Director: Bryan Valderrama
Three decades of chasing an unanswered question come to a head in Investigation Alien, a 2024 documentary series built around veteran journalist George Knapp's long pursuit of UFO evidence.
What is Investigation Alien about?
The series follows Knapp as he revisits the cases, witnesses, and leaked documents that have defined his career-long investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena, presenting material he says has never been shown publicly before. Rather than treating the subject as tabloid fodder, the show leans on Knapp's reputation as a working journalist, tracing how a string of local reports decades ago grew into a much larger inquiry involving military insiders, government records, and firsthand witness accounts. Each episode narrows in on a different thread of that history, layering interviews and archival material to build a picture of what investigators have chased and what, if anything, they've actually found. The tone stays procedural rather than sensational, framing the search itself — the dead ends, the reluctant sources, the slow accumulation of records — as much of the story as any single reveal.
Cast & crew
George Knapp, the journalist whose decades of reporting form the spine of the series, appears throughout as both narrator and on-camera investigator, giving the show a first-person thread that ties its many separate cases together.
Context & significance
Investigation Alien arrives amid renewed mainstream interest in UFO reporting, following a period in which government agencies and former officials have spoken more openly about unexplained aerial sightings. Directed by Bryan Valderrama, the series positions itself within that shift, using one journalist's long paper trail rather than dramatized reenactments to carry the narrative, which sets it apart from more speculative entries in the genre.
Where & how to watch
Investigation Alien is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, along with a Farsi interface designed for Persian-speaking viewers. A free K-Time account login is required to stream episodes, though this overview page can be read without signing in.