Previously on "Project Blue Book"...
Can I ask you a serious question?
Absolutely not.
You've been lying to all of us this whole time.
You work for the Russians.
I will take the blame for everything.
No, no, no, no, no. I'd still be accused of colluding.
My career, everything... over.
I'm sorry.
Your instincts about Susie were spot on.
Quinn... what are we gonna do about that?
This is far from over.
We'll get through this, Doc.
As long as we're all together.
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Inbound aircraft heading vector 210 at 12-700,
this is RCAF Air Traffic Control.
Be advised, you have entered Canadian airspace.
Please identify yourself.
Pilot, you are in violation of Canadian airspace.
You must ID immediately.
It's probably just some bush pilot
fell asleep at the wheel again.
Control, this is zero-two-
throttle...
Over.
Pilot, we're having a hard time hearing you.
Can you please repeat?
Climb to 15,000. Heading 1-8-0.
Where'd that come from?
Pilot, we're seeing an object of some kind
directly in your flight path.
Do you see anything up there?
What is that?
I'm... I'm not sure.
It's headed straight for them.
It's coming right as us!
What in the hell?
- Pull up! - I'm trying!
Pilot, can you acknowledge, please?
- What's going on? - What is that thing?
- They're gonna crash. - Pilot, change course.
It's headed right for us!
Pilot, change course.
Change course!
Change course.
- It's gonna hit us! - The controls are jammed!
Mayday! Mayday!
We have lost complete control! What is ha...
I did try calling first.
A lot, actually.
Phone's not working.
Can we talk?
Yeah, sure. Come on in.
Excuse the mess.
What happened in here?
Well, I told the generals everything.
About Susie?
Yeah, I think they took it rather well, actually.
- What, they did this? - No, FBI.
They brought them in to look for listening devices.
Very thorough, as you can see.
Didn't find any,
so, you know, I guess I got that going for me.
So what happens now?
"Until such a time as we can determine
if your actions warrant a permanent discharge,
you will be placed on administrative leave".
She really had me fooled, Doc.
You weren't the only one.
Yeah, but I'm the only one that can be held accountable.
You know the thing that really gets me?
Air Force is questioning my loyalty.
I've... I've dedicated my life
to defending this country, you know?
To be judged like this now...
Yeah. I-I don't blame them.
It's, uh... objectively speaking...
It makes sense given the political climate.
Oh, so you came by to cheer me up, huh?
- Thanks. - No, I...
You know, things have been hard at home, too.
They questioned Mimi and I for ten hours straight.
I don't question your loyalty.
Do I? I know who you are.
I look up to you.
Thanks.
Me too.
I was actually coming by to, uh...
tell you that I was thinking of taking a sabbatical also.
You know, I'll... I'll continue with my studies
and all of that.
Uh, the science of UFOlogy is in its infancy,
and it needs the kind of rigorous study
that you and I can provide...
that... that we did provide.
So that's it, huh?
No, it's not.
Because this case just came in, which is, uh...
Potentially far too interesting to walk away from.
A plane collided with a UFO over Canadian airspace.
"Collided"?
Well, Canadian Air Force, they don't have a UFO program.
They asked if we would, uh, assist with the investigation.
Oh, yeah? What'd you say?
I said I'd check with my partner.
Your partner who's technically
supposed to be sitting on the sidelines right now.
I've never been officially informed of this,
but, uh, yes, yes.
It's not like if anyone wanted to check on you,
they'd even be able to get a hold of you.
Plus, I, uh... I already bought the tickets.
One last case, huh?
Before we ride off into the sunset.
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Project Blue Book.
I'm your Vice Marshall Christopher Thomas.
Sir, Captain Michael Quinn, US Air Force.
- This is Dr. Allen Hynek. - Pleasure.
And if you don't mind me asking,
how'd you hear about Blue Book all the way up here?
I've actually been advocating for a program like yours
for years in Canada.
Please.
So this wasn't your first encounter, sir?
Uh, no.
I've had dozens of unofficial reports during my command,
but never anything like this.
We saw the first craft on radar at approximately 21:30.
This was the bush pilot?
He actually never identified himself.
So this was the unidentified aircraft.
No, sir.
