. >> hedrick also finds the props in the interview room suspicious. >> if i were to set up a scene and we were going to shoot a puppet, i'd want something similar to this where we have limited coverage on the subject within the frame, and then we have a desk or something that enables us to get underneath it in order to puppeteer it. >> what about the lighting? >> ostensibly the alien is sensitive to light. >> it's kept dark for the comfort of the aliens. >> it's a low-light situation, but it's still lit. and as a matter of fact, the one light that we do have is directly on the alien's face and eyes. now, if it was sensitive to light, we could have shot this with infrared or something. as a concept, it's very cool. but i think to just about any working effects artist, it's pretty clear that this is a bit of film magic. >> broadstreet's documentary, "area 51: the alien interview," is released in 1997 to mixed reviews. over the years, however, it's become a cult classic. >> if you go on youtube right now, there are literally 10 or 12 pages of people who have posted parts of our show. so c