Most of the known universe (at least United States citizens) know something about the place called Area 51. It's a hotbed of controversial conspiracy theories and governmental cover-ups. At some points in recent history our government has denied its very existence but that idea can be thrown out as soon as you try to come within a mile and a half of its physical barriers. Submachine gun carrying military representatives will quickly dispel the notion that uninvited guests may have conjured up in their head that the “No Trespassing” signs were just a joke. Area 51, as a result of such tactics and encounters, has become something of a pop culture/alien culture icon. Without question Area 51 produces its fair share of unexplained events and controversial happenings, however to get behind the story of Area 51’s intrigue it will take more than a compulsory examination of the out of context claims and awkward ranting on conspiracy theory forums.

The area surrounding Area 51 began its life as a nuclear testing area sanctioned by the United States atomic energy commission during the cloud of the Cold War. The Groom Lake area and the Area 51 facility was used in the 50s to test potential nuclear weapons and determine their destructive capabilities. The actual name for Area 51 came from its simple map designation and stayed intact for whatever reason.

In the mid-50s due to increasing concerns in the Cold War, the US government's military funding had awarded Lockheed, a military contractor with the contract to produce the ultra modern U2 plane. Tony Levier a pilot with a penchant for the experimental, suggested to Lockheed engineers that they consider "Area 51" it was then that the original infrastructure was built.

The plane became a boon to the CIA and already the government was working with the media to produce a cover story regarding weather balloons. Militarily the U2 plane was considered by many to have averted a World War III. Subsequent designs within the same family of airplanes have been tested at the Groom Lake facility including the A12 and SR71. In the 60s and 70s the long history of reverse engineering purportedly began as a result of the United States’ clandestine organizations somehow obtaining Russian aircraft technology. It was in the 70s that the United States era of stealth technology came into being, with so many residents and onlookers surrounding Groom Lake reporting sightings of awkwardly shaped aircraft above the base.

Decades ahead of its time even upon its release in 1988 the B2 stealth bomber appeared to replicate in its design, the "awkward shape" that have been seen nearly 20 years earlier in the sky above Area 51. To this day Area 51 is purportedly maintained as a testing ground for technology which can fly an aircraft at over mach 12. While the government of course will not admit such theories as a reality, it will at least humor the media and the mainstream by admitting such a technology would be "useful".  Such ambiguous statements made so publicly by a government who so vehemently protects the privacy of Area 51, fuels conspiracy theorists, aviation aficionados and proud patriots. In the late 90s Nevada officially gave a nickname to state Route 375 calling it "Extraterrestrial Highway" because of the abundance of UFO culture and reported sightings of UFOs.

Many of the modern conspiracy theories tied to the Groom Lake area and Area 51 have some tacit connection to Bob Lazar, who, in 1989, claimed he had been an engineer tasked with reverse engineering a fallen alien craft. Bob Lazar claimed he was stationed at an area called S4 an even more secret facility in the Groom Lake area.

While it is beyond the scope of this particular article to go into detail about Bob Lazar to any specific depth, suffice it to say he is a persona non gratain the eyes of the US government.  His claims to be a Massachusetts Institute of technology graduate and an engineer at the S4 base, have of course been "officially" removed from public record.

In the late 90s amid speculation that the government was covering up more than it should to avoid the public from understanding its inner workings, the US government released the statement which claimed that "thousands upon thousands" of "UFO sightings" were perpetrated by government agencies to encapsulate and cover up real militarily significant aircraft testing.

Thousands of acres in the middle of the dry desert surrounding Groom Lake have simultaneously been used as the focal point in winning the Cold War and fueled a community of conspiracy theorists, UFO hunters and aircraft lover’s imaginations for over 50 years.

While it is clear that many unexplained occurrences have been the subject of speculation since Area 51's opening, it can neither be proven nor disproven that such occurrences have anything to do with extraterrestrial technologies, regardless, area 51 is a fascinating topic of discussion.

Area 51 is the Mecca spot for many UFO enthusiasts. Most firmly believe in Area 51 aliens that either have crashed there, been experimented on there or maybe even live and work there with humans on some secret project the government is hiding from us all.

