Political Myths and Conspiracy Theories That Will Make You Question Everything

The Secrets of Area 51

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Area 51 is a highly-classified United States Air Force base located 150 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada. Due to the secrecy surrounding the base, it has been believed to have acted as a government facility for the examination and research of extra-terrestrial life and technology that has crash-landed on earth.

However, recently declassified documents have explained that the base was under such high security because it was a testing location for military spy planes and other “black operations” during the Cold War. Although this may be true, Area 51 conspiracy theorists still think there’s a lot more going on underground in the base then we’ve been told.