A Secret Space Capsule on the Ocean Floor that Everyone Wanted to Find

The KH-9, commonly known as Big Bird or KeyHole-9, was a series of photographic reconnaissance satellites launched between 1971 and 1986. After gathering important information about missile sites, ammunition, ships, and aircraft from Chinese, Soviet, and other foreign territories, the satellite would drop its film rolls in recoverable capsules that were then caught in mid-air by C-130 aircraft or retrieved manually after landing in the ocean.
On its first mission, one of the film buckets containing highly confidential information sank 16,400 feet deep into the Pacific waters. Its recovery led to a secret mission that tested the Navy's deep-sea recovery abilities like never before…
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[@CaptDicker]

Love the channel but I can't stand AI generated B roll, always feels disconnected and lacks authenticity.

[@shardsofteeth]

thats dudes voice

[@somniferousSirenSocial]

B roll often means filler footage in production ​@@shardsofteeth

[@CaptDicker]

@@shardsofteeth sorry for the mixup, I enjoy his narration and only take exception with the AI generated content.

[@Dave-Six4Hemi]

It's not AI, it's the authors voice, he was asked to slow it down a couple of years ago, because he talks with marbles in his mouth, and hard to listen to for more then a few minutes, and he did slow down. Was much better for a long time, looks like he's back on crack again. lol

[@kieranmilner4208]

Please don’t use the ai crap

[@williamsmith169]

Agreed. The AI made this hard to watch.

[@MADmosche]

@@williamsmith169seriously I’m going to have to unsubscribe, it’s so bad

[@ISupportUkraine]

This was really hard to watch. Ditch the AI. If this keeps up I will unsubscribe.

[@theimaginariumnetwork5621]

100%! I down vote and say "dont recommend channel" for channels that have AI narration. It's lazy and people shouldn't be making money off it. Plus, the only way to have better content is to not support those who don't.

[@non-human3072]

He isn't going to just find KH footage 😅 AI was his only choice.

[@g-gon8869]

The thumbnail is actually a real pic from ISROs SRE mission,but God the ai generated pics are crap

[@skyzefawlun]

Please read the comments and accept the overwhelmingly negative feedback about the AI generated b-roll. It's truly terrible, and making me want to unsubscribe despite loving the content and topics of your videos.

[@logic.and.reasoning]

Spot on

[@johnnaugle5762]

Do it then. Nobody cares about your worthless opinions

[@Petriefied0246]

It's total nonsense. A six engined C130 in space with its landing gear deployed? Honestly, you'd have thought they'd proof watch it at least!

[@mosh00420]

@@johnnaugle5762you do.

[@TraderDan58]

Spoiler alert! They don’t read the comments.

[@shall2117]

AI absolutely ruined this

[@daystatesniper01]

Take a breath and speak more slowly and ditch the AI crap you are better than this dark

[@daveh777]

The end with the divers on the sea floor at 16,000 ft. 😅😂😅😂

[@josephwear9572]

Hey Buddy slow down. You are zipping through these narrations.

[@tracyrreed]

It's an AI voice.

[@gooberstomp1715]

Make it stop!

[@rjds1800]

I’ve spent many hours on C-130 ac & non of them had any roof mounted helicopter style rotors? Wtf?

[@voivode2591]

Well it just shows how stupid they think people are. This is all conjecture. While there is some legitimate footage, it probably had nothing to do with this subject. Most likely any pertinent information is still classified.

[@MADmosche]

That’s what happens when the channel uses AI-generated images. It creates aircraft that don’t exist

[@cojaxart8986]

You guys are not familiar with a lot of what is going on today. Get with it!

[@distinctdipole]

Sorry bud. Again I can't watch to the end. Please slow down the narration and ditch the AI generated images. Despite great topics, just feels churned out. You used to be better 😢

[@logic.and.reasoning]

100% of comments are negative. TAKE NOTE AI rubbish. I will unsubscribe soon. Quality used to be great. This is laziness. No thanks. Do better or lose subs.

[@cutback443]

The AI broll gives your video a "generic", "tacky" and "lazy" feel. I bet you put in a lot of work for this -but put in another little more next time and skip the AI generated garbage.

