- Tonight on The
Proof Is Out There. A man claims this is
the sound of big foot. (animal vocalizing) and it made him sick. - I don't feel good. - [Tony] The Mars
probe catches something inexplicable on camera. - Really closely resembles
a bird in flight. - [Tony] And a real
life Spiderman helped save this baby's life. - We have super
altruists among us. (intense music) - [Tony] Around the
globe, are videos- - [Woman] What
the heck is this. - [Tony] Photos and sounds
that defy explanation. (intense music) - [Man] Is it some kind
of unidentified object. - [Man 2] A plane that was
literally frozen in the air? - [Tony] What are they? - [Man 3] Some sort
of bizarre mutation. - Extraordinary claims
need extraordinary proof. - I'm Tony Harris,
and as a journalist for more than 30 years, I've followed the facts
where they take me. Now I'm bringing that
spirit of investigation to the world's strangest
sounds and images. (creature screeching) We'll analyze each
one with top experts. - It's a credible case,
it's a credible video. - [Tony] And pass a
verdict on what it is. - This video was clearly faked. - The proof starts now. (intense intro music) Good evening, and welcome
to The Proof Is Out There. We've investigated recordings of alleged big foot sounds before, but new claims suggest
the creature may have a special
infrasonic ability that causes deeply
disturbing symptoms. So listen closely,
just not too closely. It's April, 2020 in the woods
near Scranton Pennsylvania, Chase Floyd, a science teacher,
is investigating mysterious howling and whooping noises that he started hearing
the night before. (animal whooping) Chase continues to record
as he explores the area. He now suspects the
noises he's hearing were made by a Sasquatch. Let's take a closer listen. (animal whooping) It sounds like a
strange whooping noise. As Chase seemingly moves closer
to the source of the sounds, his breathing gets
faster and more labored, but he forges on anyway. - Right now I'm starting
to get lightheaded. I really don't feel
good right now. As I kept going, I
started feeling nauseous. I got to a point
where I was like I just kinda want to get
out of here and lay down. So I've done some research
on unusual animal sounds, so a lot of canines
make weird noises, but nothing that
would make the sounds that are in the video, at least not that I
know of in Pennsylvania. - [Tony] Once Chase
shares the video, it racks up over 600,000 views. Field researcher Ken Gerhard
says the animal sounds recorded by Chase
are all too familiar. (animal whooping) - I've actually heard
similar vocalizations, and these are
definitely attributed to the big foot phenomenon. - [Tony] What's more,
Gerhard thinks Chase may be experiencing ohmawing, a phenomenon first
described in Native American folklore dating
back two centuries. Ohmawing has said to
be an overwhelming energy experienced in close
proximity of a Sasquatch. It manifests itself in
a variety of symptoms including temporary paralysis. - I don't feel good. - So ohmawing is described
as a type of infrasound, the theory behind predators
utilizing this infrasound is that it is a way
to disrupt, confuse, or disorient their prey animals. - If Bigfoot actually exists, then ohmawing may be
a predatory mechanism, or maybe it's a defense
mechanism, like a skunk's odor. So there are really two
questions here, folks. First, what made these sounds? And second, is there anything
to this theory of ohmawing? (ominous music) Soundscape ecologist, Ben Gottesman breaks
down the sound waves. - In order to find out what
these alleged sounds are, let's compare them to some of
the mammals in Pennsylvania. - [Tony] Gottesman
starts with elk, which are known to produce
bugle calls like this. (elk bugeling) (animal whooping) - It really isn't a match, the frequency range
doesn't match up, the harmonic characteristics
don't match up. Up next, we have coyotes. (coyote howling) (animal whooping) The frequency range is much
higher at around 650 hertz. That's barely at the upper
range of the alleged whoop. - [Tony] Gottesman is
unable to make any match, but professor of biology,
Floyd Hayes says that infrasound is for real. And while if humans can't
hear it, they can feel it. In fact, scientists
believe tigers can produce a roar under 20 Hertz
below the human hearing range that has the power to stun
or paralyze an animal. Also, the lower the frequency, the farther the
sound can travel. - Infrasound is something that several large species
of animals can produce. And some human
vocalists are supposedly capable of producing infrasound. - [Tony] But Hayes
