The Phenomenon

Oct 6, 2020

1h 40m

★ 6.2

Makes the incredible, credible.

Overview

This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

James Fox Productions

Farah Films

The Phenomenon Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote

Self - Former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Chris Mellon

Self - Aviation Historian

Don Berliner

Self - Physicist / Computer Scientist

Jacques Vallée

Self - Director, The Phenomenon

James Fox

Self - Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

Gaylan King

Self - Investigative Reporter

George Knapp

Self - Former White House Chief of Staff

John Podesta

Self - Former U.S. Energy Secretary

Bill Richardson

Self - Senate Majority Leader (2007-2015)

Harry Reid

Self - Navy Strike Fighter Squadron

David Fravor

Self - Stanford School of Medicine

Garry Nolan

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