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| | ShortSummary = A look at some examples of possible alien encounters that have been documented in various historical texts, such as the ] book '']'' which details a sighting of a strange creature descending from a flying craft over ], ]; the log entries of ] during his voyage to the Americas of strange lights in the sky; cigar-shaped craft seen over Europe during the ], and ] that depicts disc-shaped objects floating in the heavens. | |||
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2010 American TV series or program| Ancient Aliens | |
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| Genre | Documentary Paranormal Mystery |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | TBA |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Prometheus Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
| Release | April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) |
Ancient Aliens is an American documentary television series that premiered on April 20, 2010 on the History channel. The series de facto pilot was a two-hour documentary of the same name that aired in 2009. The series studies the theories of ancient astronauts, analyzing centuries-old texts, hieroglyphs, ruins and legends that could be evidence of human-extraterrestrial contact in the past and how it could have played a role in human culture and development.
Episode List
Pilot (2009)
| Episode | Title | Original Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 | "Ancient Aliens: Chariots, Gods & Beyond" | August 2009 | |
| This documentary looks into the research of author Erich von Däniken who theorized that advanced beings from another world visited primitive humans, gave them the knowledge of the solar system, concepts of engineering and mathematics, and became the basis for their religions and cultures as evidenced by ancient monuments such as the Nazca Lines and the statues of Easter Island. | |||
Season one (2010)
Note: Season one is currently airing and the information below is subject to change.
| Episode | Title | Original Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (1) | "The Evidence" | April 20, 2010 | |
| A look at some of the possible evidence that aliens made contact with primitive humans, such as the Indian Sanskrit texts from 6000 BC that describe details of flying machines called Vimanas; Egyptian megaliths showing precision cutting work; and the Jewish Zohar writings which describe a "manna machine" that is strangely similar to chlorella algae processing of today. | |||
| 102 (2) | "The Visitors" | April 27, 2010 | |
| A look at legendary evidence of alien visitation from around the globe, such as the galactic knowledge of the Dogon people who claim was given to them by a star god; the legends of the Hopi and Zuni who celebrate Kachinas (or "gods from the sky") with headdress that resemble modern space helmets; and the Chinese legend of Huangdi, a Han leader who came to Earth on a yellow dragon which could have been a spaceship. | |||
| 103 (3) | "The Mission" | May 4, 2010 | |
| A look into the possible evidence that extraterrestrials have a mission plan for Earth and mankind; from the Sumerian tablets that described the Anunnaki, a race of creatures that came to Earth to mine gold; to Egyptian hieroglyphs that depict hybrid creatures, part man/part animal; to the mysterious crystal skulls and crop circles that may contain messages mankind has yet to decipher. | |||
| 104 (4) | "Closer Encounters" | May 18, 2010 | |
| A look at some examples of possible alien encounters that have been documented in various historical texts, such as the 13th Century book Otia Imperialia which details a sighting of a strange creature descending from a flying craft over Bristol, England; the log entries of Christopher Columbus during his voyage to the Americas of strange lights in the sky; cigar-shaped craft seen over Europe during the Black Plague, and Medieval art that depicts disc-shaped objects floating in the heavens. | |||
| 105 (5) | "The Return" | TBA | |
| TBA | |||