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What Are UFOs?
Season 52
Episode 1
After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.
- Airdates
- Wednesday Jan 22, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Jan 23, 2:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal
- Friday Jan 24, 12:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Jan 26, 10:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jan 27, 1:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jan 27, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jan 28, 2:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jan 28, 8:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jan 28, 2:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jan 28, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jan 28, 4:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Jan 28, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Jan 29, 5:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday Feb 1, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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