By: Xavier Arias
Real aliens? Or a giant hoax? Area 51 has been a mystery since the 1950’s, and is still stumping even the most talented conspersists to this day. Many believe that Area 51 contains unorthodox creatures, such as aliens!
Area 51 is a common name for a mysterious place that many believe holds aliens or other extra terrestrial beings. Area 51 is located in Nevada, 83 miles away from Las Vegas. The site became known as “Area 51” because of its placement on the maps of the Atomic Energy Commission. The government funded the building in 1954 for a top secret flight testing location because US planes were trying to do recon missions (observing the enemy) over the USSR, but there was concern that they would be spotted and shot down. It was remote enough that it wasn't accessible to civilians or spies. The area was already familiar territory to the military, it had served as a WW2 aerial gunnery range. So that's how Area 51 came to be!I know, I know what you’re thinking, “but what about the aliens?” and ”How did these theories come about?” I'm getting there, I promise. Ok, so one of the first theories started in the summer of 1955, where there were some sightings of “unidentified flying objects” around Area 51. That’s because the Air Force started testing it’s U-2 aircrafts at about 60,000 feet high in the air, whereas normal aircrafts were flying at about 10,000-20,000 feet high. So if a pilot reported seeing something in the air to traffic control and couldn’t explain what it was, the Air Force would tell them that it was either a “natural phenomena” or “high-altitude weather research”, because they didn’t want the public to know about the secret U-2 aircrafts. This then led to distrust, fear and confusion by many civilians seeing the same things and claims of government cover ups and ‘abduction lists’ by Alien invaders. Underground press titles were claiming that joint Alien and US government facilities were active in the desert and providing these ‘abduction lists’ for who was going to be abducted next. Hence, this is why Area 51 started to get a bad rap.
Another theory that really took hold in the 1980’s was the ‘Roswell Incident’ that happened at Roswell Army Air Field in 1947. A leading UFO researcher, named Stanton Friedman, came across this story and began the research for more information and witnesses. There was a crash of an alleged flying saucer on the air field. On July 8, 1947 a press release under a Commander basically admitted that they had the possessions of an alien spacecraft! The very next day there was another press release, this time from a General, stating that it was a weather balloon. This was the start of the best known and well documented UFO coverup. The recovery of debris and bodies and the way that the military covered it up led to a magnitude of mystery!! So much so, there is now a UFO museum dedicated to inform the public about the Roswell Incident and other aspects of UFO phenomena.
To further confuse us even more, in 1989 a man by the name of Robert Lazar claimed he worked on extraterrestrial technology inside Area 51 and saw photographs of biopsied aliens and that the US government used the facility to examine recovered alien spacecraft! Do you think the government is trying to give us misleading evidence? Maybe the government didn’t think this would blow up like it did. What if it has nothing to do with Aliens at all? Whatever it is, or whatever it is they are trying to hide with no accessibility, 24-hour surveillance and the threat of deadly force authorized by the military if you get too close, it is still concerning that no one knows what is going on. I don’t know if we will ever get the answers in our lifetime. The military and anyone who works there must fear for their lives. The fact that no else, other than Robert Lazar, has ever come forward and spoken about Area 51, speaks volumes about how secretive it is.
In conclusion, Real aliens? Or a giant hoax? Area 51 has been a mystery since the 1950’s, and is still stumping even the most talented conspersists to this day. It has spawned more conspiracy theories than any other military facility in the world.
By: Jael Beltre
Area 51, the secret military air force base. I bet you heard of that before. Area 51 is a colossal mystery that people have been trying to solve for years and is still yet to be solved today. What are the possibilities of what is inside of Area 51?
Area 51 was built in 1955 as a United States air force facility and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Area 51 stretches 600 square miles and was built around a dry lake bed called groom lake. Area 51 was started by president Dwight D. Eisenhower. There have been many sightings of disc shaped aircraft and UFOs. After the UFOs, the government became more and more secretive about area 51. The government also wiped area 51 off of maps. This stirred up people’s minds to find out what was inside of area 51. Area 51 now has very heavy security.
