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Each episode explores a different otherworldly phenomena. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 19 September 2023 at 15:58 PM<\/p>

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The explosive new docuseries, Encounters, explores four different cases of human contact with otherworldly beings.<\/p>\n

Each episode dives into a different encounter, whether it be with a submersible spacecraft off the coast of a Welsh village or an alien encounter experienced by a group of children in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

The series will be told firsthand by the people who experienced this otherworldly phenomenas, and Tudum<\/a> says the documentary will use science \u201cto guide believers to answers during a time when the question of whether or not humans are alone in the universe feels particularly urgent\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the upcoming docuseries, Encounters.<\/p>

Encounters release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Encounters will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday 27th September<\/strong>, with four episodes releasing all at once.<\/p>\n

What is Encounters on Netflix about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The new documentary series explores the true stories of human contact with otherworldly phenomena, featuring revelations from military whistleblowers of alien encounters, UFOs and clandestine Pentagon programs, as well as coverage from major news corporations.<\/p>\n

The series was directed by Yon Motskin (Generation Hustle) and executively produced by Ambling Television, Boardwalk Pictures and Vice Studios.<\/p>\n

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Encounters. Netflix<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The synopsis of the series reads: \u201cEncounters\u2026 is a landmark four-part series that travels the globe to explore four extraordinary true stories of encounters with otherworldly phenomena.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach cinematic and deeply-researched episode tells a single story: strange lights in the sky over small-town Texas; submersible space crafts haunting a coastal Welsh village; an alien encounter with schoolchildren in Zimbabwe; non-human intelligence reportedly interfering with a nuclear power plant in Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each episode will be told from the perspective of firsthand experiencers \u2013 in the places where the sightings occurred.<\/p>\n

It continues: \u201cGuided by cutting-edge scientists and military personnel, the series goes beyond the science to highlight the profoundly human impact of these encounters on lives, families, and communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cA timely and timeless cosmic detective story, what will be revealed from this puzzle of seemingly unrelated encounters across different places, times, and cultures is a set of uncanny similarities, and one astonishing truth: extraterrestrial encounters are global, awe-inspiring, and unlike anything we\u2019ve ever imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which UFO stories are featured in Encounters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The series includes four different but \u201ceerily similar\u201d stories about encounters with alien life-forms and otherworldly phenomena on Earth.<\/p>\n

The episodes are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  • Episode 1 \u2013 Messengers<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Episode 2 \u2013 The Broad Haven Triangle<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Episode 3 \u2013 Lights Over Fukushima<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Episode 4 \u2013 Believers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The first episode is based around the residents in and around the small Texas town of Stephenville who experienced something \u201cunexplainable\u201d. UFO sightings were reported by hundreds of people, including local business leaders and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

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    Encounters. Netflix<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

    The second episode explores the largest mass sighting of UFO and aliens in UK history. The episode synopsis reads: \u201cA group of boys spotted a cigar-shaped spacecraft rising from the trees beyond their playground. Suddenly, the area surrounding the Welsh coastal town of Broad Haven was gripped by over 450 reports of UFO and alien encounters.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAs investigators and media dug into the sightings, they realiSed many bore a close resemblance to tales from Welsh and Celtic folklore, in which faeries are known as tricksters with sinister intent.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Lights Over Fukushima is the third episode of Encounters and explores the story of the child monk of Enmyoin Temple who walked out onto the temple\u2019s plaza and saw what he described as an undeniable UFO.<\/p>\n

    Episode 5 tells the story of when 62 students at Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, saw spaceships and strange humanoid figures in their playground.<\/p>\n

    Who is interviewed in Encounters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Those interviewed in the documentary are as follows:<\/p>\n

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    • Dr. Kevin Knuth, astrophysicist and former NASA research scientist<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • David Clarke, journalist<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Tony Cowan, former RAF officer<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Eric MacLeish, attorney<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Matthew Roberts, naval intelligence cryptologist<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Sara Vanden Berge, managing editor, Stephenville Empire-Tribune<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Lee Roy Gaitan, a constable in Erath County, Texas<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Robert Powell, nanotechnology engineer and co-founder of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Encounters trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      You can watch the full trailer for Encounters here:<\/p>\n