Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)

In July 1991, Corina Saebels, a devoted single mother of two, sees a huge spaceship hovering over her home in Aldergrove, British Columbia. When she learns from her friend that she disappeared for more than 45 minutes, time she can’t account for, she reports the sighting to UFO BC and discovers 15 people witnessed a similar craft. Corina faces her life’s biggest challenge when her daughter reports seeing an alien in her bedroom. The incident triggers a haunting childhood memory and sparks a series of flashbacks that expose Corina to the aliens who are after her and her family. Corina moves her family from Aldergrove to protect her daughter, but can how long can she hide?

On Christmas night in 1980, US Airmen Jim Penniston and John Burroughs venture into England’s Rendlesham Forest to investigate a probable downed airplane. What they see defies description – is it a glowing orb, a classified military craft, or a UFO from a distant galaxy? The two men are even more mystified when they discover missing time and their memories don’t match up. Two nights later, while haunting visions keep Penniston awake at home, Burroughs and a team of men return to Rendlesham forest and discover more strange lights they can’t explain. The airmen report their findings to their superiors and are instructed to hush up their accounts. When a series of mysterious physical ailments turn Pennsiton and Burroughs to hypnotherapy for answers, they discover an unearthly explanation that pushes the boundaries of time and space.

When her dog’s frantic barking wakes her up in the middle of the night in 2008, Buck’s County resident Denise Murter fears an intruder has entered her house. A backyard check reveals something much more exceptional – a large spaceship hovers nearby with the capacity to vanish instantly. Against her husband’s wishes, Denise reports the sighting to the Mutual UFO Network and learns someone else in the area saw a similar craft. Weeks later, the ship returns to Denise’s backyard and she manages to capture physical evidence. When Denise reports a third sighting, this one even more spectacular than the others, the community mocks her story and investigators start to doubt her credibility. That is, until an incredible witness surfaces with a firsthand account that helps prove Denise is telling the truth.

On December 9, 1965, with the sun setting on the quiet town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, Bill Bulebosh notices a brilliant fireball streaking across the sky and landing in nearby woods. Within hours, the State Police and the US Army surround the area. No one is allowed near the crashed object. As confusion reigns, locals are left to wonder what exactly fell in the Kecksburg woods. When the Air Force releases an official statement that nothing landed in the area, witnesses emerge to challenge the claim, prompting local resident Stan Gordon to delve into an intense investigation littered with cover-ups, a mysterious coded message, alien microbes and deadly Nazi secrets. Gordon’s determination pays off when a witness comes forward ready to share a dangerous secret.