1 00:00:00,924 --> 00:00:07,923 It's the most secret military base on the planet. 2 00:00:07,923 --> 00:00:13,921 You want it Area 51? There it is. 3 00:00:13,921 --> 00:00:17,920 But no one's ever been this close until now. 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,920 This is the place to be at the right time. 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,919 What is the government hiding inside? 6 00:00:24,919 --> 00:00:28,918 Is it secret weapons or extraterrestrial technology? 7 00:00:28,918 --> 00:00:31,917 We're taking it apart to figure out how it works. 8 00:00:31,917 --> 00:00:34,917 And what happens when people venture too far? 9 00:00:34,917 --> 00:00:39,916 We actually had to jump into the car to protect ourselves. 10 00:00:39,916 --> 00:00:41,915 Now, declassified information. 11 00:00:41,915 --> 00:00:46,914 Inside accounts, revelations from former CIA pilots. 12 00:00:46,914 --> 00:00:50,913 I saw a flying saucer. 13 00:00:50,913 --> 00:00:54,912 And a groundbreaking look at the base with state-of-the-art equipment. 14 00:00:54,912 --> 00:00:57,912 We're getting images of Area 51 in high definition. 15 00:00:57,912 --> 00:00:59,911 The likes of which people have never seen before. 16 00:00:59,911 --> 00:01:06,910 This is Case Number 55101 Area 51 revealed. 17 00:01:06,910 --> 00:01:07,910 It's huge. 18 00:01:07,910 --> 00:01:23,906 October 2008. 19 00:01:23,906 --> 00:01:27,905 Pat Uskert is in the remote Nevada desert. 20 00:01:27,905 --> 00:01:31,905 15 miles from Area 51. 21 00:01:31,905 --> 00:01:32,904 Is that them? 22 00:01:32,904 --> 00:01:34,904 It's definitely them. 23 00:01:34,904 --> 00:01:35,904 What are they doing? 24 00:01:35,904 --> 00:01:37,903 They're watching us. 25 00:01:37,903 --> 00:01:39,903 There's two guys in there. 26 00:01:39,903 --> 00:01:40,903 You want to see? 27 00:01:40,903 --> 00:01:42,902 You see, there are two guys actually in the vehicle? 28 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:43,902 Yes. 29 00:01:43,902 --> 00:01:44,902 Did their lights just turn on? 30 00:01:44,902 --> 00:01:46,901 Yes, it did. 31 00:01:46,901 --> 00:01:52,900 August 1955. 32 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:55,899 The same Nevada desert. 33 00:01:55,899 --> 00:01:58,899 On a desolate dry lakebed. 34 00:01:58,899 --> 00:02:01,898 A plane unlike any scene before blast. 35 00:02:01,898 --> 00:02:04,897 This test of the U-2 spy plane 36 00:02:04,897 --> 00:02:07,897 ushers in the modern age of top secret aircraft. 37 00:02:07,897 --> 00:02:10,896 And the center of it all is Groom Lake. 38 00:02:10,896 --> 00:02:14,895 Also known as Area 51. 39 00:02:14,895 --> 00:02:17,895 Chosen by the U.S. government for its remote, 40 00:02:17,895 --> 00:02:21,894 almost impossible to reach location. 41 00:02:21,894 --> 00:02:25,893 No public road comes closer than 15 miles. 42 00:02:25,893 --> 00:02:27,893 The U-2 spy plane is a very large, 43 00:02:27,893 --> 00:02:31,892 no public road comes closer than 15 miles. 44 00:02:31,892 --> 00:02:36,891 The nearest town, Rachel, isn't established until 1973. 45 00:02:36,891 --> 00:02:42,889 And its population is rarely more than 2 to 300 people. 46 00:02:42,889 --> 00:02:45,889 For over 30 years, this isolated base 47 00:02:45,889 --> 00:02:50,888 in the middle of the desert is shrouded in mystery. 48 00:02:50,888 --> 00:02:53,887 Reports of strange lights hovering over the base 49 00:02:53,887 --> 00:02:54,887 become regular. 50 00:02:54,887 --> 00:02:57,886 And radar captures impossibly fast objects 51 00:02:57,886 --> 00:02:59,886 moving in the vicinity. 52 00:02:59,886 --> 00:03:01,885 But secrecy remains. 53 00:03:01,885 --> 00:03:06,884 Then in 1989, everything changes. 54 00:03:06,884 --> 00:03:09,884 The time where I entered the hangar, 55 00:03:09,884 --> 00:03:13,883 I witnessed a recovered alien spacecraft 56 00:03:13,883 --> 00:03:16,882 that the Department of Naval Intelligence 57 00:03:16,882 --> 00:03:19,881 in the United States was back engineering. 58 00:03:19,881 --> 00:03:22,881 Alleged U.S. government physicist Bob Lazar 59 00:03:22,881 --> 00:03:26,880 goes public and claims he is reverse engineering 60 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,879 alien spacecraft at Area 51. 61 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:34,878 UFO sightings in the airspace above Groom Lake skyrocket. 62 00:03:39,877 --> 00:03:42,876 But the base remains closed off. 63 00:03:42,876 --> 00:03:44,876 An outer perimeter of at least 15 miles 64 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:47,875 prevents anyone from seeing the installation. 65 00:03:47,875 --> 00:03:51,875 People who try to cross the perimeter are chased off, 66 00:03:51,875 --> 00:03:54,874 face arrest, and are warned that deadly force 67 00:03:54,874 --> 00:03:57,873 for trespassers is authorized. 68 00:03:57,873 --> 00:04:00,873 But now, using new high-definition cameras, 69 00:04:00,873 --> 00:04:02,872 there may be a way in. 70 00:04:05,872 --> 00:04:08,871 We're only a few miles away from the beating heart 71 00:04:08,871 --> 00:04:10,870 central of Area 51. 72 00:04:12,870 --> 00:04:14,870 It's almost a nation unto itself 73 00:04:14,870 --> 00:04:18,869 with its own staff, personnel, its own resources. 74 00:04:18,869 --> 00:04:21,868 Programs are actually ongoing today with new vehicles 75 00:04:21,868 --> 00:04:24,867 that we don't even know about yet. 76 00:04:25,867 --> 00:04:28,867 Today, the U.S. government has not officially acknowledged 77 00:04:28,867 --> 00:04:32,866 the existence of a base called Area 51, 78 00:04:32,866 --> 00:04:36,865 let alone admitted to extraterrestrial experimentation. 79 00:04:39,864 --> 00:04:42,864 The investigation now comes to the remote desert of Nevada 80 00:04:42,864 --> 00:04:44,863 for answers. 81 00:04:45,863 --> 00:04:48,862 Dr. Ted Ackworth will explore the official military history 82 00:04:48,862 --> 00:04:50,862 of the base. 83 00:04:50,862 --> 00:04:52,861 There has been a progression of the most advanced, 84 00:04:52,861 --> 00:04:55,861 the most clandestine vehicles developed here 85 00:04:55,861 --> 00:04:57,860 over the last 40 years. 