Uncovering the Alien Encounters of the US Government • Mystery Files

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"Aliens." -Ryan Bergara, 2024
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Have you ever found yourself on a Wikipedia deep dive on the weird side of the internet? In this show - weird thing enthusiasts Ryan and Shane take turns presenting their latest fascinations to each other covering everything unusual, unexplained, and unhinged! This week's topic: UAPs and the US Government 👽
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[@kweenalize5455]

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[@Worrior30304]

I'm surprised you guys haven't mentioned the channel, ivan0135. Apparently the videos on that channel are leaked footage of aliens in Russia. I wanna know what you guys think about it, Ryan and Shane

[@jillianswart7752]

Great app

[@user-yd4yv1lg4o]

Have y’all heard of the Netflix show ‘Files of the Unexplained’? It kind of gives rip-off vibes.

[@la_arana_discoteca]

_Literally every time the topic of aliens comes up:_ *Shane:* Yes, I believe in aliens. *Ryan:* WHAT? This is BRAND NEW INFORMATION.

[@la_arana_discoteca]

@@DoctorBored357 Shane has a reputation for weirdness because he says stuff like "what's the deal with cousins" and wants to be a mouse, but Ryan’s brain is actually the the one that makes me go ???.

[@coolguyjki]

@@la_arana_discoteca It's cause Shane is so rational that he's stack-overflowed into being eccentric about it.

[@happydanagirl]

didn’t he say that the previous episode even?

[@dingo9696]

its because their roles are an act and they both know ghosts and aliens on earth arent real

[@Aimztastic]

@@happydanagirlI’m pretty sure that every MF episode where aliens are brought up. Shane’s like “Aliens could exist. Probs didn’t do this but they could exist” and Ryan is always staggering, failing to recover from the shock.

[@MirandaNunnally]

Petition to turn Shane’s cute alien drawings into pins for the merch store!

[@elenaKS230]

Or Mystery Files sticker packs

[@PossiblyAlena]

Omg that sounds so cute yes please

[@mdw.444]

I would 100% buy a hoodie with Shane’s alien/s on it lmfao

[@AKindOfDog]

Yes!!

[@harrycallaghan2670]

I thought that when I saw them. Maybe as a limited edition thing

[@ladybirdg5658]

I used to live in Roswell, NM and one thing people generally don't know about NM is that there is rampant untreated schizoaffective disorders and psychosis in that state. When I lived there it felt like everyone had at least one person in their family suffering from obvious psychosis. Part of it is a result of the American government treating NM like a bomb testing playpen (causing environmental factors that make people physically and mentally sick through generations), but a lot of it is a lack of adequate treatment resources (and a lot of people therefore just... living with untreated psychosis). So whilst I am saying "the bodies reported at the Roswell crash 100% could've been manifestations of schizoaffective telephone," I'm saying it with a degree of seriousness asking people to look at the situation with empathy instead of the usual response--which is "oh, if you said you saw something in NM, what were you smoking and how much did you drink with it?" Anyway, sorry to bring the mood down a bit, but I really loved this ep! Honestly the crash really impacted the culture in Roswell, so any video talking about it brings back happy memories.

[@TheRunningLeopard]

As someone who had two friends live in Rosewell for a bit, yeah, this completely holds up.

[@asongaboutagirl8776]

also a new mexican, born and raised. this is a really empathetic response & it's really lovely to see someone note it. there's such bad mental illness here (as well as drug use & the whole downwinder mess as you noted) that i think it really affects the culture and attitude, including the roswell crash. i do kinda wanna point out, too, that the proximity to the bases also fucks w everyone's heads, as i'm sure you know. it's like oooh what IS the air force doing down there? (and don't get me started on those fuckers at white sands lol) there's all this weird shit the government gets up to that most of us just don't know about. so add that paranoia to the pre-exisiting rates of mental illness et cetera & it's really primed for that sort of deal. also -- utterly off topic here, but s/o to roswell for unironically having one of the most kickass municipal art museums i've seen! 10/10 would go again

[@thisisdumbaf69]

Thank you for raising awareness! Im European, and never heard of it. Its so vile...Im so sorry, and my heart goes out to every patient and their family members🖤

[@YeNguyen]

Really, really insightful comment--thank you for posting it!