Theories, both conspiracy and scientific, abound about this alleged closed down military base in Nevada. One such theory is that Area 51 aliens exist and the government has at least four saucer like alien craft there at the Area 51 facility and are experimenting with things like an anti-matter propulsion system under their tutelage. One famous individual who was supposed to have had firsthand knowledge of Area 51 aliens was Robert Lazar, a renowned physicist who has since disappeared after revealing some of his observations about the Area 51 facility.

Area 51 is just about the most secretive military base in existence, to the point where the government doesn’t even admit that it exists, even though it’s fairly easy to prove at least that much, as people have seen workers coming and going and aircraft landing and taking off there, and evidence of nighttime experiments in the form of flashing lights and strange sounds. The area has no fences, but it does have warning signs and will shoot any trespassers past a certain point.

Area 51 was indeed a testing ground for military aircraft, as the famous U2 spy plane was tested there. It is considered a great area for test flights due to the large dead area of the former lakebed there.

One very fascinating Area 51 aliens tale is that of an alleged alien interrogation, which was actually taped and can be seen on YOUTube and came to light back in 1997. It shows a very sickly looking grey alien with medical wires and such attached to him being asked questions through a one-way mirror via a military telepath. The alien seems to have multiple injuries and at several points hasspasms or convulsions of some type. Many believe this tape to be absolute proof of Area 51 aliens, but others say the alien is an elaborat hand puppet. It’s hard to say which is correct.

Another famous Area 51 theory on Area 51 aliens is that the spaceship that allegedly crashed in Roswell, N.M. was taken to Area 51, along with bodies of dead Area 51 aliens to be studied. Others believe that some of these Area 51 aliens are still alive and that the government is helping them conduct experiments to create a human-alien hybrid because the aliens themselves can’t have children for whatever reason.

The theories abound on everything from the aliens are captives of the government to the opposite and the aliens are forcing the government. Some stories portray them as friendly and that the government is exploiting them and some go the other extreme and say they Area 51 aliens want to kill all humans and take over. Whatever the case and if any of it is true or not, the place in question that UFO enthusiasts say is where this is all going on is inside the Area 51’s famous Hangar 18, which is where the alien interrogation mentioned above was supposedly filmed.

All in all, there are many mysterious goings on in and around the Area 51 location and it is of course possible that some is due to Area 51 aliens. However, until there is some sort of actual proof that can’t be denied, no one will really know if there are really Area 51 aliens, or it is just a very secretive base that the government uses to test new technology and we ourselves, are the UFOs as well as the Area 51 “aliens.”
Area 51 and Aliens

While the sighting of an unexplainable light pattern or aircraft in the sky can and seemingly does occur just about everywhere sooner or later, there are some places that seem to draw in UFO's like moths to a candle flame. There so-called "hotspots" tend to have a much higher percentage of UFO sightings than other, seemingly similar, places around the world. It is not just the secluded forests and deserts that draw UFO activity. Many of the most populous areas and cities also provide these high per capita sighting reports. It begs the question of just what is so interesting in these oft-visited places that bring such a large number of unidentified craft flying over.

Arizona, in the United States, has experienced more than its share of high-profile UFO cases. Leading the state in reports is the city of Phoenix. As well as the well-documented case of the "Phoenix Lights" in 1997, Arizona's Apache National Forest was the location of the famous Travis Walton abduction. Sedonia, Arizona also reports higher than normal UFO traffic. Metaphysicists say UFO's are drawn to Sedonia because it lies at the intersection of natural Earth energies or vortices (read lay lines) in the area.

Just north of Arizona is the state with the highest per capita percentage of UFO sightings and reports. Colorado is well known for its high elevation and the Rocky Mountains. It also contains Saguache County, which seems to be at the center of the greatest UFO activity. While Nevada reports a greater per capita sighting ratio, possibly because of the fame of the "secret" Area 51, Texas reports over five times as many sightings. Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, and Minnesota also see much more UFO activity than the well-traveled Highway 95 out of Rachel, Nevada.

Mexico City, Mexico, has also become a major UFO hotspot over the last twenty years. From the multiple sightings on July 11, 1991 when the fleet of unidentified craft stole the show from the solar eclipse that was taking place, to 2005 when the greatest recorded mass sighting was filmed over the city, Mexicans have often been presented with spectacular aerial displays.

