Episode guide
Ancient Aliens: Season 5
12 episodes · premiered Dec 21, 2012
ANCIENT ALIENS Season 5 continues to explore the fascinating field of alien research. From cave paintings to firsthand accounts, this inquiry provides grounded historical depth.
- Episode 1: Secrets of the Pyramids Dec 21, 2012 · 44m For thousands of years, pyramids were the largest structures on Earth. The best known were constructed in Egypt and Central America, but others have been found all around the world…
- Episode 2: Aliens and Cover-Ups Dec 28, 2012 · 44m In 1980, three young military men were sent into a UK forest to investigate strange lights. They reportedly encountered a spacecraft of unknown origin. When one of the men touched it, he…
- Episode 3: Alien Power Plants Jan 4, 2013 · 44m Egyptian hieroglyphs depict the use of light bulbs in tombs and secret chambers. And batteries may have been discovered among artifacts from Mesopotamia. Did the Ancients understand…
- Episode 4: Destination Orion Jan 11, 2013 · 44m Why were ancient civilizations around the world so focused on the Orion constellation? While scientists site many earthly connections, researchers suggest this point in the night sky may…
- Episode 5: The Einstein Factor Jan 18, 2013 · 44m Was Albert Einstein a genius? Or was he superhuman? Was his genius ‘of this world,’ or was it ‘otherworldly?’ Is it possible, as Ancient Astronaut theorists believe, of an extraterrestrial…
- Episode 6: Secrets of the Tombs Jan 25, 2013 · 44m Across the globe, archaeologists have uncovered ancient tombs filled with strange items and writings. Remarkable similarities have been found at each of the sites. How is it possible that…
- Episode 7: Prophets and Prophecies Feb 8, 2013 · 44m They were the messengers of divine knowledge and seers who shared visions of the future. For thousands of years, human civilization has been guided by the words and deeds of ancient…
- Episode 8: Beyond Nazca Feb 15, 2013 · 44m Erich von Daniken's landmark book, Chariots of the Gods, brought attention to the mysterious phenomena of the Nazca Lines. Hundreds of gigantic lines, some in the shape of animals…
- Episode 9: Strange Abductions Feb 22, 2013 · 44m In 1975, Travis Walton claims to have been abducted and taken aboard a space ship inhabited by extraterrestrial beings. Several people witnessed his encounter and nearly 40 years later…
- Episode 10: The Von Daniken Legacy Apr 5, 2013 · 44m A young man's spiritual journey. A controversial bestseller. And a scientific theory that threatened to change the world. Just what are the facts behind Erich von Däniken and Ancient…
- Episode 11: The Viking Gods Apr 12, 2013 · 44m They were teachers and destroyers. Mighty warriors who blazed across the skies in gleaming chariots and wielded magical weapons that could bring down mountains. Odin, Frey and Thor. The…
- Episode 12: The Monoliths Apr 19, 2013 · 44m Massive stone structures that reach to the heavens... strange, giant figures buried deep in the Earth... and energy emitting spheres connected around the globe... What compelled ancient…