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DVD - 2017

Though a work of fantasy, few realize that Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic was actually inspired by real-life witness testimony, as well as a series of UFO sightings in Michigan in the summer of 1966. Separate science fact from science fiction as government documents are re-examined and old witness testimonies are put to the test using modern technology.

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Genres
Documentary television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : Public Media Distribution [2017]
Language
English
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD.
Audience
Rating: TVG.
ISBN
9781531702298
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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-This installment of the Smithsonian Channel series tests the facts behind the classic sci-fi movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The episode starts out by explaining the true events that inspired the movie, including the UFO sighting classification system upon which the movie's name is based and supposedly real-life alien encounters such as the Barney and Betty Hill UFO sighting. While under hypnosis, the couple claimed to have been abducted by a UFO. The series does a fascinating job refuting that assertion with a demonstration of a hypnotist implanting a false memory in a student. The majority of the piece focuses on the work of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, noted UFO researcher and technical advisor to the Steven Spielberg film. While the program casts some doubt on his findings, the producers try to stay as neutral as possible, letting viewers make up their own mind. The last few minutes focuses on the SETI Institute and the current movement to search for extraterrestrial life and interstellar space travel, with noted physicist Michio Kaku wonderfully breaking down the two subjects and describing their realities and possibilities. VERDICT Perfect for an astronomy class and interesting enough to hold any viewer's attention.-Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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