Located off the remote dry Groom Lake in the Nevada Desert, the US Air Force Base, known as Area 51, is the most famous military base, which officially does not exist at all.
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Although the complex, huge airport-like building is clearly visible from satellite photographs, it is not shown on any official US map. Due to the incredible defenses and the inability to penetrate the base, theories have been circulating in ufologists for decades that the US government is experimenting on captured aliens and their ships.
This theory was supported by numerous testimonies of people who allegedly saw various unidentified flying objects over the territory of the base. Among the various conspiracies, the most popular were the cover-up of the crashed alien ship that crashed in New Mexico in 1947, as well as the fake footage of the American astronaut Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, which was allegedly taken in Area 51. Skeptics have always had great doubts about these theories However, if the secret base does not study aliens and their technologies, then what are they doing there?
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Over the years, several agencies and companies, including the CIA, the US Air Force, and several space agencies, have used Area 51 as a testing ground for experimental and covert military and reconnaissance aircraft.
According to documents declassified in 2007, in the middle of the twentieth century, Operation Oxcart took place in Area 51 to create a secret aircraft capable of bypassing all existing radars and detection systems. The secret plane had to be not only invisible, but also able to gather information behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
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As a result, the plane "Archangel-12" or A-12 came out, capable of reaching a speed of 3220 kilometers per hour and having optics that allow taking clear pictures from a height of 27 kilometers. Other famous Air Force creations that emerged from the secrets of Area 51 are the SR-91 Aurora, SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Nighthawk.
It is not surprising that from the ground, unknown planes reaching incredible speeds could seem unearthly to observers. An incredible set of "unidentified flying objects", coupled with irresistible security and extreme secrecy, ensured the worldwide fame of Zone 51, and the nearest city was turned into a Mecca for ufologists and people who are confident that aliens have long been on Earth.
Hope Chikanchi