Many programs that deal in the paranormal and portray individual accounts are presented in such a way that they leave it up to the viewer to decide if it is actual or not. I will say that most all of these programs that do depict "actual" accounts or events can be quite compelling and you would have to wonder why someone would make up such an account but you have to consider that as a possibility. I have seen the Paranormal Witness program more than once and I do find it to actually be quite compelling in it's presentation of these individual accounts and some can be quite chilling . There was even one program in particular that recalled an account in the very city I live in where two county police officers that were flying in a helicopter patrolling the General Electric plant came across an unknown flying object hovering near by. This did occur several years back and was on the local news and in the News Paper and so it actually was reported and was a known event. Though I recall it happening I did not know the details of it until I watched the episode on Paranormal Witness so I will say that this story in particular was not made up just for the program. I guess you just have to decide for yourself if you believe what they are portraying on this show. Take care