has a bone to pick with the idea that Chase
is suffering from ohmawing, or any sort of
infrasound attack. His behavior just
doesn't make sense. - He's not feeling well. He doesn't leave the area, and he doesn't go
to relax somewhere. He still stays there and talks. - [Tony] After further
analysis. Dr. Gottesman says that the sound's
recorded by Chase Floyd resemble another set of
alleged big foot recordings he's analyzed for
us in the past. - When I was listening
to the alleged sounds, I couldn't help but think back to Ron Morehead Sierra sounds. - [Tony] He's referring to Ron
Morehead's 1970s recordings known as the Sierra sounds, which many consider
genuine Bigfoot calls. (animal whooping) - On top, we have audio from
Ron Morehead's Sierra sounds. I'm just gonna play this
series of three whoops, and notice how the third
one has a special flourish. (animal whooping) And now. (animal whooping) And now If I ran a cross
correlation on these sounds, they would be upwards
of 99% similar. It's the same sound down to
the tape recording artifacts present in the Morehead tape. This video is a hoax. (ominous music) - So while we can't
rule out the possibility that ohmawing is
real and terrifying, it wasn't the cause of
Mr. Floyd's symptoms, our verdict, this is a hoax. These sounds are a
copy of the alleged Bigfoot recordings made
in the early 1970s. If you have any solid
evidence of ohmawing, please let us know. When Apollo 11 touched
down on the moon, Neil Armstrong famously
said, "The eagle has landed." Now a recent image from
Mars has people asking, "are there already birds
on the red planet." - [Woman] At an altitude
of about 12 kilometers from the surface of Mars. - [Tony] March, 2021. - [Man] Heat shield set. - [Woman] Parking
maneuver has started, about 20 meters off the surface. (spacecraft roaring) - [Man] Rango, delta. - [Woman] Catch arm confirmed. Perseverance safely on
the surface of Mars. - [Tony] After a
dramatic landing on Mars, NASA's perseverance
rover is looking for signs of ancient life, either
primitive forms of bacteria, or strands of DNA. To get its bearings, it takes
a panorama of four images. And in the third
frame, it snaps this. A bizarre object appears
suspended over the Martian surface, zoom in, and
it's clearly something thin and elongated,
seemingly out of place. Just minutes after NASA
downloads the image, social media lights up with
posts about aliens, and UFO's. - Zooming into the image, you can see its
shape really closely resembles a bird in flight. - [Tony] Let's not just
take McCarthy's word for it, here's a bird in
flight on earth. We pixelate it to the
same degree as the perseverance image. And we put it
slightly out of focus, practically a match, right? Percival Lowell, America's
preeminent astronomer of the early 19 hundreds
studied Mars with a telescope for 15 years. Lowell saw lines on the
surface and grew convinced that they were irrigation
canals to transport water from melting polar ice. He took this as evidence
of intelligent life on the red planet. In the 1960's, the
Mariner missions captured detailed
images of the surface. And it turned out
that Lowells canals were actually a
string of craters, but at least part of Lowell's
theory has been proven true. In 2008, NASA's Phoenix
Mars Lander discovered ice under the martian surface. So the possibility
of life on Mars isn't out of the question. The perseverance Rover is
the largest astrobiology expedition ever
launched by NASA. Did it find proof
of martian life within weeks of touchdown? Let's check in with NASA
geologist, Bob Anderson. (ominous music) First is this all a hoax? - You can tell that this
is a real martian image because the sky is
not blue, it's yellow, which is exactly what you would
see on the surface of Mars. - [Tony] Dust particles
in the Martian atmosphere are high in iron oxide, which absorbs blue light
and creates a yellow sky. So what about an aircraft? Believe it or not, a
helicopter named ingenuity, hitched a ride
with perseverance. It has successfully flown
on Mars at least 11 times. So could ingenuity be
what's in the picture? - You see the shape of it, it's a very distinct box
with four legs from it, with the propellers
that are turning, and you don't see any of those
features in this object here. - [Tony] Okay, so
it's not ingenuity, but Anderson does see a
familiar shape in the picture. - We take a look at this
object, get real close. It's more of an
elliptical shape, and so it's very indicative
of dust particles that we've studied on
Mars with the microscope. - [Tony] Winds on Mars can
kick up dust storms so big we can see them on Earth,