[@kristiancoleman3200]

I won't watch any AI shit. Thanks -.-

[@BrianKelsay]

Dude needs to slow down a bit. Several statements garbled or hard to make out. Had to roll back 4 times.

[@daystatesniper01]

3.30 a herc with six props come on dark FFS

[@parentoforphan]

I’m beginning to wonder if the voice isn’t AI too. Even the quality of the narrative is off.

[@7-4-1]

probably is

[@savethelighthouse]

While in the US Coast Guard on patrol in the Bering Sea in the mid 70s I was on hand for the transfer at sea of a Keyhole capsule that had been recovered by the Japanese maritime fishing fleet. North of the Pribilof Islands we rendezvoulezed with our counterparts in the Japanese Coast Guard and using a utility "Kawasaki boat" they brought the nautical orange spherical capsule alongside our cutter and we brought it back to "the proper authority"

[@normmcrae1140]

Late 70's with Air Cadets - Toured the NORAD HQ in Tacoma, and they showed us pics from the KH-9 - You could see the headline in PRAVDA (Soviet Newspaper) held by someone standing in Red Square..... Of course, THAT photo would have been days or weeks old by the time the film was even developed. Nowadays, it would be taken by a digital camera, and transmitted almost instantly, and with 40+ years for cameras to improve - they could probably READ the headline......

[@rtqii]

🎶AI killed the video dude 🎵🎶

[@gregg3138]

The core audience interested in this subject matter does not want to see a bunch of artificial imagery eye candy. We are real technical/aerospace/military/mechanically minded and experienced people. Enough with the garbage.

[@Arms872]

Interesting. Thanks!

[@cincin0722]

No no no CGI 😮

[@fivestargn]

While I appreciate the effort in making these videos, the excessive AI has to go.

[@hamemoney]

Cutback on the A.I or going lose subscribers.

[@TheGrumpyEnglishman]

A Hercules with 6 engines and rotor blades over the cockpit?? As for that satellite, I don't think an iron foundry is the most suitable to place to build it! 😁

[@eldergroan]

i cannot get on board with the AI generated images. some are truly absurd and ruin the content. AI is just not ready for this kind of content yet.

[@Greeves]

The AI material is an awful idea and destroys the credibility of these otherwise excellent videos. Please stick with authentic material 🥺

[@elias7814]

It definitely tested the navy’s deep sea recovery abilities with the divers at 16 000 ft 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cutback443]

I sure hope you don't speak this way in real life

[@fred458]

hate the ai, takes away from the experience

[@sting-rayblah6234]

I just Loove ai slop bro!!!

[@rmilstead]

I really appreciate the research that you devote to your reporting. But please, no AI.

[@billkunert7281]

The SR-71 was flying in the late '60s so why this series of satellites? Scuba divers at 16,000 feet - right

[@hensleymp]

play it at 0.85 speed. it helps the speed talking.

[@chrishewitt1165]

That's one seriously wacky c130

[@IJ-E36]

Leaning way too heavily on the ai, it's looking like a Super Panavision vid..

[@ClydeAdams-vq1tq]

Did they ever Admit themselves to be HalfDogs ? With a RadioActive Decay of a Halflife, Halftime PartTime ?!

[@timdelia4609]

Seems the issue was buy the parachutes from Honest Ivan's A1 Discount Parachutes and Tarps.

[@melaniehill9355]

Very long time viewer (6+ years) of the dark channels. I wont watch videos with the AI voice. Any of them. Real talk tho I doubt you read these because if you did you'd see a large amount of comments are about not using AI. You've been making videos for so long and had the same narrator for so long I understand why use AI I mean its cheaper for sure but like maybe you could just start a Patreon and put it in your descriptions and videos and im sure that would make more money than your saving by using AI but im sure you already know that and choose not to do it. Its disappointing I don't unsub from many channels like ever and I use YT as my primary source of videos and I get excited when a new video pops up and I go to watch it and its like oh this is crap and I turn it off. Ive left these comments before to. If the original narrator is too expensive or cant do it why not try a different person? I feel like you don't really interact with your viewers which is fine but maybe run a poll on the main channel and ask if people want to try a different narrator or AI or something else? Or you could just push your original viewers away which is also fine ik you will still get views but we've been here supporting you since the beginning and it kinda suck when you watch 50+ hours of someones content just for them to start using AI for money because we all know its about money but there is other options. Like actually tho. I dont think ill leave another one of these "pls dont use AI videos" again I guess ill just ubsub which would suck but a lot of people have been asking and you keep doing it instead of trying something else.

