Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Area 51 by Jorge Garcia

          Do they really have aliens in Area 51? What is the government hiding from us? Area 51, located in Groom Lake, Nevada. A Military base known for having top secret information that not even the President has knowledge about. According to research we only know, “5% about the ocean, 8% of the Universe, and 0% of Area 51” ("How much of the ocean have we explored?" 1). Aliens are real, it’s only a matter of time and evidence.


          There is one person who does lots of research over Area 51, Jeffery T. Richelson. In the middle of the Barren Nevada desert, there's a dusty unmarked road that leads to the front gate of Area 51 (Blitz 1). It's protected by a little more than a chain link fence, a boom gate, and intimidating trespassing signs (1). One would think that America's much mythicized top secret military base would be under closer guard, but make no mistake; They are watching. Beyond the gate, cameras see every angle (1). On the distant hilltop, there's a white pickup truck with a tinted windshield peering down on everything below (1). “Jeff's posting of this CIA map of Area 51, obtained through the FOIA in Summer 2013, went viral, bringing a record spike in traffic to our web site”, and locals say the base knows every desert tortoise and jackrabbit that hops the fence (1). Others claim there are embedded sensors in the approaching road (1). Jeffery T. Richelson knows all about this conspiracy theory. 
          In the middle of the Barren Nevada desert, there's a dusty unmarked road that leads to the front gate of Area 51 (Blitz 1) It's protected by a little more than a chain link fence, a boom gate, and intimidating trespassing signs (1). One would think that America's much mythicized top secret military base would be under closer guard, but make no mistake; They are watching. 2 Beyond the gate, cameras see every angle (1). On the distant hilltop, there's a white pickup truck with a tinted windshield peering down on everything below (1). Locals say the base knows every desert tortoise and jackrabbit that hops the fence (1). Others claim there are embedded sensors in the approaching road (Blitz).
        A mystery that has not yet been solved, everyone wonders what is so important that is being held in area 51? Jeffery T. Richelson, was an American author, he wrote The U.S intelligence community, The Wizards of Langley, and Spying on the Bomb. He was an academic researcher who studied the process of gathering intelligence and national security (Blitz). Richelson was the reason Area 51 became public to the world in 2005 (1). He published at least thirteen books and many articles about intelligence, and directed the publication of several of the National Security Archive's collections of source documents (1). After his long fight with cancer, Richelson passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his brother, Charles, he was 67 (1).
        Aliens, some believe they are living in outer space, some say they don’t exist, and others think they have aliens in Area 51 (Blitz). That might sound like a question that conspiracy theorists mull over in obscure chatrooms and internet forums, but it’s also a question that the US government apparently also wanted to answer in 2007 (1). The US Defense Department spent $26 million in an effort to find an answer for unexplained flying objects which have been documented by both civilians and military personnel (1).
       Other evidence came in the form of video recorded by military personnel during operations in various parts of the world. One particularly stunning video clip was shot by US fighter pilots in the cockpit. The video shows a bizarre object flying at incredible speed against the wind and moving in a way that shocks the seasoned military pilots. Many people claim they have seen these undefined object on several occasions. Area 51 comes with several conspiracy theories, such as mermaids. The Little Mermaid, first published in 1837 (Benson). In the original story, a young mermaid falls in love with a human prince whom she saves from drowning when his ship is wrecked in a storm (1). Although her grandmother tells her not to envy humans, who live much shorter lives than mermaids, and whose only consolation is an immortal soul, the mermaid chooses to risk her life in order to be with the prince (1). She trades her tongue and her voice to the sea witch in exchange for a draught that will make her human and allow her to live on land (1). She will have to rely on her beauty and charm to win the prince's love as she will be entirely mute (1). 
         There are two conspiracies about Area 51, one being they have aliens and the other one is mermaids. The only solution would be Area 51 becomes public and show us what they have been hiding for all these years. Can you believe that the president of the United States cannot even see what’s inside? Area 51 remains an unsolved mystery.

Works Cited
Benson, Julio. "Area 51". 1
Blitz, Matt. "The Real Story Behind Area 51".
"How much of the ocean have we explored?". National Ocean Service. 1.

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