out there.

Where Do UFOs really come from? In “Archetype of the UFO” You may be surprised to hear that UFOs may come from an alternate reality. Or maybe they are just some forgotten archetype pulled from inside the subconscious mind. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities, you’ll want to get this DVD. It also explores the alien abduction mysteries and what may happen in 2012.

For the most spectacular UFO footage ever caught on video during the 1990’s, check out “Best UFO Videos of the 90’s” This 10-year period has been hailed as the best decade for evidence on videotape and proof of the Alien presence in our skies. You can see the details of the filmed events as they occurred. It is an unprecedented collection of UFO footage. There are interviews with witnesses and researchers. And you will be hard-pressed to keep hold of any idea that UFOs are anything but extraterrestrial intelligence.
For the truth seeker, you can uncover “UFO: The Secret: Evidence We Are Not Alone.” Originally a mini-series shown on the Sci-Fi channel, this 3-DVD set exposes real facts about the United States Government concealing UFOs. MJ-12 is an elite top secret military group that was formed in order to investigate and cover-up real UFO and Alien encounters.
These are just a handful of the many, many UFO DVDs you can find online. Many of the fare found online are very well researched and presented and some are just ludicrous. Anyway you look at UFOs you will be intrigued by some of the material in these films. Enjoy!

UFO Documentaries provide valuable insights into a world that is seldom seen, giving the viewer contact with the dark and shadowy of night time ghosts in the sky. The footage used in these documentaries is often derived from home video with amateur video taken by people unable to expertly utilise a video camera. This means that the work of the documentarian is difficult and for those talented with editing and content appraisal there exists a possibility to make significant amounts of money.

By working with the plethora of amateur footage available, a well constructed and influential documentary can be constructed. The strong claims that will be made by a good UFO documentary can include the presence of government cover-ups and a social interaction between aliens and the top echelons of global power structures. The hierarchies that exist may in fact be controlled by aliens for no reason other than to amuse them and to test their equipment.

With good footage and editing the documentary can be made interesting and informative to even the most skeptical viewer. The power of the video media is immense and the technology for television broadcasting may have been a gift from a benevolent alien species that wished to provide humanity with a new tool and toy with which to entertain itself.

Only with the greatest of care should the documentarian embark on the potentially hazardous and life threatening pathway of filming UFO's. There have been several disappearances and accidents that can be linked to people trying to film UFO related material, and furthermore, the risk of abduction and dismemberment by aliens is drastically increased.

The worst and most dangerous part of the life of a UFO documentarian is the risk of being hassled and discredited by the majority of the television and film production industry, for chasing a marginal possiblity. Similar problems are experienced by cryptozoologists searching for the loch ness monster, the Yeti and the Sasquatch. The area of expertise required in order to become a UFO documentarian means that most UFO filmers are unable to get serious work in the film industry.

By devoting their time to chasing down imaginative and lonely witnesses in parts of the world so remote that the odds of seeing a UFO are higher than seeing another human being the UFO filmer becomes a strange and isolated figure. Being able to rejoin a culture as needed is crucial to the serious interaction with it, and to recognition and appreciation by other masters of the field.

Care should be taken not to marginalise oneself in a culture such as that of the UFO documentaries. The people encountered can be strange and bizarre, but are also often very nice and likable people with a genuine desire to show the world the truth that UFO's exist. Any good UFO hunter will make sure to provide credit where it is due, and is willing to allow others the opportunity to chase leads if they are unable to do so themselves. If the door is closed then information cannot be shared.