A second unidentified craft appeared on radar
at approximately 21:32.
We clocked the other one at over 2,000 miles an hour.
The pilot we were in contact with,
he tried to take evasive maneuvers,
but no matter what he did, he couldn't get away.
It was as if the other, whatever it was,
was hunting it, sir.
Now, you said on the phone
that's when it looked like they collided.
You're not sure?
Well, we were sure,
but about an hour after it happened,
our radar picked up the first plane again
at 60,000 feet.
A prop plane?
- That's not possible. - That's what we thought.
But then the tower received another transmission.
We managed to record it. Would you, um...
Mayday! Mayday!
What is that? Help!
It's coming closer! We have lost complete control.
Pull up!
- It's taking us! - Pull up!
It's taking us!
So the supposed collision happened here
near King Island when they were traveling south.
But that last mayday transmission at 60,000 feet
was here near Port Belmont, which is north.
And according to the tape,
the pilots still had visual contact with the other craft?
Which means if they ditched or managed to land somehow,
they'd be somewhere in here.
A roughly 200-mile square.
I already scrambled search and rescue to fly a grid,
but so far nothing.
Sir, what's here?
That's Hartley Bay.
The only thing up there is a logging outpost.
People?
A few seasonal workers maybe?
- What are you thinking? - Eyewitnesses on the ground.
Someone up there saw something, could help narrow our search.
Well, Hartley Bay's not accessible by road.
You'd have to take a sea plane up there.
I don't have any available pilots right now.
Sir, as a matter of fact, you do.
Never gets old, Doc.
It's a great view, huh?
It is quite spectacular.
Think you'll go back to teaching?
I'm not sure yet.
Well, I think the generals would be at a loss
if you left for good.
You may have been a pain in their ass, but...
They're better off for having you.
Yeah.
I think we did good, Captain.
We weren't the '27 Yankees.
We made for a pretty good team.
Yep.
Maybe I'll go back to flying for a while.
Be a pilot again.
Well, you certainly seem to enjoy it.
Hey, why don't you take the yoke for a bit,
- see what it feels like? - What?
Come on, when are you ever gonna get a chance
like this again? It's easy.
- It's easy? - Yeah, come on, take it.
- No, no, no, don't do that. - I'm letting go.
This is a bad idea.
Just keep it steady.
That's it, relax.
See?
- That's it. - Okay.
Look at that. You're flying.
Yes, I am. I'm flying.
Doc, you are flying.
You got to be shitting me.
All right, keep me posted.
- They still can't crack her. - Jim.
They've been interrogating her for three days,
and she'll only say that she was sent to Ohio
to find out about our UFO program?
She's good.
And I'm starting to believe Quinn when he said
- he didn't know who she was. - I agree.
We still had to put him on leave, though.
What else could we do? We didn't have any...
Jim!
I just got a call from one of our Intel groups in the UK.
They picked up a radio transmission
that the boys in the CIA managed to decode.
Has this been verified?
That's what we've just been asked to do...
after we brief the President.
Excuse me. Is this Hartley Bay?
I'm Greg. I run the operation.
You here about the crash?
- Oh, you know about the crash? - Yeah.
Phones haven't worked since last night.
I sent one of my guys
to Key Junction to alert the authorities,
but I'd imagine he's still on the road.
Well, can you, uh,
tell us a little more about what happened last night?
Oh, about 9:30, there was a earth-shattering boom.
Knocked the power out, scared me half to death.
Ran outside to see what it was, but wasn't nothing.
Wasn't till this morning I found out what happened.
Well, we have reason to believe
that there may still be survivors.
Do you think you could, uh, get us to the crash site?
"Survivors"?
You mean aliens?
That's why you're here, isn't it?
'Cause it was a UFO crash?
Why do you think it was a UFO?
Jean.
Uh, Greg there said you saw a UFO fall out of the sky.
That's not what I said. That's not what I said!
So you didn't see a UFO?
No, I did.
I didn't see a UFO crash, I saw it cause a crash.
Could you be more specific?
Sure. Last night I was out hunting a wolf
that's been prowling around my cabin.
Saw fresh tracks. I knew I was close.
That's when I heard it.
It was moving so fast,
I didn't think it was possible.
