UFOs on screen: the best documentaries to watch

In a watershed moment for modern history, the Pentagon’s long-awaited report on UFOs landed last week. And it will no doubt send parts of the internet into overdrive.

Officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity said there were ‘no clear indications’ that the sightings in the report could be linked to non-terrestrial origins but that the data available was not sufficient to form a clear explanation for the various phenomena observed.

If you’re amongst the millions fascinated by mysterious flying objects, here are eight films you may enjoy:

The Phenomenon

Amazon – to rent

Undoubtedly the quintessential appetite-whetter before the big Pentagon report, The Phenomenon is the magnum opus of UFO enthusiast James Fox (not Laurence’s dad); a filmmaker who has spent more than two decades making films about the subject. This time, he delves deep into the American political establishment, quizzing former White House staffers and other ‘in the know’ types about all sorts of strange goings-on: not least the growing number of US naval pilots who claim to have witnessed flying vessels that defy all-known human technology.