NOVA (1974)
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Carl Sagan as Self
Episodes 1
The Case of the Ancient Astronauts
March 8, 1978
• 55m
5x9
NOVA investigates the theories of von Daniken and others that the Earth has been visited by intelligent beings from outer space. Among claims examined are: that the building techniques used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops are so advanced that only an extraterrestrial intelligence could have built it; and that the engraved stones of Palenque in Mexico depict an ancient astronaut at the controls of a space rocket.
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