Year: 2012
Runtime: 81 mins
Language: English
Directors: Robert Cooley, Sean Bardin
In July 2010, a couple on vacation stumbled upon a disturbing event while visiting a ranch in rural Texas. They documented their unsettling experience using a home camcorder, resulting in controversial and uncensored footage that captures the details of what they encountered.
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In July 2010, vacationing couple Joe and Lisa set out to visit Joe’s grandparents, filming the journey with a camcorder. They reach a gate that is locked, but Joe manages to open it, and they arrive at the house to discover a note stating the grandparents are away for a couple of days. They locate the hidden house keys and enter, exploring the yard and the grandfather’s classic Oldsmobile Cutlass in the garage. That evening, the couple takes a moment to celebrate when Joe proposes to [Lisa] and they become engaged. He explains to her how his grandfather always kept him away from the backyard shed when he was younger.
That night, Joe investigates the shed, where a chained door sits at the back of the property. He hears a loud humming and eventually pries the door open. Inside, he discovers old military technology and news clippings about the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. Joe finds a large sealed crate but does not open it.
The next night, the couple returns to the shed. Joe opens the crate and finds a flashing light and a lifeless alien. Frightened, they argue about whether to call the authorities. Fearing for his grandfather’s safety, Joe decides to contact the FBI to report the discovery. An FBI agent arrives, but the agents are skeptical and unconvinced by their account.
Later that night, the couple decides to leave the premises. Joe goes back to the shed to seal it and cover the evidence, while Lisa waits in the car. He returns to fetch the keys, leaving her alone at the car. Inside, Lisa spots an alien life form in the flashlight beam, screams, and runs to Joe. More aliens appear and give chase. A bright light, resembling an alien spacecraft, appears; Lisa falls and breaks her leg, and Joe is knocked out. Lisa is dragged away and abducted by the aliens, who depart on the ship.
Joe wakes up later, desperate for Lisa, and runs to the garage to escape in the grandfather’s Cutlass, only to find the steering wheel locked. He flees back to the yard and encounters the same FBI agent, now with a partner, watching the scene unfold. Joe pleads for help, but a powerful force knocks him out, the camera falls to the ground, and the agent steps on it, ending the footage.
After the text rolls, a brief final shot shows something inside a black plastic bag with tufts of hair protruding from one corner, before the screen goes to black.
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