GIBBS AND HIS TEAM INVESTIGATE AN ABANDONED MARINE HELICOPTER FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROP CIRCLE, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," TUESDAY, DEC. 28

"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, Dec. 28 (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