You know, there's something about the night sky that makes you wonder.

For thousands of years, humans have looked up and asked the same question.

Are we alone?

But in the last 80 years, that question has taken a darker, more controversial turn,

because now the questions aren't just, are aliens real?

And if so, are they here?

I'm Patty Steele.

The latest question is, does the government already know the answer to the first two questions?

That's next on the backstory.

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The backstory is back.

We're all curious about half-told stories.

We want answers.

In fact, Stephen Spielberg's summer blockbuster this June is called Disclosure Day.

It explores what life would be like if we suddenly knew aliens were among us.

For a look at how our curiosity has evolved,

let's head into the desert of New Mexico. It's 1947. A rancher finds odd-looking debris scattered

across his land. It's metallic, lightweight, like nothing he's ever seen. He calls the military.

At first, they issue a statement saying they've

recovered a flying disc. Then they take it away to take a closer look, and suddenly they claim

it's just a weather balloon. Years later, they admit it was a top secret balloon test to monitor

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