00:07Hello, I'm David Ferrier. Welcome to New Zealand, a country known for its clean green image and beautiful historic buildings.
00:14But this show isn't about that, and today I meet a brave young man who holds a rather unique position
00:19in the community.
00:20Steve Whittle.
00:23Steve, I got you a coffee.
00:24Oh, no thanks, David. No, I'll pass. Actually, that's the drug of corporate greed, coffee.
00:31Right.
00:31It's a mind-altering drug. Think about it. Macchiato, cappuccino. What are those?
00:35They're just made up words by the government to make us feel inferior.
00:39Right.
00:39Don't trust anyone, David.
00:42Who are these camera people? Are they with you?
00:44Yeah, they'll be with us for the next day or two.
00:47Hello, I'm Steve Whittle. I'm a ufologist.
00:50That was good. That's really good. Good work.
00:52Oh, there's another. Hello, I'm Steve Whittle. I'm a ufologist.
00:58Yeah. Okay.
00:59Got that twice there, so that's good.
01:22Steve Whittle is a believer. More specifically, he believes that extraterrestrial beings visit Earth on a semi-regular basis.
01:30Oh, Cosmic Conspiracy is good.
01:33Oh, Beyond Roswell. One of my favourites.
01:37There's actually a conspiracy theory that this book is actually a conspiracy theory, so I don't actually read that one.
01:43Also on a semi-regular basis, Steve runs a UFO abduction seminar at his local library.
01:49Well, on behalf of the Abduction Survivors Network, I'd like to welcome you all here today.
01:54Hi.
01:55Take a seat.
01:57Okay.
01:59Just wait for that song to finish.
02:04You guys through there, want to come and have a, and join?
02:07Okay.
02:08A few new faces here.
02:09Guys, if anyone here is just first time, you go.
02:11Great.
02:11Thank you for coming along.
02:13And a couple of familiar faces there, too.
02:15Thanks for returning, Michael.
02:17Carol.
02:19Just wait for this theme song to finish.
02:23It's quite long, actually.
02:24I think I'll just fade that out.
02:29Right.
02:29Why don't we start by all reaching out?
02:31You can all just reach your hands out and just close your eyes and just...
02:35Looking around the room, I wonder whether Steve's UFO devotees are for real.
02:39I think from that you can sense.
02:41This has been my fourth time, and it's just so classic.
02:45It just cracks me up.
02:47Do many people come along and take this seriously?
02:50That's what makes it awesome.
02:51There's just a couple of people in there that are just as crazy.
02:55We're not alone, okay?
02:58So...
02:59Just remember that.
03:04Right.
03:04Well...
03:06Just wait for this bit.
03:09Um...
03:10I've been abducted three times.
03:12The first two times were by my stepfather.
03:16Shhh.
03:17Guys, guys, guys.
03:18Hey.
03:18The third time was definitely an alien.
03:21Hey, hey, hey.
03:22Shhh.
03:22Come on, guys.
03:23Shhh.
03:23Shhh.
03:24Excuse me.
03:25Shhh.
03:25Sorry.
03:26This is too much noise.
03:27You're in a library.
03:29I understand I'm in a library.
03:30I know.
03:30I wasn't expecting that much laughter.
03:32I'm sorry.
03:32Shhh.
03:33Can you guys just...
03:34And you know what?
03:35You can't have music.
03:36Excuse me.
03:37Sorry, everyone.
03:38Um...
03:39There's aliens amongst us, alright?
03:40So...
03:40You know what?
03:43You know what?
03:43This session is over.
03:45Everybody, you need to leave.
03:46They're allowed to be here.
03:46This is a public space and I have booked a session.
03:49It's a space for the public to enjoy quietly while they study, so...
03:53He's been brief.
03:54I haven't been brief.
03:54The government!
03:55That's what they want us to believe.
03:56I'm not the government.
03:57Well, you work for the library.
03:58It's a government library.
