Ancient Aliens Destination Orion (Season 5, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

Ancient Aliens

Destination Orion (Season 5, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

Why were many ancient civilizations around the world so focused on the Orion constellation? Some scientists cite earthly connections, but other researchers suggest another explanation "beyond" Earth.

Writers

Kaylan Eggert | Richard Monahan

Producer

Allison Boon

Editors

Damon Brewster | Dustin Ebsen (as Dusty Ebsen) | Chad Inman | Margaret Moore & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 11, 2013

Release date

Jan 11, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Seth Shostak Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI (as Seth Shostak Ph.D.) Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI (as Seth Shostak Ph.D.) See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Thomas Brophy Self - Astrophysicist, Co-Author, Black Genesis (as Thomas Brophy Ph.D.) Self - Astrophysicist, Co-Author, Black Genesis (as Thomas Brophy Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Philip Coppens Self - Author, The Ancient Alien Question Self - Author, The Ancient Alien Question See fewer	Alien Crash at Roswell: The UFO Truth Lost in Time (2013)
Gary A. David Self - Author, The Orion Zone (as Gary David) Self - Author, The Orion Zone (as Gary David) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Richard Rader Self - Department of Classics, UCSB (as Richard Rader Ph.D.) Self - Department of Classics, UCSB (as Richard Rader Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Robert Bauval Self - Co-Author, Black Genesis Self - Co-Author, Black Genesis See fewer	Conspiracies of the Ancient World: The Secret Knowledge of Modern Rulers (2012)
Mike Bara Self - Author, The Choice (as Michael Bara) Self - Author, The Choice (as Michael Bara) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Erich von Däniken Self - Author, Chariots of the Gods Self - Author, Chariots of the Gods See fewer	Contact (2003)
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Self - Publisher, Legendary Times Magazine Self - Publisher, Legendary Times Magazine See fewer	Resident Alien (2021)
William Henry Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist Self - Author / Investigative Mythologist See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Patrick Flanagan Self - Author, Pyramid Power (as Patrick Flanagan Ph.D.) Self - Author, Pyramid Power (as Patrick Flanagan Ph.D.) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
David Childress Self - Author: Technology of the Gods Self - Author: Technology of the Gods See fewer	Pole to Pole
Jason Martell Self - Author, Knowledge Apocalypse Self - Author, Knowledge Apocalypse See fewer	Ancient Astronauts: Our Extraterrestrial Legacy (2011)
Robert Powell Self - Author, History of the Zodiac (as Robert Powell Ph.D.) Self - Author, History of the Zodiac (as Robert Powell Ph.D.) See fewer	UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (2023)
William J. Fulco Self - Professor of Archaeology, Loyola Marymount University (as Fr. William J. Fulco Ph.D.) Self - Professor of Archaeology, Loyola Marymount University (as Fr. William J. Fulco Ph.D.) See fewer	The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Bill Birnes Self - Author / Publisher, UFO Magazine (as Bill Birnes J.D. Ph.D.) Self - Author / Publisher, UFO Magazine (as Bill Birnes J.D. Ph.D.) See fewer	The Riverman (2004)
Sara Seager Self - Prof. of Planetary Sciences, MIT (as Sara Seager Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of Planetary Sciences, MIT (as Sara Seager Ph.D.) See fewer	NOVA Universe Revealed (2021)
Simon Allix Self: Narrator Self: Narrator See fewer	Outside the Wire (2021)
Robert Clotworthy Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Red Notice (2021)
Albert Einstein Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Schooling the World (2010)