Two very well-produced and thought documentaries. The first, called Aliens Have Been in Contact with Us for Thousands of Years, uses footage and interviews from mid-century until what seems to about the late 1970s, early 1980s. The film addresses the topic via personal accounts and exposes of well-known writers and contactees. Woven through the narrative is an on-going interview the Lord Desmond Leslie, author, researcher and UFO-ologist who, at first glance, seems the most unlikely character to be talking about this topic. The film studies the lives of a few now famous people who were more than your garden variety UFO contactee.
The second documentary, The Day Before Disclosure, speaks to the existence of aliens and how the powers that be have gone to great lengths to keep this information secret. The filmmakers interview people at all tiers of UFO investigation including scientists, journalists, investigators (Dr. Steven Greer), psychologist, hypnotists, historians, retired armed services personnel (Robert Dean) and contactees. The films explains what steps the U.S. government has taken to withhold from the public the truth of UFOs and aliens.
In both cases, the information revealed here is simply compelling and in some instances, jaw-dropping. If you're new to the UFO studies, then you will find these films really enlightening. I've never watched or read much about UFOs outside of an occasional You Tube video, and really never felt the need to explore beyond that point. But I am certainly glad that I did, because I am more well-informed and even more empathetic toward the efforts to get the word out. There is a lot of wisdom to be had here - and it's comforting to realize that one day soon our alien brethren can walk among us and it will be very matter-of-fact way of life.
