Declassified Mysteries

DECLASSIFIED MYSTERIES

An Investigative Series of Docudramas.

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INTRODUCTION

DECLASSIFIED MYSTERIES

Declassified Mysteries is a docudrama series that explores some of history’s most fascinating unsolved mysteries, unexplained phenomena, and controversial events. Combining documented research, and cinematic dramatic recreations, the series examines stories that exist at the intersection of fact, folklore, and speculation.

Rather than presenting definitive answers, Declassified Mysteries seeks to explore the evidence, challenge assumptions, and illuminate the questions that continue to captivate researchers, skeptics, and believers alike.

From unexplained aerial phenomena and alleged extraterrestrial encounters to forgotten historical events, secret programs, and enduring legends, Declassified Mysteries invites viewers to examine the known, confront the unknown, and decide for themselves where the truth may lie.

While grounded in documented research, historical records, eyewitness testimony, and publicly available sources, Declassified Mysteries is presented as a docudrama. The series utilizes actors, scripted recreations, dramatized interviews, archival-style imagery, and recreated footage to visualize historical events, reported encounters, and competing theories surrounding each mystery. 

These dramatic elements are intended to help illustrate the evidence, perspectives, and stories explored throughout the series, while encouraging viewers to examine the research and draw their own conclusions.

Available Now

UFO CONFIDENTIAL

A History of UFO and Alien Contact in Southern California

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For more than eighty years, Southern California has stood at the center of some of the most famous UFO reports and alleged extraterrestrial encounters in American history.

From the mysterious events surrounding the 1942 Battle of Los Angeles and the legendary UFO conventions at Giant Rock, to military sightings, desert encounters, civilian reports, and modern UAP investigations, the region has become a focal point for those seeking answers about what may exist beyond our understanding.

UFO Confidential traces the evolution of the phenomenon across Southern California through documented cases, government investigations, historical archives, scientific analysis, and publicly available testimony. Through dramatic recreations, the episode revisits pivotal moments that helped shape modern UFO culture while examining how these stories continue to influence public perception today.

Were these events the result of misidentifications, secret military programs, mass hysteria, or something genuinely unexplained?

The evidence remains open to interpretation.

The mystery remains unsolved.

This is a docudrama. The research and inspiration are real.

The interviews and visuals are fictionalized dramatizations.

Coming Soon

The Hunt for Bigfoot

This episode dives deep into the mythos and lore of Bigfoot in North America. We look at the origins, the facts, the fictions, the charlatans, and the truth seekers.

This episode is still in production. If you have an experience or story to tell, scroll down to see how to send us your experience.

The evidence remains open to interpretation.

The mystery remains unsolved.

This is a docudrama. The research and inspiration are real.

The interviews and visuals are fictionalized dramatizations.

OUR CURRENT RESEARCH FOR THIS EPISODE INCLUDES:

Sources Referenced

  • J.W. Burns, Maclean’s Magazine (1929)
  • The Canadian Encyclopedia
  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • History Channel
  • University of Idaho Digital Collections
  • Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO)
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • National Park Service
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Joshua Blu Buhs, Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend
  • Daniel Loxton & Donald Prothero, Abominable Science!
  • Robert Michael Pyle, Where Bigfoot Walks
  • Thom Powell, The Locals

This program examines documented reports, eyewitness testimony, historical records, and published research. The existence of Bigfoot has not been scientifically established, and many claims remain disputed.

In Production

The Simulation Game

This episode looks into the theories that the world and universe as we know it is merely a simulation. 

This episode is still in production. If you have an experience or story to tell, scroll down to see how to send us your experience.

The evidence remains open to interpretation.

The mystery remains unsolved.

This is a docudrama. The research and inspiration are real.

The interviews and visuals are fictionalized dramatizations.

How can you be in one of our upcoming Docudramas?