03:59You know, actually, get out.
04:00Get...
04:00You guys, get out, please.
04:02You don't have to leave.
04:03It's a free world.
04:03You really do have to leave.
04:04I'm in charge of the library.
04:05Alien abductees receive this kind of abuse all the time.
04:08Michael, you don't have to leave.
04:10Carol, that's okay.
04:11No, Michael.
04:12You've got three overdue books.
04:13Oh, Michael.
04:18I didn't know about that, but...
04:20Alright, well, thank you.
04:22Honestly, Jan said it was okay and you've really...
04:24I'm making a little TV thing here as well
04:27and you've embarrassed me in front of...
04:28Okay, this is a place for little and big and medium-sized books.
04:31I've got all the books to be read.
04:33Okay, well, off you go then.
04:34Read your own little medium-sized books
04:36and I'll pack up my big books.
04:38I don't care what size books you have.
04:40Right.
04:40I've got all the books.
04:42Okay.
04:44Normally it goes much better than that.
04:45He's a...
04:45He's new.
04:47So...
04:49I think a lot of people laugh out of nervousness.
04:52I just want to get the message out there to people
04:54who have had similar experiences that they're not alone.
04:57Unless, of course, you know, they're alone.
04:59No.
04:59Hi, Bob.
05:00Hi, Gareth.
05:01Steve is a narcoleptic.
05:03Stress, excitement or anger can trigger a deep sleep
05:06making it difficult for him to hold stressful, exciting or angry jobs.
05:10Being a beneficiary allows him the time to facilitate the New Zealand branch of UFOs Beyond,
05:16a non-profit network of UFO enthusiasts consisting of Steve and his girlfriend.
05:22Hi, Lise.
05:23Hi, Steve.
05:24Hi, Steve.
05:24I found a great rock.
05:25Huh?
05:27Sorry, I'm just recording a new track.
05:28Oh, sorry.
05:30That sounds good.
05:40There we go.
05:42Magic.
05:43Really good.
05:44How was the session?
05:45Got shut down.
05:46Oh, no.
05:46Yeah.
05:47Look, I told you, I think we should look at changing venues.
05:50Yeah.
05:51It's a bit suspicious.
05:52The day I started my sessions, a new Liberian started.
05:55Coincidence?
05:55I think not.
05:56He's odd looking, isn't he?
05:57Yeah, there's a local look and he doesn't have it.
05:59Whose lizard is this?
06:00Well, that's a reptilian.
06:01Mm.
06:02And we caught this monitoring our surroundings.
06:05Mm.
06:05So what I've done here is I've turned the tables on him and now I'm monitoring him and his surroundings.
06:11Right.
06:11And I tell you, yesterday I caught him listening in to one of my phone conversations.
06:15Mm.
06:15He was playing on the rocks.
06:16All of a sudden, as soon as I'm on the phone.
06:17Bang.
06:18Frozen.
06:19Listening.
06:19Air up.
06:20And he was actually tapping out one with his digits on his left hand.
06:24I swear to God it was Morse code.
06:25And I've written down.
06:26Ding!
06:32Ding!
06:33Ding!
06:35Ding!
06:36Pick it up!
06:40Uh, UFOs Beyond Abduction Support Network. Elise speaking.
06:44Oh hello?
06:47Sure.
06:48Absolutely, yes, of course he is.
06:49Oh, God.
06:50Ok, if you could just hold the line please.
06:53Are you here?
06:55Well yes, you can see I'm here
06:56Okay
06:57We'll just use your normal voice
07:00Maybe, Elise, we can do an interview outside
07:02Oh, I don't really go outside
07:04She's agoraphobic
07:04I could talk to you in the corner
07:06This could be quite sensitive, so
07:09Hello
07:11Steve Whittle speaking
07:12Sorry, I haven't been outside for around 13 and a half months
07:16That's okay
07:16No, that's very interesting
07:17How did you meet Steve?
