Hangar 1: The UFO Files (2014–2015) User Reviews

I watched about half so far and enjoy the series.

[ohmap-977-664810 · 8/10 · 11 January 2022]

The series looks at the different aspects of Ufology like the "men in black", etc.

The New York Post said this in one of their editorials: "NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens: new book"

NASA wants to know how we will react to alien contact from other worlds. Why would NASA spend big dollars on such a study if they thought there was no life beyond our own planet?

I once subscribed to the MUFON magazine. They don't "supposedly" let just anyone subscribe; you have to justify your subscription. The people who visit and do interviews for MUFON are trained professionals to do just that! They have backgrounds in many different fields but share a common interest in finding the truth.

Native Americans have seen these "star people" for centuries, and many other cultures have also seen them depicted in art. They seem to not only come from the sky, but beneath our oceans. The aliens are interested in our military areas.

What do they want?

OK... that is what this series explores with their own conjectures. If you are thinking they have all the answers, you will not find them here, but MUFON does give one an example of the literature on the subject. I would recommend the series for informational purposes.

Bring back the show

[Mitch1056 · 7/10 · 28 May 2017]

Well,I read somewhere that the producers wanted to re-work the show, "We can do better" was one thing I heard... Well, do it! There are people that would like to see the show come back. I just don't get why Ancient Aliens show is still on the air... But this show isn't coming back? Is there no more cases to tell us about? Have the UFOs stopped coming around? Or did the powers that be put a stop to the show like they did to Dan Ackroyd's Show even before it aired.

Not that bad

[indridcoldisreal · 7/10 · 19 June 2015]

Without any doubt this is not a scientific or educational program, it's infotainment. and that's okay. as always you have to extract useful and well researched data from data implemented for entertainment reasons. HANGAR 1 - allegedly derived from "the" MUFON archives - is far better than most of the other documentaries about the huge topic "UFOs", paranormal events and high strangeness for it shows some not so well known examples of unsolved and mostly very interesting events. MUFON in my humble opinion is, after all, far more credible than most of the other investigation organizations. that's why i seriously wondered why they agreed to be used as host for the series. the European section MUFON-CES would never act in such a self-destructive way, i guess.

Because... of course: shows like HANGAR 1 are first and foremost fun and entertainment. many people - like myself - who personally witnessed UFOs or other enigmatic phenomena and who dug deeper will know how to separate nonsense from facts but will have primarily fun watching the whole shebang. on the other hand, hardcore skepticists and professional debunks will never give any credibility to the show and its topics. so it's always praying in your own church. watch it, keep an open mind and, most of all, stop believing (in UFO-buffs AND debunks!).

must watch

[siemprelibera · 10/10 · 20 March 2014]

This series, though a bit over dramatized, are files from MUFON (a legit organization) brought forth for exploration and critical thinking.

The information brought forward, such as particular events, are fact, not conjecture, backed up from key witnesses that have come forward.

What I am surprised with however is, why they haven't brought Dr. Steven Greer into the mix with his 100's of top secret military govt. witnesses that have already come forward and their stories. Another point that is a negative in my opinion, is painting the ET's in an "aggressive" manner in one of the episodes and not telling the whole story (selective agenda), which is disappointing for MUFON, which is a respected organization. They may have had their hands tied by the History channel for propaganda effect...who knows.

Nonetheless, I highly recommend this series, for the knowledge/events brought forth. But if you want some real eye opening info, google disclosure project with Greer and follow the websites/rabbit hole.

Thought provoking and worth the watch

[nowoah · 10/10 · 13 January 2022]

While the production quality could be better, the fact that there is so much information provided is definitely interesting. I think a lot of the negative reviews are by people who really don't want to entertain the idea that aliens are among us. As someone who has had these experiences herself and have out of body experiences, many of which were with aliens, I do believe in the events discussed in this docu-series. Had I not had these experiences, maybe I would be a non-believer too. There is now government admission that they have been aware of these phenomena and have been covering it up for years! The show was made 5 years before this admission.

I found the series credible, informative and entertaining.