And that plane looked like it tried real hard
to move out the way,
but it was just hit by this light.
Plane split in two before it fell behind those trees.
We get jets out here all the time from the base,
so I just assumed it belonged to them.
I tried to call. The phone's been down.
And you think you could estimate
- where this plane went down? - Beyond that ridge.
- At least five miles. - That way?
- You sure? - Positive.
Thanks for your time.
The last radar transmission
had it heading the opposite way.
Well, if they lost power, stopped transmitting,
could've gone down any direction.
We need to get back in the air.
Call the base.
Tell Air Vice Marshall Thomas to divert the operation east
toward Hawkesbury Island.
Eyewitness saw what we think was a crash.
If you can stand down, I'll relay,
and we should have support on your position in a few hours.
That's a negative. We don't have time to wait.
There could be survivors on the...
What do you see?
- Does that look like, uh... - Part of a plane?
Yes, it does. Hold on, Doc.
That's part of a wing.
So where's the rest of the plane?
Jean said it broke in half in the sky.
It could be scattered all over this area.
What about survivors?
This is not a good sign, Doc.
Look!
Anybody out there?
Anybody hear us?
Hello! Hello!
Whoever it was, they got themself down.
Can't be far.
Hello? Anyone out here?
Anybody hear us?
There.
Is he breathing?
It's okay!
It's okay.
The plane. Where's my plane?
I need to know. I need to know now.
All right, easy.
We just want to make sure you're okay first.
Who are you?
I'm Captain Michael Quinn, US Air Force.
This is Dr. Allen Hynek.
US Air Force?
American?
Right.
I thought I was in Canada.
We're with Project Blue Book.
We were asked to help investigate
the plane's disappearance.
Now, according to radar,
there was another object
- in your flight path. - The plane's nearby.
I'm gonna radio in,
get search and rescue to divert to our new location.
We don't have time for that. My copilot's still out there.
We have to find him and the plane...
now.
Air Vice Marshall Thomas.
Generals Harding and Valentine, United States Air Force.
From Wright-Pat.
I'm sorry. I didn't know you were coming.
- We're in the middle of a... - Search and rescue.
We know. Did you find it yet?
The aircraft? How do you know about that?
What's going on?
We should speak in a secure room.
This way.
So where were you guys coming from before you had to ditch?
I only ask because your plane was in communication
with RCAF ground control, but you never identified yourself.
- Didn't I? - You don't remember that?
Alex!
Can you tell me where you were headed at least?
It might help us locate the aircraft.
I had cargo headed to Alaska coming over from Greenland.
Everything after that's a blur.
Oh, yeah? What kind of cargo?
Alex!
I thought you guys wanted to help.
Just trying to make sense of what happened, that's all.
- Something's off. - No, no.
He's... he's still in shock.
What, he can't tell us anything that's gonna help us?
Well, it could be another explanation.
UFO abductees often report a period of missing time
following an encounter... hours, sometimes days.
Yeah, but this guy wasn't abducted.
Yeah, well, he disappeared for an hour on radar.
We don't know what happened during that time.
Over here. Look at this.
Burn marks.
Those trees were ripped apart from above.
- Uh-huh. - Yeah, we must be close.
- He's that way. - Yeah.
Alex!
There's no way that's part of a cargo craft.
Then what is it? And where's the rest of it?
Is he in there?
Come on, buddy.
I got you.
Stay there. Take him out.
He's still breathing.
- Easy. - I got you.
We don't know what kind of injuries he could have.
It's okay. He needs some air. Get him over to that tree, please.
Come on.
Steady.
Alex.
Alex. Alex.
Alex, look at me.
Look at me, buddy.
The plane. Where's the plane?
- What happened? - Shh, shh, shh.
- Where's the rest of the plane? - Where's what?
The plane, Alex.
What happened to the plane? What happened?
You guys got a medical kit on board?
I'll go check.
No, no, no, no. Wait.
God damn it.
You got to be fucking kidding me.
Alex, I am Dr. Hynek.
Can you remember at all how you got here?
They're US Air Force.
We're in Am... America?
Something caused you to fly off course and crash.
Do you recall what that was?
I can't remember anything.
Hey, Doc.
Excuse me a second.
