02-06-11 New pictures give tantalising Area 51 cluesThe top-secret military base (which doesn't officially exist) has been the subject of conspiracy theories for decades.What actually went on there? Something tells us we will never know for sure.However,a recently revealed series of photographs provides some tantalizing new clues.The photos,which were published by National Geographic,show a titanium A-12 spy plane.In one image,the satisfyingly sci-fi-looking plane hangs upside down while it is prepared for radar testing. In another shot,a group of officials with heavy equipment "remove all traces of the A-12 spy plane" after it went down in the Utah desert in 1963.Of course,the photos dont prove that alien life exists,but they do go a long way toward proving the government wasnt exactly forthcoming with what was going on at Area 51.Cue the "X-Files" theme song. |