7: The secrets of Area 51

Killers, Cults and Queens

Cheryl Hole and Nikki Druce are *metaphorically* storming Area 51 to discover the secrets hidden at the mysterious military base. After a top secret mission at the order of President Dwight Eisenhower sent a huge team of military personnel to the now iconic Army base, UFO sightings started sweeping the nation of America. Flying saucers were flying through the skies, and real life (allegedly) spaceship debris was falling from the sky… leaving more questions than answers. Were Aliens to blame for so many sightings in the 1940s, and do they now live in Area 51?! Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect fantastic nominative determinism, WILD theories about Soviet Russia, and of course a tonne of UFOs! Show us them Aliens!!
00:00 - Introduction
06:04 - Nikki sets the scene
07:28 - Project Aquatone
09:55 - The U-2
11:57 - The SR-71
16:37 - Who is Dennis, and what does he know?
18:47 - Introducing Robert Lazar
27:52 - Mac Brazel finds UFO debris
30:11 - Stanton Freidman, Charles Berlitz and Bill Moore get stuck in
32:37 - Introducing Annie Jacobsen (and one of the wildest conspiracy theories ever heard)
38:55 - Who actually is Bob Lazar?
41:44 - Element 115
44:23 - Navy footage released by the Pentagon
45:56 - “Storm Area 51 - They can’t stop all of us”
48:24 - Outro
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The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
Area 51 and aliens: The myth, meme, and the strange reality, explained - Vox
The Hidden Secrets Of Area 51
Area 51 conspiracy theories | Britannica
The Real Story Behind the Myth of Area 51
What is Area 51 and what goes on there?
Area 51 - Wikipedia
Area 51 and the Aliens - Conspiracy Theories - TIME
Area 51 secrets revealed
Inside Storm Area 51: How a Viral Meme Almost Destroyed a Town
Joe Rogan | The Real Reason Area 51 Was Started w/Annie Jacobsen