What is it?
Look at this instrument panel.
That's Russian.
This is a bomber,
which means that those two are Russian military.
You sure?-
He is now.
Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Obolensky.
Yuri, that's a pretty good American accent you got there.
Spasiba.
You realize half the Royal Canadian Air Force
is out here looking for you right now?
Not at this location. Hmm?
Isn't that what you said earlier?
Look, I'm not sure what you're planning
on doing right now, but with no plane, no way out...
hurting us won't help you in the least.
I'm not going to hurt you.
I need your help to find the rest of the plane.
Move.
This thing's got to be scattered
into a million pieces out here.
What the hell do you need our help for?
I need what was on that plane,
which I'm pretty sure is intact,
because if it wasn't,
everything within five miles of here would be destroyed by now.
Five miles? That's...
roughly the blast radius of a... of a nuclear bomb.
Not including radioactive fallout...
yes, you are correct.
Are you telling me you had a nuclear bomb on your plane?
That is what I'm saying, yes.
And it's still out there.
And if it goes off, it will start World War III.
Where the hell were you going before you crashed?
We're testing North American airspace.
It's nothing you Americans don't do.
Yeah, not with a live nuke!
Are you insane?
- You Russians, man! - Just... Captain!
So you just wanted to get picked up on radar,
then turn back, is that it?
Yes.
But you encountered another craft.
We don't know what it was.
All I know is that is separated us from the fuselage...
almost purposely... then dropped us like toys.
I don't remember much else, do you?
Why do you say purposefully?
I remember thinking that whatever that was,
it was trying to take the bomb from us.
No, here's what I think.
I think you're a couple of shit pilots.
You got picked up on radar, took too many Gs heading back,
and your plane tore apart.
Now you want us to believe this horseshit.
You know what I think?
I think the bomb was still on the plane when it went down.
And if it hasn't gone off, that means it's somewhere nearby.
So I have to make sure that it's safe, okay?
Do you both understand?
Could the force of the impact have armed it?
Barometric and radar triggers
are designed to go off beneath 1,000 feet.
But there is an internal safety switch.
What... what... what about a clock trigger?
It's possible.
But I'm sure it was damaged upon impact.
Right. Meaning it could still arm.
Yes.
So we have no idea
how long it could be before this thing detonates.
Shit.
We call it a broken arrow.
It's a US military term
for a missing nuclear asset lost in transit.
We have solid Intel
that points to the unidentified aircraft that went down
as a Russian bomber.
What's been the Soviet response?
- They've denied any knowledge. - They're stalling.
If that aircraft managed
to make it back across the Arctic Circle
without going down, they could avoid the consequences.
Like a counterstrike.
It's our last resort, but it's definitely on the table.
We've been flying a grid north of here since yesterday.
So far, nothing.
Your men might have found something, though.
- Our men? - Project Blue Book.
They came up to help investigate the possibility
of a UFO encounter with the aircraft.
Blue Book is here?
They're out in the bush right now.
Your partner, he called you "Captain".
- Are you a pilot? - Yeah.
I flew in the war. Was decorated five times.
- You? - Six.
Six times? That's impressive.
So why are you doing this now?
This Blue Book... studying UFOs?
Why?
I wanted to defend my country
from people like you.
I'm not a UFO.
Yeah, well, you're Russian.
You send spies to infiltrate our programs,
exploit our fears of the unexplained.
You're worse.
So do you believe in aliens? They're real?
I do.
After last night, 100%.
We've heard of this Blue Book in Russia.
It's first of its kind, yes?
You don't have a similar program?
Not that I know of, no.
Because Russia does have its own history of UFOs.
What do you know of our history?
Uh, Tunguska in 1908, a meteor falls from the sky.
2,000 miles of forest are decimated,
except the witnesses there claim
that it wasn't a meteor at all but a-a craft of some kind.
What else do you know of this?
Well, after the war began,
did you notice an increase in sightings at all?
The frequency increased for us, yes.
Yeah, well, we had a spike, too.
Particularly around, uh,
military installations, uh, nuclear test sites.
Hey, Doc.
You're crossing the line here.
We don't tell the Russians anything, you understand?
