Project Blue Book

Previously on "Project Blue Book"...

I didn't pay much attention to any stories

- till I had my first encounter. - With a UFO?

"Unidentified Flying Object". Hasn't caught on yet.

I don't care if we have to drop a nuke to take Fuller out.

There's a lot of people looking for you.

There is where it all started. It's the program.

Do you want to tell me about that?

We get messages. We're the antennas.

I keep seeing this.

- I'm sorry. - No! Stop!

When you see someone die,

it's tempting to want to blame yourself.

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That's nuts.

Gary Cooper... every time.

There's no way he could take John Wayne.

The Duke, man. He's the toughest guy in the movies.

Cooper's smart, you know?

You see it in his eyes. He's got tactical superiority.

John Wayne would knock that tactical bullshit

right out of his head.

- T-minus 90 seconds. - What the hell is that?

It's a launch alert.

Come on, come on.

What the hell is going on?!

Is this a drill?! Hello?!

The test is supposed to be tomorrow, O800!

The launch sequence started on its own, we did not initiate.

You need to evac the area now.

Come on, come on!

Hello?! Can anybody copy?

Come on!

...20 seconds...

Shut down the whole system.

- Give me the codes. - I'm trying!

None of the overrides are working.

Override denied.

We're gonna nuke our own men.

- 10, 9, 8... - Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed by thy name...

- ...7, 6, 5... - ...Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.

...4, 3, 2...

What just happened?

Launch aborted.

It stopped.

Reset. Reset. Safety systems one.

Countdown was reset.

The missile's secure!

Launch aborted. I repeat, launch aborted.

I-I repeat, launch aborted. All is clear.

You're safe.

God heard my prayer.

I don't think prayer can stop a countdown.

There's got to be some other explanation

than a Supreme Being.

Is that the missile?

I don't know what that is.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name...

...Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.

Everybody else thinks I'm crazy, Doctor.

Allen?

It's 2:00 in the morning.

What in the world are you doing?

Good news. My camera matrix project was approved... last minute.

I have no idea what any of that means.

It means I have a lot of work to do.

You've been cooped up in here for two weeks.

You never sleep, you barely eat. You're scaring me.

There's nothing to be afraid of. Just go back to bed, please.

No! Haven't you had enough of this?

- Because I know I have. - Mimi, please.

That man, Fuller... he was inside this house.

The things he said...

Can we please not talk about this right now?!

Please?!

There are things I can't tell you. I just... I can't.

Are you leaving again?

In the morning.

Where?

White Forest.

I have to go pack.

Fine.

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So, these green fireballs at this missile base,

this camera can capture them on film?

That's right.

So how long have you been working on this thing?

You called it a, what, now?

Three-dimensional observational matrix,

motion-activated, designed to record celestial events.

Right.

How come you didn't tell me about it?

Well, I submitted the, uh, proposal

to the Air Force years ago.

They didn't get back to me,

so after recent events, I reached out to them again.

Smart. You know, people start spotting

these green fireballs from Mars, and...

They're not from Mars.

They're meteors.

Well, whatever they are,

I get why the Generals want to pull the trigger now.

Lot of people on edge after what happened.

Yeah, well, that's all gonna change now with my project...

'cause I am going to use science to reveal the truth.

And while the truth might be sometimes less entertaining

than unfounded speculation,

there's safety in the certitude it provides.

Right now, we all need to feel safe... everyone.

There's too much at stake.

Hey, sir!

Dink is goin' into town to pick up some sandwiches.

You want a pastrami?

You askin' a grown man

born two city blocks from Katz's Delicatessen

if he wants a pastrami sandwich made in Nevada?

I guess not.

Good guess.

You saying I'm crazy?

Well, you did mention you stopped the launch countdown with prayer.

I'm not sure sure about that anymore.

What we are certain of

is that we saw something not of this world.

Professor Hynek would agree with you.

Right, Doc?

What you likely saw were meteors.

These things came straight at us,

then went along the horizon and shot back up into the sky.

Can a meteor do that?

Under the conditions...

low cloud cover, high humidity...

light from below can distort its path, yes.

Could've been a flare, too.

Plenty of GIs in the area

with duffel bags full of liberated ordnance,

too much time on their hands.

What kind of flare can set off a launch countdown?

Mister Secretary.

Dr. Hynek.

What do you think?

Can we get to the bottom of this?

Once the matrix is in place,

I am convinced you'll have the proof that you need.

And you're thinking nothing more than meteors?

Ah, it's the only logical explanation.

Did the Generals arrive with you, as well, sir?

Should we include them in this conversation?

The Generals are not here... or involved.

Any questions or concerns you have moving forward,

you run them through me.

Is that clear?

Yes, sir, but are they aware that...

Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

Once you're set up, I'd like to come and take a look.

- You'll keep me posted? - Of course.

Great.

Captain.

What the hell did you do?

You went behind Harding's and Valentine's backs for this?

I told you, the Air Force rejected me once already.

What, so you reached out to Fairchild?!

You realize you just dropped us right in the middle of a war

between the Secretary of Defense

and two of the most powerful men in the Pentagon.

That kind of war leads to collateral damage... ours.

That is a risk I'm willing to take.

What the hell's gotten into you?

I see nothing of value here.

This silly astronomer is just a stooge for the Air Force,

chasing lights in the sky.

That is not an important relationship for us.

It's a wild goose chase.

Unless, of course,

the relationship you're so concerned with is with his wife.

Professor Hynek is in Nevada

at the White Forest Missile Range right now.

That's where the Americans test their nuclear weapons.

This is the breakthrough we've been waiting for.

We're needed elsewhere.

Virginia.

A former OSS agent now working for the CIA...

He has certain...

vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

Our work here is done.

It's time for us to go.

Get up.

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Hello.

I know you.

Yes. I'm a friend of Mimi's.

Well, it was nice seeing you again.

I should get back to my friends.

You, too.

Who was that?

Mimi's neighbor. She's nobody.

48 hours...