Strong 'History Channel' vibes and flamboyant editing made interesting, engaging, and informative viewing of the Netflix "Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified" documentary. All in all, the series took declassified and established footage and resources from various media and collated them together into a 6-episode (45-or-so minutes each) show that revealed nothing concrete about the topic at hand but was highly informative regardless.
The docu-special is a mere trip down education lane, not some grand Washington-Post-level investigative-journo revolution. It is a simple collation of well-delivered facts. With that in mind, the "Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified" docu-series on Netflix was more than an interesting watch. It even contained more details than the J. J. Abrams's exec-produced "UFO" mini series that also released in 2021. I believe this show's title might have been a tad misleading, because 'declassified' does not necessarily mean 'definitive'. Unlike Abrams's "UFO", this one from Netflix went into more detail about UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) on an international level.
I enjoyed this series. They covered all the facts and evidences, and then some, without resorting to unnecessary conspiracy-mongering. But, to be fair to the documentaries about aliens and UFOs that preceded this one, there was nothing quite new to watch or learn in Netflix's 2021 UFO docu-series. All this information is already out there.
Any hardcore or keenly interested fan of this topic will be mildly taken in with what Netflix has done with this number. However, anyone new to the subject will find this docu enormously educational and detailed. It is far from groundbreaking, but that's to be expected with a subject like this. Nothing certifiable or declarative is revealed about extraterrestrial lifeforms and/or alien engineering (i.e., UFO technology) in this documentary special, so keep your hopes and expecations moderate before you hit the play button.
None of this takes away from the series' quality, though. It was well-crafted and ideally collated on several counts. Editing was good. Musical scoring and visual effects were noteworthy. Robert Polo's narration had a nice classic feel to it. The professionals, and others, who gave their two cents on UFO subject matter across all six episodes provided eye-opening (though already available) information. Plenty of crucial connections have been established, leaving viewers with all the data (i.e., search words, phrases, names) they may need to carry out their own research and exploration into these topics.
"Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified" is worth watching, especially if you are eager to brush up on the topic. I don't quite understand where all the low-ratings are coming from - probably from naysayers, skeptics, and those who have an undying love for intellectual-lethargy that should be made criminal. The series is definitely a notable addition to the UFO genre and topic. Just because Netflix committed to a UFO documentary series does not mean they should have had access to top-secret exposés about aliens and their spaceships - this isn't "Stranger Things", folks.
This docu-special contains all the details, stories, eyewitness accounts, speculations, instances, and evidence that people have gathered so far regarding UFOs, and they let you decide what to believe, and what to make of it all.
The Truth is certainly still out there, just not yet in the public domain.
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