86 00:04:57,860 --> 00:04:59,860 Bill Burns will look into the allegations 87 00:04:59,860 --> 00:05:01,860 of reverse engineering. 88 00:05:01,860 --> 00:05:03,859 The more we get into the story, 89 00:05:03,859 --> 00:05:06,858 the bigger and the deeper it gets. 90 00:05:07,858 --> 00:05:10,858 And Pat Uskert will attempt to see the base itself. 91 00:05:10,858 --> 00:05:13,857 Here's a chance to have a look into one of the most secret 92 00:05:13,857 --> 00:05:15,857 places in the world. 93 00:05:19,856 --> 00:05:23,855 Area 51 gets its name from 1950s-era maps. 94 00:05:24,855 --> 00:05:26,854 They show the Nevada Test Site complex 95 00:05:26,854 --> 00:05:29,854 divided into a grid with a different number 96 00:05:29,854 --> 00:05:32,853 assigned for each separate quadrant. 97 00:05:32,853 --> 00:05:34,852 The land around Groom Lake just happens 98 00:05:34,852 --> 00:05:37,852 to be assigned the number 51. 99 00:05:38,852 --> 00:05:40,851 With little to no important details 100 00:05:40,851 --> 00:05:42,851 from these historical records, 101 00:05:42,851 --> 00:05:45,850 only a select number of people have gotten closer 102 00:05:45,850 --> 00:05:48,849 to the truth about what's happening inside. 103 00:05:50,849 --> 00:05:52,849 I'm about to meet with Peter Merlin. 104 00:05:52,849 --> 00:05:55,848 He's an aeronautical historian and something of an expert 105 00:05:55,848 --> 00:05:57,848 on Area 51. 106 00:05:57,848 --> 00:05:59,847 Peter Merlin is a member of the Nevada Test Site 107 00:05:59,847 --> 00:06:01,847 Historical Foundation. 108 00:06:01,847 --> 00:06:04,846 He has interviewed dozens of Area 51 employees 109 00:06:04,846 --> 00:06:07,845 and has studied some of the top secret bases 110 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:11,845 declassified documents and formerly illegal satellite images. 111 00:06:13,844 --> 00:06:17,843 Now the base was first opened around 1955, is that right? 112 00:06:17,843 --> 00:06:21,842 It was established in 1955 by the Central Intelligence Agency. 113 00:06:21,842 --> 00:06:24,842 The U-2 spy plan was highly classified 114 00:06:24,842 --> 00:06:28,841 and they needed a place to test it outside of the public eye. 115 00:06:28,841 --> 00:06:31,840 Engineers initially choose Groom Lake, 116 00:06:31,840 --> 00:06:34,840 an enormous dry lake bed because of the possibility 117 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:37,839 for a 20,000-foot natural runway. 118 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,839 But when it becomes apparent, 119 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,838 the U-2 would be vulnerable to Soviet missile attack. 120 00:06:42,838 --> 00:06:47,837 The U.S. military begins ramping up other secret projects. 121 00:06:47,837 --> 00:06:50,836 Well, the base at Groom Lake just wasn't ready for that. 122 00:06:50,836 --> 00:06:54,835 It didn't have the facilities, the infrastructure, or the runway. 123 00:06:54,835 --> 00:06:56,835 So they built it up and that's how it became 124 00:06:56,835 --> 00:06:59,834 a full-scale Air Force base that we know today. 125 00:07:00,834 --> 00:07:04,833 By the 1960s, the base becomes ground zero 126 00:07:04,833 --> 00:07:08,832 for the development and testing of many top secret military aircraft. 127 00:07:08,832 --> 00:07:14,831 The RB-69A, the F-117, and the B-2. 128 00:07:16,831 --> 00:07:19,830 What do you think they're working on in Area 51 now? 129 00:07:19,830 --> 00:07:23,829 We're going to probably see a lot more testing of unmanned vehicles now 130 00:07:23,829 --> 00:07:27,828 because there's been a big push in the Air Force in that direction. 131 00:07:29,828 --> 00:07:34,827 But seeing a test in this highly restricted area is almost unheard of. 132 00:07:34,827 --> 00:07:38,826 Yet this is precisely what Pat is about to attend. 133 00:07:45,824 --> 00:07:51,823 Pat is meeting with Mark Farmer, an aerial combat cameraman and Area 51 expert. 134 00:07:51,823 --> 00:07:57,822 He is taking Pat to view an undisclosed flight path that few have ever been to. 135 00:07:58,822 --> 00:08:03,821 We're about 20 miles to the north of Area 51. 136 00:08:03,821 --> 00:08:06,820 This whole place is contaminated with plutonium. 137 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:09,819 They had done a weapons dispersal test where they blew up a nuclear weapon. 138 00:08:09,819 --> 00:08:12,819 So are we in a plutonium-enriched area right now? 139 00:08:12,819 --> 00:08:14,818 There's plutonium around. 140 00:08:14,818 --> 00:08:15,818 Okay, great. 141 00:08:18,817 --> 00:08:22,817 According to Farmer, many years have passed since the last weapons test. 142 00:08:22,817 --> 00:08:29,815 But this area has become a prime location for something else, observing flight tests. 143 00:08:29,815 --> 00:08:31,815 I hear something right now. 144 00:08:31,815 --> 00:08:33,814 Sounds like we've got something coming in. 145 00:08:36,814 --> 00:08:41,812 In the distance, an F-15 moves through the skies over Area 51. 146 00:08:41,812 --> 00:08:44,812 Not long after, it's joined by another. 147 00:08:45,812 --> 00:08:49,811 The military may have been alerted to the investigation's presence. 148 00:08:53,810 --> 00:08:55,809 Do you think we are being watched? 149 00:08:55,809 --> 00:08:57,809 We're certainly electronically surveilled. 150 00:08:58,809 --> 00:09:05,807 An unknown number of sensors that collect visual and audio data are scattered all across this area of the desert. 151 00:09:05,807 --> 00:09:07,807 How would they be monitoring us? 152 00:09:07,807 --> 00:09:09,806 School of Techniques, Culver. 153 00:09:09,806 --> 00:09:14,805 We've been blasting out all sorts of stuff, so it's very easy for them to pick up. 154 00:09:17,805 --> 00:09:23,803 The F-15s make a couple of passes, but soon disappear from sight. 155 00:09:23,803 --> 00:09:25,803 No further activity takes place. 