I'm trying to gain trust, Captain,
and if there are UFOs over Russian nuclear sites,
well, that lines up with the theory that I have
that UFOs are protecting us from ourselves
and the weapons we created.
Look, I don't give a damn about your theories right now.
You keep quiet about America's nuclear program.
Over here!
The captain radioed in earlier,
said they were following a lead on the crash,
but it was almost the opposite direction
of where we had the plane on radar before it went down.
If Hynek and Quinn are following a lead,
it's probably a good one.
Have they checked in sense?
Their only radio's on the plane.
If they're on foot in the backcountry, they'd...
they'd have to circle back to let us know.
No, but if they found something...
Which means they'd be needing our help right now.
Show us exactly where they were last reported.
How do we know if it's armed?
We have to open it up...
have a look inside.
One of you know how to do that?
I've been trained, but...
to handle anything there requires a very steady hand.
What, this thing falls out of the sky,
creates this big hole,
but if your hand's not steady, it blows up?
Makes perfect sense.
So one of us just has to get inside,
and you will talk us through the rest, yes?
- All right, I'll do it. - Yeah, I will do it.
You're not going anywhere near that thing.
Why should you?
I'm not the one who flew it over here.
So you think I want to blow it up now?
Yeah. In a heartbeat.
Stupid Americans.
You think that Russians are the only ones eager to start war?
Trust me, we are at war right now.
- Maybe I'll kill you myself. - Go ahead.
Stop it, both of you! We don't have time for this!
Put that down! Put it down!
Now, I am the only nonmilitary person here.
I also have a lot of experience dealing with small tools
in delicate spaces,
transistors, telescopes.
I should be the one to attempt this,
but we have to work together.
Okay? Agreed?
I will show you the steps.
First you need to open the panel.
- Just give us some room. - What, in case it goes off?
Just stand, what, five feet back?
I'm fine right next to my partner.
Thank you very much.
Doc?
One last case, eh?
- Huh? - Ride off into the sunset.
Gentle, Doctor.
Should be the one in the middle.
Hey...
if this doesn't go well, we don't make it out of here,
- I just want to tell you... - Captain...
that doesn't help.
Yeah. Roger that.
Okay.
I'm ready to take the door off.
- Easy. - Doctor, please be careful.
Go! Let's go!
A couple of our men found the seaplane
about ten miles east along with some other wreckage.
What about our guys?
Looks like they headed off on foot deeper into the forest.
Well, let's get the hell out there, then.
You should be able to see the safety switch.
It'll be about a foot tall with a red and green dial.
Do you see it?
Yes.
What does the dial show?
Well, uh, I can't read Russian,
but it's stuck halfway between red and green.
That's the arming switch.
If it's stuck in the middle, it means the bomb could be armed.
Well, can't we just push the dial back so we know?
- That would risk arming it. - Or maybe it saves us.
And who would like to take that chance?
There is one other way.
- It's much riskier. - What's that?
Disconnecting the fireset.
It's a bank of capacitors
that stores electricity from the batteries.
They, um, carry a charge
that triggers an explosive in the core.
Right, so, if we disable those...
Then we should be good. But you have to be extra careful.
The charge in those capacitors could kill you.
What other choice do we have?
Hey, Doc, you got this.
We found it! We found it, sir!
- It's the Russian plane, sir! - Over here!
We got a lot of broken trees here... stay out of that area.
It is the Russian plane, sirs!
Where's the rest of the plane?
Well, it's got to be close, right?
Well, if our guys were here, they can't be far.
Yeah, but are they alone?
All right, men, fan out! And stay alert!
Remember, Doctor, don't touch the inner housing
or any of the conduit on the floor.
The charge could kill you.
Everything all right in there, Doc?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Take your men over there...
right on that bluff.
I think I did it.
There's 32. You sure you have them all?
32 wires. Yes.
I'm just counting again to be sure.
Hynek.
All good, uh, just need to check one or two more things.
It should be good. Thank God.
Well done, Doc.
At least we won't die in vain.
What are you doing?
Ah, it's like your partner said... we're at war.
So, Dr. Hynek, thank you for your work.
But we no longer have use for either one of you.
You don't want to do this.
I have no choice. I'm sorry.
If Alexei and I make it back to your plane, maybe we get home.