There are many theories about area 51 that people have come up with. One of the theories is that extraterrestrials, also known as aliens, are being held captive. According to Area 51: Top conspiracy theories about the secret military base,“Bob Lazar is a purported whistleblower and controversial figure in the scientific community. he claims to have worked for a period of time at a secret military base at S-4.” This article states that Bob Lazar said that he was walking down a hallway at S-4 and for an instant, saw a small, gray extraterrestrial between two men in lab coats through a small window. The article also states that disc-shaped aircraft crashed in Roswell in 1947 but the government claimed that it was just a Russian spy plane. Another theory is that area 51 is home to the government’s mysterious black helicopters. According to Area 51: Top conspiracy theories about the secret military base, “Black helicopters first appeared in news reports in the 1970s and are commonly associated with cattle mutilation, toxic chemical releases over many neighborhoods and other projects”. The article Journey to Area 51: Black helicopters and claims of abductions by aliens states that “CNN talk-show host Larry King claims he spent a couple of days and nights outside Area 51 in 1999 on an assignment to delve into the mysteries of what was then the most secret military installation in the U.S.” He also says that he watched a number of black helicopters fly over Nevada Hwy. 375, and headed toward area 51.
Area has been a colossal mystery ever since the government started being secretive about it and no one has found out what is inside of area 51. Everyone wonders what could be inside and people keep asking questions about area 51. This is a very common, unsolved mystery. This is one reason area 51 is such a good mystery. Also, the government is always discarding what people think about area 51 and that makes it an even better and more suspicious mystery. No one can step inside of area 51 because of their heavy security which includes many cameras, soldiers and men in white vans that people call “camo dudes”. Camo dudes are private security guards that patrol area 51. If camo dudes catch you trespassing, they will point guns at you. They have permission to kill you, if they think it’s necessary. Area 51 is so secretive, it is just so tempting to solve this mystery. People have traveled to look at area 51. People have even tried to raid area 51 on September 20, 2019. About 2 million people said they were going and 1.5 million were interested according to wikipedia. This site also stated that only 150 people were reported to have shown up to area 51 and about 1500 attended festivals for area 51. Seven people were arrested for trespassing area 51.
There are so many secrets and theories that make area 51 a great mystery. There are so many minds focusing on area 51. There are so many possibilities of what's inside of area 51. Area 51 is probably one of the best mysteries yet!
By: Anna Dakutska
Have you ever heard of Area 51? Many people have speculated about the things that might be going on in this restricted area. Is it really a popular spot for extraterrestrial activity? Let’s dive into the knowledge of this enigma.
In November 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved to build an advanced secret surveillance aircraft called U-2. The government needed a vast piece of remote land to test their new plane. They chose a spot in Southern Nevada near a salt flat. In 1955, the construction of the Airforce Base was finished and they started testing. Many people call it Area 51, but this base goes by other names including Groom Lake, Dreamland, The Box, The Watertown Strip, and The Homey Airport. The government denied this base even existed until 2013 due to “the protection of classified material”. Currently, it is guarded by a simple gate and some warning signs. Well, that’s what most people think! Actually, there are many hidden cameras, lasers, and security systems on the outside and inside of this area. Let's find out why this topic has become surrounded with mystery!
A handful of people have been hearing and seeing peculiar lights and sounds coming from the sky around Southern Nevada. Some have even seen UFO-like aircrafts! There have been many controversial arguments over this topic, yet the public still believes that extraterrestrial life is connected with this puzzling base. It’s been given credence that operatives working there are studying alien technology. There was a scientist named Bob Lazar, who revealed something in 1989. He disclosed that he had studied spaceships around Area 51. Of course, many people didn’t believe this. Another troubling idea is that they study alien creatures at the base and perform autopsies on the deceased ones! That’s frightening in my opinion. Additionally, there is no photography allowed near this piece of land. In 1974, there were astronauts who traveled to space to take photographs of the earth’s surface. They accidentally took pictures of Area 51, as well. The CIA had these pictures classified. Could it be that someone would find out strictly confidential information this way? Of course, there are always people who disagree with the main theory. Some say that this Airforce Base is just a military testing facility, and was kept unrevealed for secrecy. Besides, numerous aircrafts were assessed there counting U-2, A-12, SR-71, F-117 Nighthawk, and MQ-1 Predator. Most of them look like spaceships. That could be a straightforward explanation for the unexplained sightings.
This intriguing topic will always have theories popping up. This depends on whether you believe in aliens or not, and if you think those unsolved reports from people are real. Everyone has different opinions. But why won’t people leave it alone? This is because it is a fascinating mystery. It’s super suspenseful. There are many pieces of unconfirmed evidence. Also, thinking about aliens' existence is entertaining for many. Do you think Area 51 is more than an ordinary Air Force Base?
Until anything factual is revealed or actual footage is shown, this will remain a baffling question.
