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case file on your preferred platform. Tuesday August 15, 1989 was a very hot summer's day in California's Central Valley.

Joseph Villa, not his real name, was driving near the 205 highway in Stockton

with his wife and son when their car overheated. Joseph

pulled over on a quiet side road and propped up the car's bonnet to inspect the

damage. Realizing it was too severe to fix without assistance, Joseph decided he and his son would walk to the nearest payphone to call for help,

while his wife waited at the car. As the father and son headed down the dusty

road in search of a phone, the boy noticed an old military fatigue jacket in a camouflage

print crumpled on the ground.

A military style unit patch was crudely sewn on it.

He kicked at the jacket and revealed an unmarked VHS cassette tape bundled underneath.

Curious about what might be on there, he and his dad took it with them to watch later.

At home, the Villa family inserted the videotape into their VCR and hit play.

They gathered around the television.

It appeared to contain footage of a home movie.

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