156 00:09:25,803 --> 00:09:27,803 The F-15s are now in the air. 157 00:09:27,803 --> 00:09:29,802 The F-15s are now in the air. 158 00:09:29,802 --> 00:09:31,802 The F-15s are now in the air. 159 00:09:31,802 --> 00:09:33,801 The F-15s are now in the air. 160 00:09:33,801 --> 00:09:35,801 The F-15s are now in the air. 161 00:09:35,801 --> 00:09:37,800 They soon disappear from sight. 162 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,800 No further activity takes place. 163 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:47,798 With the base most likely aware of their presence, Mark and Pat realize they're not going to see any further flights. 164 00:09:47,798 --> 00:09:52,797 It's their job to keep that place secret, so of course they're going to do what they've got to do. 165 00:09:54,797 --> 00:10:01,795 No one knows this better than Bob Lazar, who after years of ridicule, drops out of the public eye. 166 00:10:01,795 --> 00:10:07,794 But the man who originally broke the story, George Knapp, is still pursuing the facts. 167 00:10:08,794 --> 00:10:14,793 Knapp currently works for KLASTV, the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada. 168 00:10:14,793 --> 00:10:17,792 George Knapp broke the Bob Lazar story. 169 00:10:17,792 --> 00:10:20,791 George Knapp broke the Area 51 story. 170 00:10:20,791 --> 00:10:30,789 In Knapp's report from November 1989, Lazar claims to be reverse engineering extraterrestrial flying saucers at a place called S-4 171 00:10:30,789 --> 00:10:33,788 in the Area 51 complex. 172 00:10:34,788 --> 00:10:40,787 But proof of Lazar's employment at S-4 and at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 173 00:10:40,787 --> 00:10:46,786 where he reportedly worked prior to Area 51, seems to disappear. 174 00:10:46,786 --> 00:10:49,785 He claims his identity is being erased. 175 00:10:50,785 --> 00:10:52,784 And many dismiss him as a fraud. 176 00:10:53,784 --> 00:10:57,783 But Knapp finds something shocking in the Los Alamos lab records. 177 00:10:57,783 --> 00:11:00,783 He called the lab, they said, no, he wasn't here. We don't have any record of him. 178 00:11:00,783 --> 00:11:03,782 And then we found the lab phone book with his name in it. 179 00:11:03,782 --> 00:11:06,781 I call him back, I said, well, there it is. Well, we still don't have any records. 180 00:11:08,781 --> 00:11:14,780 Was the government trying to hide that Lazar had ever been working at Area 51? 181 00:11:15,779 --> 00:11:20,778 So then I got the newspaper article, Los Alamos Monitor, there he is on the front page, 182 00:11:20,778 --> 00:11:23,778 a picture of him with his jet car, and it lists him as a physicist. 183 00:11:23,778 --> 00:11:25,777 I went back to the lab, nah, we don't have anything from him. 184 00:11:25,777 --> 00:11:30,776 And I know he was there, not only because of the phone book and the newspaper article, 185 00:11:30,776 --> 00:11:33,776 but because I've interviewed four or five people who worked with him there 186 00:11:33,776 --> 00:11:36,775 who said he was there working on classified projects. 187 00:11:40,774 --> 00:11:47,773 With strong proof that Lazar worked at Los Alamos, Knapp believes there's credence to his claims. 188 00:11:48,772 --> 00:11:51,772 But one of the most bizarre is yet to come. 189 00:11:54,771 --> 00:11:59,770 Lazar also divulged to Knapp that while working at Area 51, 190 00:11:59,770 --> 00:12:05,769 he came into contact with a powerful alien energy source he called Element 115. 191 00:12:06,769 --> 00:12:11,767 He speculated that it came from some other planet or some other solar system 192 00:12:11,767 --> 00:12:13,767 and we're taking it apart to figure out how it works. 193 00:12:14,767 --> 00:12:19,766 Lazar claims Element 115 is used to power flying saucers. 194 00:12:20,766 --> 00:12:24,765 The key for me was always did he work at Los Alamos lab 195 00:12:24,765 --> 00:12:30,763 because if he wasn't working there in a classified position in scientific and technical job capabilities, 196 00:12:30,763 --> 00:12:33,763 then it's at least conceivable he could have worked at a place called Area 51. 197 00:12:33,763 --> 00:12:36,762 Do you believe Bob Lazar's story? 198 00:12:36,762 --> 00:12:37,762 I do. 199 00:12:39,761 --> 00:12:44,760 Now, a former CIA pilot is about to confirm Lazar's story 200 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,760 and steps forward with a shocking sighting of his own. 201 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:53,759 Just a few minutes ago, we saw one of the government extraterrestrial you opposed. 202 00:12:57,758 --> 00:13:02,757 In 1989, alleged government physicist Bob Lazar tells the world 203 00:13:02,757 --> 00:13:08,755 he's been reverse engineering extraterrestrial flying saucers at Area 51. 204 00:13:09,755 --> 00:13:12,754 Lazar also claims the flying saucers he worked on 205 00:13:12,754 --> 00:13:18,753 are powered by a strange alien energy source called Element 115. 206 00:13:20,753 --> 00:13:25,752 But the secrecy surrounding the base keeps anyone from verifying these claims. 207 00:13:26,751 --> 00:13:31,750 Stories of elite security forces keeping the curious away begin to surface 208 00:13:32,750 --> 00:13:37,749 and Pat is about to see just how intimidating these defenses really are. 209 00:13:38,749 --> 00:13:42,748 I'm about to meet with author Susan Wright, who wrote a book about Area 51. 210 00:13:43,748 --> 00:13:47,747 Now, she had a very scary experience just outside the perimeter of Area 51. 211 00:13:48,747 --> 00:13:53,746 Pat and Susan are driving 125 miles north from Las Vegas. 212 00:13:53,746 --> 00:13:57,745 They're now at the intersection of Highway 375 and a dirt road 213 00:13:57,745 --> 00:14:00,744 that leads directly into the base at Groom Lake. 214 00:14:03,744 --> 00:14:04,743 So what road are we on? 215 00:14:04,743 --> 00:14:09,742 This is the Groom Lake Road and this actually goes to the front entrance of Area 51. 216 00:14:11,742 --> 00:14:15,741 The last time Susan was at the perimeter was in 1997. 217 00:14:16,741 --> 00:14:19,740 It was an experience she won't soon forget. 