Area 51’s Existence Confirmed by CIA.
It turns out that the cultural repository for American alien conspiracies has a much more mundane history. Area 51, the secret government space in the Mojave desert, was used to test aerial programs. While government officials have mentioned the base in passing over the years, a newly declassified history provides the first official acknowledgement that […]
Roswell UFO Incident Gets the Interactive Google Doodle Treatment
The “Roswell incident” dates back to 1947, when residents in Roswell, New Mexico reported seeing a mysterious object crash on a nearby ranch. The official government explanation is that a military surveillance balloon crashed to Earth, but many believe it was actually a UFO, making Roswell synonymous with aliens. The black-and-white doodle, therefore, features […]
Battle of LA, Los Angeles Times, 26 February 1942
On the winter night of 24-25 February 1942 an unidentified object penetrated heavily defended air space over the coast off Los Angeles, triggering aerial barrage from the AA defense on the location. The intrusion took place merely three months after the US entered WWII as a consequence of the Japanese raid over Pearl Harbor. […]
BBC News – UFO Sightings: Files Explain Why MoD Closed Down Special Desk
The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk because it served “no defence purpose” and was taking staff away from “more valuable defence-related activities”, newly released files show. The desk was closed in December 2009 despite a surge in reported sightings. The disclosure came in National Archives files relating to reports of UFOs – Unidentified […]
Alien Poll Finds Half of Americans Think Extraterrestrial Life Exists
Many people believe our best chance of communicating with extraterrestrial life will be via radio signals. In 1977, researchers detected a signal that some claimed bore the marks of extraterrestrial origin — hence the “Wow!” written in the margin. According to the new survey, 50 percent of Americans think that there is some form […]