The UnBelievable: The FLYING SAUCER Developed to Fight Soviets (Season 1)

In order for soldiers to avoid mines, a flying machine is workshopped for use in the Cold War. See more in this scene from Season 1, Episode 5, "Outlandish Inventions." Each hour-long episode will open up our cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic recreation, compelling graphics, and arresting archival. From Boston’s Great Molasses Flood to a man who survived being struck by lightning not once, not twice, but SEVEN times, these seemingly tall tales all actually happened, and our cast of experts dives into the historical record to tell you how and why.