all UFO documents from the NSA but were told that no such documents existed. Then the NSA admitted that some 160 of these documents did exist but could not be released on the grounds of national security (Stacy 39). If so many people believe in UFO’s then why not make the governments information available to the public for viewing if they desire to do so? By classifying information the government is merely submitting itself to the 5th amendment. We cannot accurately blame the government for its denial but we know that it is present. Even Nostradamus has prophesied on the existence of UFO’s, “When the aliens’ spaceship enters the atmosphere the fields will cause it to malfunction and many of the crew are killed. When they crash, soldiers will be on hand to capture or kill them (Oxford 1).” Nostradamus draws an eerie parallel to the Roswell incident and also to other less unknown UFO contacts that have happened worldwide. The US federal government owns miles of land throughout the Nevada and Arizona where it conducts top-secret activities that is believed to deal with alien technology. “Area 51 is the last big secret military bases in the US (‘Area 51’ 20A).” In 1997 the Air Force finally admitted that the ultrasecret Area 51 actually existed. The Air Force has admitted that the base was used to test Cold War-era aircrafts but authorities such as Colonel John Hanes are still reluctant to speak about the base. “If you are talking about Groom Lake, Nevada…Quite frankly, I have no knowledge or expertise in the matter, I understand there are classified things that go on there. That is all I have to say about it (‘Area 51’ 20A).” Whatever goes on in Area 51 may be a mystery but what is certain is that 1,850 federal civilian workers are employed in ultra-high-security facilities in and near the range. There is uncertainty about what these people are employed to...