By: Sophia E. DiDonato
You are sitting outside, reading a book beside a lit candle, enjoying the midnight breeze. Suddenly, whoosh, something flies over your house, the candle blown out by the sudden change in the air. You place down your book and run to your backyard, hoping to catch sight of what just flew by. There you are, now on the highest branch in the tree you could get on. Look up! There it is. It’s a UFO. You blink up at it, and suddenly it’s gone. There is no trace, no evidence, no sight. You then walk back to your house, wondering what just happened... A UFO HAPPENED, GENIUS. UFOs have been reported since the 12th century. They have puzzled many people for years. But what exactly areUFOs, you ask?
UFOs come in many different shapes and sizes. The most common shapes are lights, circles, disks, triangles, or fireballs. UFOs can abduct living items and would sometimes do tests on them, and can erase their memory of the abduction. Eyewitnesses have different encounters from one another, such as one sighting, according to Wikipedia, on August 12, 1883, when a man named José Bonilla reported that he saw more than 300 UFOs in Mexico. Can you believe that? 300 UFOS! Wow, I wonder what those things must have been doing that day...
I have two theories about UFOs. My first theory is that UFOs could be all a governmental hoax, just covering up secret projects that the government is working on. In some sightings, UFOs sometimes are led or followed by military or government aircraft, possibly helping out with the covering of a secret project. Besides, why would the government reject sightings of UFOs and track people down if they do see one if they weren’t that important? There has to be an explanation on why the government keeps this a secret!
My second theory is that the UFOs could be real, and aliens already live on Earth. The aliens might have already landed. It is shown in some ancient drawings and scripts that odd, disc-like objects fall from the sky and land on the Earth, and the people worshiped them as gods who came to their aid. They might just be hiding in secret locations, coming out during the night, stalking and studying humans and trying to take over Earth for their own use. UFOs have to come somewhere, people! They can’t just appear out of nowhere! Oh wait. They do...
Aliens seem to be perfect at abducting humans. They just hover over the being, suck them up, do whatever they want with it, and put it back. As if the being is their play toy... One of the most famous UFO abductions is the Hill case. According to Wikipedia, Barney and Betty Hill were driving in their car, September 19, 1961, when they spotted a UFO. It followed their car until it stopped above them, and suddenly the Hills forgot what happened two hours in the past. The UFO they had
previously seen was nowhere in sight. After researching this, I came up with a few questions; What do UFOs do with their abductees? Why do they abduct people? How do they do so? When will they strike again?
UFOs are still a mystery today. I mean, no one has really had the time to jot down little notes when they see a UFO before it disappears somewhere out there in space. Half of the time it's not even a real UFO! Just a flat looking cloud, or even a weather balloon. The world is full of many mysteries, including UFOs. Will we ever solve them? Maybe. Maybe not. Are UFOs just a government hoax, or are they real? Has the government just been messing with our brains to make them think the way they do? Or is it all in our heads? Perhaps the world's mysteries are best left unsolved...
By: Julius Gomez
Have you heard of the bright lights in southeast Nevada? Supposedly abducting humans right there and then? Rumor has it that these bright lights are UFOs coming to earth to abduct humans…. And even cows! Well there is supposedly a military base near here that has been studying these extraterrestrial beings and their aircrafts. This base is called Area 51 and is a great mystery to this day. Let's use our special keycards to uncover this so-called “Grand mystery” and its origins.
A long time ago in a far away land and inside the white house President Dwight Eisenhower established a military base called Area 51. It was established in 1955 so that the military could have a remote place to test spy planes. Since they wanted to be out of the public eye they went to the southeastern part of Nevada and built what is now the mysterious base of Area 51. It also has many other names such as Paradise ranch, Dreamland, and Gloom lake .Not long after this people near Area 51 were claiming to have seen Ufos abducting people and flying through the sky. This brought up a huge suspicion that area 51 had something to do with this. And they did . They claimed that those “UFOs” were nothing more than spy planes they were testing at Area 51. But in 1989 a scientist in Area 51 named Bob Lazar said that he studied Ufos in Area 51. Most sensible people thought he was lying and that Area 51 had nothing to do with studying aliens and “UFOs”. But people still believe that he was telling the truth so it is still a mystery to this Day.
Some others have theories on what else is going on in Area 51. One of the theories people had about Area 51 is how they were using Alien spacecrafts to upgrade their research on spy planes. Some evidence on this being true or not being true is in a book called “Unexplained Mysteries: Area 51” on page 15 it says “Believers claim scientists study the alien technology .The government uses their research to develop a new aircraft.” Some proof on this is on page 11 it states that “In 1989 a scientist named Bob Lazar shocked the world. He said he studied alien spaceships near Area 51.” Though it also said that many people thought it was a hoax, it backs up the theory about them using alien technology to help develop spy planes. Another theory people had about Alien technology was how they think Area 51 is keeping the remains of alien technology so that they can reverse-engineer it to make their technology more advanced.Some proof we have on this is how a retired Army colonel who says he was given access to extraterrestrial materials gathered from an alien spacecraft that crashed in Roswell, N.M. This shines some light on how Area 51 is still mysterious as it was in the 50s.