A series that is flawed but worth watching

[wspillma · 9/10 · 30 June 2015]

There seems to be a quiet explosion of programs about the UFO phenomenon on television. The creation of a program based on the files of Mufon is very welcome. On the plus side, the episodes in Season 2 have focused upon finding groups of sightings that have common elements and then tried to explain what the presence of these elements implies. This has involved many lesser known incidents. Since these incidents were in fact investigated by Mufon, they have a certain credibility and Hangar 1 takes them at face value. This is not a program whose purpose is to present a detailed analysis of each case. Anyone who expects that will be disappointed. On the minus side, there is a lot of sloppiness, presumably introduced by the producers. The explanations given are often either in error or have more plausible alternatives. One example in a later episode claimed that a UFO teleported a truck across Virginia, when the more likely explanation was that the UFO picked up the truck and physically moved it. Time travel was assumed to be implied in another case, but the explanation was based on a very flimsy conjecture. Other inaccuracies include talking about a trip to the moon and mars as being interstellar when it is in fact 'only' interplanetary. Terms like interstellar and intergalactic are thrown around without any apparent knowledge of what they mean. This to me represents producers aiming at sensationalism and wanting to use as many buzz words as possible. All in all, though, the series is worthwhile and its search for common themes to illuminate the UFO phenomenon in new ways brings an interesting higher level analysis to the field. I recommend it.

C'mon HC stop with the spoon feeding

[iandubin-588-278331 · 3/10 · 13 April 2015]

I have been a MUFON member, Country Representative and Field Investigator for many years since first becoming interested in the UFO phenomena in the early 90s, This could have been a great series and it certainly highlights a huge number of very interesting cases.

However, it is almost unwatchable for me due to the constant breathless tone of awe and even more annoying, the incessant repetition, the same bits of information being spoon fed to the audience over and over again, the same bit of hoaked up footage repeated ad nauseum. Why are you using faked footage of the 1952 Washington flap when the actual footage exists? C'mon History Channel, I have several post graduate degrees and I don't wear a tinfoil hat. You seem to have created this series for people with the attention spans of house cats.

Ramp up your game. Not all of your audience needs everything repeated over and over in words of one syllable.

Utterly conjectural

[Talos63 · 2/10 · 3 May 2015]

I've just finished watching the first four episodes of Season 2 of this show and I'm very disappointed.

Each episode consists almost entirely of 'recreations' of actual MUFON case files. Interspersed between the chunks of dramatisation, and overdone shots of technicians and researchers fiddling with computers and moving boxes of files around, MUFON members and guests provide sparse commentary along with the '2 packs a day' narrator. It wasn't until episode 4 that any real video footage and audio supporting assertions made was to be seen.

To further frustrate viewers, each episode is padded with completely useless repetition of 'bullet points' for what has already been discussed after each commercial break, just in case you've forgotten...

Strip out all the chaff and I guess you're left with about 10-15 minutes of 'real information' in a 42 minute program. Not a very good average for anyone with a brain trying to digest it.

I doubt I'd be able to bear to sit through any further episodes. The whole format is just so dumbed down, riddled with inconsistencies, and ultimately confusing. I say confusing because no clarification is given as to whether you are watching recreations or actual documentary evidence. Oftentimes the 3rd rate CGI is a giveaway.

At least the 1970s series 'In Search Of...' had the good grace to warn viewers that what they were about to watch is largely conjectural. It's a travesty that the History Channel can't provide the same assurances. It leaves the content of the show vapid and hollow.

ridiculously biased and filled with weak 'evidence'

[sameeraravihara · 2/10 · 13 August 2014]

I had a big hope when i started watching the show. and the first episode was good. but from the second episode, it fell apart. the show is filled with four or five people just claiming "I heard this, we heard that" without any concrete evidence on their statements. and some of their points are ridicules. I mean, come on! what government would build an airport to cover up an underground secret base AND, put up drawings of alien invasion there to give us an hint?!- doesn't make any sense at all. and the show is so biased, that it almost try to brainwash the viewer with some silly and science fictional stuff, that they clearly have no evidence to proof. Shows like this damages the credibility of the channel and makes me wonder if low quality shows likes this are made by the government to cover up the real dark facts with hard to believe fantasies.

A Great Possibility Squandered...A Series In Need Of A Serious Re-Boot.

[AudioFileZ · 4/10 · 25 February 2016]

MUFON is squandering it's credibility with this less than satisfying series, Hangar 1, which revisits MUFON cases.

