The History Channel’s UFO Hunters show is just too much

Posted on April 25th, 2009

The History Channel has this show called UFO Hunters featuring 3 “investigators” taking on supposed UFO sightings they call “cases” and trying to prove the evidence associated with each case.

I’m certainly someone who believes there are UFOs. But I like the ground things based on scientific fact.

That’s why I love SciFi Channel’s Ghost Hunter series. In Ghost Hunters, Jason and Grant (who ran TAPS) try to “debunk” everything they possibly can with science and technology. Even if they discover something that is unexplainable they often are sometimes very hesitant to label a place as “haunted” but will admit they can’t explain some activity they have caught. For them, just because something is unexplainable at some location doesn’t mean that location is haunted. They want require really hard evidence.

With UFO Hunters, the biggest problem I have with the show is their “lead investigator” Bill Birnes (who is also the publisher of UFO Magazine). He apparently also runs The History Channel’s UFO Hunters Blog too.

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Bill always has some far out explanation on every show that supposedly proves UFOs are real and extraterrestrials are involved. He never looks at the reasons that disprove anything – he always tries to do everything he can with any explanation possible to prove the whole UFO/extraterrestrial connection. Even his colleagues like Pat and Kevin sometimes appear frustrated on the show because no matter what, Bill has a explanation even if facts say otherwise. In one episode of the show Bill says he considers pilots reliable sources because “they are pilots and are trained to report strange things they see”. Uh, that doesn’t mean what they are reporting is reliable. Give me a break. Ultimately I believe Bill hurts the whole UFO thing with his attitude of 100% acceptance UFOs are real and are from extraterrestrial origin with any fact he is represented with. He’s not credible.

I will admit, they have shown off some interesting evidence on UFO Hunters that really make you go “hmmm” and really think about possibilities. But it’s not enough to make the kind of statements Bill is making. While Kevin and Pat express their skepticism on many of the cases against the crap that Bill says – it’s just too much crap coming from Bill that hurts this show.

I want them to take people’s reports of UFOs and do shows where they say “these are the reasons why this isn’t a UFO”. Disprove things.

Oh and is there a reason why Bill can’t take off his sunglasses on the show?

  • http://evanamartin.net Evan

    I watch this show now and then, I do think there is something out there, but I’m very skeptical. I rather watch MonsterQuest though.
    Oh, and Bill has a twitch in his eye -that’s why he wears pilot glasses.

  • Steve

    I think he wears the sunglasses due to a nasty eye ‘tick”. I saw one episode which he had them off and his eye kept twitching.

  • http://www.brandonleblanc.com Brandon LeBlanc

    Well, now I feel like an ass but at the same time – an eye “tick” isn’t anything to be ashamed of. Oh well. I heard The History Channel hasn’t renewed UFO Hunters yet for a 3rd season. The show has kind of grown on me – I hope The History Channel does renew it and maybe change it up with some new cast members or something.

  • Anthony

    I like UFO Hunters, however Bill is is not a very believable character wearing those silly dimestore shades. Even if he does have an eye twich, being so vain about it makes him quite the phony in my eyes! Thanks

  • http://www.globide.com Paranormal

    I enjoy a good story as much as most people, but I agree with what you’re saying. To me, when it comes to investigating and trying to find out if some is real and it exists, the best way to go about it is to find out what it probably really is. Eliminate all possibilities if enough evidence exists for the UFO sighting. If anything is found, it’d be big news and it would really have people scratching their heads in wonder.

  • Terry

    Im not sure if anyone noticed a few months back, but they had two episodes in a row talking about triangles. So they had one where they were interviewing a guy in CO (?) and suddenly they saw a triangle in the sky – daytime. Pretty neat. Then at the end of the show they hit you with a great teaser – a night time shot of a triangle flying in the sky. So I waited for the next episode – really excited. They barely even discussed triangles and did not talk at all about the teaser from the previous show. Did anyone catch this?

  • Giri prasad

    Hi,every one.. im really shocked evidences are showing aliens are watching us…U.s government kepting all information at area 51..and…dulce also showing very clearly what is going on there………..

  • Marshall

    I happen to like Bill’s style. He really delves completely into whatever case the three of them are covering, and yes, I admit he does take the position of supporting the UFO phenomenon with an intense belief, but every case needs someone to take a supporting position, and Bill does it so well. I believe he has had his own personal experiences encountering UFOs, so he finds it harder to take the position of debunker. So what of his sun glasses? It’s a small quirk, and we all have our share. He’s a very likeable guy, if you pay attention to his personality.