07:19Oh, he won't want me telling you
07:21Okay, we can move on
07:22But he saved me during an abduction
07:24I experienced a missing time episode
07:26You've had a sighting
07:31Record, record
07:33If you'd just like to wait a minute
07:34I'll just, I'll just need to get your details
07:37Okay, tell us what happened
07:38I need to see you
07:40And witness you with my
07:42Perfect
07:42Alright, no, I know where you live, trust me
07:44No, I actually recognise your voice, Mike
07:47So just stay calm
07:48And we'll be there as soon as we can
07:49Okay, alright
07:50Bye-bye
07:55Major call-out
07:55Details to follow
07:57Okay, Elise
07:58I need my music tapes
07:59Okay
08:06Not now, Mum
08:06I've got a major call-out
08:09Oh, got a major call-out, has he?
08:13Take it you won't be going, Elise?
08:18To be honest, I think she's a bit odd
08:21I don't think she's a very good influence on him
08:23And I'm sure he could do a lot better than her
08:25But you know, I'm just, I'm his mother
08:27And I love him
08:28And I just hope that one day he'll see the light
08:32Elise, it sounds to me like they're zoning in
08:34I might ascend tonight
08:36Oh my God, Steve
08:42Okay
08:43Come on
08:46How many soaps?
08:47Um, two
08:48No, three
08:49Make it three
08:52Steve's ready to ascend
08:53He'll become the ambassador for humankind when he does
08:55What else do you want me to do, Steve?
08:57Contact head office
08:58Okay, man the phones
08:59Fix the mobile
09:00Okay
09:01Watch the reptilian
09:09Yes
09:09This is it
09:12Local ufologist Steve Whittle
09:13Has received a call from a man who claims to have seen a UFO
09:17You wait here, David
09:27This could be the credible witness he's been waiting for
09:32Constable
09:33Thanks for doing this
09:35Um
09:36Oh, please
09:37Wait
09:37No bag
09:42Constable Davies
09:43Please
09:44Mike
09:45If I could just have a word
09:50Please
09:51Look
09:52You're not alone, Mike
09:53Okay
09:53It would mean so much to the world if I could get your eyewitness testimony
09:57Steve, I'm an officer of the law for God's sake
09:59Don't
10:00I understand that
10:01That's why it's so important to me
10:03Okay
10:04Please
10:04I need a credible witness
10:07And you're it
10:08I can't be made a laughing stock
10:10Look at me
10:11I'm not a laughing stock
10:12Yeah, all right
10:13David
10:14Come here
10:17Okay, we'll just do it here
10:21Thank you for this
10:22And I can be, I'm going to be pixelated with this, right?
10:25You're going
10:25We're definitely going to pixelate you in post
10:27No one's going to know I'm an officer of the law
10:28Because I won't know
10:29All right
10:29It's anonymous
10:30Thank you, Mike
10:32You're welcome
10:32Just a few questions
10:34Can you tell us, in your own words, what you saw?
10:37Absolutely
10:37So at 0-2-35 hours last night, I was called out on a 1C
10:42To the
10:43What's a 1C, Mike?
10:44Oh, suspicious behaviour
10:45Called out
10:46That's a police term?
10:48Yeah, it's a dispatch term
10:48So I was driving to the location of the 1C
10:51And I elevated by gaze
10:53And in the night sky, I observed an array of very bright lights
10:59Okay
10:59How far away would you say?
11:01Can't tell you
11:01Please
11:05No, I don't know
11:06Oh
11:07Yeah
11:07Unknown
11:08And you said you did a sketch of it
11:10Yes, I did
11:11I drew a sketch of the object as I saw it
11:14That's the object that I witnessed
11:17Oh, don't worry about that
11:18Or leave that
11:20Would you be able to take us to where the location is?
11:23No
11:23I'm afraid
11:24No
11:25I've drawn a map
11:26Pretty clear, isn't it?
11:27It looks like the clearing of Utakawa Park, is it?
