There may be no aliens at America’s most famous top secret military base, but what’s there is also very curious.

For decades, the Air Force base Area 51 in Nevada has been rumored to have aliens and their technology exist and are hiding behind the fences of this area. Books, TV shows also reported and many people even tried to infiltrate the area to find the answer.

In the middle of the barren Nevada desert, a dusty, unmarked road leads to the front gate of Area 51. It’s guarded by a chain link fence, a large gate, and no trespassing signs.

Outside the gate, cameras cover every angle. At the top of the hill in the distance a white pickup truck with a tinted windshield was watching everything below. Locals say the base can detect animals such as rabbits passing through the fence. Others claim that there are sensors located close to the fence.

Exactly what goes on inside Area 51 has remained a big question mark for decades, and there has been a lot of interesting speculation about the area. It is believed that aliens are hiding inside the base. Another rumor is that in the base is a place to study captured Soviet aircraft. Some even believe that the US government filmed the 1969 moon landing at this base.

A road leading into Area 51

The origin of a mystery

The beginning of Area 51 is directly related to the development of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. After World War II, the Soviet Union sought to conceal all information about the country and its Eastern European allies, leaving the rest of the world largely in intelligence loss.

As the Soviet Union supported the Korean war in June 1950, it became increasingly clear that the Kremlin would actively expand its influence. The United States worried about the Soviet Union’s technology, intentions, and ability to launch a surprise attack, which would play out like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1945.

In the early 1950s, the US Navy and Air Force sent low-flying aircraft on reconnaissance missions over Soviet territory, but they were always in danger of being shot down. In November 1954, President Eisenhower approved the secret development of a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft known as the U-2 program.

One of the first missions was to find a remote, secret location to design and test weapons. And they found it in the southern Nevada desert, near a salt flat called Groom Lake, which served as a training ground during World War 2 for Air Force pilots.

Known on the map as Area 51, this spot in the middle of nowhere has become a new top-secret military base. To convince workers to come to work, Kelly Johnson, one of the leading engineers of the U-2 project, gave it a more attractive name, “Paradise Farm”.

Kelly Johnson (left) and pilot Francis Gary Powers with the U-2 in the background. Powers was shot down in the Soviet Union in 1960

Being a legend

Testing of the U-2 began in July 1955 and reports were immediately flooded with sightings of unidentified flying objects. Many of these scenes have been observed by commercial airline pilots, who have never seen a plane fly at such high altitudes as the U-2.

While today’s planes can fly as high as 15,000 meters, in the mid-1950s airlines only flew at altitudes between 5,000 and 7,000 meters. The most modern military aircraft at that time could reach up to 13,000 m and some believe that manned flight cannot fly higher than that. But the U-2 flew at more than 20,000 meters and shocked commercial pilots.

Of course, air force officials know the rumors stem from the U-2’s tests, but they are not authorized to disclose these details to the public. So “natural phenomena” or “aerial weather studies” became the explanation for UFO sightings. Even in 1960 after Gary Powers’ U-2 was shot down in the Soviet Union, everything remained a secret.

Area 51 taken from above (July 20, 2016)

“This is Earth Technology”

U-2 operations halted in the late 1950s, but other top-secret military aircraft continued to be tested at Area 51. Over the years, the A-12 and many stealth aircraft such as the Bird of The Prey, F-117A and TACIT BLUE were all developed and tested in the Nevada desert.

Multiple declassified documents reveal Area 51’s role in “Project Have Donut,” an effort in the 1970s to study Soviet MiGs that were secretly obtained by the US military.

Peter Merlin, a historian who has studied Area 51 for more than three decades, said: “They flew rival planes over Area 51 and pitted them against fighter jets. yourself to develop tactics. And it is still happening today. Now, instead of seeing MiG-17s and 21s, there are MiG-29s and Su-27s.”

Even so, the alien conspiracy theory was very well founded when in 1989, Bob Lazar – an engineer who used to work in Area 51 – stated in an interview on the local news in Las Vegas that he saw aliens and helped design alien spaceships while working at the base.

Many people consider this to be fictional and even resent the concept including Merlin, who has spent years talking to former Area 51 engineers and employees. Merlin said: “This is it. Earth technology, it’s really American technology.”

A sign directing visitors to Area 51

The truth is…

Today, Area 51 is still in very active use. Looking at Google Earth, new construction and expansion is constantly taking place. On most early mornings, discerning travelers can spot eerie lights in the sky moving up and down. It wasn’t UFOs, but secret planes transporting personnel from Las Vegas’ McCarran airport to the base.

As for what’s happening today in America’s most secretive military base, Merlin has a number of well-founded conjectures, including the military’s progress in improving stealth technology, advanced weapons, systems, and more. electronic warfare systems and especially unmanned aerial vehicles.

Chris Pocock, a prominent U-2 researcher and author of several books on the subject, told Popular Mechanics magazine that advanced aircraft, strange forms of radio communications, Laser and directed energy weapons are currently being developed at the base.

While the lore surrounding Area 51 may be just fantasy, that won’t stop people from being curious about the base. The area around the base became a major tourist attraction.

In 1996 the state of Nevada changed the name of Route 375 to the “Extraterrestrial Highway” and interesting destinations such as the Alien Research Center… On the west side of Area 51, there is the Alien Cathouse, which is known as the Alien Cathouse. advertised as the only alien themed museum in the world.

Although most people are unlikely to get inside, curious civilians can actually drive to the front and back gates of the base. Locals will guide you and the Dreamland Resort website will assist with maps and driving directions for tourists.

However, the government doesn’t really want you to look at Area 51. Both Merlin and Pocock confirmed that they were closely watched by guards and security or even threatened. Do not enter this area under any circumstances, or you will be arrested and severely fined.