We're About To Learn A Lot More About Area 51

We're About To Learn A Lot More About Area 51

05/17/2014 08:34 am ET Up to date Could 04, 2015
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Nationwide Atomic Testing Museum
When the Nationwide Atomic Testing Museum of Las Vegas opened its "Area 51: Myth or Actuality" exhibit two years in the past, it grew to become an instant hit. It wasn't simply the only place that had a complete knowledge of Area 51 - it gave a venue to former workers of America's high secret army base to current their involvement in declassified initiatives.
As we speak, the museum is expanding.
"Area fifty one: Myth or Actuality" is re-opening its doors at this time to provide the public extra of the reality about one of the most secretive navy installations. After all, Area 51 is the same facility that spawned America's stealth fighter expertise in addition to many years of speculation in regards to the alleged testing of recovered UFOs.
"It is fair to say that an awful lot of people had been very skeptical of us presenting anything that needed to do with UFOs and space travel and aliens. But I felt compelled to at the very least address that part of the story on this Area 51 exhibit, so that turned a big a part of it," said museum government director and CEO Allan Palmer.
Palmer, a former distinguished Air Pressure and Navy jet fighter pilot , advised The Huffington Put up what people can expect from the newly-tweaked Space 51 exhibit.
"We've added some actually interesting components to the exhibit that weren't there earlier than - some additional artifacts, a different feel and look to make extra of a definition between the myth and actuality sides of the exhibit. We wished to create the expertise for the customer of going through Space fifty one, initially, simply figuring out what it is and getting somewhat bit of in-character view as you walk in, a briefing by the guards, admonishing you to not tell anyone about what is going on on and conserving it to your self."
The Nationwide Atomic Testing Museum - one in all a handful of nationwide museums - is the most logical place to deal with an exhibit devoted to Area 51, which is situated about 100 miles north of Las Vegas.
The museum contains greater than 12,000 artifacts related to the historical past of the development and testing of nuclear bombs.
Up till 1989, the public didn't know a lot about Space fifty one. There have been reports of unusual-looking lights in the sky within the general neighborhood of what's now often called a military set up, however that is about it.
During that year, KLAS-TELEVISION information reporter George Knapp publicly broke the Space fifty one story after an interview he performed with Bob Lazar, who claimed to be a authorities physicist performing research on recovered alien know-how on the high secret Nevada military base. Lazar's story included allegations of a campaign of intimidation towards him.
Watch this particular KLAS-TELEVISION news report about Bob Lazar and Area fifty one.
Palmer, who additionally hosts a weekly Las Vegas-based radio program, "Fable or Actuality," on KXNT-FM, advised HuffPost he was all set to dismantle the Space 51 exhibit after its first two years, but thought better of it.

"It was so successful and was filling a need and a niche that existed. No person else really has dealt severely with that complete enterprise of Space 51 and UFOs and aliens that go along with it, so we really felt obligated to do it, and on the finish of two years, individuals nonetheless needed to see it. It still has broad enchantment, not simply here in the museum, but throughout America and internationally, so we decided to vary it a bit to make it more interesting, user-friendly and exciting, and I believe the public is going to be actually thrilled after they see what we have finished with it."
Today's re-opening of the Space 51 exhibit will embrace appearances by former workers of Area 51 - authorities workers, take a look at engineers, radar specialists and pilots. KLAS-TV's multi-Emmy Award-winning Knapp, retired navy officers, including Air Pressure Col. Charles Halt and Army Col. John Alexander, in addition to former British Ministry of Defence UFO investigator Nick Pope will all be in attendance.
The exhibit options an alleged " genuine alien artifact " - small pieces of material that came from a reported 1986 UFO crash in Russia.
Additionally on display are unique UFO images from the non-public collection of Robert Bigelow, founder of Bigelow Aerospace, that is creating the next generation of spacecraft
Palmer personally chosen Bigelow's UFO pictures to incorporate within the Space fifty one exhibit.
"What's exceptional about them is that they had been authentic negatives - not prints - they have been negatives that we made prints from, so we know they weren't doctored, they're all pre-Photoshop. These are photographic pictures of UFOs from around the world, going back to the forties up through the 70s. In among the photographs, you'll be able to see that they could be confused with some naturally occurring phenomena, however there are others that are clearly not."
Watch this week's comply with-up KLAS-TELEVISION report about Lazar and Area fifty one.
Click RIGHT HERE for a superb zoomable image of Space fifty one.
And click on right here for more details about the re-opening of the Space 51: Myth or Actuality exhibit.
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Space fifty one (Groom Lake, Dreamland). Picture taken near Rachel, Nev.
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