The bomb explodes, instantly destroyed the mother ship. Hiller and Levinson are caught up in the shockwave and debris of the mother ship's explosion, but are able to return to Earth unharmed, crash-landing the alien fighter in the desert close to Area 51. When they emerge from the smoke and dust to join their waiting friends, they're both smoking cigars. The film ends as the everyone watches debris from the mother ship enter the atmosphere like shooting star Independence Day - Final Scene I do not own nor take credit for the clips uploaded here. All credit goes to the creatorsowners. I do not take or plan of making profit for any of the videos posted here. I upload the videos for entertainment purposes only.