[@charlottegerken4477]

I have a ton of family in Roswell, been down there quite but over the years, it's definitely a strange little town with some quirky people for sure! While there is certainly a case for the treatment of mental illness down there, I think the reason Roswell comes up so much isn't really from the residents as much as it's the government's initial response and reports that were later completely denied/covered up that people still hang onto. Like they didn't really do a good job of getting their story straight in the beginning, and so it will forever be the thing people point to. Also fun fact, while it's always listed as the Roswell incident(because it was the closest real town), it was actually about 70 miles away as the crow (or ufo) flies 😅

[@deannamarie9747]

Y’all need to remember at the time that hearing happened, the military was under exhaustive scrutiny because they hadn’t passed an audit in years and years, and billions of dollars was/is missing. Ten bucks, the whole hearing was meant to get heat off that

[@joselynvifquain9406]

yup, the gov always drops stuff like this when they're under heavy public scrutiny

[@Mellow_Ajello]

The gov failing audits is part of the evidence there are secret programs stealing money for funding

[@winterkeptuswarm]

❤ preach

[@rickyhartley8936]

Right, this was when the Pentagon was spent 52000 on trash cans

[@dragonboyjgh]

the pentagon doesn't get to decide when hearings to investigate them are held or on what topic. Instead, consider if you will that one of the witnesses of said hearing testified that a considerable amount of money was being misappropriated to fund UFO acquisition and reverse-engineering programs. Perhaps it's not the distraction, it's the cause.

[@lucycherryy]

no way did shane just say he’s not that interested in mysteries on a show called mystery files

[@theflowerhead]

His second mystery show. 😅

[@christafollano800]

Lol, he's also done several ghost hunting series while vehemently not believing in ghosts (since unsolved sort went that direction occasionally). I think Shane's just fine with selling out a little as long as SOMEONE in the video is legitimately invested.

[@justdrop]

He enjoys being the skeptic, they've discussed it in the Q&As.

[@4nhedonia]

⁠@@christafollano800 “selling out a little” is a weird way to phrase that lmao I don’t think that’s the mindset at all

[@jjim07]

Oh

[@toetwo22]

The cork board this week looks like a combination of everyone’s uncles insane ramblings.

[@sarahfrance7869]

Wild you say that because one of my uncles genuinely believes he was abducted by aliens and that they wanted his hair

[@Silver_Arrow]

serious Charley Kelly energy

[@cadensam7]

I don't have a crazy uncle despite a large family, kinda makes me feel left out. Also makes me feel like the weird one for bringing up AI at the dinner table.

[@IAmZeroTheOne]

@@sarahfrance7869 is he bald now?

[@sarahfrance7869]

@@IAmZeroTheOne he has the thickest and fullest hair I've ever seen. He says the aliens were interested in it for that reason

[@Hattrick986]

The problem with most analysis of aliens and ‘what they would do’ is that it’s completely based on human behavior.

[@HiddenLotus111]

Humans, and we’re quite alien compared to everything else here as well

[@alexanderthoms6704]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson actually said recently, "You're telling me aliens with incredibly advanced technology to travel the galaxy came to Earth, and then they crashed!?"

[@junipersages]

Maybe our atmosphere is dramatically different from their own. I also think it could be deliberate. “Let’s leave this ship here and see if the monkeys can figure some stuff out.”

[@MM-jc7uv]

@@junipersagesfor life to occur their atmosphere would have to be very similar to ours otherwise they wouldn’t exist, regardless, if they have tech that can travel millions of light years through space then I’m sure Earth’s atmosphere wouldn’t be a big problem

[@johnplaysgames3120]

@@MM-jc7uv Exactly. No being is inventing and using interstellar technology -- which, btw, would have to include some sort of FTL or wormhole-traversing abilities bc otherwise it would take them forever to reach Earth, even from the nearest star -- but then forgetting to check the atmosphere before they dive into it.

[@nerdtasticzelda1737]

I mean we crash rockets all the time and unfortunately explode shuttles with crew inside on accident. To make it seem like extraterrestrials are infallible seems a little silly as all living beings are imperfect and can make mistakes and have accidents.

[@MM-jc7uv]

@@nerdtasticzelda1737 except we don’t have the hypothetical technology to travel millions of light years and across the universe… you think a civilization that advanced would be using the faulty stuff we are now? 🤦‍♂️

[@prof_parahelix2390]

I love the guy in the video who declares "there's geometry behind this!" like he's unveiling his old academic archnemisis as the architect of this nefarious conspiracy

[@alison5009]

😂😂😂yes!

[@Lunch_Meat]

He's so stoned that WE are hallucinating

[@alison5009]

Think I’m going to have to use “There’s geometry behind this!” In casual conversation

[@beepatpen]

that's what I say when I see a aloe plant lol

[@onlyamberrr9635]

LOL that line had me dying 😂😂😂geometry

[@Nenernener123]

Honestly you could have a full separate series on just “The US Government’s (insert any topic here) Cover-Up”

[@tairneanaich]

A whole series on coverups? That‘d be so good! The lawyers would have conniptions though lol

[@bookscorpion]

pretty sure that's just The Empire Files

[@aking-plums6985]

If UFOs / UAPs are a classified Government Program, does this mean that anyone who claims that they have been abducted and had their derrieres probed can now sue the Government?