You're never gonna make it.
With you still alive?
No.
Shoot now, you'll risk setting this off.
Is that...
The core. Yes, I believe it is.
- What do you think? - Don't shoot.
Doc, what are you doing with that?
I don't know. Do you want it?
No, no, no. Hey, Doctor, Doctor.
- You be careful. - Oh, well, maybe you want it?
- No, don't do anything crazy. - Do you want it?
- No, no, no. - Here!
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Are you insane?
If there were plutonium inside there, I would say yes.
Which there isn't.
Should weigh about five times heavier than that, yes?
That's because it's just the empty casing.
There's nothing inside.
He's right. There's nothing in here.
How did you know?
You told me those capacitors had enough charge in them
to kill a man, yet when I slipped up a couple of times,
I didn't get so much as a static shock.
Then when I was finished, I saw the cap that conceals the core,
and I looked inside.
So you just reached in and grabbed it?
Well, there was no way they were gonna leave that with us here,
and they don't need us anymore,
so, yes, I did,
and when I picked it up, I knew.
Why?
- Why did our government... - They had us believe that...
The Kremlin wasn't testing our air defense.
They were testing you.
They wanted to see how well you'd fare
when you thought you had a live nuclear weapon on board.
The human element...
it's always the one variable you can't control.
Yeah. It makes so much sense.
They're not gonna be flying a live nuke over here.
I guess no one wants World War III, huh?
Hey, Doc.
I really thought you were gonna kill us back there.
I thought so, too.
When I saw this thing flying through the air, I thought,
"What is this cocky American trying to do?"
- Whoo. - It's nice catch.
Doctor...
thank you.
You're welcome.
Captain, you showed incredible bravery.
Thank you.
You were just about to kill us.
Let's not forget that.
Okay.
What will you do with us?
Not up to us now.
Seaplane's about five-mile hike from here.
We'll head back, radio in.
You know, Captain,
if the four of us can work together,
I'm sure that we could persuade our governments...
Hands up!
Come on, let's go.
When we get back,
we're gonna need a full debrief from both of you.
To scrub this clean is gonna take a lot of work.
What is gonna happen to the pilots?
I can imagine a few scenarios.
But, honestly,
we've never had to deal with a situation this sensitive, so...
You know, I got to commend you both.
What you did here was heroic.
We just came up here to do our job, sir.
Which makes the work you do more important than ever.
We need you out in the field.
- Both of you. - Yes, sir.
Generals... I need you for a moment.
We'll see you back at the base.
So they, uh, never found the rest of the plane.
I'm sure they will.
I doubt they let us take a look at it, though.
You still think that unidentified craft
had something to do with what happened here?
Maybe.
Maybe it wasn't the Russians that removed the plutonium.
It certainly poses some interesting questions.
Demands further investigation.
Well, I guess that means we're back in business.
I guess we are, Professor.
Some things never change.
What's that?
I decide to get in early, you still find a way to beat me in.
Well, I heard we, uh, got a few calls while we were gone.
Priest in Akron saw an object
hovering above his church after Mass.
Wanted to pre-interview him on the phone.
Yeah, look at this... Missouri, Texas, Maryland.
Never a dull day, huh?
Need anything?
Just some coffee. That'd be great. Thanks, Faye.
Excuse me.
- Can I help you? - Uh, yes.
The Senator's here for Project Blue Book.
- Are they in? - Senator?
Oh, yes. Senator Kennedy.
Morning, miss.
- Are they, uh, in there? - Inside.
Yes, um, just this way.
Speak to somebody's who's been...
Gentlemen, Senator Kennedy is here to see you.
- I'll have to call you right back. - Oh, apologies,
I'll need to call you back in ten minutes.
Project Blue Book.
Sorry for the unexpected visit. It's urgent.
- Senator. - Senator.
What can we do for you?
Eh, could you give us some privacy, please?
Whatever you're working on, I need you to put it down.
We have a situation developing in the North Atlantic.
What kind of situation?
The crew on a Navy destroyer
spotted a triangle-shaped craft trailing their fleet.
And you'd like for us to investigate, sir?
I didn't finish.
The craft they saw didn't come from the sky.
It came out of the water.
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