11:30Yeah, affirmative
11:30Okay
11:30Thank you so much
11:32Yeah
11:32Oh, good on you
11:32Good on you
11:33Good to see you
11:34Good to see you
11:34I appreciate it
11:35Thank you very much, Mike
11:36You're welcome
11:36Thank you
11:36Thank you
11:37Thank you
11:37Thank you
11:40The excitement of a possible sighting has sent Steve into a deep sleep
11:44Providing he wakes up before the right stop
11:47Will soon be at the location of the reported UFO sighting
11:50And possibly the world's first documented evidence of an alien encounter
11:54If not, we'll have to do the whole bus loop again
12:06After three loops of the number 12, we reach the location of the reported extraterrestrial encounter
12:11It's here that Steve hopes to communicate with alien life forms
12:38It's metallic thread
12:40Especially made in Indonesia
12:42I bought it online
12:43It's basically the opposite of stealth technology
12:45So if there's a ship scanning the earth, they'll pick me up like a beaming beacon
12:52Elise!
12:53What are you doing outside?
12:55Please don't say that word
12:57Sorry
12:57I mean, you're not outside, clearly
12:59Yeah
13:00You're...
13:00You're in your box
13:02Um, I finished the recording
13:04And I thought you should have it just in case you get to ascend tonight
13:08And I made you a cup of tea in case you wanted a cuppa before you go
13:11Thanks, Elise
13:13Wow
13:16Do you think you will?
13:18Ascend, I mean?
13:21I do
13:22I think this is the big one
13:23I can feel it
13:25In fact, it's not really safe here
13:27I don't know how big the retractor beam's gonna be
13:32Thanks, though
13:35I just want you to know that I think we're made for each other
13:43But you know I have to go
13:45Don't you?
13:46I'm the ambassador
13:49Yeah
13:50Oh, what?
13:51The tree?
13:52Oh
13:57Elise!
13:58You're in charge of the office now
13:59Okay
14:01Did you lock the wrench, slider?
14:03Yeah, I've got the key in my pocket
14:04Okay
14:11Bye-bye
14:23Elise!
14:54I love you
14:55I love you
15:06So, when you're abducted
15:08I mean, when you are sent
15:10Where are they gonna take you?
15:12To a better place
15:15Somewhere without pollution
15:17No overcrowding
15:18No abuse
15:20No bullying
15:22I've had to put up with a lot here
15:24A lot of abuse and ridicule
15:26Just because I
15:26I don't conform
15:29Think about what this place used to be
15:31Compared to what it is now
15:33Everyone blames man for Earth's demise
15:36But actually, we're just the slaves
15:40Who's in charge?
15:42The reptilians
15:46Sorry
15:47I didn't mean to freak you out
15:49It's just a theory
15:53Is there anything you'll miss about Earth?
15:58The things we take for granted, I suppose
16:02Oxygen
16:04Yep
16:06Pillows
16:09You don't think they'll have pillows
16:12I like tri-pillows
16:13I don't think they'll have those
16:16I don't think they'll have those
16:17I don't think they'll have those
16:18I don't think they'll have those
16:23I don't think they'll have those
16:26I don't think they'll have those
16:33I don't think they'll have those
16:34I don't think they'll have those
16:34I don't think they'll have those
16:34I don't think they'll have those
16:35I don't think they'll have those
16:36I don't think they'll have those
16:36I don't think they'll have those
16:36I don't think they'll have those
16:36I don't think they'll have those
16:37I don't think they'll have those
16:38I don't think they'll have those
16:39I don't think they'll have those
16:54Can you feel that?
16:56Can you feel something?
17:02I'm here!
17:04Take me!
17:06Take me!
17:08What's playing the tape?
17:10Take me!
17:15Go to the other side!
17:23Take me!
17:26What's going on?
17:27I can see you down there.
17:29This is indecent exposure.
17:31Park's closed.
