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    Everything You Need to Know About the Docuseries Investigation Alien

    Reporter George Knapp argues it’s not about whether UFOs are real — but why they’re here.

    By Tudum Staff
    Nov. 8, 2024

If aliens exist, what’s their purpose? And what do they want from us? The truth is out there, according to investigative journalist George Knapp, and he’s on a mission to find it. The docuseries Investigation Alien follows Knapp — who’s been covering UFOs since the 1980s and broke the Area 51 story — as he examines some of the most shocking and confounding UFO encounters in history. The series tracks Knapp’s quest to find hard evidence of extraterrestrial goings-on as he and his team investigate newsworthy UFO sightings, alien encounters, and stories of mysterious nonhuman aircrafts.

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When will Investigation Alien be released?

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What happens in Investigation Alien?

The series follows investigative journalist George Knapp — who’s spent his career digging into reports of UFOs and their alleged government cover-ups — as he follows up on potential reports of aerial phenomena and alien activity. In the last four decades, Knapp has uncovered information about Area 51 and the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. Now, alongside a team of former military investigators, journalists, and scientists, he travels across the world to track down evidence and testimony from alleged witnesses and explores possible explanations for UFO sightings, crash landings, and more.

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