From what's going to happen soon, to things you never thought you knew about it, join
me as we reveal some of the mysterious secrets of Area 51 that you didn't know about!
9.
Yes, People Are Really Planning To "Raid" It
Ah, the power of the Internet.
All it takes is a funny video or a fun idea, or something so crazy it just might be true
to come across the interwebs and all of a sudden it's the biggest thing since sliced
bread.
And such was the case when a man made a Facebook event called "Storm Area 51".
And you know what?
People REALLY got behind it.
And by people, I mean two million people offered to join the event in order to "find out" what
was really going on at Area 51.
It was really a perfect storm of events if you think it.
Because for many decades, Area 51 has been one of the biggest mysteries on the planet
despite "explanations" being given about what it is, what it isn't, and more.
To that end, the idea of "finally finding the truth" was obviously appealing to a lot
of people.
Since the government (like usual...) wasn't going to give them the answers they "deserved",
why not take back the power and find out themselves what's going on?
So for some time, the idea of "Raid Area 51" or "Storm Area 51" hit the internets and continued
to spread.
Even if you didn't know about the Facebook Event, you'll likely have seen various hashtags
about Area 51 coming out and trending worldwide.
Even certain Internet channels like Rooster Teeth came out and made a parody of what it
would be like to raid Area 51 (it's hilarious, look it up!).
To their credit, they even set a date of the weekend of September 20th to do the event.
Now, being the party poopers that they are, Facebook went and took down the event because
it's not aligned with their "community guidelines".
However, one of the guys who helped make the event is continuing on in a rather unique
way.
Mainly, he's opening a music festival that weekend called Alien Fest in a small town
next to Area 51 and inviting people to come.
Scam?
Not so much.
The event is free, and though musical guests haven't been announced yet, it seems to be
very legitimate, and even plays like CNET and CBS are promoting the event.
Now, whether the actual "raid" of Area 51 will come is a bit up in the air.
There's no doubt that there are people stupid enough to try and raid a military base.
But, whether two million people actually show up to try and do it is definitely uncertain.
...but it'd be a heck of a show seeing them try and raid it!
But more than likely they won't, so let's move on to OTHER secrets of Area 51, shall
we?
And no, I'm not a government agent, just wanted to say that.
8.
Why Is It called Area 51?
If you say the name "Area 51" to just about anyone who's been on Earth for a little bit
of time, especially in the United States, they'll know what it is immediately.
"It's the place where the aliens are!" or something like that will be said.
But, if you ask them WHY the place is called Area 51, I bet you they wouldn't know the
reason.
I mean, it sounds official, and definitely something that the military would name a special
base under their control.
But why Area 51?
Well ironically enough, all you need to do to figure out the truth is go back into the
history logs of Nevada around the 1950's.
You see, given the rather barren nature of Nevada as a state, the government took some
of the state for themselves in regards to having a massive test site.
And they chopped it up into various sections that they labeled areas 1-50, and then, eventually,
Area 51.
This particular area (as known to the world who look it up) is a small area about 65 miles
north of Las Vegas.
And over the years, the military has been using it for all sorts of tests, probably
the most famous non-alien use was the testing of nuclear devices back in the 50's and 60's.
Again, the barren area made it perfect for testing as there were no distinct human settlements
in the area at the time.
This might raise an eyebrow for you, mainly because you thought that Area 51 was solely
a base to contain aliens, right?
Well...
7.
Before The Aliens...
Here's the thing, while it's true that for decades Area 51 has been associated with various
alien conspiracies and information withholding, that doesn't mean it was born to house the
aliens.
As noted, they did nuclear tests in the 50's and beyond.
What's more, it was also in use technically before the first "major" alien incident ever
occurred.
During the early 1940's, when World War 2 was going on, there were modified runways
at Groom Lake (which is next to the base) that was used as an auxiliary airfield for
the United States Air Force.
Then in the 1950's, the CIA (in a rare moment of transparency) started up their U-2 spy
plane program there and used the open areas of Area 51 to do tests on all sorts of aircraft.
The location (which was very inland within America and thus could reduce prying eyes)
was perfect for the tests, and the area was marked off so people couldn't sneak in.
Nor would they likely do that because of how the topography of Nevada.
But even at this point in time, Area 51 was still pretty much just an "area" with a few
bases.
it wasn't until the 1960's that more established structures were made, and by this point in
time, Roswell had already been happened and somewhat died down.
Officially, the next few decades saw Area 51 being used for both domestic and foreign
airplane testing (they captured a Soviet Union plane during the Cold War and brought it to
Area 51 to see how some of its technology worked).
It honestly wasn't until the 1980's that things REALLY got started with "Area 51 is holding
aliens!".
And even then, it's not like it was the most reliable start to the rumors...
6.
Roswell The concept of alien life has never been a
"recent" thing.
Not even within the scope of the 1900's.
If you look through your history, you'll notice that there are stories, paintings, and more
that depict potential alien life beings spotted.
Including a famous painting where the maker depicted flying saucers (in the exact shapes
of what we picture them now) hovering over a city.
But for most, the idea of "aliens among us" started because of an event in Roswell, New
Mexico.
This all truly started when a farmer found wreckage of a craft that he didn't recognize.
After doing the right thing and calling it in, the government arrived, took the wrecked
craft, and then released a report about it.
Funnily enough, that was where the problems started.
For the report didn't have a lot of logic in it, and people noticed.
Because even back then, they weren't exactly trusting of the government.
The official story was that the craft that crashed on the farm was a "weather balloon"
of some kind that malfunctioned and crashed.
But the people didn't buy it.
So, the people started to wonder if it was an alien craft.
