Author George Dyson spins the story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. His insider’s perspective and a secret cache of documents bring an Atomic Age dream to life.
The clarity isn't the best but it's still worth watching. With host Bryant Gumbel.
On December 9, 1965, an object landed near Kecksburg, Pa. It was observed as a fireball in the sky across several U.S. states and Canada. Witnesses provided signed statements and independent, corroborated descriptions of the object and its location. Firefighters, reporters and a radio news director described a military presence at the crash site — and some saw a military truck quickly leaving with a large, tarpaulin-covered object. At the scene, officials told residents a meteor crashed. But the next day, the U.S. government declared nothing fell ... or was found. What really happened? What is the truth? No matter what fell that night, the public's right to know remains undiminished. Now, with new witness accounts and a breakthrough forensic study done at the site by scientists, we reveal fascinating new scientific evidence in this exclusive SCI FI DECLASSIFIED special. We take viewers to the actual site, and to a town-hall meeting moderated by host Bryant Gumbel.