MUFON is a beacon of reason in a sea of anarchy as it seeks to bring a level of science and expertise into the research of cases it deems extraordinary and compelling. Within these selected cases, out of literally tens of thousands, it would seem there should be some real jewels. And there are some very credible cases of high-strangeness witnessed by solid folks involving sightings of UFOs. So why does Hangar 1 fall flat, even to the point of reducing MUFON to a level of "nothing here to see, move along"? It's in the overly dramatic highly artificially staged reproductions that only uses MUFON's stock talking heads to anchor. Many of these cases are recent enough that the folks who experienced these cases should be the ones augmenting the re-enactments. This would add something more interesting that the talking heads standard "wow" comments ad-infinitum. There are some cases that beg photographic evidence as were told physical evidence was noted. Few, if any, episodes have any physical evidence rolled out though. Why? The people aren't in hiding since they are the ones who began the case process by contacting MUFON so it follows they show should seek the actual witnesses...which this show does not. Many cases are left without all of the story too making one wanting something more.

The idea of raiding MUFON for the best cases is a good one. Many of the cases are quite good. It's the re-telling and re-enactments of the cases that falls flat. No actual witnesses, no actual pictures when there is claimed actual physical evidence, and the absolutely wasting of valuable story time re-capping what we already have watched (this is the post commercial break formula History is, apparently, making all of their producers adhering to which makes the 20+ minutes of commercials even more insulting). This series needs a serious re-boot! I think MUFON has some great cases and the current formula just doesn't serve the cases well at all. I'm not saying the show needs to be canned, nope, just totally re-envisioned and done in a much more evidence based method just as MUFON purports to implement in the actual investigations they conduct.

Absolutely ridiculous ... I stopped watching after 2 episodes.

[Samarindo · 1/10 · 4 June 2020]

I'm definitely not a aluhead wearer, but I believe there are hidden agendas by governments, since mankind is writing history. To the content of the series: Without the endlessly repeating, unsubstantiated claims of these conspiracy theorists, every episode could have been stripped down to 10 minutes. But even these 10 minutes would be waste of time. Besides this, just think about this practical facts: If this underground constructions would have been really built, how many working people would have been necessary? Is it really believable, governments could have been hidden all this tens or even hunderts of thousands of people? And where would have they hidden the huge amount of excavated material?

Almost unwatchable

[torrascotia · 2/10 · 10 September 2018]

People will look back on TV shows like this in the future and wonder just what were they thinking? This is one of these very strange shows where they have decided that their audience have no attention span. The reason? The show does not focus on one scene for longer than about 10 secs before it changes to something else. It ends up being very disorienting but maybe that the point? There are very few facts on show here, just the same tired old stories which have in the main been debunked elsewhere. The other odd strategy they use is to have more than one person talking about the same episode using whats obviously a script. This seems to be to give the impression that well if more than one person says it, it must be true! We also have the shaky camera effects which again add to this being a challenge to watch. Its no surprise that these types of shows are no longer produced as they have no new stories to tell and the way they do it is not a satisfying experience. Despite having bigger budgets and better technology, these shows do not have the same charm as the documentaries from the 70s,80s or even 90s. Actually claiming these are documentaries is a stretch, they are more opinion pieces pretending to be factual while at the same time using horrible camera techniques which may just be in their to try and distract you from questioning the veracity of the story being sold.

The phenomenon gave me the real feel... This gave me a sci-fi feel

[enriqueayalajr · 3/10 · 28 June 2021]

So I watched this after the phenomenon and that probably ruined it for me... after watching the phenomenon this seems almost comical and definitely based on more opinion rather than facts... if you're after facts then go watch the phenomenon and there isn't much beyond that which will show proof and tell the backstory... if you're after just being told stories with no actual proof solely for entertainment purposes then this is for you. I personally want facts and proof so it wasn't for me... the "Far side of the Moon" episode was ridiculous with some random guy explaining some cockamamie story about being sent to the moon to protect earth for 20 years like wtf come on man Randy Kramer probably talks to himself and answers himself as well... he was returned 15 mins after he left but was gone for 20 years... thats called a dream not time travel foh.

Horrendous !

