CIA Declassification Confirms Area 51’s Existence and Aircraft Testing, Not Flying Saucers

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Declassified CIA materials confirm Area 51’s existence and that it was used to test aircraft such as the U-2, A-12, D-21, and F-117 rather than flying saucers, prompting mixed reactions from Bob Lazar, Richard Boylan, Dirk Vander Ploeg, and Alejandro Rojas and showing how declassification can shift the debate and hint at further disclosures.

UFO community greets Area 51 disclosure with a resounding Duh!
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UFO community greets Area 51 disclosure with a resounding Duh!

The man who put Area 51 on the UFO map is not impressed by newly declassified CIA documents that acknowledge the existence of the facility but say it was used to test U-2 spy planes — not flying saucers.Everybody has known that for 25 years or so, said Bob Lazar, who came forward in 1989 with a tale of government scientists tinkering with alien spacecraft at a military base in the Nevada deser