[@aking-plums6985]

If UFOs / UAPs are a classified government program, does this mean that anyone who claims that they have been abducted and had their derrieres probed can now sue the government?

[@fenixrhyserindoherty-kirby]

Vampire incident

[@LoserCatStudios]

unironically i think the "raid area 51" era when i was in middle school was one of the happiest times of my life

[@ozyssah]

would've been extended to now if they actually raided it and freed the aliens in there. #freethehomies

[@kingslayer-s-throne]

Omg yes I followed a whole fb group it was hilarious but imagine if we actually did though- wonder what they got

[@WeCanCos]

I love when Shane just mildly entertains Ryan and then Ryan starts to waffle like a little kid at show and tell. He always seems to think Shane's mind will be blown, and instead he responds like an indifferent dad on the weekend who just wants a nap.

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

Impeccable character analysis. 👌🏼🤣

[@FakeNight9533]

Gosh I forgot how much Shane sounds like the Professor from Puppet History

[@marielysdiane3342]

I think their cousins

[@itshanari6329]

​@@marielysdiane3342 probably family member. Shane did hire professor

[@cjloui6434]

Professor is a nepo baby

[@dianarobin2670]

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[@Echosinfireify]

Working at Area 51 would suck. They won’t let OSHA or the EPA in, and their janitors filed a class action law suit due to the cancerous chemicals they were exposed to because they used to burn all of area 51’s trash with jet fuel. Also, in Area 51 you could just be murdered and no law enforcement would ever be allowed in to investigate.

[@Boggythefroggy]

Was going to say this, they fucked those people over so bad. Of course it’s not as well known bc the army tried and is still probably trying pretty hard to bury it.

[@RexM-od1vt]

Don't worry area 51 is loaded with secfo and MPs your murder would absolutely be investigated

[@colin6603]

Area 52 is where they keep lizard boy

[@Elizabeth-ht7hd]

A problem that exists on every military base as well.

[@himesilva]

Ik it's the military but I'm pretty sure they don't have any good reason for murder to be legal on base 💀

[@KabeerKishore]

i love this show because Shane’s episodes are funny and/or terrifying but still grounded mysteries that people care about and Ryan’s episodes are just “what if everyone in the bermuda triangle is time travelling?” “what if…”

[@larryalvares1369]

I love how the captions at 15:26 says “[unintelligible]”, but you can clearly hear them say: “Did you just box a moving target?” “No I got it on auto-track” “Ah, ok”

[@katiem7733]

9:03 shane going “what does he know” about carl sagan is so funny after he defended his honor on unsolved

[@derp195]

Tbh though, Sagan was up to some shady stuff, and was absolutely intentionally downplaying the ufo phenomenon.

[@stellachristopherson]

I rewatched that episode quite literally yesterday so the change of tone here made me laugh

[@katepea4959]

@@derp195can you elaborate? What does that mean 😅

[@derp195]

@@katepea4959 I don't have a source handy, but if you look into it, you'll see that the opinions he espoused changed to match the public stance of agencies he was working with. Imagine if NDT went from "we do not know what UFOs are" to his current "what silly nonsense", and that shift happened around the time he started consulting for the USAF. I'm not an encyclopedia on this, and it's been a long time since diving into it, but that was the gist of things. Really disappointing because he was a hero of mine growing up, but I believe he made some arguments in bad faith, and very likely in contradiction to his own beliefs.

[@0320hkada]

@@derp195 Yeah, and does him writing speculative sci-fi novels about his area of study not seem suspicious to anyone else? Because to me it seems like a clear conflict of interest.

[@JamesSmith-jr9gm]

9:04 Sadly, it was Stephen Hawking who said that it is not a good idea for us to call or respond to a sentient alien life which can transverse galaxies, since that means that those aliens have tech beyond our scope.

[@minomushi_hitogata]

Isn't that partly what led to the idea of the Dark Forest Theory?

[@tabora_]

We've already sent out signals through space in binary I think. But We've definitely sent out signals

[@derp195]

@@tabora_ Not only that, but we’ve affected our atmosphere in ways that are obviously due to technological life. We could go radio silent, but we’d still be broadcasting our existence to any civilization with a good telescope.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

​@@minomushi_hitogata Dark Forrest Theory is dumb, because it would require every technological species to think of that hypothesis before inventing the radio(which we as humans already disprove because we didn't) Also any super hostile aliens with genocidal intent wouldn't need our radio signals to find us, the Earth has been a life supporting planet for billions of years, it's oxygenated atmosphere would be a clear indicator of this, and thus they'd be able to see us that way before we even became intelligent and started developing technology. There is no stealth in space, if they look they will see, so there is no reason to try to hide, if you truely believe in Dark Forrest Theory, we should be investing more, not less, into our visibility as a bluff.

