Pros And Cons Of Area 51

Head of NASA, Charles Bolden states that extra-terrestrial life must exist, but there is none hidden in Area 51. Area 51 is a site in the Nevada desert of America that tests aircraft and weapon technology such as the U-2 spy plane. Countless conspiracy theories have derived from Area 51 due to the secretiveness of the US government. An example of which is the apparent hiding of extra-terrestrial bodies recovered from the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, 1947. Due to a lack of evidence and excessive amount of conspiracies, it is unreasonable to believe that Area 51 is housing extra-terrestrials (The Telegraph, 2015). Society should be against the belief of Area 51 housing aliens because it is based on conspiracy theories and the American government
acknowledges its use.

There has been no evidence of truth behind the conspiracy theories and urban myths of Area 51. NASA Administrator Major Charles Bolden stated that Area 51 is a normal place of research and development and that he has never seen any aliens or alien spacecraft or anything suspicious when he was there (The Telegraph, 2015). This statement concludes that aliens are not within the compound, despite what some say. The reason people create conspiracy theories is because many people insist on believing that extra-terrestrial life exists beyond Earth and they want to believe that we have had contact with other life forms. Furthermore, it is a topic that journalists fabricate to create feelings of fright or euphoria for entertainment.

In addition, the Area 51 conspiracy theories are created due to the secrecy of the US government. With a lack of information, citizens begin to query why. Again, people want to believe as humans living on Earth, have contacted extra-terrestrials. Charles Bolden later went on to state that he believes the secrecy of aeronautics research that occurs there allows people to predict aliens being there (The Telegraph, 2015). This evidence from the head of NASA confirms that it is reasonable to believe in the possibility of aliens being within the Area 51 compound due to its secrecy. The secrecy of the government is what drives people to create conspiracy theories with no evidence to allow their wildest dreams come true.

Decades ago, the US government denied the fact that Area 51 existed.
Since, ex-US president, Barack Obama acknowledges its existence, saying that one of the first questions he was asked as president was what is going on at Area 51 (Time.com, 2013). Although limited information has been shared, the US government has acknowledged the use of Area 51. Per government documents that were declassified in 2007, Area 51 was used for a top-secret Cold War-era program known as Oxcart during the 1950s and 1960s. This aimed to develop an undetectable spy plane, used for gathering information without a trace. The A-12 was the result of the hard work, which could travel at over 3000 kilometres per hour (History.com, 2013). From the ground, aircraft like this is, by definition, a UFO (unidentified flying object), as the public was not informed about this special aircraft due to its classified role for the government. Additionally, author of Area 51: An Uncensored History, Annie Jacobsen, stated that Area 51 was the most important facility during the Cold War that pushed science further ahead of the Soviet Union and that it was developing air-surveillance technology to prevent further war (Independent.co.uk, 2011). The previous evidence confirms what Area 51 is used for, and that there was reason to hide the use to stop other governments being informed about the surveillance that the US government was
undertaking.

It is a well-known fact that information from Area 51 was classified for decades, which is what lead to the conspiracy theories such as, aliens are held within the compound, the Roswell UFO crash remains are within Area 51 and that the falsify of the moon landing was staged there.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) only acknowledged Area 51 as a testing ground site in 2013. The unclassified documents still blacked out some information regarding Area 51, which is what continues to drive conspiracy theorists. Although, it is acceptable for the government to hide such information due to the nature of the work, to develop and test a spy plane, to protect their country from potential war. This requires secrecy as the information that the spy plane was receiving was unknown to the countries it what occurring to. If it was known, it would be of no use and not be able to safely gather information. Secret services are done to ensure safety of the country. For example, the MI6, in the UK, works overseas to help make the UK a safer and more prosperous place (SIS.gov.uk, 2017). Area 51 is based off the same principles, although receives unnecessary conspiracy theorist
attention.

Furthermore, conspiracy theories have stated that the Roswell UFO crash was taken to Area 51 to hide evidence, the moon landing was staged there and that aliens have made contact through Area 51 (History.com, 2013). Although, there has never been evidence of such things. Only allegations regarding sightings of UFO’s, which over half were proven as being the A-12 plane (Telegraph.co.uk, 2013).

In conclusion, it is unreasonable to assume that due to the lack of information coming from Area 51 that there must be hidden alien interactions taking place. The government has acknowledged that it is used for developing and testing aircraft technology, which is a plausible report of what is occurring within the site. Although there is no evidence of alien interactions at Area 51, it does not assume there will be none in the future.