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instead, santilli says he decides to recreate it with the help of john humphries, a well-known hollywood sculptor. >> we had frames. we had a lot of images. john was given the responsibility of creating exactly what was on film so that we could dovetail it into the film. and sort of create what would be a seamless 20 minutes. so we plugged the gaps, basically. >> the alien in the film i saw looked like it had been very badly injured in some kind of incident. there was a big tear around the knee and burns here and there and bruising. i was very shocked, very shocked. >> humphries says he viewed frames from the original damaged film and was able to replicate the alien seen on the operating table. >> we didn't make any sculpture. you start with an armature, which is an aluminum frame.
a scalpel. they are separating the skin and the body tissue. they're removing organs. and they're placing the organs into glass jars. they're peeling back what seems to be a black film that's over the eye. and they are conducting a medical examination. >> the film you're watching premieres on television in 1995 to more than 11 million viewers. 32 countries buy the rights to televise the shocking film. the audience is told that the footage is authentic. in fact, it is not. according to santilli, it's a recreation. this is what he says happened to ed original alien autopsy footage that they purchased in cleveland. >> we got the film back into england and ran it through the machines. it was peeling off as it was going through the machines. we just had to stop. >> i was very, very disappointed and upset. we thought we had something to show the world. >> if you bought something this valuable, it might seem logical to try to restore it.
go out and fill am bigfoot. >> known as bigfoot in north america, yeti in asia, and sasquatch in canada, it's been reported all over the world. yet evidence of the beast is scarce until this film becomes a worldwide sensation. >> you're seeing in the patterson film, bigfoot shows up on cue. the creature is walking along a creek bed making what i think are exaggerated steps, exaggerated gait. turns, looks at the camera, and is gone. the patterson film was put out as here's proof that bigfoot exists. >> the film awes bigfoot believers and fascinates nonbelievers. >> the believers were going to believe it, no matter what it showed they were going to believe it and skeptics would be dubious about it.
film's validity, the fascination is real. >> when we went public with the alien autopsy footage, we were visited by a number of delegations from various countries around the world. and the people that we saw was really high up in their sector of either politics or military. the gil film inspires hollywood invasion movies such as "independence day." and santilli believes it has a bigger influence. >> for first time the american government acknowledged area 51 after our first transmission of the film. we transmitted at the end of august '95, and a couple weeks later, the government acknowledged for the first time its existence. >> in 2006, more than a decade after the film is broadcast, santilli publically admits large parts of it are a recreation. but he maintains that sections of the film are original and real. >> so we have a fake film of an allegedly genuine film of a real
>> roger was a bigfoot buff and announced he was going to go out and film bigfoot. >> known as bigfoot in north america, yeti in asia, and sasquatch in canada, the infamous creature has reportedly been spotted all over the world. yet physical and photographic evidence of the beast is scarce, until this film becomes a worldwide sensation. >> you're seeing in the patterson film, bigfoot shows up on cue. the creature is walking along a creek bed, making what i think are exaggerated steps, exaggerated gait. turns, looks at the camera, and is gone. the patterson film was put out as here's the proof -- here's proof that bigfoot exists. >> the film awes big foot believers and fascinates nonbelievers like joe nichol. >> the believers were prepared to believe it, no matter what it showed. they were going to believe it. and skeptics would be dubious about it.
even bigger influence. >> it was interesting for the first time the american government acknowledged area 51 after our first transmission of the film. we transmitted at the end of august '95, and a couple weeks later, the government acknowledged the first time its existence. >> in 2006, more than a decade after the film is broadcast, santilli publically admits large parts of it are a recreation. but he maintains that sections of the film are original and real. >> so we have a fake film of an allegedly genuine film of a real alien. i'm not buying it, for very good reason. >> for the people that say the film never existed, there's an exclusive for you. there's a few frames. >> is there anyone out there who still thinks the alien autopsy is genuine? >> he's bought this film. he believes in it. i believe him. and it was kind of left open really. no one could be 100% sure about anything. but ray believes in the film.
it was foiled paper, sticks, tape, and rubber. immediately the government came in and they said oh, it's a weather balloon and that's that. >> rumors of a government coverup begin to circulate. and before long, the story starts to include reports of extraterrestrials on board. but if unearthly beings were recovered, what happened to them? >> he showed me the film. it was remarkable because it was obviously the autopsy of a creature of some kind. safe to say possibly surgeons. certainly they're operating with a scalpel. they are separating the skin and the body tissue. they're removing organs. and they're placing the organs into glass jars. they're peeling back what seems to be a black film that's over the eye. and they are conducting a medical examination. >> the film you're watching premieres on television in 1995 to more than 11 million viewers. 32 countries buy the rights to televise the shocking film. the audience is told that the footage is authentic.
in fact, it is not. according to santilli, it's a recreation. this is what he says happened to the original alien autopsy video that he purchased in cleveland. >> we got the film back into england and we started to run it through the machines. it was peeling off as it was going through the machines. we just had to stop. >> i was very, very disappointed and upset. we thought we had something to show the world. >> if you bought something this valuable, it might seem logical to try to restore it. instead, santilli says he decides to recreate it with the help of john humphries, a well-known hollywood sculptor. >> we had frames. we had a lot of images. john was given the responsibility of creating exactly what was on film so that we could dovetail it into the film. and sort of create what would be a seamless 20 minutes. so we plugged the gaps, basically. >> the alien in the film i saw looked like it had been very
after the film is broadcast, santilli publically admits that large parts of it are a re-creation. but he maintains that sections of the film are original and real. >> so we have a fake film of an allegedly genuine film of a real alien. i'm not buying it for very good reason. >> for the people that say the film never existed, there's an exclusive for you. there's a few frames. >> is there anyone out there who still thinks the alien autopsy is genuine? hmmm. >> right, he's adamant. he's bought this film. he believes in it. i believe him. and it was kind of left open really. no one could be 100% sure about anything. but ray believes in the film, and i believe him. >> santilli plans to auction the entire unrestored original film. he wants no less than $5 million. >> to have santilli say "trust me," i would say to him no. coming up --
>> in cleveland, we came across a guy with the most remarkable film of elvis. we purchased that off of them. then he said, are you interested in anything else? >> santilli claims the man also has never-before-seen video of the roswell ufo incident. >> and he explained that in 1947 he worked for the army air force and he was involved in photographing the recovery of a crash vehicle and these creatures. that's where the story started. >> the roswell story first hit headlines in 1947 following reports that a ufo had crashed in new mexico. >> there was scattered debris. the whole thing weighed just a few pounds. it was foiled paper, sticks, tape, and rubber. immediately the government came in and they said, oh, it's a weather balloon, and that's that. >> rumors of a government cover-up begin to circulate. and before long, the story starts to include reports of extraterrestrials on board. but if unearthly beings were recovered, what happened to