12 Best Alien Documentaries to Watch on Netflix in 2017

Whether you are a firm believer or a skeptic, you will definitely enjoy going through the list of 12 best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017.

The question of “are we alone,” has been asked by billions of people throughout history, but nobody ever managed to provide solid evidence for or against the existence of aliens. This list is going to be about alien documentary movies on Netflix like the Unacknowledged and Sirius but not a list of alien movies on Netflix, so don’t expect titles like The Invasion or Contact. However, if we get enough feedback from our readers, we will work on a list of Netflix alien films. Given that there are Amazon Prime and Hulu offering streaming services, let us know down it the comments whether you would like us to work on best alien movies on Amazon Prime or a list of alien movies on Hulu as well. There are quite a few awesome titles to talk about on those sites too, like Project Almanac and Interstellar.

UFOs or unidentified flying objects have been encountered by humans from the dawn of recorded history, but thanks to modern technology, we are now able to capture videos of such objects blazing through the sky. If you want to take a look at such sightings, then check out 10 Most Watched Youtube UFO Sighting Videos. However, these videos are also not enough to prove that aliens really exist or that the objects shown in these videos are actual alien crafts. Naturally, this topic has been visited and revisited many times by great minds and tinfoil wearing conspiracy theorists. Due to these “sightings” and intrigue, over the years many documentaries have been made on this subject. Just take a look at 11 Best Alien Documentaries on Netflix Instant in 2015 for a similar list of documentaries.

If you are a skeptic, then please check out 5 Undeniable Scientific Proof That Aliens and Extraterrestrial Life Exist and 5 Indisputable Proofs of Aliens Visiting Earth before you laugh at the very prospect of alien visitations. You will certainly be able to get a new perspective if you go through these two articles. Moving along swiftly, Netflix is a great online video streaming platform for watching documentaries. They have quite a huge collection of top-notch documentaries on a lot of things. However, we are interested in aliens, and even here Netflix does not disappoint. We looked up Netflix‘s site for documentaries on the subject and then ranked them according to their IMDB rating. We also sought help from Google to aid us in our mission for finding the best alien documentaries on Netflix.

So basically, the higher IMDB score a given documentary has, the higher it has been placed in our list. Netflix is amazing when it comes to binge-watching your favorite shows, movies and of course, documentaries. If you are an alien enthusiast, and just fictions won’t cut it for you, we highly recommend that you take a look at our list, and start binge watching. It is likely that you are already aware of some of the documentaries that made it into the list, but there are quite a few, and you are sure to find some that you have not noticed yet.

Without further ado, let’s get right into our list of 12 best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017.

12. Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story

Rating: 3.8

This documentary focuses on Stan Romanek, one of the most documented extraterrestrial contact stories out there. Although the subject matter of this documentary is pretty strong, it gets a bad reputation for the poor execution. Despite this, we had to include this one in our list, as it shines a light on some truly amazing aspects of alien visitation and provides us with some interesting proof. Which we certainly cannot deny despite all its flaws.

11. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

Rating: 4.5

Every alien enthusiast and skeptic knows about the famous Roswell incident in 1947. As the name of this documentary suggests, it talks about and tries to determine the found footage of an alleged alien autopsy that was filed by the U.S. military after the Roswell incident. It is a really interesting documentary to watch, although it has been around for a long time, it did not lose its appeal one bit.

10. Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries

Rating: 5.1

If you are seeking mystery, you do not have to gaze far off into the sky; our planet holds a lot of secrets and mysteries of its own. Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries is not based solely on aliens and alien conspiracies. It covers a lot more than just aliens. Of course, a lot of explainable phenomena indicate towards our interaction with a much more intellectually superior race sometime in prehistory. This is a must watch for alien enthusiasts.

8. The Truth Behind: UFOs

Rating: 5.2

This documentary ranks 9th in our list of best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017, and it comes directly from National Geographic. You can expect the high degree of polish that we all know and love from National Geographic documentaries. However, like every other documentary mentioned in this list, you have to take the information found in it with a grain of salt, as it is very difficult to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to UFOs and extraterrestrial encounters.

8. Australien skies

Rating: 5.2

Australia is a country that encompasses an entire continent, so given the huge landmass of Australia, and also taking into account how dispersed the population density is throughout the country, Australia is the perfect setting for aliens to visit. This documentary tracks quite a few people who claim to have encountered these UFOs and have filmed them for a prolonged period of time. You will get to see some awesome clips and listen to incredible stories of these people and their alien encounters.

7. UFOs: The Best Evidence Ever (Caught on Tape)

Rating: 5.5

Many attempts have been made by UFO and alien enthusiasts over the years to provide definitive evidence of aliens and their mysterious crafts hovering over the earth. This is one of the most convincing ones, to say the least. Despite the click-bait title, it contains a lot of UFO footage shot by eyewitnesses.

6. A Field Full of Secrets

Rating: 5.7

We are halfway through our list of 12 best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017, and at number 6 we have “A Field Full of Secrets.” For those who have not guessed it already, this documentary is about the mysterious crop circles found in a lot of places around the world. These crop circles range from simple spheres to complex geometric shapes. Although skeptics often dismiss these as elaborate hoax, there is a lot of intrigue about crop circles, to say the least.

5. Unsealed: Alien Files

Rating: 6.6

We really have to thank the Freedom of Information Act for this documentary that ranks 5th in our list of best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017. Many critical and bizarre government documents have been unclassified under this act, and this documentary series takes advantage of these files and investigates the cases mentioned in the pages of these classified documents further. This documentary offers us a peek into the world of cover-ups and unsolved mysteries.

4. Sirius

Rating: 6.7

The name Dr. Steven Greer is quite familiar to UFO enthusiasts, as he is a medical doctor turned UFO researcher. He has been investigating alien abductions and UFO sightings for a long time, and over the years he has accumulated a lot of interesting data which he shares with us through this extraordinary documentary.

3. Unacknowledged

Rating: 7.1

Up next on our list of best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017 we have Unacknowledged that is the newest UFO/Aliens documentary streaming right now on Netflix. After its release, the documentary has managed to gather a lot of admiration and fan following. It focuses on historic UFO documents kept secret for decades, and why governments have been keeping it secret almost religiously for so long. It’s a very interesting take on the whole subject of extraterrestrial encounters.

2. The Search for Life: The Drake Equation

Rating: 7.2

At the second place on our list of best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017 is this documentary that is not directly involved with alien abductions and UFO sightings, however, it explores the very possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial life based on established science, and it also explains how likely it is for us to encounter aliens. If you are not satisfied with just the conspiracy theories and would like the take of established science on the whole alien subject, then this the documentary will catch your attention.

1. Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs

Rating: 7.4

Our number one pick for the best Netflix alien documentaries is “Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs.” It is a window into the life of UFO enthusiast Christo Roppolo and his amazing experiences with these so-called UFOs. He has been making films of his encounters for a long time, and he also claims to have made contact with these extraterrestrial beings. It is definitely a must watch for any UFO enthusiast.

This wraps it up for our list of 12 best alien documentaries to watch on Netflix in 2017.