There are places in the world that seem ordinary on a map but feel mysterious in the mind. Area 51 is one of those places. It sits in the Nevada desert, where the land is dry and empty, yet the ...

Few places on Earth stir as much speculation as Area 51. Tucked away in Nevada’s desert, this highly classified U.S. Air Force facility has long been the centerpiece of alien folklore, conspiracy ...

On a quiet November morning in 2022, federal agents descended on the small town of Rachel, Nevada. Their caravan drove toward the house of a retired local who happened to be sleeping in that day.

Some of the most prevalent UFO conspiracy theories — including about aliens being housed at Area 51 in Nevada — were fueled by the Pentagon in an attempt to provide cover for secret weapons programs, ...