and the dust's red hue gives the planet its color,
but Mars dust is electrostatic, which means it clings to
everything it touches. So it likely would stick
to the camera sensor or lenses and appear on all
four images, not just one. So Anderson has another theory. - It actually could
be a foreign object from the Rover itself. The Rover has little blankets
and things covered with gold foil to protect it
from temperature. And sometimes in the
wind and in the sand those little pieces
get worn off. - So what we might be
seeing is a flyaway piece of insulation or coating. It likely blew off just
before the picture was taken, flew out a few feet, then
dropped before the next frame. (ominous music) So our verdict, we're
going with Bob Anderson. It's not 100% clear, but the bird was likely
a fly away piece of the perseverance, in
2026 space X hopes to land humans on the red planet. So then we'll definitely
be able to say there is life on Mars. There are no UFO's or strange
monsters in this next story. We love those
types of mysteries, but this one is a bit different. It features a real life
superhero and the awe-inspiring power of the human
body and spirit. It's May 26th, 2018
in Paris, France. Lebanese chef Tarek Dandach
is getting his haircut in the city's 18 Thorong Dis Mal when he hears a big commotion and runs out to the street. (Tarek speaking French) - [Tony] Suddenly, a
Malian immigrant named Mamoudou Gasama
leaps into action. (Tarek speaking French) - [Tony] Mamoudou
swiftly makes it all the way up to the fourth floor. Then with the help of a man
standing on the next balcony, he pulls the
toddler up to safety before the boys grip gives way. (Tarek speaking French) - [Tony] Let's take
another look at the video, see how Mamoudou seems
to launch his body so he can grab onto
the rail, incredible. Of course, free solo
climbers can scale sheer rock faces and even skyscrapers, but that requires extensive
training and preparation. So how did Mamoudou, an
everyday guy instantly acquire such
exceptional abilities. Could he be naturally hardwired to put himself at
risk for others? Turns out there's a
theoretical condition called super altruism. - We have super
altruists among us. Those who really put themselves
at risk or who exert a tremendous amount of energy
for some other individuals or some cause they
truly believe in. - This instinct
towards super altruism seems to be
strongest when trying to save the most
vulnerable like children. So does Mamoudou have
this amazing selflessness of a super altruist, some
extraordinary agility, or both? Let's go to our experts. (ominous music) - This guy here is
obviously very athletic. You can see that he's
able to reach up very high to the next balcony, but
he's just free soloing. He's going up there
without any kind of safety. He's not even hesitating. - [Tony] Yet, remarkably
Mamoudou claims to have no climbing experience. So could this ascent be
fueled strictly by adrenaline? - Super human strength
is also called hysterical strength by scholars. And it is thought to occur
during life or death situations. And it's a short period
of time in which humans appear to have this
surge of extra strength. And it is often attributed
to a rush of adrenaline that flows into the blood. - [Tony] In interviews,
Mamoudou confirms that after the rescue he was
so afraid he was shaking, a sure sign of an
adrenaline rush. But back to that theory,
are some folks hard wired to do stuff like this? - There could be
an altruism gene, a gene that protects not just
your children, and your genes, but a gene that
protects your group, your tribe, your people, to
make sure that their genes can propagate into
the next generation. - [Tony] Mamoudou himself later
offered his own explanation. He said his faith
in God gave him both the courage and the strength. So we showed the footage
to Catholic miracle researcher and engineer,
Michael O'Neill. - Perhaps it was God
giving him the inspiration to put his own life on the
line and to save this child. He was truly
inspired to take this altruism to a whole new level. - [Tony] And though O'Neil
doesn't believe this inspired incident
meets the criteria of an official Catholic miracle, he does say acts like this
can be considered saintly. - There's a new path to
canalization proposed by Pope Francis called ablostioviti, or the sacrifice
of one's own life. This is a classic
example of that, that this man, out of
love for a stranger, he was willing to
risk his own life. Throughout Christian
history the sacrifice of one's life is what
it's all about. (ominous music) - Our verdict, Mamoudou's