218 00:14:22,739 --> 00:14:27,738 The military really controls this area and they try to be very intimidating to scare people away. 219 00:14:27,738 --> 00:14:28,738 So what did you experience? 220 00:14:28,738 --> 00:14:32,737 Well, when we went down this road, we went all the way to the border of Area 51 221 00:14:32,737 --> 00:14:34,737 and we saw the Camo dudes. 222 00:14:35,737 --> 00:14:39,736 Camo dudes is the nickname given to Area 51 roving security guards 223 00:14:39,736 --> 00:14:41,735 who wear camouflaged uniforms. 224 00:14:42,735 --> 00:14:45,735 They were blocking the road so we couldn't get in any further 225 00:14:45,735 --> 00:14:48,734 and we pulled back to the next series of buttes. 226 00:14:48,734 --> 00:14:52,733 We got out of the car and a helicopter just rose out of nowhere. 227 00:14:54,733 --> 00:14:57,732 It was like no sound, no warning. 228 00:14:57,732 --> 00:15:00,731 Suddenly the helicopter was boom right there in front of us. 229 00:15:00,731 --> 00:15:01,731 Like how close? 230 00:15:01,731 --> 00:15:02,731 Like 40 feet away. 231 00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:06,730 We actually had to jump into the car to protect ourselves. 232 00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:08,730 It's very frightening, it's very intimidating 233 00:15:08,730 --> 00:15:09,729 and obviously that's what they meant to do. 234 00:15:09,729 --> 00:15:11,729 They wanted to scare us away from the area. 235 00:15:15,728 --> 00:15:20,727 Why would a military base be engaging in scare tactics towards curious civilians? 236 00:15:20,727 --> 00:15:23,726 The answer could lie in what they're testing. 237 00:15:24,726 --> 00:15:28,725 As Susan and Pat continue driving toward Area 51, 238 00:15:28,725 --> 00:15:33,724 Bill is uncovering new information about the purported function of Element 115 239 00:15:34,724 --> 00:15:36,724 from a man who Bob Lazar confided in. 240 00:15:38,723 --> 00:15:40,723 His name is John Lear. 241 00:15:41,723 --> 00:15:43,722 John's father invented the Lear jet. 242 00:15:43,722 --> 00:15:45,722 John himself is an accomplished pilot. 243 00:15:45,722 --> 00:15:49,721 He worked for the CIA, had a very high security clearance. 244 00:15:49,721 --> 00:15:53,720 Lear retired with more than 19,000 hours of flight time. 245 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:58,719 He holds the most FAA airman certificates ever earned by a single pilot. 246 00:16:01,718 --> 00:16:07,717 But his entire life changed when he developed a close personal friendship with Bob Lazar 247 00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:09,717 back in the late 1980s. 248 00:16:10,716 --> 00:16:14,715 According to Lear, Lazar used to take him on late night excursions 249 00:16:14,715 --> 00:16:18,715 to the outskirts of Area 51 to watch flying saucer tests. 250 00:16:18,715 --> 00:16:21,714 You saw a flying saucer at Area 51. 251 00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,714 No doubt about it. 252 00:16:23,714 --> 00:16:25,713 I saw a flying saucer. 253 00:16:25,713 --> 00:16:28,712 It was radiating yellow and gold. 254 00:16:28,712 --> 00:16:31,712 Bob Lazar told me when it was going to be there and it was there. 255 00:16:35,711 --> 00:16:40,710 It never before seen home video from March 22, 1989 256 00:16:40,710 --> 00:16:46,709 John Lear is shown here on the perimeter of Area 51, also referred to as Groom Lake. 257 00:16:46,709 --> 00:16:50,708 The voice of the man holding the camera is Bob Lazar. 258 00:16:50,708 --> 00:16:55,707 We're standing just about eight miles due east of Groom Lake, Nevada, 259 00:16:55,707 --> 00:16:58,706 the super government secret test site. 260 00:16:58,706 --> 00:17:04,705 And just a few minutes ago we saw one of the government extra-terrestrial UFOs fly over there. 261 00:17:04,705 --> 00:17:07,704 We all watched it for a couple of minutes. 262 00:17:07,704 --> 00:17:14,703 Mission was organized tonight by Bob Lazar, who is a theoretical physicist who works at Groom Lake. 263 00:17:14,703 --> 00:17:17,702 And he's also a dead man at this point. 264 00:17:21,701 --> 00:17:26,700 Lear also claims Lazar gave him detailed accounts of the work he was doing. 265 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:31,699 He was trying to back engineer the exact actual engine. 266 00:17:31,699 --> 00:17:37,698 The propelled this craft hundreds of thousands of light years away. 267 00:17:37,698 --> 00:17:45,696 Lear references a model of a reactor, which he claims is the key to the flying saucer's energy source. 268 00:17:45,696 --> 00:17:53,694 You take the cap off here and the fuel that propels this thing is a piece of element 115. 269 00:17:53,694 --> 00:17:56,694 Bob said that we're going to be able to do it. 270 00:17:56,694 --> 00:18:00,693 The propelled this thing is a piece of element 115. 271 00:18:00,693 --> 00:18:04,692 Bob said that we have 500 pounds of this stuff at Los Alamos. 272 00:18:04,692 --> 00:18:10,691 They shoot protons into the tip of that element 115 right there. 273 00:18:10,691 --> 00:18:17,689 And what it does is it bumps it up to 116 and it instantaneously decays. 274 00:18:18,689 --> 00:18:24,688 The number 115 represents how many protons are in the element's atomic nucleus. 275 00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:31,686 Lazar claims bombarding element 115 with additional protons raises the number to 116. 276 00:18:31,686 --> 00:18:38,685 But the new creation is unstable and quickly breaks apart, releasing enormous amounts of energy. 277 00:18:38,685 --> 00:18:48,682 The entire process, according to Lazar, enables flying saucers to break conventional laws of gravity and travel at incredible speeds. 278 00:18:49,682 --> 00:18:52,682 Here is our saucer, here is space. 279 00:18:52,682 --> 00:18:57,681 What they can do is pull space towards them and wrap it around the craft. 280 00:18:57,681 --> 00:19:02,679 That's what enables them to travel through space at, you know, hundreds of light years. 