One way Area 51 is still a mystery is how one person says they are studying UFOs then the others decline saying stuff like oh he's lying and this is just a silly hoax. Could they be trying to cover up some scattered information, or could they be telling the truth? One reason this makes Area 51 a mystery is because of how they have avoided the public eye for so long until one scientist finally says something. Could it just be a setup to scare people away from shining more light on Area 51 , Or could he be telling the truth and trying to help reveal the mysteries Area 51? See how Area 51 is still a mystery today? If not here is another reason why it is still a mystery today . Remember the army colonel a couple sentences ago ? Well some believe that they were using this tech to study how to make a time machine. Some still believe that this is just a whole hoax and that Area 51 is just a regular military base. But if you look at all the evidence it all adds up. You just need to know where to look.
In conclusion Area 51 was a regular military base until word got out they were using alien tech. So then a lot of people got the idea that they were testing this tech on their spy planes and building a time machine. Some believe this whole thing but some don’t. This is why (and how) Area 51 is still a mystery today . And who knows maybe you will uncover the mystery of Area 51. My advice is you just need to know where to look.
By: Samuel Pratt
This is a place that is so secret everybody knows it’s there. Aliens are supposedly kept here. If you go past the gate, you are either working here, visiting here, or dead. Still don’t know what I’m talking about? It is the amazing, the mysterious Area 51! If you want to hear what it is, theories about what goes on in there, why it’s a mystery, and how it meets all the qualities of a mystery, then read on!
In 1955, a test facility was built in Nevada in a place called Groom Lake. It was so secret that it was removed from the map and Astronauts who were taking pictures of the world weren’t allowed to take pictures that showed even a link of the base’s fence! When they accidentally did, the tape was destroyed and the Astronauts were immensely interrogated. Ever since people have seen the strange flashing lights coming from that direction, they began to wonder what was in there. The base was declassified in 2016, but all that happened was that they admitted that it was an operating and testing base, allowed pictures of it, and allowed visitors. There are rumors, like in almost every mystery, about extraterrestrials. Nobody knows, for if any pilots, even Air Force ones, do so much as cut a corner, they are escorted down by fighter jets and interrogated by some of the few government officials who are allowed in. Speaking of planes, some of the best in the world come out of there, and many people believe that the technology is so advanced there that it is unearthly. There is also belief that dead alien bodies are kept there. A popular belief is that the aliens are getting old and decaying, and they need human organs to survive. The government supposedly has a deal with them that they can take however many body parts, if they give them the secret to super fast, zippy, agile craft that can hover in place or stop suddenly, but more on that later. Area 51 is guarded by heavily armed army soldiers, known only as the ‘camo dudes’. Hardly anybody knows who they are. So, a super secretive base called Area 51 has been attracting a lot of attention from the public.
One theory is that Area 51 is just a normal military base. The government has repeatedly supported this belief, and it is gaining ground on others, through documents that state some things about the facility. This theory is very believable, and doesn’t seem far-fetched. But, answers to mysteries often are the most unlikely ones...
Supporting the belief of aliens, there is the theory of the deal with aliens and the keeping of alien bodies. Bob Lazar, who supposedly worked there has supported these theories on live television in 1989. He said that he worked with something called element 115 and that he saw aliens while being ushered past part of a facility to the place where he was going to work. Theories about aliens had never had more support. Area 51 was also put in a lot of conspiracy theories about government takeover. This does seem crazy, but mysteries often are, like I said before. In short, there are multiple conspiracies about Area 51, but the theory that says it is just normal is the most believable.
The government has kept it secret since it was founded in 1955, even if it is declassified. It is unsolved because the few who go there are sworn to secrecy. Bob Lazar is the only detailed person, since few know of anybody else who works/has worked there, since it is so secret. There are many clues, such as the flashing lights and amazing aircraft, but nothing provable has come out. There is definitely, definitely suspense, because as previously mentioned many times, nobody knows what’s there and people are desperately trying to find out what secrets it holds. Last, and least, there is almost no knowledge about the setting, since that is the mystery, and if there was great knowledge of the setting, then there would be no mystery. So, Area 51 is probably the most secretive place in the U.S., and it is in a barren wasteland kind of place, where amazing things come out but nobody knows what’s in. Well, I’ll guess that I’m about to go to jail for breaking my oath of secrecy, but it was worth it!