faith led him to this act of super altruism. His physique enabled
him to start the daring climb with no experience, and adrenaline gave him
a boost to pull it off. But whether there's a
super altruism gene, that's still a mystery. - Nearly every country on Earth
has at least one legendary creature in its native folklore, but the little Central
American nation of Costa Rica, slightly smaller than West
Virginia, has several. These creatures are
the stuff of stories, but now one just
might have become the stuff of some amazing video. April of 2021, it's nighttime
on a rural road in Costa Rica, when a security camera picks
up this mysterious footage, Let's slow it down, and zoom in. It's dark, and the
footage is grainy, but it appears as if
some bizarre creature creeps out of the shadows. It's clearly much larger than
the dogs that can be seen cautiously approaching
it before it waddles away into the night. Down the street, some men
responding to the commotion step into the road
and capture additional smartphone footage of
the strange creature. Gustavo Martinez runs a local YouTube channel
and has a theory. (Gustavo speaking Spanish) - Field researcher, Ken Gerhard, who studies Latin
American folklore says la mona bruja, also
known as the monkey witch, is known throughout the region. - La mona bruja is said
to be able to transform into the shape of a monkey,
encountering la mona bruja is considered to be a portent
of impending disaster, illness, death, essentially
it's just bad news. - [Tony] And as
strange as that seems, an even stranger
theory soon emerges. Some on the internet feel
they see more than four legs, here and here, and that
scrambling movement, get ready, they think it could
be a giant spider. Cliff Barackman says
there are legends. - There are stories
that the Jebba Bofi, which is this folkloric
spider in central Africa that was apparently
observed once by some explorers in the 1930s. Apparently it was a
tarantula-like spider in the web that was three to
four feet in diameter. - But this is a
new world siting. Are there any new world
giants? Well, in a way. check out this nightmarish
footage captured by a biologist in the Amazon
rainforest in 2019, it shows a massive tarantula
killing a possum. Wow. If there were to be
some undiscovered species of spider
or another creature, bio diverse Costa Rica would
be a logical place to find it. 5,000 new species of animals
and plants were discovered there between 2011 and 2013, but is what we see in
this video even real? (ominous music) We wanted to know if
this is some kind of CGI. So our first stop was to
our video forensic analyst, Michael Primeau. - I haven't been
given any real reason to question the authenticity
of the video recording. - [Tony] Okay then, we
asked wildlife biologist, Dr. Stephanie Shutler
to address the theory that this could be a giant
unknown spider species. - Spiders couldn't
get to this size. They have an exoskeleton,
and it would be too large and heavy, they also depend
on tracheal openings. They don't have lungs, they
also have copper-based blood, which isn't as efficient
as our iron based-blood. So the oxygen couldn't
get throughout their body if it was this big. - [Tony] Professor of
biology, Dr. Floyd Hayes goes through several
other options among the known local wildlife. - Well, this doesn't
look like any known species of mammals that lives
in Costa Rica like a tapir or a peccary, or a
sloth, or a monkey. We don't know of any monkeys
that walk with their legs splayed outward like
this individual here. So it can't be a monkey. - [Tony] Under closer scrutiny, Hayes thinks he spots a clue
in the dark and grainy video. - It looks like the rear legs are longer than the front legs, which is why I
think it looks to me like a human trying to walk
like a crab would walk. - [Tony] Dr. Schuttler
agrees and thinks that it's the behavior of man's
best friend that provides the
conclusive evidence. - We see a dog appears
to be barking at it, and then it seems to
go really close to it. And if that were a real animal, I think the dog would
be much more scared and acting more defensive. (intense music) - So it turns out this
isn't the legendary, witch monkey of Costa Rica. And it wasn't a
monstrously large spider. While we don't think
the video was doctored, our verdict is that
this is a hoax. It's just a very flexible
person in a costume imitating a crab walk, but we're still not sure why. That's our show for tonight. Be a hero and send us
some really cool videos to investigate and please
people, keep those cameras rolling. (intense music)