281 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:10,678 While most scientists dispute Lazar's claims about the physics of element 115, 282 00:19:10,678 --> 00:19:16,677 John Lear and Bob Lazar contend that it's only beginning to be understood. 283 00:19:17,676 --> 00:19:23,675 For anybody who thinks that flying saucers are a myth, a delusion, a hoax, 284 00:19:23,675 --> 00:19:30,674 John confirmed everything John was deeper inside than anybody has ever been except for Bob Lazar. 285 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:37,672 The activities inside Area 51 may be out of view, 286 00:19:37,672 --> 00:19:41,671 but at the perimeter, the operation is all too public. 287 00:19:42,671 --> 00:19:47,670 Pat and Susan are now at the northeast corner of the restricted area. 288 00:19:47,670 --> 00:19:50,669 When they notice, they are not alone. 289 00:19:50,669 --> 00:19:52,669 There you go, right there. 290 00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:53,669 What? What? What? 291 00:19:53,669 --> 00:19:54,668 Camo dudes on that hill. 292 00:20:04,666 --> 00:20:05,666 Is that them? 293 00:20:06,666 --> 00:20:07,666 It's definitely them. 294 00:20:07,666 --> 00:20:08,665 What are they doing? 295 00:20:08,665 --> 00:20:09,665 They're watching us. 296 00:20:09,665 --> 00:20:10,665 Two guys in there. 297 00:20:10,665 --> 00:20:11,665 You want to see? 298 00:20:11,665 --> 00:20:13,664 You see, they're two guys actually in the vehicle? 299 00:20:13,664 --> 00:20:14,664 Did their lights just turn on? 300 00:20:14,664 --> 00:20:15,664 Yes, it did. 301 00:20:15,664 --> 00:20:17,663 I was wondering if there was anyone in the car. 302 00:20:17,663 --> 00:20:18,663 Right. 303 00:20:18,663 --> 00:20:20,663 And they sort of turned on their lights to respond to that. 304 00:20:21,663 --> 00:20:26,662 In the distance, surveillance units are monitoring both video and audio in the area. 305 00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:32,660 And see, you can see the sensors right there, right there, keeping an eye on us. 306 00:20:32,660 --> 00:20:37,659 Despite being tracked, Pat and Susan continue on to the perimeter. 307 00:20:40,659 --> 00:20:43,658 You can see there's a new sign they've put over the old one. 308 00:20:43,658 --> 00:20:48,657 The old signs had, violators will be shot, which was a little intense. 309 00:20:48,657 --> 00:20:49,657 Wow. 310 00:20:49,657 --> 00:20:51,656 So now they've got these signs. 311 00:20:53,656 --> 00:20:54,656 Well, what's this one say? 312 00:20:54,656 --> 00:20:56,655 Warning, U.S. Air Force installation. 313 00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:58,655 It is unlawful to enter the perimeter. 314 00:20:58,655 --> 00:21:02,654 All personnel and the property under their control are subject to search. 315 00:21:02,654 --> 00:21:03,654 Wow. 316 00:21:08,653 --> 00:21:13,651 As Pat and Susan begin walking along the orange posts outlining the border, 317 00:21:13,651 --> 00:21:17,651 security always maintains a constant line of sight. 318 00:21:19,650 --> 00:21:22,650 While they reposition the area, they're also being monitored. 319 00:21:22,650 --> 00:21:25,649 Security always maintains a constant line of sight. 320 00:21:27,648 --> 00:21:32,647 While they reposition themselves so they can see better exactly what we're doing, 321 00:21:32,647 --> 00:21:36,647 they want to see where we're going to go and what exactly we're going to do. 322 00:21:38,646 --> 00:21:39,646 They're watching us right now. 323 00:21:39,646 --> 00:21:42,645 Yeah, they probably have an ocular strain on us right now. 324 00:21:42,645 --> 00:21:43,645 I'd like to get out of here. 325 00:21:43,645 --> 00:21:44,645 Okay. 326 00:21:44,645 --> 00:21:45,645 Want to go? 327 00:21:45,645 --> 00:21:46,644 We can go. 328 00:21:52,643 --> 00:21:58,642 After seeing the tight security up close, Pat tackles a new vantage point. 329 00:21:58,642 --> 00:22:03,641 But this one involves a treacherous hike up a steep 8,000-foot peak 330 00:22:03,641 --> 00:22:07,640 that will finally reveal Area 51. 331 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,639 We're getting images of Area 51 in high definition of the likes of which people have never seen before. 332 00:22:13,639 --> 00:22:20,637 For years, the secrets of Area 51 have mystified UFO and military researchers alike. 333 00:22:21,637 --> 00:22:25,636 On common satellite images, the details aren't clear. 334 00:22:25,636 --> 00:22:31,635 There are several runways, numerous large buildings, and several other nondescript structures. 335 00:22:32,635 --> 00:22:36,634 These images don't capture the base fully operational. 336 00:22:43,632 --> 00:22:48,631 22 miles off-road from the nearest town, 337 00:22:49,631 --> 00:22:53,630 Pat is meeting with experienced Area 51 guide Glenn Campbell, 338 00:22:54,630 --> 00:22:58,629 and the two will hike up to a vantage point named Tikaboo Peak. 339 00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:04,628 From the top, they'll be able to see the base with their own eyes. 340 00:23:07,627 --> 00:23:09,627 We're about to set up our day camp 341 00:23:09,627 --> 00:23:13,626 because we're here a little early, the sun is still out, and we want to do this hike at night. 342 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,625 We want to be there at sunrise. 343 00:23:15,625 --> 00:23:19,624 That's the prime time to see Area 51 in the morning when the sun is coming up. 344 00:23:21,624 --> 00:23:24,623 While Pat and Glenn Campbell set up a base camp for the night, 345 00:23:25,623 --> 00:23:30,622 20 miles away, Dr. Ted Ackworth is surveying the skies over Groom Lake. 346 00:23:31,622 --> 00:23:36,621 Midway between the Nevada towns of Rachel and Alamo sits a stretch of road 347 00:23:36,621 --> 00:23:41,620 where UFOs are frequently reported in the airspace above Area 51. 348 00:23:43,619 --> 00:23:49,618 These actual images from over-the-clan Destin base were captured here by amateur videographers. 349 00:23:52,617 --> 00:23:55,617 To put this to the test, we've actually contracted with a surveillance company 350 00:23:55,617 --> 00:23:57,616 out of Las Vegas, Southwest Surveillance. 