[@pocchakko]

reminds of that new netflix show called the 3-body problem

[@kmjl93]

I actually know an older woman who worked at Area 51. She was one of the record keeping staff and was in charge of filing any and every piece of documentation that was produced. She worked there during the 60s, 70s and 80s, so she helped to make sure everything went from physical documents to the government’s actual records database. I say all that just to say that, without actually telling me, she pretty much confirmed that Area 51 was nothing more than a tech and weapons testing and development facility. This was back in 2012 when I talked to her about it. I thought it was neat tbh.

[@hopesoderlund2403]

So I love Shane, he will always be the man of my dreams. BUT Ryan in the wig playing the sax has quickly become one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen 😂

[@glitterghoul98]

hi! i think it’s ricky from one more shot but the whole outfit rules

[@Madi-yc8xt]

As a person who despises ads and commercials with the fire of a thousand suns, I think it’s insane that Watcher has been able to make ad breaks so funny and enjoyable that I actually watch them

[@littlemsterious991]

corporations trying to sell me random junk: :( stop. very bad Prof. Morris Ashley trying to get me to buy an app or whatever: 10/10, I'm not even too sure what he was selling but I was on board

[@DeadKraken]

The ad got me hypnotized lmao I don't even remember what prof.Morris Ashley was selling, he got my italian ass' full attention😂😂😂

[@gracehowell.]

@@littlemsterious991 Instead, I found myself terrified and having to hide until he was gone. I need this channel's only REAL professor to defend me against this impostor.

[@Mulletforhire]

Yes, an ad for a total scam is super AWESOME! Smh.

[@BonnieBoestar]

Yeah tbh the ad was well written but that quality is completely divorced from what it was actually selling, which is basically a scam app to trick you into playing absolute garbage

[@evebug]

**Ryan having an existential crisis** “RYAN LOOK AT ME, GHOSTS ARE BULLSHIT AND YOU’RE A DUMB GUY FOR BELIEVING IN THEM” “Thank god, I’m back”

[@staytuned2L337]

Once again balance is restored

[@adv4287]

Imagine if the day came where Ryan actually convinced Shane ghosts existed. Ryan would be so happy one second… and then immediately have an existential crisis

[@user-pt7bz9yd6h]

this season's extremely unhinged sponsor clips are the weirdest things I've ever seen and the best and i will never skip one. prof idk what you're talking about but i love it

[@starrywizdom]

Shane's alien doodles are adorable & I want to see them on merch, especially the long-snouted dude all by itself on the second page. PLEEEEEASE???

[@amberfite3794]

I need all of Shane's alien drawings as stickers

[@taimasplash]

omg PLEASE

[@normalhuman1368]

I second that!

[@vanillanoxfleuret]

It’s all I desperately want

[@lizpimentel2566]

I'd totally buy them

[@ziggesgirl]

Seconded! I'd buy them

[@DryptosaurusDavid]

“You do know Elvis is dead right?” “No Elvis is not dead he just went home.”

[@NuhgGhkkfsghgyu]

Oh dear

[@zocansew]

literally rewatched this last week lmao

[@Celestials615]

The intro to this show is truly incredible. Somettimes when im in a weird situation the sound starts playing in my head like the x files theme. Props to whoever created this intro.

[@TheBumblingBea]

I love how Shane doesn’t believe aliens have come to Earth yet wants them to so badly, whereas Ryan fully believes aliens have visited Earth but really doesn’t want them to 🤣

[@davidjones6470]

THAT INTRO WITH SHANE, CLASSIC 😂😂

[@kstrongtree22]

I know 😂 I almost thought I clicked on the wrong thing it was excellent

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[@wolfiemuse]

First like 2-3 mins is fkin funniest part of the video lmao “hey hey look at me - ghosts are bullshit and you’re a.. you’re a dumb guy for believing in it” “OH THANK GOD” lol

[@wvu05]

I get what Shane is saying: there probably is life on other planets, but the odds that as big as the universe is that any of those extraterrestrials make it to us is _extremely_ low.

[@derp195]

It’s just a factor of time though. Give us a million years of societal and technological evolution, and we’re definitely going to be spread far across the galaxy, and just like we have nature preserves, it’s not inconceivable that we’d have sanctuary planets that we could go to as long as we don’t try to mess around too much and don’t leave much of a trace.

