What do you get when you combine
rumors of extraterrestrial beings, UFO’s, and time
travel? The government’s ‘worst-kept
secret’: Area 51. Area 51 is a government run military
base located in Nevada. The
government has been trying to keep the existence of Area 51, which
is used to test government weapons
and aircrafts, under wraps amidst claims of UFO sightings
and even the presence of futuristic
alien technology. Conspiracy theories have arose regarding
UFO sightings, extraterrestrial
machinery, alien life, and the advancement of energy weapons.
Let’s examine the theory of UFO’s
and extraterrestrial machinery at Area 51.
Character
Analysis
Robert Scott Lazar, better known as
simply “Bob” Lazar, is one of the key forces who pushes the Area 51 conspiracy
theory. Bob Lazar claimed to have worked at S-4, south of Area 51, and has made
claims regarding the existence of extraterrestrial life and technology within
its grounds. His claims have been pushed aside, after many things he said about
his own background and past haven’t lined up. There are arguments about the
truth of his stories. Is Bob Lazar a liar or is he telling the truth about his
work at Area 51?
Lazar’s past is controversial,
clouded with claims he has made that have little to no evidence to back them
up. Once the ex-worker of the Nellis Air Force Base went public with his
accusations on Las Vegas television, his background was investigated
(Rivenburg). Lazar reportedly has attended Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and California Technical Institute, worked for Los Alamos National
Laboratories, and as a scientist at Area 51 (Rivenburg). On a live television
interview with Las Vegas Now News, Lazar shared his story regarding S-4, Area
51, and alien technology with the world. Apparently at the S-4 base, which is
built into the mountainside, he was working on nine different flying saucers
(Knapp). He claimed that the technology was too advanced to be from this world,
and his assignment was to take apart the flying saucers to learn more about how
they operated (1). When he made his claims regarding extraterrestrial life and
Area 51, any evidence of what should exist from his college degrees reportedly
vanished, or was never there to begin with. The government also denies that
Lazar ever worked for them at Area 51 (1). This external conflict that blossoms
from the lack of evidence makes Lazar’s story regarding flying saucers
significantly less believable. Although, one of Lazar’s coworkers, who remains
unnamed, verified that he did in fact work as a physicist at Los Alamos as he
had stated (Rojas).
Amidst
internal conflict aroused by jabs declaring that he is a liar and in it for the
fame and money, the alleged ex-Area 51 employee seems more interested in the
learning advancements and research of extraterrestrial technology and life. In an interview done twenty five
years after Lazar first told his story, he said, “Sometimes I really do regret it, and I almost feel like
apologizing to them, saying, I'm sorry. Can I have my job back?” In fact, Lazar
and friend Gene Huff run an event called Desert Blast every year, which is “a
secret annual gathering of pyrotechnics enthusiasts and a private fireworks
party that in some ways resembles a July 4th picnic” (Brown). Some objects that
make frequent appearances at the Desert Blast gathering include Lazar’s very
own jet car, a water cooled argon laser, a ramjet go-kart, and many fireworks
(1). The average attendance for the event is about 150 people (1). Desert Blast
proves Lazar’s drive to further technology and the knowledge and advancements
regarding it. Lazar also began and continues to run a company called United
Nuclear Scientific Equipment and Supplies. The supply store sells anything from
radioactive ore, jet engines, crystal radios, and plasma lighters, to glow in
the dark paint, according to its website at www.unitednuclear.com
(“United Nuclear Scientific Equipment and
Supplies”).
Despite
the questionable claims Lazar has made, his passion and commitment towards
scientific research makes one wonder if his far fetched story is really that
far fetched. It is questionable why one would be motivated to create a lie
based upon the very thing that they put their life’s work into. By continuing
to triumph through his internal struggles of others, such as calling him a liar
and questioning what he has claimed to be his past through his continuation in
the scientific field, whether it be in the Desert Blast event or his supply
store, Lazar has made his story substantially more believable. On the other
hand, Lazar has made his story substantially less believable by making claims that have practically no evidence
or support behind them, which is his external conflict. What one decides to
ultimately believe about Lazar and his claims is based on speculation, in a
situation where there are few cold, hard facts.
Conspiracy Descriptions (Main Idea
and Details with Survey Results)
There are many conspiracies
surrounding Area 51. Three are highlighted in this instance, two of which
involve the presence of something extraterrestrial, while the other regards
energy weapons.
The first conspiracy suggests Area
51 houses extraterrestrial space crafts. Bob Lazar claims he saw an
extraterrestrial craft while working there, which he knew was extraterrestrial
because of its extreme technological advances (Broden). He saw this while he
was employed at S-4 (1). Lazar claims, “I am exactly sure of what I saw. I
know what mainstream science is like, I know where physics stands—I know all of
that—and this is an extraterrestrial craft, this technology is hundreds and
hundreds of years in advance of us, and that's the end of that story” (1). There are also reported eyewitness accounts
from several locals who claim that they have seen UFO-like lights repeatedly
over the base (Gray).
The second conspiracy theory regards
Area 51 as a collaboration site for the government and extraterrestrial beings.
This is backed up by the preexisting theory that extraterrestrial technology
must exist at Area 51, and furthered by rumors of alien “material” being stored
at Area 51 (Gray). There was a crash in Roswell, New Mexico, from which a
spacecraft and other evidence of aliens was recovered and brought for storage
and examination to Area 51 (1).
The final conspiracy involves Area
51 as a site for the advancement and creation of energy weapons. This is a more
plausible scenario for those weary at the possibility of alien life. Investigative
journalist Annie Jacobsen revealed that the Armed Forces Special Weapon Project
has performed tests involving nuclear bombs at Area 51 (Jacobsen). Area 51
would be an ideal place for a government looking to perform a test they didn’t
want anyone to know about; it is a recluse location in the desert, 83 miles
north of Las Vegas (Gray). It is bordered by the southern section of Groom Lake
(1).
The most plausible theory is that
there are extraterrestrial crafts being kept at Area 51. Lazar, a man with background
in science and technology, would know if an aircraft was capable of being made
with the technology on Earth (Rojas). However, he claimed that there was no way
the technology he saw was from this world (Broden). This, along with evidence
of the recovery of a spacecraft from a crash in Roswell, New Mexico, is enough
to validate the theory that there are extraterrestrial crafts at Area 51
(Gray). If Area 51 is used merely for the government to work on their weapons,
they would not keep so much information hidden regarding the base (“Area 51,
U-2, and the Accidental Test Flight”).
Twelve out of twenty people believe
there is extraterrestrial technology at Area 51. Chris Mellon, an ex-Area 51
employee, is now on the board of the UFODATA project, a program that “seeks to
create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena” (Austin). This
information leads one to believe that there must be some connection between
extraterrestrial crafts and Area 51. If UFO’s were to exist, Area 51 would be a
perfect place to store and research them.
The truth about Area 51 remains
shrouded in mystery. Perhaps time will reveal the truth.
Conclusion
When
you combine extraterrestrial beings, UFO’s, and energy weapons, you get a
seemingly unsolvable puzzle. This puzzle is Area 51. Area 51 has sprouted three
conspiracy theories:
1. Area
51 is used to store extraterrestrial aircrafts.
2. Area
51 is a collaboration site between aliens and the government.
3. Area
51 is used to test government energy weapons.
This is a situation in which it
is hard to know the truth. However, the most believable theory is that Area 51
is used to store extraterrestrial aircrafts.
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