Over the years, it seems, the US has become the go-to place for ET ideas. So much of the
UFO legend traces back here, while so many of today’s sci-fi tropes were born in Hollywood. But,
according to one theory at least, the surest sign of an alien presence has actually been missed by
most people… and it lurks at the very heart of one of the world’s most iconic locations.
This is Unveiled, and today we’re answering the extraordinary question;
is there an alien portal in the Grand Canyon?
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Imagine, if you can, that you’re an extraterrestrial being. A lifeform from
another, distant planet, but one with a keen interest in what happens here,
on Earth. How would you choose to monitor this world? You could watch
from a distance through some kind of ultra-powerful telescope lens;
you could mount a ruthless invasion and just force Earthly life to comply; or you could
subtly move in so that nobody notices, via a well-hidden gateway placed here, on the ground.
That third one certainly has its perks, and it’s what some believe really is happening at
a mysterious point (or even multiple mysterious points) in the Grand Canyon. In October 2022,
there emerged a brief flurry of news reports relating to an alleged discovery made by one
Wayne Wells via Google Earth. According to those reports, this user may have stumbled
across an alien doorway in the heart of the Grand Canyon. An incongruous
formation seemingly carved into the surrounding desert. Not everyone was convinced though, with
skeptics labeling the dark rectangular mark as more likely an old and abandoned
mineshaft… and the story never truly took off, even in ufology circles. It certainly never
gained the traction that the “doorway on Mars” story did, earlier in the same year. However,
this isn’t the first time that such alien claims have been made, in relation to the area.
Probably the most infamous Grand-Canyon-alien-portal
encounter story focuses on one Hank Krastman. Krastman was a student in the early 1960s,
when he befriended another student named Kopavi, a member of the Native American group, the Hopi,
who live in and around the Canyon. According to Krastman’s accounts,
Kopavi once led him deep into the wilderness, to reveal the spectacular truth. Krastman says that
he was blindfolded by Kopavi and led on a long journey via horseback, until the blindfold was
removed and Krastman found that the pair were facing a vast and apparently solid rockface.
However, when Krastman placed his hand onto the rock, it actually went through what was there.
Krastman suggests that the hidden location was actually a portal or vortex of some kind, then,
between Earth and another dimension. Walking through the portal, Krastman was allegedly led
through a series of chambers until the world opened up and an entire city spread out before
him. An apparently ultra-advanced metropolis, with unfamiliar technology, it was as if it
were all cloaked by the rocky enormity of the Grand Canyon. It proved to be the one and only
time that Krastman visited this place, despite various attempts made by him in the following
years to relocate it. As the claimed portal has never been found by anyone else, either, his story
has again been widely met with skepticism… but Krastman maintained it until his death in 2010.
Elsewhere, and while the US government lists the Canyon as the second most visited national park
in America, there have been many supposed UFOs seen (and sometimes allegedly photographed) in and
around the region. This is perhaps unsurprising, given that the Canyon cuts through the very heart
of UFO country in the States. The famed Area 51 is around 240 miles northwest… the state
of California borders Arizona, with more UFOs reported there than anywhere else in the country…
and, by some measures, the south-eastern point of the so-called Nevada Triangle - a purported region
of unexplained aircraft disappearances - begins inside the Canyon itself.
Take a short journey just a little further east and you reach Dulce Base, too, the primary setting
for another alien conspiracy. The small town of Dulce just falls into the state of New Mexico,
along the border with Colorado… and suggestions of an alien base built beneath it first emerged
in the 1960s and ‘70s. It’s said, by those who live there and by outsiders looking in,
that there exists a multi-storey, miles deep facility stretching far below the surface,
where humans and aliens interact. A kind of joint venture research hub, the allegations rarely go so
far as to explain what actually happens there, but Dolce has become an intriguing center for
UFO enthusiasts, anyway. In previous decades there have been reports of bizarrely mutilated
cattle found there, as well as claimed evidence of unusual gasses and chemicals. Otherwise,
the Dulce Base remains totally unproven… but the rumors of a coverup have never gone away.
Head back into Arizona, though, through which the Grand Canyon cuts its course,
and you might also stop at the city of Sedona… another place of interest,
as another alleged host for many metaphysical portals. This time,
there’s less of an alien emphasis, and more on general spiritual well being. In recent times,
Sedona has become a popular place for meditation and alternative healing practices. It’s said that
vortices can be found here, all over, but at some specific points, in particular - including
Airport Mesa and Cathedral Rock. This place isn’t wholly without an extraterrestrial undercurrent,
however, as there are some reported local legends hinting toward an ET presence. Claims
of UFO encounters and bizarre, flashing lights at some of Sedona’s highest points. In local areas
that are otherwise apparently deserted… the rumors of an otherworldly connection persist.
What’s your verdict on these cases? On the claimed doorway in the Canyon, spotted on
Google Earth… on Hank Krastman’s recollections of an entire other dimension accessed through
a secret Canyon location… and on the stories that swirl around nearby Dulce and Sedona,
linking them to a fabled alien truth. Have you ever visited the Grand Canyon,
and did you encounter anything unusual while you were there? In your opinion,
would the Canyon make for a good base if an alien group were to be hiding out here?
Importantly, there are at present no confirmed links between the Grand Canyon and alien
life. And there are other, more mainstream explanations for most of the claims made.
A seeming doorway spotted on satellite maps could, really, be anything else,
as well. And the understandable criticism sometimes leveled at the likes of Dulce and
Sedona is that local tourist boards are all too often all too willing to drum up an alien legend
(regardless of a lack of actual evidence) because it will always bring visitors in.
That said, there is a notable degree of genuine mystery running through the Grand Canyon. In the
case of Hank Krastman, the debate is really whether or not we should take one person at
their word? But, more broadly, the scale of this incredible place can be difficult to
comprehend. According to the US government itself, of the thousand-plus major cave
sites across the Canyon… less than a third of them have been properly explored. Officially,
many have never even been accessed. It may well be one of the most visited places in America, and
it’s also one of the most studied, but the Grand Canyon is still one of the least understood. So
much of the landscape is completely out-of-bounds, as well, with restrictions put in place for all
manner of reasons - including supposed safety, and for preservation. There are certain no fly
zones to consider, too, put in place (officially) to best retain the incredible sense of nature.
In the early twentieth century, it was President Theodore Roosevelt who signed into legislation
that the Canyon should be strictly protected. On the one hand, this was a fantastic move,
as it ensures that it can never be ruined by human interference… but, on the other hand,
it means that so much of it lies beyond our influence. And so, in the gaps and shadows
that appear there, the calls of “alien” and “coverup” have sometimes caught on in a big way.
And that’s why it’s at least rumored that there could be an alien portal in the Grand Canyon.
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