Written by Michael K. (KIS'19)
Edited by Jenny C. (VHS'19)
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Area 51
Area 51, an air base located in Nevada, is known to be the America’s “most famous top-secret military base”. Nobody is allowed to enter the authorized area as it is protected by a gate. Near the gate, there are cameras watching you from every angle possible. The administrators of Area 51 reported that there are sensors in the road that can even detect objects or animals that cross the fence. There were many conspiracies with Area 51 and rumors about what actually occurred in the base. For example, people believe that the U.S. government filmed the Apollo 11 moon landing in one of the bases in Area 51.
The entire mystery began in 1954, when President Dwight D.Eisenhower signed an order to create a reconnaissance aircraft, which is a military aircraft that would locate enemies’ location through “sophisticated electronic sensors” such as radar. The government needed to find a place where they could test their plane and Area 51 was met all the necessary specifications as it was an isolated place in Nevada surrounded by a desert where nobody really intruded or gave attention. This reconnaissance aircraft was first tested in 1955, but many citizens started to question about the aircraft because of its unusual ability to fly to an high altitude.. While typical aircraft during this time period were only able to fly to an altitude of 10,000 ft, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft could fly to an altitude of 40,000 - 60,000 ft. Therefore, people obviously felt that the object was not an aircraft, but a UFO that came to Earth. Still, the most popular conspiracy theory without a doubt is probably that the U.S. government is using the air base to collect any spacecraft or UFO that end up crashing in Earth.
But, why is Area 51 always the one that is frequently linked with aliens and UFO? In July 1947, a United States Army Air Forces air balloon checking the weather was crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. People immediately started to believe that it was a UFO as it was such an interesting topic, though the U.S. government constantly attempted to prove to the people that the spacecraft had nothing to do with aliens or any other extraterrestrials. Most alien conspiracy believers thought that the government moved all the remains of crash to Area 51, including dead bodies and spacecraft itself. Furthermore, B.D.Gildenberg called the incident, “the world’s most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO claim” as it means many government officials were involved in this investigation to find the reality of the UFO. Another reason was that many people saw and took photos of the UFO near Area 51. It is still a question whether the photos are authentic or not, but these people strongly argue that the photos are the proof of alien existence.
Some people claim that they have worked at Area 51 and were involved in many projects that are about aliens and spacecrafts. They say that they have worked on many projects with high government officials. For example, Bob Lazar has argued that he worked at Area 51 and he has contributed to the US government by protecting the the alien spacecraft. Again, U.S. government and other skeptics argue that there isn’t any evidence that Bob Lazar actually worked at Area 51.
Continuing off from the Roswell crash, “The Aurora Project” also can’t be excluded from Area 51 conspiracy theories. Aurora is rumored to be the American spy plane during 1980s, but there isn’t any true evidence that this plane was actually built. However, in February 1994, Area 51 devotee Chuck Clark claimed that he had a footage of Aurora taking off from Area 51. He said,
“I even saw the Aurora take off one night – or an aircraft that matched the Aurora's reputed configuration, a sharp delta with twin tails about a hundred and thirty feet long."
In 2013 report, it has been revealed that the location of the footage was actually the same location where the U-2 spy planes were tested. .
Today, Area 51 is still used by the U.S. government. Government officials are still remaining secretive about the projects and construction they carry out in Area 51. Viewed through Google Earth, the area itself is seen to be expanding every year.Still remaining secretive about the projects they carry out in Area 51, the government officials are constantly building and expanding their area every year when viewed by Google Earth. During the morning, people spot some lights in the sky that they also thought was a evidence of a UFO. However, the aircraft was actually the airplane from Janet Airlines, which is the name that was made by the United States Air Force to transport many employees secretly to the military base. So, we can probably assume that the government officials are simply working on their military weapons as they are hiding everything they work in Area 51 and they themselves conceded that they were working on making the military weapons. Chris Pocock, a noted U-2 historian, thinks “classified aircraft, more exotic forms of radio communication, directed energy weapons, and lasers are currently under development at the base”. In fact, Area 51 is still a hidden mystery for most of the people in the world.
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Bibiliography
- “Aurora (Aircraft).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Apr. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(aircraft).
- Blitz, Matt. “The Real Story Behind the Myth of Area 51.” Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2018, www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a24152/area-51-history/.
- Getty, and YouTube. “New Photographs of Area 51 Show Clearest View Ever inside Mysterious US Air Base.” Mirror, 20 Dec. 2017, www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/new-photographs-area-51-show-11113392.
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