American Midnight

Paranormal

Nov 5, 1998

In a small Arkansas town, two young men are found dead on the train tracks. Upon investigation, it becomes unclear whether they were hit by the train, or were the operators of a major drug ring.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 14 episodes

Season 1

Irretrievably lost: the search for the Savannah warhead,

Recently-released government documents indicate that within the past 50 years, American military operations have been responsible for the disappearance of 12 atomic weapons.

46m Oct 15, 1998

Up for sale,

Take a closer look at the launch of Sputnik, the unpaid workers, and the mass exodus of Russian rocket scientists to unfriendly nations interested in developing weapons of mass destruction.

45m Oct 22, 1998

H.A.A.R.P.: holes in heaven?,

The brainchild of controversial Nikola Tesla, High-Frequency Active Aural Research Project (H.A.A.R.P.) is a combined effort of the Air Force and Navy ostensibly designed to influence the weather.

45m Oct 29, 1998

American midnight,

In a small Arkansas town, two young men are found dead on the train tracks. Upon investigation, it becomes unclear whether they were hit by the train, or were the operators of a major drug ring.

47m Nov 5, 1998

Keeping the Faith,

From the martyrdom staged at Masada, to the carnage perpetrated by Jim Jones in Guyana, take another look at the motivations and social attitudes towards the history of mass suicide.

49m Nov 12, 1998

Heavy Watergate: the war against cold fusion,

In 1989, two respected chemists made an announcement that rocked the world of science. Their experiments with heavy water yielded enormous amounts of heat energy, now known as cold fusion.

46m Nov 19, 1998

Noah's ark found?,

In 1960, a joint US-Turkish expedition sets out to investigate the aerial sighting of a boat-shaped object located in eastern Turkey. Could this be the mortal remains of the legendary Noah's Ark?

49m Nov 26, 1998

Monopoly men,

Thought by many to be a government organization maintained to provide financial accountability in the event of a domestic depression, the actual business of the FED is shrouded in secrecy.

46m Dec 3, 1998

Lost Lightning: The Missing Secrets of Nikola Tesla,

At the end of the 19th century, a race was on to power the world. Caught in the crossfire was inventor Nikola Tesla, who claimed he could provide everyone with free, unlimited energy. Was it true?

47m Dec 10, 1998

Tunguska: the Russian Roswell,

Just prior to the Russian Revolution, a mysterious explosion occurred in the desolate northlands of Siberia. Was it an asteroid? Or could it have been the explosion of an extraterrestrial craft?

50m Dec 17, 1998

Stolen glory: the cover-up of cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin,

With the collapse of communism and the rise of freedom in the Russian Federation, recent access to documents in the Kremlin archives reveal a story intended to remain buried forever.

48m Dec 24, 1998

Science Fraud: is the tail wagging the dog?,

The cold fusion debacle and the discovery of the Piltdown man stand as two of the greatest shams in history. Have scientists learned anything from the real or alleged goldbricks of the past?

50m Dec 31, 1998

Genesis revisited,

Zecharia Sitien uncovers the lost archives of the Annunaki: extra-planetary visitors who, over 6,000 years ago, inspired what is thought to be the earliest civilization known to man.

49m Jan 7, 1999

Unknown encounter,

Supported by interviews with Barry Taft, this episode chronicles the six-year haunting of a California woman and the researchers committed to finding out the truth about her unwelcome visitor.

50m Jan 14, 1999