Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation

This topic is one that is usually given a very one-sided treatment. For sure, the creators of this series have a strong stance and it shows, but it is all backed up. The main flaw is that it is very repetitive and keeps covering the same facts over and over.

To someone like me, who scoffs at conspiracy theories such as those surrounding 9/11 and the Kennedy assassination, most UFO shows are nothing short of laughable. For some reason I decided to give this one a shot and it surprised.

For one thing, (in the first episode at least) there were no pencil drawings of supposed captured ETs rendered by some oddball recluse with zero credibility. That alone sets it apart from the typical show of its type. And the people involved at least come across as more credible and earnest than the conspiracy quacks featured so heavily in other "UFO" shows. So it's a lot more difficult to dismiss out of hand the information presented.

What's conspicuously missing is a counterpoint from true experts who are less convinced by the evidence. In order for this show to attain genuine credibility the producers need to include commentary from knowledgeable folks offering other plausible explanations for the evidence.

Still probably the best UFO show I've ever watched, although to be fair I haven't watched many. But until various views are fully explored it's probably mostly of interest to the UFO fanbois.

The credibility of the investigators and witnesses makes the show worthwhile. I've always cringed when hearing people talk about UFOs. Fortunately, this isn't nonsensical rhetoric being promoted by a sketchy weirdo with a sloppy mullet and a beat up suit. It's lead by a group of top government officials from a wide range of backgrounds. If you visit To The Stars Academy's website, you'll learn that the show's investigators have worked in high-level positions at the CIA, NASA, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, DoD, etc.

However, there are times the show can be repetitive with information and somewhat flashy. Nevertheless, this is to keep new viewers up-to-date with the previous information and to provide a visual description of what military servicemembers have witnessed.

Overall, I would recommend just about anyone to give this show a chance.

For conspiracy theorists: this show will encourage you to think logically and rationally about data rather than blindly accepting nonsensical information and promoting it as factual. It will help you gauge this topic in a logical manner that prevents you from going 0 to light speed with respect to jumping to conclusions.

For skeptics: this show will encourage you to further gauge a taboo topic that's usually ridiculed. It will provide thought-provoking information in a logical pattern. The investigators put all of their data under a microscope of scrutiny and gladly debunk fictitious information.

Therefore, I highly encourage any level-headed skeptic or conspiracy theorist to watch this show. The investigators aren't forcefully promoting the idea of extraterrestrial life or any other conspiracies. In fact, their goal is to understand the empirical details of the data presented to them and alert the public of suspicious anomalies. I thoroughly enjoy the show for this reason.

The show has a message that people need to wake up to the fact that these unexplained crafts and events do exist. However the show itself is most likely only going to appeal to those who are already interested. However I do think it stands the best chance out of the many shows of a similar theme to convert skeptics.

There are many experts and knowledgeable people working on this team who are investigating strange incidents that seem to involve UFOs. They present a clear and educated investigation into these events along with interviews.

They do tend to repeat themselves throughout the series but its interesting enough to provoke discussion on a subject that has been seen mostly as a joke to the general public. Unlike other shows, they are not assuming aliens are behind it although it remains a possibility. Their stance is more focused on these crafts that display technology far advanced then our own as being a threat to the nations on this planet.

The most interesting aspect is that these aren't just people who are into the whole UFO mythology, they consist of high ranking officials that held or have held important positions in government intelligence agencies as well as experts in the field of aviation.

Its worth a watch if you like the subject of UFO's and want a different approach that most shows do not have.

I'm pretty worn out by being interested in UFO docs and shows. By the 2010's it was pretty much junk journalism and continuously re-hashed events and the same old talking head inserts. With the revelation by The New York Times about the government's ATIP program and actual military video as teased by the promos for this show I thought "finally, something new and tangible". While it's true the show does present this stuff and backs it up with some of the actual military witnesses there is one big annoying thing. It revisits the same two naval training events in which the videos were made over and over to the point of insulting the viewer's patience. I watched each episode wanting more and getting mostly the same stuff presented again and again lessening any initial enthusiasm. Still, this show could be a corner. If UFO docs and TV shows from here on out are to have any validity there needs to be in-depth cooperation with the government and not just retirees discovering redacted FOIA releases. The thing that makes the show worth at least watching the first two episodes is the times when they are getting close to this. The hard questions need definitive answers such as does the government have knowledge of extra-planetary vehicles and/or possession of any UFO parts or whatever? Does the government actually take the phenomenon as truly serious - potentially good or bad based on what? Is there an actually any relationship for instance with crop circles, cattle mutilations, and supposed geographical sighting hotspots? Finally, has an alien body or being, dead or alive, ever been actually witnessed and studied? That last one seems extremely far fetched for me to even expend the effort to type. Anyway, please going forward with this or other shows give us less of the same old same old and turn a corner into diving deep into credibility to back up these videos and the funding behind ATIP. UFOS are fascinating now make the show that explodes what is real and unknown without the constant "old hat" or "same" stuff endlessly rehashed. Please!