Aliens Area 51 - Reference Discovery channel

This may sound a little wild, but some people believe that when an alien spacecraft crashed in Roswell, N.M. -- if, in fact, it really did -- the government sent the wreckage and the body of an alien almost 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) away to Area 51 near Las Vegas, Nev., to be examined. Some people even say that warehouses of alien technology and living aliens can be found in the tunnels and facilities underneath the visible buildings of Area 51. There are even some people who believe that the aliens are in charge at the site and are trying to come up with a human-alien hybrid because they can't reproduce themselves. Some think the government allows these aliens to abduct people freely for various experiments. The Air Force has denied any connection between aliens and Area 51.

Despite Air Force denial, however, conspiracy theorists still maintain that Area 51 is connected to aliens. In 1987, Robert Lazar claimed that the government was holding nine alien spacecraft near Area 51, and that he was helping them adapt technology from the aircraft to help power military equipment. According to Lazar, he discovered a special substance called "Element 115" that powered the alien ships. Most believe Lazar's claims to be false, but since he appeared on television making these statements in the late '80s, he inspired new public interest in the idea of aliens at Area 51.

The government has used the airspace around Area 51 for test flights over the years, and many people have reported seeing UFOs in the area. However, many of the government's test aircraft in the past may have looked strange, causing people to think they were seeing something other than Earthly craft.

We may have Tang thanks to the space program, but who gave us such innovations as the Stealth fighter and Kevlar? Aliens, of course. Conspiracy theorists believe that the remains of crashed UFO spacecrafts are stored at Area 51, an Air Force base about 150 miles from Las Vegas, where government scientists reverse-engineer the aliens' highly advanced technology. Fodder for this has come from a variety of supposed UFO sightings in the area and testimony from a retired Army colonel who says he was given access to extraterrestrial materials gathered from an alien spacecraft that crashed in Roswell, N.M. Some believe that the government studies time travel at Area 51, also known as Groom Lake or Dreamland.

The government has developed advanced aircraft and weapons systems at nearby Nellis Air Force Base, including Stealth bombers and reconnaissance planes. And the government's official line — that the details of Area 51 are classified for purposes of national security — is only seen as further proof that the military is hiding aliens or alien spacecraft.