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.

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