Area 51: From Classified Tests to a Global Symbol of UFO Lore
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Area 51 is a secret U.S. Air Force testing site in Nevada, established in 1955 to test the U-2 and later used for other programs, whose isolation fostered decades of secrecy and UFO lore, including Bob Lazar’s Roswell-connected claims, while official disclosures keep the conversation about unidentified phenomena alive.