17:33I've called the cops.
17:34Are you in the snow?
17:39Is that you, Mike?
17:41Yeah, mate. I've got it from here.
17:43All right. Well, I can take it from up here, if you like.
17:46Yeah, Bill. No, it's good. I've got it from down here.
17:49You've got a megaphone as well, have you?
17:50Yeah, yeah, Bill. I've got it.
17:52Okay, mate.
17:54See you, Bill.
17:54I'm heading off.
17:56Yeah, good.
17:57Shit, how do they get bloody down here?
18:00What are you doing here, Mike?
18:01I got a call from the park warden saying that there was a strange man,
18:05half-naked, trespassing on the park property.
18:08I haven't seen anyone like that.
18:11What is all this?
18:13Mike, I'm here for you.
18:14No, you're not here for me, mate.
18:15I don't know. What are these druid stones?
18:17You saw something, Mike. That's why I'm here.
18:19I didn't see anything, mate. I don't know what you're talking about.
18:20Take your druid stones. Get out of here.
18:23Mike, you saw a UFO. Don't be ashamed.
18:25Come on, get out of here!
18:27You're a laughingstock!
18:29You're an idiot!
18:37I hope you're happy, you reptilian bastards.
18:42I'm a policeman.
18:45Yeah.
18:46You can delete that last bit, right?
18:48Yeah.
18:51Thanks.
19:06Now, Steve left a number of messages on my phone overnight.
19:10Most of them were completely nonsensical,
19:12but then at about 4am,
19:15I got this.
19:18David, I've just woken up at a prickly bush.
19:21I'm dazed, but I still have my wits.
19:23You saw the evidence of the government cover-up last night.
19:26You must protect the footage.
19:28I can't make copies.
19:29Oh, my God.
19:30I can see something.
19:31It's amazing!
19:33Oh, my God.
19:34I've never been so excited.
19:35I'm all...
19:39Naturally, we're all very concerned about this.
19:49I can't hear this.
19:51Roll the window down.
19:52I can't hear.
19:53Roll your window down.
19:55No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
19:58Can you roll?
19:59He's at the beach.
20:01Okay.
20:07Are you okay, Steve?
20:08I saw something, David.
20:11Early this morning,
20:12I saw something come out of the water.
20:14It was a fair way out,
20:15but the dimensions must have been huge.
20:18I know what I saw, David.
20:19It was an unidentified, submerged object.
20:23A USO.
20:24A USO?
20:26It's a new phenomena.
20:27I've read about it,
20:29but as a rule,
20:30I generally don't believe what I read.
20:31But I saw it.
20:37The aliens are in the ocean.
20:42You guys want to go world watching?
20:46Excuse me.
20:47You're actually having a bit of a moment?
20:49Sorry.
20:50No, sweet Asmi.
20:59The government's attempts to silence Steve
21:01have, for now at least, failed.
21:04Steve has thwarted the government's interventions
21:06by having a word to his mum,
21:08who knows Jan,
21:09who runs the library,
21:10and has allowed Steve back inside.
21:12Shhh.
21:16Thanks, Elise.
21:18Just fade it down.
21:25UFOs are not just above us,
21:27in my mind.
21:28They're also below us.
21:31And last week,
21:32I saw my first USO,
21:34which is unidentified...
21:36Submerged.
21:39Object.
21:39Object.
21:41Shhh.
21:52Have you finished that song
21:53about the creatures?
21:55I could play the first bit.
21:56This is called The Creatures Inside.
22:04Steve Whittle.
22:05His poppy isn't short,
22:06it's simply bent in a rather odd direction.
22:08And that's something to truly celebrate.
22:10Along with his free spirit,
22:12eternal optimism,
22:14bravery,
22:15and the power of love.
22:25Just quietly,
22:26this program is made with funding
22:27from New Zealand On Air.
22:28But who are they?
22:29And they're the one to help.
22:29But who are they?
22:29the one to help...
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