In May 2017, scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, fired a high-energy X-ray laser at a molecule and witnessed something unexpected: electrons were violently sucked into a void before the molecule exploded, behavior researchers described as resembling a black hole—but electromagnetic rather than gravitational. Ancient astronaut theorists, including those featured in the episode, argue this laboratory phenomenon suggests black holes might exist on Earth in ways science hasn't fully recognized, potentially explaining centuries of mysterious disappearances, time distortions, and anomalous phenomena at specific locations around the globe. They point to ancient texts like the story of Moses on Mount Sinai as possible accounts of humans encountering such portals or vortexes, proposing that concentrated electromagnetic energy—not just collapsed stars—could create black hole-like effects that facilitate extraterrestrial visitation or passage between dimensions.
Mainstream physics acknowledges that the SLAC experiment created an analogy to black hole behavior through electromagnetic forces, but scientists emphasize this was a metaphorical comparison involving electron behavior at the molecular level, not an actual spacetime singularity with gravitational effects. Black holes as understood in astrophysics require enormous mass compressed into infinitesimal space—conditions not present in Earth's environment or achievable in current laboratories. For curious viewers, the episode offers an intriguing look at how cutting-edge physics experiments can produce unexpected results that superficially mirror cosmic phenomena, even if the connection between laser-induced electron cascades and ancient disappearances requires extraordinary leaps beyond what the experimental evidence supports.
Andros Island and Bimini (Bruce Gernon flight path)
Bahamas · Modern
Theorists argue that on December 4, 1970, pilot Bruce Gernon flew through an electromagnetic time-tunnel vortex between Andros Island and Bimini, traveling 100 miles in three minutes—far beyond his aircraft's capability—and that all watches on board were set back 20 minutes, constituting direct evidence of a black-hole-type time-displacement event in the Bermuda Triangle. No mainstream scientific investigation has confirmed the event; skeptics attribute it to disorientation, navigational error, and favorable winds.
Ingá Stone (Pedra do Ingá)
Brazil · Pre-Columbian
Theorists argue that the Ingá Stone's carvings depicting constellations, spirals representing vortex energy, and confirmed magnetic anomalies at the site suggest the knowledge was of extraterrestrial origin, especially since native peoples typically depicted supernatural beings rather than astronomical data. Mainstream archaeology regards the petroglyphs as pre-Columbian indigenous carvings of unknown authorship whose full meaning has not been conclusively deciphered.
Lake Michigan shoreline near Holland, Michigan (Steven Kubacki disappearance site)
United States · Modern
Theorists argue that the 1978 disappearance of Steven Kubacki—whose tracks stopped in the middle of frozen Lake Michigan with no hole in the ice, and who reappeared 700 miles away with no memory after 13 months—is consistent with a portal or time-tunnel event of the type associated with Earth's black holes. Investigator Dave Paulides, a former police detective, found no credible evidence of staging or foul play but stopped short of endorsing a specific supernatural cause.
Mount Sinai
Egypt · Ancient Hebrew/Jewish
Ancient astronaut theorists interpret Moses's encounter with God on Mount Sinai — including visions of a sapphire-paved floor and seeing the round Earth from above — as evidence of contact with an extraterrestrial being aboard a craft. Mainstream biblical scholarship treats the account as a divine theophany central to the founding narrative of the Hebrew religion.
Ocean eddies (ETH Zurich / University of Miami study sites)
International · Modern
Theorists argue that the 2013 discovery by ETH Zurich and University of Miami scientists that circular ocean eddies are mathematically equivalent to black holes in space confirms that black-hole-like structures exist on Earth in the oceans, supporting the broader claim of Earth-based portals. Mainstream oceanographers published this finding as a mathematical analogy useful for understanding fluid-trapping vortices, not as evidence of literal gravitational or space-time anomalies.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
United States · Modern
Theorists argue that a 2017 SLAC experiment in which an x-ray laser created a molecule-scale electromagnetic implosion resembling a black hole proves that black holes can be created anywhere on Earth, not just in deep space. Mainstream scientists described the result as an electromagnetic analog to a black hole, distinct from a gravitational black hole, produced by concentrating electromagnetic energy in a laboratory setting.
South Atlantic Anomaly
International / Brazil · Modern
Theorists argue that the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region of reversed and weakened magnetic field above South America and the Atlantic, may generate electromagnetic vortices capable of altering space and time, and that it may be one of many similar Earth-based black-hole analogs. Mainstream scientists explain it as a localized reversal of Earth's magnetic field caused by complex motions in the liquid iron core, producing intense radiation that disrupts spacecraft electronics.
Zone of Silence (Zona del Silencio)
Mexico · Modern
Compasses spin out of control in this region