[@wvu05]

@@derp195 You are aware that the nearest star, let alone any discussion of planets suitable for life, is over 25T miles away, right? It took four days to get to the moon. To put that in perspective, traveling at that same speed, it would take nearly 17,000 _years_ to make it just to the nearest star outside of our solar system, let alone across another galaxy. Since Ryan quoted Carl Sagan, I'll also point out that he argued that any society that has the technology to travel across galaxies is also highly likely to destroy itself. Considering that we're pretty close to it with the technology we have, I don't have the optimism that a million years from now that Earth as we know it will have life.

[@derp195]

@@wvu05 You’re talking about 1960s technology, and I’m talking about a million years. Try telling someone from 1000 AD that we could send audio and video from the moon and they’d be even more skeptical. Now multiply that time difference by 1000. Even just with the technology we’re working on today, we could reach a significant amount of the galaxy in that timeframe. If you think chemical rockets are the pinnacle of space travel and our understanding of the universe, you haven’t learned anything from history.

[@wvu05]

@@derp195 If you think that we won't destroy ourselves before then, you are being incredibly optimistic. The question now isn't "will there be permanent global warming?" but how much and can we survive it.

[@wvu05]

@@derp195 If you think that everything is exponential growth with no problems whatsoever, you are being incredibly naive.

[@ellaaskren]

you guys are genuinely the only channel i don’t fast forward through the sponsorships for

[@TC-fq7pb]

I was so excited to stumble upon you two again! I’ve missed the Buzzfeed Unsolved and Supernatural episodes. I used to watch them before bed with my daughter and just laugh. So glad to see you two are still making gold together 😊❤

[@gosiapawowska9089]

There is an amazing ufo story from a village in Poland, that probably Shane would love because of it’s multiple twists and turns. Highly recommend checking out the story of Emilcin and the abduction of a local farmer- Jan Wolski. There is a lot of vintage video footage of interviews with that guy

[@chickenmuppets6746]

That might make a crazy fun Puppet History episode.

[@meowmeow4803]

Never heard of it so now I'm looking it up. The pancake aliens is an awesome vintage one too!!

[@chileanyways196]

@@chickenmuppets6746yes!!

[@girl1213]

Aliens episode was bound to happen eventually since Ryan is so passionate about them as much as he is about ghosts

[@ZackC]

Can’t wait to see where he goes for the gullibility trifecta. Bigfoot? Bermuda Triangle?

[@calliecalamity8787]

​Well Shane believes in bigfoot and Ryan doesn't so.... They also both believe in aliens Tearing other people down doesn't make you smart ​@@ZackC

[@SweetmeatsFan]

These two guys singlehandedly (~don't think that's the right word to use here~) made me not afraid of ghosts and - now - believe that aliens are a fiction

[@starchild2438]

I was here for the 3:10 enstars cameo, I never thought I would see Shane in front of enstars 😂

[@liane8990]

0:25 Shane jump scare for real I wasn’t expecting that intensity for some reason

[@Sassymouse88]

Startled Shane 😂

[@Divineskulls1]

Shane has a good point. Alien's have never safely landed on earth in a public space. If they are trying to make contact they should really get good

[@NiiRubra]

Something interesting to think about, is that we don't have an exceptional record of successful landings on other planets either, a lot of times things crash because of malfunctions and other issues, or because that's what we meant for them to do anyways, and we're just throwing stuff around in our solar system, imagine doing that across interstellar distances somehow.

[@Divineskulls1]

@@NiiRubra we don't typically throw manned vehicles willy nilly into strange atmospheres anymore

[@deliacordero110]

watching the progression of the sponsors has been a delight, props to the team for the creativity!

[@sincerelyoursji]

ENSEMBLE STARS???!! I had to replay that part to make sure I wasn't hallucinating when shane said it 😭😭

[@user-ld6th3vw8e]

I love that Shane's summary to bring them both to the present is "you're Ryan Bergara, you believe in ghosts, I'm Shane Madej and I don't" like way to go man that's pretty much all he needs to know

[@thelogIady]

Rip Ryan and Shane. They were found dead by suicide by 37 bullet wounds to the back

[@Bentmeteor66192]

Rip they will be missed

[@helena_lang]

I know I’m being a killjoy right now but I’m getting real tired of seeing this joke repeated constantly under videos about popular, publicly available information. Government censorship is an actual dangerous issue, but nobody is getting black bagged for talking about aliens on KZbin.

[@Raua12]

Like the Boeing whistleblower

[@PeacockandPuppets]

Airforce and other government offices tend to prop up alien conspiracies to deflect from their actual experiments.

