Area 51: Is the United States hiding aliens in a secret base? – 20 Minutes – OMF
What do you mean the US government has been hiding aliens for 70 years? In a mysterious secret base in Nevada, Zone 51, surrounded by fences and ultra secure. What is this story, what are we hiding?
This secret base is Area 51. A 155 km2 military site, located right in the Nevada desert was built in the 1950s, but was not officially recognized until 2013.
70 years of rumors, fantasies, myths, even plans to invade the area to discover THE truth … Well, even if no alien has ever pointed the tip of his nose, it lasts.
Why does this story fascinate us so much? What Clémence explains to us this week in OMF Oh My Fake
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