While they rarely get groups of UFO's over their town, Bonnybridge, Scotland can claim a record for the most sightings from any town in the world. With an average of 300 separate reports a year, it is no wonder the local government petitioned the Prime Minister to order an official investigation into the matter. To date, those investigations have still been regrettably inconclusive. Warminster in Wiltshire, England may be most famous for crop circles but also manages one of the highest incident levels in the UK for UFO sightings. Some believe this is because UFO's are still using nearby Stonehenge as a navigational marker for their flights.

These possibly extraterrestrial visitors do not neglect the Southern Hemisphere. Barely 150 miles South of Santiago, Chili, a 19 mile long section of road near San Clement has been host to so many UFO sightings that the tourism department has attempted to cash in on the phenomena by renaming the road "The UFO Trail."

Down under in Australia, Wycliffe Well in the Northern Territory has some of the highest UFO activity in the world. Not only are UFO's repeatedly sighted, the number of abduction cases has garnered the town with a reputation as the alien abduction capitol of the continent. Even the nearby military air base cannot account for the recurring sightings and visitations that seem to so plague this otherwise peaceful town which the metaphysicists say also falls on natural Earth energy lines like Sedonia, Arizona and Stonehenge.

In 1947, in New Mexico, a radio operator receives a signal following patterns and while investigating the occurrence, he vanishes. In the present day, the same signal is transmitted from a base on the Falkland Islands to the United States, and a satellite captures images of an unknown object in Antarctica. The cryptologist Julien Rome is invited to investigate the mystery in the South Pole, and he flies to a research base. While a team tries to open a weird shell probably from outer space, Julien solves the message.
Because Sci-Fi's “Showdown at Area 51” was not enough, The Asylum brings us another exciting rip-off in anticipation of “AVP R”. Since the “Alien vs. Predator” sequel is set in a small American town, “Alien v Hunter” is set in a small American town. After some helicopter shots, we are treated to a middle-aged man jogging, completely oblivious to a huge smoking object crashing behind him. From there we are introduced to an alien and a “hunter” and people die and run around and shoot at stuff.

This particular effort is punctuated by some nice derivative designs. The alien resembles Giger's “Alien” (except for the whole spider thing) and the hunter is a safe re-imagining of the "Predator". In this respect The Asylum have really outdone themselves. This kind of production design could really have helped them on movies like “Alien Abduction”.

The characters are a real low point, though. Our heroes have a few very superficial clichés that pass for character and they are played off one another in a way that makes you wish the monsters would win. There is some solace in watching people get killed off, but it was never the ones we really wanted dead.

We are almost used to these quirks by now, even the worst one of never quite getting everything in frame. It is odd watching these because the little flashes of competence give you the feeling that it would have been a solid movie if only they bothered to get the coverage. However, down to brass tax, this thing advertises itself on its special effects and there really is not anything wrong with those. In addition, the film wisely avoids much reference to “Alien vs. Hunter” and instead liberally rips off the original “Alien”, “Predator” and “Aliens”.

Without giving anything away, the final twist is irritating. Apart from this, “Alien vs. Hunter” is an essential for any fan of The Asylum.

UFOs and flying saucers

Every year thousands of human beings see strange, shining objects, which whistle across the night-Heaven.

After most sightings are identified (air balloons, planes and more) a little part of them are not identifiable.

Is it spacecrafts from foreign globes?

What fell down in Roswell New Mexico in 1947?
Or is there a natural explanation on the UFOs?

The modern UFO era starts in 1947. That year pilot Kenneth Arnold reports that he saw nine crescent-shaped airships on June 24th fly in an almost unnatural way near Mount Rainier in the US. They resembled plates, which played ducks and drakes on a water level, Arnold explained,. Different newspapers published the history, and soon hundreds of people around the US had seen "flying saucers".

According to the conspiracy theories CIA turns up shortly afterwards on the stage like a hidden company, who stands behind "the blackout of the truth".

Roswell, 1947
Something falls down on July 4th 1947, on a field in the vicinity of the town of Roswell in the American state New Mexico.

Mac Brazel, chairman on one of the country farm areas, finds large quantities lightweight-metallic wreck parts, which lie spread on several fields, but to begin with he does not do anything about it.

