they re placing the organs into glass jars. they re peeling back what seems to be a black film that s over the eye. and they are conducting a medical examination. the film you re watching premieres on television in 1995 to more than 11 million viewers. 32 countries by the rights to televise the shocking film. the audience is told that the footage is authentic. in fact, it is not. according to santilli it s a recreation. this is what he says happened to the original alien autopsy video he purchased in cleveland. we got the film back into england and we started to run it through the machines. it was just peeling off as it was going through the machines. we just had to stop zblifs very, very disappointed and upset. he thought it was something to show the world. if you bought something this valuable, it might seem logical to try to restore it. instead, santilli says he decides to recreate it with the help of john humphries, a well