There are plenty of UFO documentaries out there; some great and some worse than terrible, but how many feature a young Steven Spielberg? Just one - Stan Deyo's, UFOs Are Here (a.k.a., The Deyo Diaires, Volume One), produced in 1977.
But, Mr. Spielberg is certainly not the main attraction. Stan Deyo managed to get quite a lineup for his film, including some of the most outstanding luminaries of ufology.
Debunker for the Air Force turned UFO believer, Professor J. Allen Hynek is featured, along with nuclear phsyicist, Stanton Friedman, computer scientist, Jacques Vallée, and one of the first documented abductees, Betty Hill.
Also making a rare appearance, and presumably the last before his death, is Ray Palmer, founder of Fate Magazine, editor of Amazing Stories, and most likely the man responsible for the entire flying saucer craze of the late 1940's. (at least, according to John Keel.)
Palmer, of course, had a bit of help with that endeavor from Kenneth Arnold, whose 1947 sighting is widely regarded as the beginning of the modern UFO age. In case you haven't guessed by now, Mr. Arnold appears in this documentary, as well.
If you want a crash course in ufology, 1947-1977, then watch this film.
To download from the Internet Archive, click here, scroll to the bottom, and choose your preferred format. I strongly suggest downloading the "Cinepack" (avi file). It's the best quality of the three choices.
Depending on your browser, you can also try using this direct download link:
http://www.archive.org/download/StanDeyo-UfosAreHere/UfosAreHere1977.avi
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