  • http://www.alien-sightings.net Bill Andrew

    Great site! Check out my site on alien sightings.

  • Edgardo

    I believe in this program. Here, in Argentina, threre are so many investigators about the UFO. But is not only when you see something in the sky the ufo’s (and the alliens,of course) has been on earth since ancient times. Who mades the Pyramids ? (sorry for my english), that is the real true that alliens exist.

  • http://cowboychangesranges.com Dan Lewis

    Bill,
    I have never seen anything in the sky, and I have spent alot of my life cowboying in the moutains and deserts. Enough to know where and how to prove bigfoots are real. The thing I think you would find intresting is I have seen a horse dissappear and come back in the mountains above Jackson, Wy. Time warp hell I don’t know what I do know his tracks just stopped. A cowboy was seen bringing the horse back then he dissappeared. To my knowlege the horse was never right after that. If you want to hear the whole story let me know would be happy to tell you. I was not the only one there that day, so it is not just my word.

  • praveen

    I do believe in the possibility of UFOs, and shows that investigate. But, UFO hunters is just terrible. They really drag and drag a simple incident. Unfortunately, this is not good for people wanting to know if UFOs are true. Good to know it got cancelled. The guy with the hat is shamelessly advertising UFO magazine. I bet History channel makes money letting him wear that red hat.

  • nose picker

    i really liked the show, i have all 3 seasons and found it entertaining.
    bill doesn’t bother me and neither does his glasses, i naturally assumed he had a reason for wearing them and accepted it.

  • http://TheHistoryChannel Darlene L. Woodworth

    One day sitting on my balcony facing the Elmira/Big Flats, NY airport, ( I lve in Corning, NY. I believe I saw a UFO! At first it was a double triangled glow of light descending from the sky, and then it looked like a helicopter. But then turned into just an orb shaped ball, and hovered there. It was still warm, at the time, so it must have been either late July or early September, this year , 2010. The first thing I noticed that day were sirens (by the sound of it), heading down I-86 towards the airport. Wether for a fire or accident, I never knew. For the first few minutes, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Then after about seven minutes, I thought I should call someone. Of course I thought people would think I was nuts. After ten minutes I almost called the Corning Leader, (local Newspaper). I didn’t! This went on for about fifteen minutes. It then slowly moved away retreating back from the exact direction in which it had descended. This took about 10 to fifteen seconds, and then it just disappeared from sight. Now I know that there are plenty of skeptics out there. But I too, know, just exactly what I saw, and what I saw was not a natural phenomenon. This was something not of our realm.

  • L. Parker

    Barnes’ eye twitches from Valium abuse.

  • Clhad

    I agree, that not all that is seen that is unusal are UFO. The quick gun alpproach has caused air traffic reporters to no label incidents, unidentifield Aerial Phenomena a harder task to identify because ever one has had enough flying saucers, especially when most of what are seen are lights in the sky. Lights can be the most difficult things to identify due to distince bright or dimness, purpuse of lights, etc. The whole field of paranormal sightings is desperate to identify the target as what they want it to be. Vision is to simple and very unreliable. I went overseas on the uss Patch and they allowed us on deck where we sat on a cover of a cargo hole to play cards. I looked up and saw that the point looked like it was rolling under a wave, I saw fish and debrie going by in the wave. Tlhen I was told that the reason I was seeing things this way was that the ship the Patch was on the bottom of a wave and another wave was at the bottom also the ship was on the side of the wave looking over at the side of the other wave, I was seeing the siip sitting near the bottom of the trough looking straight over into the wasve. The ship was find. I also was flying home from Europe and over New York we encountered a heavy storm and had to be stackede as no one was allowed to land during the heavy rain our aircraft at one end od one stack was turning to head in opposite way at level altitude, the plane above us was turning back in the opposite direction at this altitude when I looked up I say that aircraft go straight down by our window. it was the way the aircraft were banking in relation to the attitude to the ground. What we see is not always hapening as we see it happening. I have other instances of things that to all intents and purposes was happening as I was seeing them happen, but needless to say the Patch did not sind and the aircraft above us did not crfash. and I learned a valuable lesson YOu cannot always believe what you think you see. especially when looking into the dark sky with lights in every direction and movements at 360 degrees at varying speeds because of distance and terrain.