UFO TOWN
UFO Town revisits a famously mysterious UFO case from Ontario, Canada. Thirty years ago this case went viral, making international headlines, after a top-secret “declassified” letter and video emerged, claiming that a UFO spacecraft had crash landed in the West Carleton region.
UFO Town weaves together two compelling narratives. The first is an investigation into what prompted someone to kickstart this alien frenzy. The second is present-day interviews with local residents who witnessed UFO sightings and are convinced this incident happened at their doorstep, as well as those who argue it was a sophisticated hoax.
UFO Town follows filmmakers, led by Saloon Production Executive Nick Crowe, as they delve into the declassified documents, photos and video evidence sent to Canadian and American UFO investigators in the early ’90s. The materials did not appear to be doctored. Many people believed the story was credible, sparking word of mouth conversations and feverish news coverage, leading hit U.S. programs such as Unsolved Mysteries to travel to Canada to cover the case. West Carleton became a ufologist hot spot and even attracted the attention of the RCMP.
Local residents revisit their memories with emotional clarity and conviction. They detail their own experiences with UFO encounters — from witnessing a flying saucer gliding down the road, to blinding lights coming through windows, and face-to-face encounters with aliens. UFO Town concludes with a call for consideration: that UFO believers should no longer be envisioned as a “tinfoil hat” crowd, but instead, taken seriously and portrayed more accurately as the person living next door.
Nick Crowe is the producer of UFO Town. The director is Catie Lamer. Saloon’s Michael Kot and Betty Orr serve as Executive Producers. Blue Ant International handles international licensing. UFO Town was produced in association with CBC. Saloon Media is a Blue Ant Studios company.
UFO Town premieres Friday, March 26 at 9pm on CBC And CBC Gem. Read more about UFO TOWN on the CBC website. Read John Doyle’s Globe & Mail review of UFO Town here.
Broadcaster: CBC and CBC Gem