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GIBBS AND HIS TEAM INVESTIGATE AN ABANDONED MARINE HELICOPTER FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROP CIRCLE, ON A REBROADCAST

"Vanished" -- The NCIS team is called in to investigate when a perfectly functioning Marine helicopter is found in the middle of a crop circle, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Tuesday, July 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. James Whitmore, Jr. directed the episode from a script by George Schenck and Frank Cardea. (Originally broadcast 10/12/04)

The first job for Gibbs and the team is to find the two pilots missing from the Marine Cobra helicopter. After locating the co-pilot, who thought their scheduled training flight had been canceled, the team continues its search for the pilot amid reports from nearby town people who say they saw strange lights the night the chopper landed. While many, including Abby, are convinced the area has been visited by aliens, Gibbs discovers the truth lies in the town's secret history.

NCIS Special Agent
Leroy Jethro Gibbs Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent
Caitlin Todd Sasha Alexander
NCIS Special Agent
Anthony DiNozzo Michael Weatherly Dr. Donald "Ducky"

  Mallard       David McCallum
Abby Sciuto     Pauley Perrette

NCIS Agent
Timothy McGee Sean Murray
Logan Clay Don Swayze
Marine Lt.
Colonel Curtis Teague Robert Rusler
Sheriff Miller Thompson Tom Bower
Marine Captain Patrick Barnett Jeremy Garrett Ritt Everett Timothy Bottoms
Daphne Everett Jennifer Hall
Marine Captain Rod Newell Rob Boltin Police Captain Grant Todd Kimsey

RATING: TVPG-L