 Planes reported missing in 1945 suddenly appear in the Mojave desert. A commercial flight is buzzed by a  bright  object that the pilot  wouldn t know how to describe . Roy Neary, while working one night, has a Close Encounter... The US Government determine where the visitors plan to land and create an elaborate cover-up to keep people away. However, a group of people, including Neary, share a vision which draws them to the place and a meeting with new, and old, friends.