Producer

Leopold Hoesch

Direction

Stephan Arapovic and Caroline Reiher

Producer

Felix Gottschalk

Genre

Science

Transmitter

ZDF

Length

1 x 44'

Editor

Year

2022

UFOs

The facts with Harald Lesch

The majority of Germans think that UFOs are just for weirdos. Researchers see it differently.
Hakan Kayal, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Würzburg, agrees. He advocates an unbiased approach to the topic and investigates so-called UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) with the help of artificial intelligence.
Because there are flying objects with remarkable characteristics that are spotted by radar systems, cameras and well-trained pilots - and for which even the US military has no explanation.
Barack Obama spoke publicly about the existence of "unknown aerial phenomena". A new Pentagon special unit was set up to specifically collect and analyze UAP sightings:
These are the ingredients that have given new impetus to one of the great questions of humanity: Are we alone in the universe?

One thing is certain: In a 2021 report by the US Department of Defense, the existence of unidentified flying objects is officially confirmed, but the fact that aliens could be behind them is not mentioned at all.
At the same time, a remarkable paradigm shift is taking place in the sciences. More and more researchers consider the existence of extraterrestrial life to be probable. What is the truth of such hypotheses? And where does research stand in the search for extraterrestrial life?

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