[@davetheguy1360]

The fact that we have the James Webb telescope now and the best evidence of UFO sightings are all bad, shaky, low definition images is all the proof I need that they aren't real. Give me a clear image or video that can't be debunked by visual effect artists and I'm with you Ryan. But for now I'm on team Shane.

[@Kooooka6755]

If I’m ever sad, I just watch one of Ryan and Shane’s videos, then I instantly feel better.

[@threecheersforsweetcheesew3231]

I actually love Shanes doodles, surprisingly good character design

[@3n3my33]

Agreed, surprisingly unique and creative

[@atlanticamnesia]

his wife Sarah is actually a really good artist so I believe that might very been where he got it from

[@emithompson3973]

24:54 "That shreds hog" is something I've NEVER heard before lmao

[@lotusudon]

My Ma was born on a hospital on Area 51. It was at the time, 1970s, better than a civilian hospital, but she was born struggling to breath and mild cerebral palsy and they told my grandma that was “normal in babies”. My grandfather worked in various places, and apparently had answered calls from the president when he was in Germany. We don’t know what he talked about, and all the details of his work, and we don’t have much contact with him because family issues

[@everest2268]

Character designer dropping in just to say Shane’s little aliens are absolutely wonderful they have some delightful spore vibes and I’m all for it

[@user-yd4yv1lg4o]

The return of saxophone Ryan was exactly what my Friday needed.

[@alison5009]

Agreed

[@LaLaBrave]

Honestly surprised it took us this long to get to a Ryan aliens video in this series. Boy really does know how to play the long game

[@DarbX1605]

Seeing Carter would have been nice. Also, watching Shane turn Ryan into a Nihilist about pissing off the aliens was a plot twist.

[@rararacheloh]

Gotta love watcher man! You know they really care about their viewers and take pride in what they do. They gotta do, what they gotta do and have paid in-video ads but they put in a lot of effort make it interesting and fun when most people just read a script. Keepin it fresh babyyy. Love y’all (except Ryan’s creepy laugh, u know the one)

[@elodee3]

Can I just say, I love the Mystery Files opening theme. Its SO satisfying

[@cheeriotomato]

Commenting yet again to say how much I LOVE the intro sequence, the music is awesome. Edit: holy shit that ad read deserves a Grammy, an Emmy, a golden globe, a Tony, and an Oscar

[@tiranosarax2686]

I agree, i wish the intro music was longer!

[@corvid...]

Egot shane

[@GongoozlerThe]

This was actually a far more respectful and wonderfully made video than I expected from the topic of aliens. Unfortunately, one of my favourite KZbinrs recently made a video about aliens, and it went down the same typical pipeline I've seen before of "the ancient non-white people couldn't do anything for themselves, it was all aliens" that I've seen time and time again from other channels, and I didn't at all expect that behaviour from him, so I was genuinely nervous and worried about watching this one because of how betrayed I felt by that video. All in all, this was very well-made, covered a lot of alien proof and did it all without having to bring down the accomplishments of ancient people of colour. I can't say I'm shocked, because I knew Ryan was a better and more intelligent person than that, and even if something slipped through, Shane would immediately tell Ryan about how that's the wrong way of thinking (that's what best friends are for), but it was still a pleasant reminder that there are still great people on this site who just have differing beliefs.

[@hannahbreitkreuz8338]

I hate commercials and ads but you guys always do a great job making me want to watch them. So thank you.

[@icedsouls6773]

Plot twist of mystery&ghost files is that its slowly being developed into a gravity falls-like journal, with invisible ink with Shayne and Ryans notes showing them descending into the madness-

[@raven1795]

ENSEMBLE STARS MENTIONED??? that was such a jumpscare omfg no way shane madej of watcher ent plays enstars, SHANE WHO DO YOU PRODUCE

[@Vic-hn8ms]

BRO I HAD TO PLAY IT BACK LIKE 5 TIMES TO REALLY BELIVE IT

[@natsuluv]

Omg I kept looking to see if anyone else had heard it because I thought I was crazy

[@corrinsheart]

I WAS SEARCHING FOR A COMMENT ABOUT THAT WHAT

[@calistam.s.8470]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I REALLY CAN'T

[@raden5407]

RIGHT I CHOKED ON SPIT

[@TatiQ0]

Netflix’s new show, Unexplained, is very similar in style to the original Buzzfeed Unsolved and Mystery Files. They have a ledger (aka) cork board. They even have the Washington blobs. Aaahhh

[@Jennuir]

Just watched that show. It was okay but I rather watch these episodes

[@Srae06]

Love you guys, special appreciation to the watcher team, props to you guys!

