Air date: 1980-09-20

Runtime: 30 min

An investigation into UFO sightings with an emphasis on the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico sightings, Project Blue Book, and Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson AFB.

Air date: 1980-09-27

Runtime: 30 min

Unorthodox means of healing are considered, from charismatic Christian faith healers to electric magnetism to meditative techniques. Advocates and skeptics are interviewed.

Air date: 1980-10-04

Runtime: 30 min

New information on President Kennedy's assassination, including a police tape revealing a fourth shot, expert handwriting analysis on Oswald's diary, and a possible Oswald lookalike as a stealth assassin.

Air date: 1980-10-11

Runtime: 30 min

A look at thrill-seeking daredevils from Harry Houdini through "pickup pilot" Chuck Strange. A peek into the stuntman-training school of Hollywood veteran Kim Kahana.

Air date: 1980-10-18

Runtime: 30 min

What exactly is death and what lies beyond it? Three survivors share their testimonies of near death experiences (NDEs). Doctors and a theologian offer their explanations.

Air date: 1980-10-25

Runtime: 30 min

Can the full moon drive men mad? Once dismissed as a myth, scientists are reevaluating the effect exerted by our nearest neighbor.

Air date: 1980-11-01

Runtime: 30 min

Volcanoes, spotlighting Mount St. Helens, which erupted on May 18, 1980. Local law enforcement, a volcanologist, and an earthquake-sensitive woman are interviewed. A simulated evacuation of Mount Shasta, California is demonstrated.

Air date: 1980-11-08

Runtime: 30 min

Investigative reporter Anthony Scaduto presents startling new evidence that exonerates Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the man convicted and executed for the March 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son.

Air date: 1980-11-15

Runtime: 30 min

East meets West in this exploration of acupuncture, filmed on location in Peking, China. Chinese medicine's fight for acceptance in America. Graphic scenes of brain surgery and of the inserting of needles.

Air date: 1980-11-22

Runtime: 30 min

Jimmy Hoffa was the president of the powerful Teamsters' Union. He only cared about himself. He fought to the top, but eventually got killed, although his body was never found.

Air date: 1980-11-29

Runtime: 30 min

The Fountain of Youth of legend is fast becoming reality thanks to modern science, nutrition, and cosmetic surgery. A report on the many ways America's aging population seeks to regain its waning youth.

Air date: 1980-12-06

Runtime: 30 min

Is laughter the best medicine? Entertainers old and new offer their thoughts along with researchers into the placebo effect, biofeedback, and laughter therapy.

Air date: 1980-12-13

Runtime: 30 min

A celebration of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts featuring rare looks at coven rituals and an initiation ceremony. A scientist suggests a rational explanation lurks behind the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93.

Air date: 1980-12-27

Runtime: 30 min

Are child prodigies born or nurtured? A day in the life of a gifted ballerina. Visits to schools for gifted students and a computer camp. Educators suggest every child possesses tremendous untapped potential.

Air date: 1981-01-10

Runtime: 30 min

Air date: 1981-01-24

Runtime: 30 min

Edward Leedskalnin built a Coral Castle in Florida City, Florida during modern times. The stones weigh up to 5 tons. Yet he used simple tools and a tripod. The mystery he once said "it is all there in the Egyptian texts" . Join Leonard Nimoy In Search of The Castle of Secrets to see and marvel at what one man accomplished.

Air date: 1981-01-31

Runtime: 30 min

A look at the lives of the great lovers Casanova and Don Juan. Did they have true feelings for their conquests or were they instead fools attempting to slake a never-ending thirst?

Air date: 1981-02-07

Runtime: 30 min

"In Search of..." explores the claims that the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper may have been found.

Air date: 1981-02-14

Runtime: 30 min

What was the cause of Marilyn Monroe's untimely death? Did she commit suicide? Was she the victim of an accidental overdose of medication? Was she murdered? Each of these possibilities is examined, yet none can be substantiated.

Air date: 1981-02-21

Runtime: 30 min

Did explorers from China arrive on the west coast of North America in 458 A.D. and then proceed to Central America? This episode examines both the facts and myths that surround this subject.

Air date: 1981-02-21

Runtime: 30 min

A examination of the last great passenger dirigible and the question of whether its explosive destruction was by accident or sabotage.

Air date: 1981-04-30

Runtime: 30 min

Large meteors have caused massive destruction in the past. Will one also cause the end of the world? Conversely, instead of a threat, will outer space prove to be a boon to mankind via the colonization of other planets and solar systems?

Air date: 1981-05-16

Runtime: 30 min

An examination of the British ocean liner torpedoed during World War I and possible reasons for why she sank so quickly.

Air date: 1981-05-19

Runtime: 30 min

An exploration of the social, religious, and technological relationships between human beings and the sun, emphasizing the exploitation of solar energy through photovoltaic cells, hydrogen fuel cells, and biomass fuels.