what's in area 51

 What's in area 51? That's the million-dollar question. For years, conspiracy theorists have insisted that the U.S. government is hiding all sorts of alien artifacts and remains in a top-secret facility in Nevada, but is there really anything to this?

The U.S. Air Force refers to Area 51 as a military installation created back in 1955 by the CIA, which wanted a remote site where it could test its U-2 spy plane with little risk of being seen or attacked. However, conspiracy theorists claim that the area is home to much more than just some old airplanes and helicopters—and they're not going to let it go without a fight.

They say that the U.S. government has captured and stored countless alien artifacts and even full-blown aliens themselves, all while experimenting on them in the hopes of developing technology that would allow us to one day travel beyond our own planet—or even defend ourselves from such interstellar visitors.

The base's remote location is said to be a huge factor in why it was chosen for such top-secret work, as it provides access to parts of the country where these flying vehicles can perform their tests without arousing suspicion or drawing attention from onlookers. Given how many people live and work in Nevada (and Las Vegas specifically), this seems like an effective way to keep under wraps whatever programs may be going on Area 51—a facility whose very name has become synonymous with extraterrestrial activity.

The theories surrounding Area 51 are so widespread that there is even a dedicated group of people who protest outside of the base each year, primarily in hopes of getting a look inside to see if there's any truth to the claims, they've been making for decades now about what exactly this facility holds inside its heavily guarded walls.

It would seem that, after all these years, there still isn't much official information to suggest that this is anything other than just another military installation. On the contrary, many people who actually work at Area 51 have come forward in recent years to speak about their experiences there—and it seems like they're seriously not sharing any juicy details!

For instance, one former worker at Area 51 was quoted as saying, "Area 51 is exactly what it's called: It's a military base for experimental aircraft." He also added, "The area itself was kept secret because of its proximity to atomic tests."

Of course, countless others continue to insist that it's much more than that—that the U.S. government has been experimenting with alien life forms and their technology, as well as covering up any findings that suggest we've been visited by extraterrestrial beings.

So, if the government doesn't have anything to hide at Area 51 (at least not anything out of the ordinary), why is it so guarded? What exactly are they trying to protect us from—aliens, or something less mysterious and earthlier? Why the strict security protocols?

There are hundreds of military bases around the world where you can find similar levels of protection. In fact, many actually receive significant danger from incoming aircraft and missiles on a regular basis—so what makes Area 51 any different?

Depending on who you ask, there may be something going on inside that base that we aren't allowed to see. Is it aliens? Is it a highly advanced human technology known only to those who work at this specific location? We may never know... But if we had to guess, we'd probably start by assuming they're just testing out new aircraft.