EP 65: AREA 51 IN NEVADA!

Written By Dylan Cantu

Aliens! Government Conspiracies! UFO's! All these topics and more surround the mysterious Area 51. Now I know the idea of Aliens might not be everyone's thing, but I ask you to get your foil hat ready because this episode has so much good information. We breakdown the significant dates associated with Area 51's creation and how the claims of Aliens started. Our search takes us to different states and we travel from the past to the present where we now have people who are ready to storm Area 51. Take a listen and travel on this ride with us. Enjoy!

Area 51 on a map!

 

A breakdown of Nellis Air Force Base

 

U-2 Spy Plane

 

A close up of the Nellis Air Force Base

 

A article of the events that happened at Roswell, New Mexico

 

Project Mogul: Newspaper article of what was found (on the left), A picture of the project taking off (picture on the right)

Lincoln county and Roswell, New Mexico on a map

 

A image of what the Soviet Union

 

Bob Lazar (on the left) and the drawing of the UFO (on the right)

 

Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified can be watched on Netflix

 
 

Storm Area 51 Facebook post (on the left) and a poster of Alien Stock Festival (on the right)

 

Warning you are about to enter Area 51

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

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For the Image:

  1. Jacobsen, A., Vox, Ward, A., & Romano, A. (2019, September 19). Area 51 and aliens: the myth, the meme, and the strange reality, explained. Vox. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.vox.com/2019/9/19/20857221/storm-area-51-aliens-ufos-meme-myth-lore-history-bob-lazar-explained

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  16. O'Kane, C., & Alienstockfestival.com. (2019, August 15). "Storm Area 51" coordinators have turned event into "Alien Stock" music festival. CBS News. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/storm-area-51-coordinators-have-turned-event-into-alien-stock-music-festival/

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