Ancient Aliens Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind (Season 19, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi

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Ancient Aliens

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind (Season 19, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi

Classified government files suggest top officials have interacted with extraterrestrials. A theoretical astrophysicist and a linguist are recruited by a secret agency to analyze evidence of humanity's alleged encounters of the fifth kind.

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Linda Moulton Howe Self - Investigative Journalist, Earthfiles Self - Investigative Journalist, Earthfiles See fewer	A Strange Harvest (1980)
George Knapp Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist See fewer	UFOs: The Best Evidence (1994)
Nick Pope Self - U.K. Ministry of Defence: 1985-2006 Self - U.K. Ministry of Defence: 1985-2006 See fewer	Aliens from the Abyss: The Dark Side of the UFO Phenomenon (2025)
Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell Self - Investigative Filmmaker (as Jeremy Corbell) Self - Investigative Filmmaker (as Jeremy Corbell) See fewer	Truth Embargo
Travis Taylor Self - Astrophysicist / Aerospace Engineer (as Travis Taylor Ph.D.) Self - Astrophysicist / Aerospace Engineer (as Travis Taylor Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Paul Hynek Self - Son of J. Allen Hynek Self - Son of J. Allen Hynek See fewer	The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Self - Ancient Astronaut Theorist Self - Ancient Astronaut Theorist See fewer	Ancient Aliens: Special Presentation (2022)
Michael Schratt Self - Military Aerospace Historian Self - Military Aerospace Historian See fewer	Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014)
Richard Dolan Self - Historian / Author, UFOs and the National Security State Self - Historian / Author, UFOs and the National Security State See fewer	Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014)
Preston Dennett Self - Author, Inside UFOs: True Accounts of Contact with Extraterrestrials Self - Author, Inside UFOs: True Accounts of Contact with Extraterrestrials See fewer	Aliens Uncovered: UFOs Over Arizona (2024)
Alejandro Rojas Self - Editor, OpenMinds Self - Editor, OpenMinds See fewer	The Alien Perspective (2025)
David Childress Self - Author, Technology of the Gods Self - Author, Technology of the Gods See fewer	Pole to Pole
William Henry Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Whitley Strieber Self - Author, Communion Self - Author, Communion See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Gary McKinnon Self - Former Computer Hacker Self - Former Computer Hacker See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
George Adamski Self - Amateur Astronomer / Photographer (archive footage) Self - Amateur Astronomer / Photographer (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show (1953)
Dan Burisch Self - Retired Government Microbiologist (archive footage) Self - Retired Government Microbiologist (archive footage) See fewer	The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-Up (2013)
Robert Clotworthy Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Red Notice (2021)
Caroline Cory Self Self See fewer	A Tear in the Sky (2022)
Haim Eshed Self - Former Chief of Space Security, Israel (archive footage) Self - Former Chief of Space Security, Israel (archive footage) See fewer
Paul Hellyer Self - Former Minister of Nat'l Defense, Canada (1963-1967) (archive footage) Self - Former Minister of Nat'l Defense, Canada (1963-1967) (archive footage) See fewer	Bird's Eye View - An ET's Solution for Humanity (2020)
Peter Horsley Self (archive footage) (as Sir Peter Horsley) Self (archive footage) (as Sir Peter Horsley) See fewer	Riddle of the Skies (1999)
J. Allen Hynek Self - Astronomer / Project Blue Book (archive footage) Self - Astronomer / Project Blue Book (archive footage) See fewer	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Ronald S. Moultrie Self - Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligent & Security (archive footage) Self - Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligent & Security (archive footage) See fewer
Prince Philip Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (2016)
Frank E. Stranges Self - Author, Stranger at the Pentagon (archive footage) Self - Author, Stranger at the Pentagon (archive footage) See fewer	No Tears for the Damned (1968)
Bill Uhouse Self - Area 51 Engineer (archive footage) Self - Area 51 Engineer (archive footage) See fewer
Lonnie Zamora Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)