[ajaycoach · 1/10 · 29 May 2015]

This is the worst UFO series ever! Offers zero evidence for any of the cases shown. There's a reason Mufon have these cases ... Because they are terrible cases with zero evidence I mean there are cases they tell you about where the witness says they came back every day for weeks or months or "they watched it for hours" and have these elaborate stories in which individually should technically be the biggest UFO cases of all time with the way they exaggerate the stories ... AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO TAKE A PICTURE OR VIDEO ? You could go home call a friend or take a nap have dinner watch a film and still have time to get evidence ... the reason there's no evidence is because its bull !

Any case that is worth its salt would never be given to mufon ... because only cases with actual evidence would be of interest to real investigating government organisations ... there's a reason these aren't classified and are thrown as a bone ... ZERO evidence .. so instead you have to listen to the ramblings of eccentric fools who don't have the brain cell to take evidence and are a tin foil hat away from trying to contact ET

Would rather watch Mars Attacks.

[fauxfawkes · 1/10 · 10 May 2020]

Less them 15 minutes into this supposed documentary and Kennedy picks up the infamous red phone to Moscow. Any credibility this series disappeared like an eyewitness testimony held up to facts. I'll leave it to viewers to figure out why. If you believe this BS, you deserve to.

Not ready for prime time

[bin-carl · 4/10 · 6 July 2020]

All speculative opinions and re-enactments. You can get better ufo info on YouTube.

This series does more damage, disinformation and ridicule, than good for the proper scientific research of this phenomenon.

[piotr-kwiecien · 1/10 · 7 January 2016]

Hangar 1" is one of the worst documentary series about UFO phenomenon, I have ever seen. It's an absolute disgrace. Awful editing, cheap animations, showing little original footage (sometimes they use fake footage when real one, actually, exists) and most of all, horrible analysis of evidence and facts. The whole series is presented by a group of so called "UFO experts" who do nothing more but project their assumptions, with little critical thought and questioning. There is little scientific analysis from scientists and technicians, whatsoever. Manye cases have been even debunked long time ago, so why do they still keep repeating the same stories over and over again. Such series does more damage, disinformation and ridicule than good for the proper scientific research of this phenomenon. To compare, there are great UFO series such as Alien Mysteries (2013) or Close Encounters (2014)- they are with high quality animations, well detailed recreation of events and. They are well edited and are full of interviews with eye witnesses. Contain decent analysis with little assumptions. They give clear view of events and leave it to the audience to decide what they think. Complete opposite to Hangar 1.

Absolutely BOGUS!

[GregClapton · 1/10 · 1 January 2015]

I though this series would at least try to be realistic, not happening. Reverse engineered technology from ALIENS is not only ludicrous, but un-provable and a fraud. There is not one shred of evidence that ANY of this is more than pure nonsense. FACT: the drone lost over Iran in 2011 had lost its data signal for control and guidance. Fact: the drone is DESIGNED to spiral in for a crash free landing. Alien flying saucers or tractor beams are PURE Science Fiction as is this entire series! Do not waste your time watching this bogus series as I have. I am VERY disappointed this kind of Sci-Fi is passed off as more than a Gene Roddenberry rip-off.

Ancient Aliens it's not!

[bheadher · 4/10 · 23 April 2019]

While I do enjoy the Ancient Alien series as the bizarre entertainment it is, Hangar 1 comes across as a low budget wannabe clone that doesn't even attempt to be interesting...this one is presented as coverup conspiracies exclusively, mischaracterizing actual UFO incidents as sinister and threatening...that loses your attention quickly...

Sorry producers, but Hangar 1 is dry and often uninteresting...

Awful

[casarino · 1/10 · 23 May 2021]

This "documentary series" is so poorly acted and scripted it will turn a believer into a skeptic.

And by scripted, I mean all the talking-head speeches, all the "recordings," and all the reenactments -sound like they were written by dull 9-year-olds and sacred by people who don't seem in touch with human emotions.

And don't get me started on the "special effects."

Hanger 1 interviews and information are not properly edited

[a_tootian · 3/10 · 9 October 2017]

I am interested in UFO files and information since my teen ages. Watching a show today (10/9/2017), I noticed the interviews are not edited properly. If an interviewee says something wrong this should be either removed or be corrected by the narrator. An interviewee said Iran, a small country! Iran is the second biggest country in the region, bigger than all European countries, with over 70 million people, and one of the youngest populations in the world. A small country is Panama, Albania, or Isreal. When the interviewer was talking about the possibility of Iran having serious information, the video that was showing Iran, was a Pakistani city or Afghan city. This is ridiculous of the producer(s) of the program to misinform people trying to present a country poor when it is not. I am not watching the program anymore and will suggest friends to stop watching it until I receive an official apology.