If you have a story that fits in one of our upcoming docudramas, we’d love to hear from you. We can’t guarantee you’ll make the cut, but we do give all contributions a fair shot. These is non-paid participation – a chance for you to tell your tale and get a shout out!

If you have high end audio/video equipment that’s great, use that! If you don’t, most phones and earbuds will give us the quality we need (and we have a shooting guide below to help you through the process).

Still interested? Then…

This can all be done remotely with a phone and earbud. Follow the instructions below. If you live in the Southern California area and would be interested in an an person interview contact us here and we’ll see if it’s something we can arrange.

Follow the instructions below:

  1. RELEASE FORM: Fill out the Release Form here giving us permission to use your likeness and image in the documentary.
  2. SHOOTING GUIDE: Watch the video below for self-shooting instructions. 
  3. RESPONSE QUESTIONS:
    • Tell us who you, what you do, where you live (a brief bio).
    • Where did this encounter occur?
    • Share your experience.
    • Do you have proof?
    • What did you believe prior?
    • What do you believe now?
    • (We might follow up with additional questions).
    • Keep it under 7 minutes total.
  4. FILM YOUR VIDEO: Shoot your video. Only respond to the provided questions (this is important for theme and continuity).
  5. UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO: Send your video to our private server here. Or, upload it to Google Drive or Dropbox and send us the link.
  6. SHARE ARCHIVAL IMAGES, VIDEO, OR PHOTOS: Scroll down to the next tab for instructions on sharing additional images or video.

Questions? Contact us here.

That’s it! We will review your footage, and if it’s right for the documentary or a docudrama, we’ll add it. While we can’t promise we will use everything submitted, we can promise to do our best to use what makes the most sense to tell a good story.

Do you have photos, videos, or artwork that might have a place in one of our docudramas?

If yes, we’d love to see what you have. 

Upcoming Episode Topics:

  • UFO / Alien Encounters (Ongoing)
  • Paranormal Experiences
  • Belief that Our Reality is a Simulation
  • Cryptid Encounters (Bigfoot, Lochness, Mothman, etc.)

You’ll need sign a release that give us the right to use the image, as well as insuring that you are the owner/creator of the image.

  1. First, sign the release form here.
  2. Next, send us what you have here.

Again, we can’t promise we will use everything submitted, but we will use what makes the most sense to tell a good story!

The Declassified Mysteries team is comprised of Ian Keaton, Dave Salazaar, Edgar Williams III, Louise Graham, Nick Anderson, Rance Turner, and Sarah Todd. Working collaboratively, the team researches, writes, produces, and performs each episode, combining historical investigation, documentary storytelling, and dramatic recreation to bring some of history’s most compelling mysteries to life. Together, they examine the evidence, explore multiple perspectives, and invite viewers to draw their own conclusions about the unexplained.

We are not actively promoting a crowdfund campaign since the cost of production is fully covered already. However, if you are wanting to get involved and contribute to one of the episodes, funds will go primarily to increasing the production budget and marketing.

THE OPTIONS

SPECIAL THANKS ($25): Contribute and get your name on the website, in the end credits, and on IMDB as a “Special Thanks.”

ASSISTANT PRODUCER ($75): You’ll be listed as an “Assistant Producer” on the website, in the end credits, and on IMDB.

PRODUCER ($150): You’ll be listed as a “Producer” in the opening credits, the end credits, on the website, and on IMDB.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($350): Helping us get this out there to the world! You’ll be listed as an “Executive Producer” in the opening credits (shared credit), the end credits, and on IMDB. A shared credit will have multiple executive producers at the same time in the opening credits. For an additional $150, you can have your name stand out individually announced as an “Executive Producer” in the opening credits.

PRESENTED BY ($750): Have your name or company at the start of the movie listed as “Presented by” for everyone to see! This credit may share the frame with other “Presented By” contributors. If you’re interested in solo recognition, an additional $250 gets you there! This will be in the opening credits, the end credits, on the website

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