The Phenomenon touches on the newly released Pentagon UFO videos, but its central focus is the broader history of UFO sightings since World War II. The documentary argues that the “UFO phenomenon” deserves far more serious scientific investigation.
The film weaves together archival footage and interviews with pivotal figures in UFO history: Kenneth Arnold, whose 1947 encounter introduced the term “flying saucer”; Major Jesse Marcel of the Roswell incident; and researcher Jacques Vallee, known for uncovering the secretive “Pentacle Memorandum.” It also highlights eyewitness accounts from the Ariel School encounter, the Westall sighting, the Lonnie Zamora case, and the Rendlesham Forest incidents, as well as testimony from military personnel tied to the Pentagon videos.
Prominent public officials also appear, including former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, former White House chief of staff John Podesta, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon, former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, and journalist Leslie Kean. When asked about additional undisclosed evidence, Reid offers a telling remark: “I’m saying most of it hasn’t seen the light of day.”
