It's been a perennial American obsession for more than 50 years. It's provided a shadowy backdrop for shows like "The X-Files" and movies like the 1996 summer blockbuster "Independence Day." And in ...

Whether you’re enthralled by all the recent talk about UFOs, or you’re halfway through an X-Files binge, you might be wondering where Area 51 is. Who can blame you? Like the Bermuda Triangle and ...

A man who studied the science of humans and culture unexpectedly stumbled upon a restricted section of Area 51 in Nevada — and lived to tell the tale of his wild experience. In 1996, Jerry Freeman ...

The asphalt runway stretches for a mile on Yucca Flat, deep in the Nevada National Security Site about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Built in 2005, the runway covers a dirt landing strip from the ...

Area 51 is synonymous with tales of UFOs, government cover-ups and potentially testing alien technology. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The top-secret military base known as Area 51 has long been a point of discussion for conspiracy theorists who believe the facility holds government secrets about aliens and UFOs. The government ...

Newly declassified documents reveal more detail about past use of the mysterious Nevada test site known as Area 51 and the concern for maintaining secrecy about the work done at the facility. The ...