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How Area 51 Became a Hub for Alien Conspiracies | Area 51

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The History of Area 51

Area 51 was officially recognized by the US government in 2013 after a Freedom of Information Act request. Rumors swirled for decades surrounding the idea of UFOs and government secrecy. Area 51 borders the Nevada test site not to be confused with NTTR at the Nevada test sites. Nuclear weapons were tested from 1951 until 1992, this included about a thousand nuclear weapons tests.

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