[@ArchieGGoodwin]

Shane’s mind is a national treasure

[@5p00ks]

*Tragedy

[@Lunch_Meat]

​@@5p00ks*comedy

[@carrie5980]

@@5p00ks I think he would laugh at that 😆

[@ArchieGGoodwin]

@@5p00ks incredible response

[@discodan6172]

Coming into this hoping to learn something equally as valuable as AiRpLaNe gO fAsT

[@derp195]

It’s just a rehash for anyone familiar with the subject, but I’m always happy to get more people introduced to the subject in a real way.

[@maryglittenberg6848]

“Alien fly ship”

[@ErenSlatcher-Burby-gf9pj]

Ahhhh it was only a matter of time.... This is what we've been waiting for from you, Ryan

[@catwomai2955]

This made me watch again that episode they did in the other channel. Always interesting!

[@Vincent_N89]

Happy Mystery Files Friday everyone 🎉

[@vonnie0_0]

I saw a UFO in 2021, my dad doesn’t believe me, but my mom does because of how similar my sighting was compared what my grandma saw. I could tell it was metallic, and it had a rounded pill shape, no seams or anything, just flawless, floating through clouds at a fixed altitude, then it disappeared into the clear blue sky (it was midday). Another crazy thing about it was that I was in Nevada, around 50 miles or so from the Area 51 base.

[@FukaiKokoro]

Don't let any Sayers bum you out. I've had a experience too. I was sitting outside looking at the stars having a smoke. I saw a thick green streak go down the sky. And thought at first what a badass comet I saw. Then at approximately a 45 degree angle it shot up towards space. Still a neon green in color. I was freaked tf out. Because generally comets don't go back up.

[@applebunny9274]

Just made it through the sponsorship part of the ep and Shane Madej being an enstarrie is not something I could have anticipated

[@wolflair4315]

no more BuzzFeed unsolved... I really really enjoy having this two osm ppl cracking on everything and anything ty guys... stay together always

[@brgood217]

Real talk - every time I stumble across older vids of people freaking out over UFOs/UAPs, I’m instantly thrown back to two months ago. That was when I had zero clue about Starlink and ended up recording it, my reaction swinging between totally embarrassed and genuinely amazed. 😅 So, seeing those reactions in the old clips? I totally get it now. Anyone else had a ‘what in the cosmos is THAT?’ moment before realizing it was something totally explainable?

[@florene90]

Same with the starlink! We had two sets of about 40 come over and I've never felt so worried and embarrassed at the same time! Filmed it and everything 😂

[@noribraddock1085]

Me and my friend were high, sitting outside and we had no idea it was going to happen so when we saw it we were freaking out we both thought we were going to die before we checked twitter and saw what it actually was, we thought we were either being bombed or aliens had come to earth, Was NOT a fun experience

[@p_kix]

I saw a low-floating sky lantern when driving along a deserted stretch of road at night, and didn't know what it was at first. That feeling of dread was something I'd previously only experienced in nightmares. My mother was in the car with me, and was like, "chill" - she knew what it was right away. Ironically, she's more of a believer in UFOs than I am, due to an experience that happened to her family.

[@owie8212]

​@p_kix I've had the same experience with lanterns down to my mom being the voice of reason, too! Apparently it was for a memorial service. Its weird how terrifying seeing something in the sky like that is, though, it's like there's something innate going on.

[@kitrobins4469]

I had something similar happen. I was out wandering around in the middle of the night after a little bit of a mild mental breakdown. I’d found a picnic table along the hiking trail and just laid down on it to stare at the sky while I sorted my brain out again, and suddenly this straight line of about 5 to 8 “stars” start moving along the sky like they’re going on a fucking trip! I was… confused, to say the least.

[@icarus4302]

One day Shane is just gonna reveal himself as an alien, I'm sure of it.

[@jouxlskaard]

NEVER in my life did i think i would hear shane madej mention enstars. i know my old twitter mutuals are inconsolable rn

[@bicunyo]

im inconsolable tbh

[@ifirebolti2789]

I love these episodes so much, but I live for the sponsor ad reads 😂

[@Bread-nx9fo]

The Shane ad was superb lol

[@SapientGalaxy]

Ryan seems to think he asked Shane if Shane thinks Aliens have flown to Earth. All Ryan asked was if Shane thinks Aliens fly ships.

[@NiiRubra]

Yeah, it was a question without sufficient clarification, so Shane really took advantage of that ambiguity.

[@nixaa_]

hearing the words ensemble stars leave shane's mouth caused a deep physical and psychological reaction within me

[@katelynb2913]

Always a good day when we get to see Professor Morris Ashley

[@nicoghosty]

shande saying his favorite game is enstars surely wasn't on my list of crossovers that i ever saw coming but yk lmfao

[@spuperbadger6277]

WAIT! Lemme grab my foils first! Keep up the great content you guys!