Interesting, but unscientific.

[Brucey_D · 5/10 · 21 March 2018]

I think it is a good thing that organisations like MUFON exist but there is always a big risk that some kind of 'groupthink' will prevail within the organisation and the result is often that the beliefs of those within the organisation are not fully substantiated to any objective standards. In other words 'innocent until proven guilty' too often becomes 'guilty until proven innocent' and the search for any truth that passes scientific scrutiny is corrupted.

Folk see things that they don't understand every day and in most cases there is a reasonable explanation. But there are so many instances where there are multiple witnesses and yet there is still no explanation, it seems likely that there are things flying around in our airspace that are either secret or are indeed as yet unexplained by any conventional means.

The problem with these reported encounters is usually that there is no physical evidence, no photographs, no video footage. That there is a large element of animations, 'representative footage' and talking heads in the show is therefore unsurprising. However that they don't make the most of what evidence that exists is even more surprising. A lot of the comments are unsubstantiated, and/or highly unscientific in nature.

The talking heads vary quite a lot; the more credible and articulate ones (that don't look so much as if they have just removed their tinfoil hats for the camera) include Dwight Equitz and Melissa Tittl. Both are professional actors, more than 'UFO researchers' per se, and Tittl is involved in the show's production. I don't think this completely undermines what they have to say, but (rightly or wrongly) it does devalue it somewhat in some folk's eyes.

The show contains some interesting speculation, but ultimately it is just that; speculation. If you 'want to believe' you can/will do, but if you are looking for scientific evidence to support much of this, you will be disappointed. Fortunately there are only 20 episodes, so you can watch all of them without utterly wasting your life...

seen lights

[lethafall · 20 December 2015]

My family and I were driving home and saw light 5 big lights, I thought it was a plane. A month later military army closed out a road because they said it was a plane crash. We live on a Indian reservation and it is small. That road is where people go to cut fire wood. Army was in white river for about a week. People were at the road, wondering why army was here. It was in July 2015. They closed the road and had police sitting at the bottom not letting anyone through. I am watching your TV show and it got me thinking. My brother, and other people saw lights crashing to the ground that night, but if it was a plane why did they have army in humvees and army trucks?? Please get back with me.. Very interested..

Nothing really new, but obviously scripted interviews make it totally unbelievable

[puterjunk · 3/10 · 18 May 2021]

First, let me say that while I want to believe, I'm not convinced that we are being visited. That's part of the reason that I watch these shows, just to see what people think. Shows like Ancient Aliens, with their ridiculous leaps in logic used to justify the conclusion that everything is due to aliens (not to mention the outright lies they tell about the science) do not do the pro-alien arguments any good. Shows like this one are right behind them - every interview given is so obviously scripted that it seems like a low budget sci-fi film. Seriously, every single person speaks exactly the same way, using the same phrasing and wording. You can even see most of them moving their eyes as they read the cue cards. It's like they had several actors read the same script and then cut it so each person says a couple of lines, to try and lend it an air of 'eyewitness interviews'. I'll give them bonus points for doing a good job with the reenactments, but it's not enough to save this from the "BS Files".

Sophomoric Silliness

[tomtpcarpe · 1/10 · 29 March 2022]

This series is so absolutely silly. Full of speculation, innuendo, and fabrication and totally devoid of any actual proof as is the case with every "alien spaceship" program I've seen. Sure, there are and will continue to be UFO around. But UFO doesn't mean "alien craft," it means Unidentified Flying Object. The SR-71, the B-1. The F-117 were all at one time or another reported as UFOs. That's because they were. I remember the first time I saw a Harrier fighter aircraft fly in over the runway, stop in mid-air, do a 180 degree turn on a horizontal axis, and fly off in the opposite direction. I was flabbergasted. Then I learned what a Harrier is/was and what it could do. The people in Hangar 1 and MUFON need to take a reality check. This series is a waste of time.