Ancient Aliens

Higher top than Himalayas

could be the gateway to another realm.

There’s a place somewhere in Tibet

that’s some kind of vortex.

It is said that this was

the abode of the gods.

With thousands of reports of UFOs...

Suddenly they saw an oval-shaped object pass over them.

...accounts of terrifying monsters...

These yetis are able to appear and disappear at will.

NARRATOR ...and mysterious mass vanishings...

This kingdom had power, it had glory.

And then it disappeared.

...could Tibet be an extraterrestrial outpost

-on Earth? The reason why

this area of the world has become a religious center

is because of the arrival of the extraterrestrials.

There is a doorway

in the universe.

Beyond it is the promise of truth.

It demands we question everything

we have ever been taught.

The evidence is all around us.

The future is right before our eyes.

We are not alone.

We have never been alone.

On the northern side of the Himalayas

lies the highest geographical

Known as "the roof of the world,"

it has an average elevation of nearly 15,000 feet.

There is 40% less oxygen to breathe here than at sea level,

and the weather can be dangerous and unpredictable.

Yet more than three million people call Tibet home.

Millions more brave the harsh conditions to travel here

each year and visit Tibet’s sacred peaks,

including Mount Everest, which reaches

nearly five and a half miles into the heavens.

Tibet we call "Land of Snow."

Here is this mountain kingdom, very hard to get to,

with an exotic culture all its own, amazing architecture...

...and the dizzying heights of its location.

There are a lot of mysteries involved,

with the origin of, uh, Tibet, and also a lot of history.

Tibet is usually referred to as a land of gods.

It is a kind of exotic land

where many people-- Westerners-- wanted to go there.

The secrets of the Tibetan culture

have eluded us and held our fascination since early times.

Humans have inhabited Tibet for at least 20,000 years.

Little is known about the earliest inhabitants

of this forbidding environment,

but ancient Tibetan texts identify

the region’s first rulers as the Zhangzhung people,

who emerged around 500 BC.

Much about this early civilization is still a mystery.

But their spiritual tradition, called Bon,

remains a powerful force in Tibet.

The native indigenous Tibetan religion,

which is known as Bon or Bon Po,

that, in many ways, is similar to Taoism.

It connects nature and spirituality.

Certain spots are very powerful spots.

There’s a lot of magic involved, like, with demons and exorcisms.

In the eighth century, Tibetan king Trisong Detsen

introduced a new religion

and philosophy to the area: Buddhism.

Followers of Buddhism share a belief in reincarnation

and don’t acknowledge a supreme god or deity.

They instead focus on achieving enlightenment,

a state of inner peace and wisdom.

The combination of Bon, Buddhism,

and other local traditions

resulted in what is known today as Tibetan Buddhism.

At the same time Buddhism was introduced, Tibet also gave rise

to the world’s most mysterious spiritual leader,

the Dalai Lama.

The great Tibetan thinkers strongly believe,

along with the rest of the population,

that this is, in fact, the 74th incarnation of the Chenrezig.

And it is a continuation of the Buddha himself.

So, the current Dalai Lama is a continuation

of this great energy.

These Lamas and all these great personalities

lived in Tibet, so perhaps there is something

to be learned from these great masters in Tibet.

Having traveled in Tibet a number of times,

it really expands your mind.

And in many ways,

Tibet is that magical, mystical place where anything can happen.

Tibet not only stands at a crossroads

of Eastern religious traditions, but is believed by many

to be a place where heavenly beings actually reside on Earth.

It is said that this was the abode of the gods.

The Himalayan region is filled with stories

of so-called "celestial beings"

that descended from the sky in flying vehicles

that they’re referred to as dragons and flying furnaces.

According to some of the earliest Sanskrit texts,

the first Buddha that ever walked the Earth

was nine feet tall, had light blue skin,

and his arms reached all the way down to his knees.

And there are multiple statues all throughout that region

of the world that depict exactly a Buddha like that.

Visitation did happen,

and this was something that has remained in the consciousness

of the local people over millennia.

The reason why this area of the world

has become a religious center

is because of the arrival of the extraterrestrials.

Is it possible that the culture of Tibet

was influenced by ancient alien visitors?

And if so, could they still be present

in this mountainous region today?

According to both Hindu and Buddhist traditions,

the gods reside in a hidden kingdom in the Himalayas

known as Shambhala.

Shambhala is ruled by kings

who live for hundreds of years.

They are all-knowing.

And they, particularly, are guiding the planet.

Very much as we often think that extraterrestrials are doing.

They have wonderful technology.

There’s electricity. There’s airships.

So what is going on in Shambhala?

Is it some mystical city of the masters,

where extraterrestrials and humans

are living and working together?

I mean, that’s what many people believe.

Is the lost kingdom of Shambhala really a secret city

of advanced extraterrestrial beings,

as some ancient astronaut theorists suggest?

And if so, might evidence of its alien origin

be found somewhere in Tibet?

Perhaps clues can be found in one legendary expedition

into the very heart of the unknown.

We’re told that people live there Russian painter, philosopher

and archeologist Nicholas Roerich

embarks on an unprecedented expedition

into the uncharted territory of the Tibetan plateau

on a quest to find the lost kingdom of Shambhala.

On August 5, 1927,

Roerich notes a strange object in the skies while traveling

through the mountains along the northeastern border of Tibet.

Roerich writes that they were looking up at the sky,

watching an eagle fly around, and then suddenly they saw

a sort of oval-shaped object, moving from north to south

at very fast speeds, pass over them.

At one of his later lectures in 1935,

Nicholas Roerich described his sighting as a spacecraft

or an aerial vehicle that must have come from Shambhala itself.

Did Nicholas Roerich witness

an alien craft in Tibet nearly a century ago,

decades before the era of modern UFO sightings began?

And if so, is it possible that the traditions

that have endured here for centuries

reflect not only a profound spirituality,

but are tied to an otherworldly presence?

Perhaps further clues can be found

by examining an early Buddhist civilization

that suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, 2020.

Towering at over 12,000 feet,

these ancient ruins are all that is left

of the mysterious Buddhist kingdom of Guge.

Established in the tenth century,

this civilization flourished for 700 years.

But then, according to local legend,

its inhabitants vanished.

The ruins of this early city are truly amazing.

They’re in the southwest corner of Tibet,

and there are thousands of what were temples

and palaces, mostly gone now.

This was a kingdom of great influence in its time.

This magnificent capital had artwork over all the walls,

images of the Buddha, sacred carvings

and images of all kind.

It had power, it had glory,

and now it is nothing.

Guge was in continuous operation

until it mysteriously, virtually disappeared.

Nobody knows exactly what happened there

or why people stopped living there

or why they-- where they want.

Guge was brought under the rule

of the central Tibetan government in 1680,

but remained largely isolated and independent

for more than 200 years.

Then, in the early 20th century,

the Tibetan government decided to finally

start taxing the residents of Guge.

But when soldiers arrived to collect,

they were shocked to find

that the entire population, an estimated 100,000 people,

had disappeared.

Where they went remains a complete mystery,

and many Tibetans believe the reason why

is because the people of Guge traveled deep underground.

The fortress of Guge had all kinds of tunnels

and hidden staircases that went underground

and went inside this mountain.