351 00:23:57,616 --> 00:24:00,616 They're bringing in three high-resolution video cameras, 352 00:24:00,616 --> 00:24:03,615 which we will orient towards Area 51, 353 00:24:03,615 --> 00:24:06,614 and see if we capture anything on tape. 354 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:10,614 The three cameras are set up 100 feet apart 355 00:24:10,614 --> 00:24:17,612 and will continuously record a panoramic portion of the skies above Area 51 for the next three days. 356 00:24:18,612 --> 00:24:21,611 If there's any strange aerial activity over the base, 357 00:24:21,611 --> 00:24:25,610 day or night, these cameras will capture it. 358 00:24:27,610 --> 00:24:32,609 As nightfall comes, Pat and Glenn Campbell will be able to see the sky. 359 00:24:33,609 --> 00:24:37,608 They're preparing for the long hike to the top of Ticaboo Peak. 360 00:24:38,608 --> 00:24:42,607 Ticaboo Peak is 26 miles away from Area 51 361 00:24:42,607 --> 00:24:46,606 and is the only current location to legally view the base. 362 00:24:47,606 --> 00:24:51,605 We had to come across 22 miles of dirt road to get here. 363 00:24:51,605 --> 00:24:56,604 We have to hike this very difficult hike up to the top of the peak, 364 00:24:56,604 --> 00:25:00,603 so it's not something that people are going to do every day. 365 00:25:04,602 --> 00:25:07,601 It's half past midnight. 366 00:25:07,601 --> 00:25:13,600 I'm here at the base of Ticaboo Peak at about 6,900 feet. 367 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:18,599 The air is very dry, and I'm already feeling the altitude a little bit. 368 00:25:22,598 --> 00:25:24,598 Though the hike is only a mile in distance, 369 00:25:24,598 --> 00:25:29,597 it requires a 1,000-foot ascent over steep and treacherous terrain. 370 00:25:29,597 --> 00:25:33,596 Pat and Glenn must often crawl on their hands and knees through scree, 371 00:25:33,596 --> 00:25:36,595 a combination of loose rock and dirt. 372 00:25:36,595 --> 00:25:38,595 We've been hiking for a while now. 373 00:25:38,595 --> 00:25:41,594 The incline is steep at a certain point, so this is not easy. 374 00:25:41,594 --> 00:25:45,593 For those who are attempting this, you know, you have to be an experienced climber. 375 00:25:45,593 --> 00:25:47,593 This is not for beginners. 376 00:25:47,593 --> 00:25:50,592 You can easily fall to your death here. 377 00:25:54,591 --> 00:25:57,591 The night hike takes place at the top of the peak. 378 00:25:58,590 --> 00:26:02,590 The night hike takes Pat and Glenn nearly three hours. 379 00:26:03,589 --> 00:26:05,589 Are we almost there? 380 00:26:05,589 --> 00:26:09,588 We're just about there, over the next ridge here. 381 00:26:09,588 --> 00:26:15,587 As they cross the ridge, the most elusive base in the world comes into view. 382 00:26:15,587 --> 00:26:18,586 You want it area 51? There it is. 383 00:26:23,585 --> 00:26:25,585 Oh my gosh. 384 00:26:26,584 --> 00:26:28,584 It's huge. 385 00:26:32,583 --> 00:26:35,583 The base is still 26 miles away, 386 00:26:35,583 --> 00:26:41,581 but the stillness of the Nevada desert air and the lack of humidity gives a clear view. 387 00:26:45,580 --> 00:26:48,580 As the sun comes up, we'll begin to see more detail, 388 00:26:48,580 --> 00:26:51,579 but each of those lights generally corresponds to a hanger. 389 00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:53,579 It's a pretty spread out area. 390 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:56,578 The base itself is several miles long. 391 00:26:56,578 --> 00:26:58,578 What exactly is seven miles long? 392 00:26:58,578 --> 00:27:00,577 The lights we're looking at there? 393 00:27:00,577 --> 00:27:03,577 Well, it all depends upon how you measure it. 394 00:27:03,577 --> 00:27:10,575 The actual block of land that we know of is area 51 is about 10 miles by six miles. 395 00:27:10,575 --> 00:27:13,574 So that block isn't terribly big, 396 00:27:13,574 --> 00:27:17,574 but it's surrounded by all this buffer of military land. 397 00:27:17,574 --> 00:27:19,573 So it's really a vast area. 398 00:27:19,573 --> 00:27:23,572 This whole military complex is about the size of the state of Connecticut 399 00:27:23,572 --> 00:27:26,572 and the state of Rhode Island combined, so it's huge. 400 00:27:28,571 --> 00:27:31,571 As the sun begins to rise, 401 00:27:31,571 --> 00:27:38,569 these close-up high-definition views of the most secret base in U.S. history are at television first. 402 00:27:50,566 --> 00:27:56,565 But as Pat peers into the base, another mystery appears overhead. 403 00:27:58,565 --> 00:28:00,564 Unmarked jets. 404 00:28:00,564 --> 00:28:04,563 These flights are rumored to transport workers into area 51, 405 00:28:04,563 --> 00:28:08,563 and their jobs at area 51 are unknown. 406 00:28:10,562 --> 00:28:12,562 I see a plane coming in. 407 00:28:12,562 --> 00:28:14,561 Does it have that red stripe down the side? 408 00:28:14,561 --> 00:28:16,561 It looks like it. 409 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:18,560 White with a red stripe down the windows? 410 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,560 That's the one that's bringing the workers in. 411 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:25,559 The workers all come up from Las Vegas and fly on those 737 jets. 412 00:28:25,559 --> 00:28:28,558 It's like a scheduled airline. They come in on a regular basis. 413 00:28:28,558 --> 00:28:32,557 This early in the morning, they're going to be coming in every half hour. 414 00:28:39,556 --> 00:28:43,555 But the light of daybreak is now giving extremely clear views, 415 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:47,554 the best look at area 51 ever possible. 416 00:28:48,554 --> 00:28:53,553 Taking these images requires equipment beyond the scope of a normal film shoot. 417 00:28:57,552 --> 00:28:59,552 As you can see, we have a very special camera here. 418 00:28:59,552 --> 00:29:02,551 Your normal average camera has a 50-millimeter lens, 419 00:29:02,551 --> 00:29:07,550 but we've acquired a camera here that has a lens that's 1140 millimeters, 420 00:29:07,550 --> 00:29:10,549 allowing us to get unprecedented images of area 51. 