Only the following day, as Brazel hears about a reward of 3000 dollars to the one, that can find signs of flying saucers, he acts.

July 6th Brazel shows the wreck rests to the local sheriff, George Wilcox, who contacts Roswell's air force and arranges a talk with the FBI-officer major Jesse Marcel.

Strange wreck rests
Together investigator Marcel and Wilcox agree that the wreck rests are unique and that they have never seen anything like that before.

The army is ordered to collect so many of the pieces, as it can, and the rumours will know that the air force take the parts from the foreign spacecraft to the military-base Area 51 in Arizona to interrogate the survivors and perform an alien autopsy on the dead.

Both the sheriff and the major collect some pieces of wreckage, and tell the curious press about the crashed spacecraft.

For instance about a weird metal piece, with lavender-coloured symbols in the middle.

Mac Brazel.
The blackout starts But shortly afterwards the army and the intelligence agency confiscates all the pieces of wreckage and forces sheriff Wilcox to pull his press statement back.

History reports that the army encloses the case entirely in darkness after that - and that they since that day have had an alien spacecraft standing on the Area 51 base together with the bodies of the dead aliens.

After 1952 the American government completely close out the Roswell case and all what follows about UFO observations. The official policy after that says that foreign spacecrafts do not exist.
The soldiers at the American Military Academy learn about the different types of UFOs admittedly, but an official statement about the subject can cost up more 10.000 in fine.

UFO technology
The proof of the crashed spacecraft in Roswell is found in our own time. Our own modern technology. The computer is a good example. Just because some people do not understand how something works, it does not necessarily mean that there is little green aliens behind it. Some human beings make that mistake that because they cannot see how e.g. the home pc works, they think nobody else can either. Therefore there must be aliens behind it.

Grain circles.
Many claims to have seen those strange phenomenas, but everything is very secret when it comes to alien activity. More than 400 high-ranked people, who earlier worked for US Airforce, FBI, NASA and CIA, stood forward in May 2001 in order to tell the truth about their UFO experiences. The goal was in one respect to tell the public the truth, and at the same time to cause safe-conduct to tell the truth without being punished, when they were included by professional secrecy. They talk under promise of secrecy and in addition to this a large part has furthermore presented documents that they stole, when they were employed there.

Answers from the space
On November 16th 1974 we sent messages about the human race from the Earth out into space against the galaxies from the Arecibo-telescope in Puerto Rico. They were sent out again three times in June and the month of July 2001. On August 13th and the night between the 18. and August 19th 2001 the transmission was maybe received in the shape of two grain circles near Chilbolton Radio Telescope in England.

Spacecraft or weather balloon?
But is there a more natural explanation on the wreck rests in Roswell instead of the crashed spacecraft from outer space?
In the start of July 1947 New Mexico was ravaged by a heavy storm. It happened while the top secret project Mogul tested huge, high-flying balloons, which were to catch Soviet atomic explosions. The balloons were made of a metallic lightweight material and strengthened along with a tape flower-inspect, bought in a local country shop ...

The Roswell occurrence
The events in Roswell took place over 55 years ago, and the UFO hysterics about this town didn't start at once.

Aliens or crash test dummie's?
First in 1980 the place got the ufologists' interest when Charles Berlitz and William Moore published the book "The Roswell Incident".

And it is this history that most people know:
The story about the crashed spacecraft, aliens and sinister blackouts. Maybe witnesses, who are interviewed 33 years after the occurrence not entirely remember what happened that day in July 1947.
Maybe people do mix up many different events, such as weather balloons, nuclear test balloons, crashed planes with sunburned bodies and crash test dummie's thrown out from planes in great height?

Roswell 2004
The crasharea lies about 150 miles north of Roswell, a small town, which has now done a scoop and puts itself at the disposal of untiring UFO enthusiasts, who flock to the place like pilgrims.
Roswell has two UFO museums and arranges a yearly festival. Souvenir penances sell merchandise, as people do it along Loch Ness. And just as Catholics go to Rome, Muslims travel to Mekka, Roswell is a place that UFO enthusiasts can visit in order to confirm faith. Many have concluded that the Roswell incident is fake, but the conspiracy theory continues and television shows built on it.