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But unfortunately, he doesn't make a whole lot of progress.

It's just more obstacles.

Turns out, getting medical professionals to speak publicly about health complications caused by an apparent UFO encounter proves nearly impossible.

The Texas Department of Health eventually decides to test the area where the incident occurred for radiation, but according to their representatives, their equipment doesn't register anything.

which might not be surprising by the time they investigate, it's been almost nine months since the UFO sighting.

And even if they acted sooner, there are certain types of radiation that don't always leave traces like ultraviolet and infrared light.

At some point, John tries to build out his case by hiring a private pilot to fly over the area and take pictures.

But before the photos can be developed and studied, the pilot's home gets broken into and his camera is stolen with the undeveloped film inside.

That could be a total coincidence, right?

Cameras can be expensive, especially back then.

Makes sense that a robber might steal one.

But also, we all know that if you run into enough coincidences, you might just be dealing with a conspiracy.

Now, John may never go so far as to use that word, but he does eventually draw two conclusions.

One, that the case he's built to substantiate Betty, Vicki, and Colby's claims is irrefutable.

And two, the UFO was either from another planet, from another country...

or part of a top secret government project gone wrong.

Which one was it?

Well, eventually the government launches a probe of their own and the answer might be found not in what they choose to investigate, but what they don't.

By 1983, life hasn't really gotten better for Betty, Vicky, or Colby.

They're famous now, but not in a good way.