Ironically, a few weeks before Roswell, a pilot in Washington claimed to have seen alien
craft during a patrol flight.
With this incident, it just magnified the belief in aliens.
After that, apparently, government types arrived in Roswell and tried to "dissuade" people
from talking about it.
These became the infamous "Men In Black".
Which launched many stories (and a movie franchise) about what the government was trying to do
to keep their secrets in check.
People wanted answers, and though Area 51 was mentioned, it wasn't a full-blown thing
at the time.
Especially since people technically didn't know it existed.
So...what was the tipping point of the alien conspiracy?
5.
Robert Lazar This is a tale of two stories, both of which
feature a man named Robert Lazar.
Lazar came forward in the 1980's and told a Las Vegas television station that he had
worked at a place that was right next to Area 51.
What was his job?
Reverse-engineering flying saucers.
Needless to say, because this was on a news station, it was a pretty big deal, and the
somewhat dormant "aliens among us" feeling got amplified to an almost absurd degree.
Especially since at this time, Area 51 was still not acknowledged by the government (due
to them still doing secret airplane tests and research in the area).
However, there's a twist here.
Mainly, Lazar turned out to be a fraud.
He fabricated his work history, school history, and pretty much everything he did in his adult
life to get a "resume" that would make people believe him.
Why did he do it?
It's hard to say.
But even with him being proven false, it didn't stop the feelings that the government were
hiding something.
The 80's were a rough time for the government, and now, they were getting attacked in the
court of public appeal because of something as "out there" as aliens on top of everything
else.
And yet, that's still not the reason that Area 51 was confirmed to be real.
What did it?
A health scare, actually.
4.
Environmental Scandal So, remember when I said that Area 51 was
home to former nuclear tests before it was Area 51?
Well, it's more than likely that such nuclear tests and composition of nuclear weapons and
such were continuing long after those tests in the 50's were done.
This was all but proven in 1994, when a lawsuit came against the United States government
as a whole.
A set of contractors and widows of ones already lost came forward to claim that at Groom Lake,
they were exposed to incredibly harmful chemicals that injured, killed or gave diseases to the
workers present.
Now, unlike Lazar, these people weren't pulling a bluff.
They even had Rutgers University perform tests on them to show that they were exposed and
hurt by various chemicals which by their own accounts they didn't know what they were.
Unknown chemicals at a military base?
Yep, that's sketchy.
Sure enough, the tests proved that they were exposed to high levels of things like f dioxin,
dibenzofuran, and trichloroethylene, which if you're curious, can be deadly.
Here's where it gets really interesting though.
Despite having clear evidence that things weren't right at the site of Area 51, the
government invoked numerous laws to try and protect themselves from exposure.
Even citing that revealing what was at the site could have "national security" implications.
While some judges denied that claim, the President of the United States at the time, Bill Clinton,
invoked a Presidential power in order to ensure that the site remained unimpeded by investigators.
This caused the case to fail, and it's one that keeps getting brought up and dismissed
because of these government "rules'.
3.
The "Moon Landing" Didn't expect us to go here, huh?
Well, what's one good conspiracy theory about a place without another to make it even more
absurd?
In the 1960's, the United States was challenged by late President John F. Kennedy to go to
the moon to prove the power of not only the country, but humanity.
Unfortunately for them, the Soviet Union was also in the "space race" and was a bit ahead
of them in regards to sending people into space.
Yet, the moon was still out there to be "claimed."
Eventually, on July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made it to the moon...or did
they?
That is one of the most popular conspiracy theories of all time.
Despite much evidence saying they did, there are those who feel that the whole thing was
shot on a set.
But there's a problem with that theory.
You need a place where NO ONE other than official personnel will be, and will be signed to secrecy.
Such as...a base in Nevada that no one knows about?
Remember, in 1969, Area 51 wasn't "known" to the public.
So the idea of a "moon landing" being faked in a studio in a CIA/Air Force base?
Very plausible.
Granted, it didn't happen like that, but that hasn't stopped people from believing it.
2.
What Are They REALLY Hiding?
Here's the thing that is sometimes lost on people.
With the acknowledgement of the base in the 1990's, the world at large knows that Area
51 exists.
There have even been "unintentional" pictures of the base taken via Google Earth and Drones
that have been confiscated by the government to further show that it's real and being kept
a secret despite being exposed.
Now, logic would tell you that whatever is at that base was compromised because of the
lawsuit.
After all, should someone actually break in, it would cause problems.
As unlikely as that would be, obviously.
So that would make them want to go and take everything to another base or area.
Right?
Well...maybe not.
Because with all the secrecy, with all the political powers and what not that are going
to great lengths to protect everything, you have to wonder what is so valuable that they're
doing everything in their power to keep it secret.
Could it be aliens?
Sure.
It also could be a weapons development facility, it could be a "secret base" for the government
to utilize in the events of the next world war or nuclear event (remember, it was built
during the nuclear age...).
There are many theories, but the truth all ties back to a singular thing.
Mainly, Area 51 is hiding something.
1.
The Truth Is Out There...Hopefully So where does that leave us?
Will we ever truly find out the secrets of Area 51?
Eventually?
More than likely.
It probably won't come because of a raid done by internet users out there, but more than
likely, someone is going to learn the truth.
And when that truth comes out?
It may change things.
But that begs the question, what if Area 51 is a MacGuffin?
You know, a fakeout to hide something even more sinister, or more secretive, or maybe
a scandal that the US Government doesn't want exposed.
We all know they've had those in the past and went to equal lengths to try and cover
those up.
So why not here?
In truth, we don't know.
But we will know one day, and let's hope we're ready for when that truth, whatever it is,
comes out.
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