PRESS RELEASE
September 29, 2003
Bryant Gumbel Takes Sci Fi To "The New Roswell"
Original Documentary Special Uncovers Startling
Scientific Evidence About Possible UFO Cover-up in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
SCI FI Channel blows the lid off of the possible government cover-up of a little
known 1965 UFO incident near the small town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania in
The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed, hosted by Bryant Gumbel. Directed and
executive produced by Melissa Jo Peltier of MPH Entertainment, this original
two-hour documentary special premieres Friday, October 24 @ 9 PM (ET/PT)
exclusively on the SCI FI Channel. Jim Milio and Mark Hufnail of MPH
also serve as executive producers. Peltier and Kelly McPherson serve
as co-writers.
Nearly four decades ago, residents of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania witnessed what may
be the most significant UFO incident since the Roswell crash. Observers
described seeing a fireball in the evening sky, a controlled landing and the
systematic military recovery of an object. The government denies anything
happened. The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed attempts to get to the
bottom of this controversy through a groundbreaking investigation that includes
startling scientific finds from the crash site and a tireless pursuit of
government officials.
The special also includes
a revealing update from last fall's SCI FI Channel Roswell special on the
findings at the excavated crash site in
New Mexico.
The New Roswell: Kecksburg Exposed is part of the SCI FI Declassified franchise,
a series of specials that demystify the place where science fiction meets
science fact. From the dangers of nanotechnology and artificial
intelligence to extraterrestrial encounters, SCI FI Declassified
will explore and champion the issues that confound and confuse the human
species. Other Declassified programs set to air this year are Man vs.
Machine, which premieres on November 21 and UFO Invasion at Rendlesham,
which premieres December 12 (also hosted by Gumbel).
Through landmark documentary programming and advocacy-based public affairs
efforts, SCI FI will work to expand the contemporary definitions of science
fiction to include ideas, concepts, myths and legends that simply cannot be
explained.
Last year, SCI FI
launched a Washington, D.C. based public advocacy initiative to draw greater
attention to the UFO phenomenon by the media, scientists and opinion
leaders. The Channel is currently lobbying Congress to gain support
for more scientific inquiry into these issues and plans to announce new measures
closer to the documentary's premiere.
THE NEW ROSWELL: KECKSBURG EXPOSED is produced by MPH Entertainment Productions,
exclusively for SCI FI. Launched in 1996, MPH has produced over 130
hours of primetime television programming and two independent feature
films, including co-executive producing the 2002 smash hit My Big Fat Greek
Wedding. Notable among MPH's many television projects are SCI
FI Channel's The Roswell Crash: Startling New Evidence and Martian
Mania: The True Story of the War of the Worlds, cable's The Lost Dinosaurs of
Egypt, Founding Fathers, Discovery Channel's Eco-Challenge Australia, Las
Vegas: Gamble in the Desert and Sea Tales.