[@amaccama3267]

That was truly awful compared to your non AI work.

[@shanbanan7414]

Who lessened the load of the 4th bucket?"

[@martyh1963]

4:42 wierd AI generated hands

[@carl6352]

How deep was it? scuba can reach 300 feet with demcompression. if much deeper you would needd a Sub, even at 100ft scuba allows you 10 minutes on site, before nitrogen build up starts, that's the Spec, , but divers go over it all the time! Nitrogen build up in joints, Will give you more agony than a compund facture or arthritis!

[@codyhowes2110]

Sucks on tops of sucks

[@barryshrives]

Ai cgi shit sorry

[@monteiro5306]

Amazing video. Greetings from Brazil.

[@DavidHarris-qn7em]

Please do away with the AI generated bullshit. Its making your credibility sink like a chinese submarine .

[@bobobilbo2680]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the voice is ai also? It just sounds off

[@RSVTuono]

Why not speak normally, not so fast, with shorter breaks? This is literally unlistenable. Bye...

[@kirk7528]

These AI clips give off this weird motion effect that give me a headache, cant even watch the video

[@YINGYANGPOLARBEAR]

I see you guys are jumping onto the crappy AI bandwagon. Smh

[@mykyzer23]

Ppl cry about ai visuals when they have been listening to a ai voice for 2 yrs with these vids lol😂😂😂 get over it already

[@SirZeusor11]

used to love this channel because it showed file footage, now the AI crap led me to unsubscribe

[@isaiahgray3057]

The AI made this both hilarious and annoying.

[@TheBIGB420]

Bro the intro..... come on don't start this again.

[@Adam-nv9zo]

The AI is going to be the end of this channel. Stop it.

[@skitariisoldier7367]

Stop the AI junk.

[@mzmegazone]

The AI B-roll has always been bad, but it has gotten absolutely terrible. How many different screwed-up C-130s can it generate? Thumbs down, and thinking of unsubbing at this point.

[@MADmosche]

This AI crap is just hard to watch. Plus you should learn how to pronounce “Trieste” correctly. 👎

[@gooberstomp1715]

Are you/you editor speeding up the audio? If so, for the love of God, please stop it sounds awful and makes it hard to understand you. Go back to the way you used to make videos! *Just read the other comments because something felt very off with this video, yeah dude, please stop with the AI*

[@DirgeRJ]

More AI content means less people will watch. No one enjoys that especially given the historical nature of your videos. If you need to find a way to use AI, voice one to scrub archival footage for your videos to find what you need from pub domain libraries.

[@aaronhoss]

I usually really enjoy this and all the other Dark channels, but please PLEASE stop using AI video. It's unwatchable. Seriously.

[@elias7814]

This channel has lost everything it once used to be…sad but it’s the truth. Only ai and your narration is way too fast like you are stumbling on your words. I’m not watching anymore ai bs

[@darqueness690]

PLEASE! Enough of the AI generated graphics!

[@deanmorris2546]

Disappointed in all of AI video footage.

[@silverismoney]

had to stop watching half way thru, the AI stuff just kills it for me

[@BrianSkinny-n5f]

Done with the AI shit get rid of it.

[@richardsuggs8108]

Ice Station Zebra

[@zippythinginvention]

I can make better quality AI-generated B-roll for you.

[@TheKydyr]

Not much of a secret

[@cojaxart8986]

I like the ai crap. Keep it coming!

[@bheavy62]

I especially like pictures of ultra top secret 6 engine C-130.

[@dwgutierrez]

AI is bad.

[@Isaacscj]

Buuu with AI generated B roll

[@alvinhole7700]

No ai -- Unsubcribed this channel too!!

[@waderedekopp4785]

AI generated video is trash.

[@JimmysSpeedShop]

That was………weird

[@auro1986]

how many never returned to earth?

[@flightofthekingfisher9766]

I just don’t get the hate in the comments for this guys channel.