The Real 'X-Files'?

The Real 'X-Files'?

2015•19m•8.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

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8.5/10(2)

VICE meets up with Joe Nickell, a longtime paranormal investigator who’s been called the real-life Scully. We travel with him to Roswell, NM on the anniversary of the 1947 UFO Crash to talk to believers, skeptics and UFO witnesses alike to see if the truth is really out there.

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VICE Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Stanton Friedman

Stanton Friedman

Himself

William B. Davis

William B. Davis

Himself

Seth Shostak

Seth Shostak

Himself

Joe Nickell

Himself

Casey Feldman

Himself

Ken Hudnall

Himself

Randy Reeves

Himself

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