421 00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:12,549 This camera's high-definition, 422 00:29:12,549 --> 00:29:16,548 and Glenn Campbell tells me that there's never been a camera up here of this quality 423 00:29:16,548 --> 00:29:18,548 and of this magnification. 424 00:29:18,548 --> 00:29:21,547 So we're getting images of area 51 in high definition, 425 00:29:21,547 --> 00:29:23,547 the likes of which people have never seen before. 426 00:29:33,544 --> 00:29:35,544 The camera reveals a giant runway 427 00:29:35,544 --> 00:29:39,543 and a string of buildings that make up the bulk of area 51. 428 00:29:40,543 --> 00:29:43,542 These inconspicuously positioned hangars, 429 00:29:43,542 --> 00:29:48,541 offices and airstrips in the middle of the Nevada desert are an enigma. 430 00:29:50,541 --> 00:29:54,540 But the biggest mystery of all is this giant hanger, 431 00:29:54,540 --> 00:29:57,539 which has only recently been constructed. 432 00:29:58,539 --> 00:30:00,539 I've run out of adjectives. 433 00:30:00,539 --> 00:30:03,538 I can say amazing, fantastic, incredible, 434 00:30:03,538 --> 00:30:06,537 but they all don't seem to encapsulate the experience. 435 00:30:06,537 --> 00:30:09,537 I mean, for someone investigating UFOs, 436 00:30:09,537 --> 00:30:12,536 this is the place to be at the right time. 437 00:30:17,535 --> 00:30:20,534 What is happening inside the massive hanger, 438 00:30:20,534 --> 00:30:23,534 clearly visible from the top of Tikaboo Peak? 439 00:30:24,533 --> 00:30:30,532 The most current satellite imagery of the base reveals the cutting edge possibilities. 440 00:30:30,532 --> 00:30:33,532 And this big one is really unusual. 441 00:30:37,531 --> 00:30:42,530 A drive near the borders of area 51 has revealed extraordinary security measures. 442 00:30:45,529 --> 00:30:48,528 Discussions with a former CIA pilot 443 00:30:48,528 --> 00:30:52,527 have explained a theoretical alien technology being tested. 444 00:30:52,527 --> 00:30:57,526 And now, a trek to the only legal vantage point of area 51 445 00:30:57,526 --> 00:31:02,525 has brought back astounding high definition images of a giant hanger 446 00:31:02,525 --> 00:31:06,524 that have raised more questions about what's happening inside. 447 00:31:12,523 --> 00:31:15,523 Ted turns to the most current satellite imagery of the base 448 00:31:15,523 --> 00:31:18,522 with aeronautical historian Peter Merlin. 449 00:31:19,522 --> 00:31:24,521 This is the most recent picture we have taken by a satellite of area 51. 450 00:31:24,521 --> 00:31:27,520 It looks like a really, really high quality photo. 451 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:31,519 Today, area 51 consists of 24 hangars, 452 00:31:31,519 --> 00:31:35,518 four runways, numerous dormitories, a radar tower, 453 00:31:35,518 --> 00:31:38,518 and even an explosion-proof building. 454 00:31:39,517 --> 00:31:42,517 But it didn't start out this expansive. 455 00:31:44,516 --> 00:31:48,515 This is how it looked in the 1950s when it was called Watertown Airstrip. 456 00:31:49,515 --> 00:31:54,514 It was just a simple 5,000-foot asphalt runway, several little hangars, 457 00:31:54,514 --> 00:31:59,513 a couple warehouses, some trailers for people to live in, pretty spartan conditions. 458 00:31:59,513 --> 00:32:03,512 The base keeps this modest profile for the next 25 years. 459 00:32:04,512 --> 00:32:06,512 Then, it explodes. 460 00:32:08,511 --> 00:32:11,511 In the 1980s, there were some dramatic changes. 461 00:32:11,511 --> 00:32:14,510 We see a storage area for munitions. 462 00:32:14,510 --> 00:32:17,509 The runway has been extended 5,000 feet. 463 00:32:17,509 --> 00:32:19,509 They added a new taxiway. 464 00:32:20,509 --> 00:32:25,508 These changes during the 80s happened just before Bob Lazar goes public, 465 00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:30,507 claiming the government is testing top-secret aircraft based on alien technology. 466 00:32:32,506 --> 00:32:39,505 And now, the most recent satellite images are confirming what Pat saw at the top of Ticaboo Peak. 467 00:32:40,504 --> 00:32:43,504 There are some new hangars down on the south end, 468 00:32:43,504 --> 00:32:48,503 and you kind of wonder why they needed a new hanger, because they already had 23 hangars just about, 469 00:32:48,503 --> 00:32:54,501 I mean, these others must not be sitting empty, and this big one is really unusual. 470 00:32:54,501 --> 00:32:58,501 What would require a hanger this large? 471 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:05,499 Previous investigations have seen alleged UFOs of many shapes and sizes, 472 00:33:06,499 --> 00:33:09,498 but only one type fits this description. 473 00:33:11,498 --> 00:33:14,497 The sightings of giant triangles. 474 00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:21,496 In 1997, in Phoenix, Arizona, 475 00:33:22,495 --> 00:33:25,495 I saw a large, a delta-shaped dark object. 476 00:33:27,494 --> 00:33:30,494 In 2004, in Timley Park, Illinois, 477 00:33:31,493 --> 00:33:34,493 I got it on tape! I got it! 478 00:33:35,493 --> 00:33:40,492 and as recently as 2008, in Wales, in the United Kingdom. 479 00:33:40,492 --> 00:33:44,491 I looked straight into the sky and I saw these stringed triangular formations. 480 00:33:45,490 --> 00:33:48,490 A possible military explanation. 481 00:33:48,490 --> 00:33:51,489 The stealth blimp has been raised, 482 00:33:51,489 --> 00:33:54,489 but the government denies its existence, 483 00:33:54,489 --> 00:33:57,488 and many experts ask how it could be hidden from the public. 484 00:33:58,488 --> 00:34:03,487 Disinformation, misinformation program, that's how we keep things secret. 485 00:34:03,487 --> 00:34:05,486 They may never be revealed. 486 00:34:06,486 --> 00:34:09,485 But the investigation may have just found its answer. 487 00:34:09,485 --> 00:34:12,485 Inside, Area 51. 