[@maryb7720]

I read this as fencing foils, like you were planning on dueling the aliens-

[@FushiHEHE]

I know this guy

[@erikslader2299]

Seriously, I already loved this show, and this isn't just one of the best episodes, I think it's one of the best summaries of this topic that I've seen to date!

[@JudithLight84]

Wait, isn’t Ryan the one who believes in ghosts and Shane the one who believes in aliens? What happened to that dynamic??

[@serenagilbert1483]

Can i just say NO ONE does ads like you guys do, i hope you guys get ALL the sponsor's because you guys deserve it and put so much creativity and effort into your ads like no other channel! These are literally the only ads ill ever watch because they're so entertaining and hilarious. Thank you for the extra effort, it makes such a difference for the viewing experience :)

[@cairhis5670]

I have been a longtime viewer and I love every second of this channel that I watch. The content is so creative and thoughtfully planned, the skits are great, and these two have been a major influence and inspiration for me during these tough times. I both value and appreciate their channel and all the hard work they put into it. Thank you Ryan and Shane!

[@therealmanos]

Brilliant, guys! Feel free to build a whole show around Professor Morris Ashley. That character is comedy gold.

[@apexcetacean]

Shaniac here, ngl having someone at the top of the video say the content is boring to them is a huge bummer. Kinda painful to watch Shane try to endure the boredom. Not saying I don’t understand, his logic is the same reason I hate studying philosophy. But, I was hoping mysteries would be the gray area that would satisfy Shane, Ryan, and us! Still makes me happy to see you creating content, though. Ps, Shane should sell doodles for 25$ a pop, would be like printing money. Love you guys.

[@AstronautBalloon]

Ryan being absolutely baffled when Shane says for the millionth time that he believes in aliens lol

[@PatrickGrz]

Great video! But there is a minor mistake in your reporting: Nimitz incident "the tictac" took place 2004 near the pacific ocean. The two videos you showed, gimbal and go fast, declassified by the DoD took place in 2014-2015 near the Atlantic ocean.

[@sarahismyalias4672]

I never thought that I would live to see the day where the words "Ensemble stars" come out of Shane's mouth.

[@multipleSpiders]

my opinion on ufo videos is always that i don’t know enough about aircrafts or normal aerial phenomena to know if i’m even seeing anything strange

[@conormurphy4328]

It’s such an American thing that not only would you waste millions of dollars in investigating aliens, but doing so with the main reason being national security and not scientific advancement.

[@cassdun619]

And also trying to hide it from the people

[@Felsenkeks]

UFOs not aliens, and it is a sensible thing to do, since the flying objects the military actually can't identify bc they aren't just a weather balloon or some such are most probably reconnaissance etc. for hostile powers. So it is a matter of national security.

[@MissingMyPerson]

No worse than trying to convince people that a season is a gender 😂

[@apeiceofgarbage9848]

Finnaly a full episode on the ding dang aliens 👽

[@SetFireGirl]

Shane in the unsolved episode about aliens: I'm gonna believe whatever he says, he's Carl fucking Sagan! Shane in mystery files: what does he know 🙄

[@mikeyderbs]

I love this duo. Prolly one of my all time favs

[@tannerbruning868]

Y’all should really listen to the “it’s probably not aliens” podcast, it debunks a LOT of these sightings

[@corvigae]

YES, I love that show! That and another podcast, "Spooky Science Sisters," has really taught me a lot and made me extremely skeptical of alien conspiracies. They're both extremely entertaining to listen to though, so it's a good trade-off to lose a little whimsy in order to be more informed, lol

[@frostyskeletons8950]

tl;dr?

[@tannerbruning868]

@@frostyskeletons8950 I mean, I can’t go over every debunking they do but I know that one video they showed that was said to be a military training exorcise actually was,

[@mistymcclure21]

“I’m not really interested in mysteries or the unknown…” Says the co-host of Mystery Files? lol

[@horiakhalid3611]

Not ryan with the saxophone playing behind Shane in the ad 😂😭

[@JarlBrynjolf]

its so crazy to see you guys where you are today after buzzfeed. You always deserved your own show!!

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

What a difference a few hours makes....

[@JarlBrynjolf]

@@milhousevanhoutan9235 facts

[@gregb_____]

This is the one I’ve been waiting for since the series trailer 🔥🔥

[@connorbirnholz9987]

Thanks for supporting Disclosure guys! By the way Stephen Hawking said that Ryan not Carl Sagan :)

[@LukeS-lr3qs]

Hey Guys, loving this series! I do have a question, when will you be starting the ghost files series again?