The Unexplained Files

Every Monday to Friday, 10PM

Across the world, baffling phenomena have occurred which science
and logic fail to explain. THE UNEXPLAINED FILES investigates what
lies beyond the shock and awe through eyewitness accounts, leading
scientific experts, and a healthy dose of journalistic skepticism. This
isnt conspiracy theorythese bizarre and incomprehensible
happenings probe, and celebrate, the stunning unknown.
Join renowned scientists, credible experts and first-hand
eyewitnesses as they present riveting never-before-seen footage
and share their vivid first-person accounts of truly bewildering
experiences in THE UNEXPLAINED FILES.
Every Monday to Friday at 10PM, watch the world's most
baffling experiences on THE UNEXPLAINED FILES, only on
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Episode Guide
Episode 1
22nd and 30th October
7th November

Valentich - Do UFOs exist? Have they made contact with human

life? On October 21, 1978, 20-year-old Australian pilot Fred Valentich
rented a single engine Cessna 182L and left Melbourne. During the
flight, Valentich told Melbourne air traffic control that A strange
aircraft is hovering on top of me again. It is hovering and it's not an
aircraft. Frederick Valentich and his plane were never seen again.
Texas Blue Dogs- Since 2005 bizarre hairless, blue-skinned, blue-eyed
and hunch-backed dogs have been seen in Texas attacking and
mutilating livestock and farm animals. The creatures have been
caught on film and camera, and their bodies have been found. One
Texas doctor even has one stuffed and mounted in her fireplace. But
the classification of these creatures is still very much a matter of great
debate among experts, and whats worse: they may be breeding.
Episode 2
23rd and 31st October
8th November
Freaky Fires - In late 2003, in a small village in northern Sicily,
ordinary household items like televisions, couches and wardrobes
suddenly began bursting into flames and exploding seemingly at
random. Is it the work of extraterrestrials, demons, natural forces, or
something unknown?
Ghost Yacht- The Kaz II, dubbed the ghost yacht, was found drifting
88 nautical miles off the northern coast of Queensland, Australia on
April 18, 2007. The fate of her three-man crew remains unknown, and
the mysterious circumstances in which they disappeared still puzzle
authorities, family and friends.
Episode 3
16th and 24th October
1st November

Livestock Mutilation - All around the world, instances of dead cattle

and horses, drained completely of their blood and missing organs,
have occurred. This gruesome phenomenon still happens today. We
follow a dedicated investigator as he studies the grisly phenomenon of
recent mutilations in Colorado and tries to draw conclusions.
Curse of the Ice Mummy- In September 1991, a couple was hiking in
the Alps near the Austrian-Italian border when they suddenly noticed
a skeleton poking out of the ice. It was the body of what appeared to
be a perfectly preserved warrior. Scientists studying the body dubbed
it the Iceman. But many involved in the excavation of the body have
unexpectedly died could the remains be cursed, putting everyone
who touches the body at risk?
Episode 4
17th and 25th October
4th November
Spontaneous Human Combustion - In Oklahoma, February 2013, a
man is found completely incinerated to a pile of ashes in his own
home. Bizarrely, fire investigators find no fire damage around him. Is
he the latest victim of spontaneous human combustion?
Carlos de los Santos- Pilot Carlos de los Santos was en route to Mexico
City Airport, when he was suddenly surrounded by three UFOs in the
sky. Carlos noticed the objects suddenly dart off to a volcano at
inconceivably high speeds, completing aerial manoeuvres that were
unheard of at the time. Investigation proves that Carlos was neither
intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, and the actual 18-minute
recording of his desperate Mayday call to the airport attests to his
genuine panic. So, what actually happened?
Episode 5

18th and 28th October

5th November
Argentina UFO - In a tiny town in Argentina, the people are plagued
by extraterrestrial tourists, and a local mayor has recorded hundreds
of UFOs over 20 years. Could alien visitors really be targeting the
town? And if so, why?
Mothman- On November 15, 1966, four people witnessed a huge
winged creature as they sat in their cars on the outskirts of Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. The winged, red-eyed, 7-foot beast continues
to terrorize the state ever since its first visit 50 years ago, according to
hundreds of sightings.
Morgellons Disease- Examine an illness with no consistent
characteristics, no cause, and no cure. Symptoms include horrific skin
lesions, a sensation that insects are crawling under patients skin, and
strange multi-colored fibers that sprout from their bodies. Thousands
of people around the world believe they have Morgellons, but the
disease does not officially exist!
Episode 6
21st and 29th October
6th November
Alien Rain - There are many areas around the world where rainwater
falls in a disturbing shade of red. The most mysterious rain of all is the
Blood Red Rains of Sri Lanka.
Carolina Beach Boom- Residents of a beach town in North Carolina
experience a mysterious boom that rumbles the ground around them
and shakes the glass on their windows, sometimes on a weekly
basis. Till date no one has been able to get to the bottom of these
strange events.

Voynich Manuscript- Bought by the book dealer Wilfried Voynich in

1912, and now held by Yale Universitys Rare Book and Manuscript
Library, the manuscript has been described as the worlds most
mysterious manuscript. It seems to be hundreds of years old, and
continues to baffle academics with its unbreakable cipher. What is it?
What does it mean? And what secrets does it hold?