488 00:34:15,484 --> 00:34:19,483 Is this hanger proof of an emerging top secret technology 489 00:34:19,483 --> 00:34:24,482 responsible for UFO sightings over the past decade? 490 00:34:29,481 --> 00:34:34,480 The only way to get this answer is to speak with Area 51 employees. 491 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,479 As Glen Campbell pointed out at the top of Ticaboo Peak, 492 00:34:38,479 --> 00:34:43,478 most Area 51 employees are transported to the base in white unmarked areas. 493 00:34:44,478 --> 00:34:48,477 They are on the same airplanes, bearing a red stripe down the side. 494 00:34:49,477 --> 00:34:53,476 Research by Campbell and others has revealed they are called Janet flights, 495 00:34:53,476 --> 00:34:58,475 and they depart daily from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. 496 00:35:00,474 --> 00:35:05,473 Pat and Glen are attempting to track these anonymous Janet flights from the ground. 497 00:35:07,473 --> 00:35:13,472 While Bill and Mark Farmer are observing the Janet flights from the 18th floor of the Tropicana Hotel, 498 00:35:13,472 --> 00:35:19,470 one of the only locations in Las Vegas that provides an actual view of the Janet flight terminal. 499 00:35:20,470 --> 00:35:26,469 Mark is going to track the numbers of the flights that we think are Janet flights. 500 00:35:26,469 --> 00:35:31,468 Then we're going to run them on the FAA database and see who owns these planes. 501 00:35:34,467 --> 00:35:40,466 Circling the perimeter of McCarran International Airport, Pat and Glen search for a line of sight. 502 00:35:40,466 --> 00:35:42,465 Now what does Janet actually stand for? 503 00:35:42,465 --> 00:35:48,464 There's various acronyms that could be joint, army, navy, transport is one possible acronym, 504 00:35:48,464 --> 00:35:51,463 but no one knows for sure what Janet means. It's just a call sign. 505 00:35:52,463 --> 00:35:58,462 These actual tower tapes from McCarran Airport confirm the use of the Janet call sign. 506 00:35:58,462 --> 00:36:00,462 Las Vegas first, Janet, 721. 507 00:36:00,462 --> 00:36:03,461 First, Janet, 210, 15. 508 00:36:04,461 --> 00:36:08,460 So these are the same jets we saw from Ticaboo Peak. 509 00:36:08,460 --> 00:36:12,459 The same ones. They left Las Vegas 20 minutes before and then they're up at Area 51. 510 00:36:12,459 --> 00:36:17,458 So this is their daily commute. We're seeing the planes take off here. They land in Area 51. 511 00:36:17,458 --> 00:36:23,457 Every secret base has to have some connections to the outside world and this is a major connection right here. 512 00:36:24,456 --> 00:36:30,455 Back in the hotel, Bill and Mark are tracking departing Janet flights and noting each plane's tail number. 513 00:36:31,455 --> 00:36:37,454 Okay, the one that's loading right now is November 5177 Charlie. 514 00:36:37,454 --> 00:36:46,452 Running Janet flight tail numbers on the Federal Aviation Administration's flight database website confirms the government's investment in the airline. 515 00:36:46,452 --> 00:36:50,451 6-6-2 Bravo Alpha. 516 00:36:50,451 --> 00:36:54,450 It is registered to the United States government. 517 00:36:56,450 --> 00:36:58,449 So what's going on here? 518 00:36:58,449 --> 00:37:02,448 You were just driving around the airport and you looked over there, you wouldn't think anything of this facility. 519 00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:06,447 If you look a little closer, you see the barbed wire. You see the guard shack. 520 00:37:06,447 --> 00:37:08,447 You see that there's no markings on the building. 521 00:37:08,447 --> 00:37:10,447 It's hiding in plain sight. 522 00:37:10,447 --> 00:37:15,445 Getting Area 51 employees to speak publicly is nearly impossible. 523 00:37:15,445 --> 00:37:19,445 But Bill Burns has managed to track one down. 524 00:37:19,445 --> 00:37:22,444 The time we were out there, we were non-existent. 525 00:37:26,443 --> 00:37:30,922 The 1980s drew intense attention to the 526 00:37:30,922 --> 00:37:38,920 Area 51, which physicist Bob Lazar claimed was reverse engineering alien technology for advanced military capabilities. 527 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:43,919 Lazar has fallen out of the public eye in recent years and rarely speaks about his experiences. 528 00:37:43,919 --> 00:37:46,919 But new looks at the base have revealed that the 529 00:37:46,919 --> 00:37:50,918 area 51 is the most important area in the world. 530 00:37:50,918 --> 00:37:54,917 The area 51 is the most important area in the world. 531 00:37:54,917 --> 00:37:59,916 He's been in the field for years and rarely speaks about his experiences. 532 00:37:59,916 --> 00:38:04,915 But new looks at the base have revealed the potential for something massive in development. 533 00:38:04,915 --> 00:38:10,914 And now, Bill has managed to track down a former employee of the top secret base. 534 00:38:13,913 --> 00:38:18,912 I'm meeting with T.D. Barnes, a former engineer at Area 51. 535 00:38:18,912 --> 00:38:26,910 T.D. Barnes is employed at Area 51 from 1968 to 1972 as an electrical engineer. 536 00:38:26,910 --> 00:38:32,909 He's crucial in the development of numerous top secret aircraft that have since been declassified, 537 00:38:32,909 --> 00:38:36,908 like the A-12 and the F-117. 538 00:38:38,908 --> 00:38:46,906 According to him, the true identity of each and every Area 51 engineer is kept secret while working at the base. 539 00:38:46,906 --> 00:38:50,905 We did have pseudo names, I had code names. 540 00:38:50,905 --> 00:38:55,904 So the time we were out there, there's no really record. We were non-existent. 541 00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:02,902 Barnes' description may have validated the claims of Bob Lazar, 542 00:39:02,902 --> 00:39:08,901 who was never able to produce any form of proof he was ever employed at Area 51. 543 00:39:08,901 --> 00:39:11,901 And according to Barnes, security was so tight, 544 00:39:11,901 --> 00:39:16,899 individual engineers weren't allowed access to projects other than their own. 545 00:39:16,899 --> 00:39:22,898 There was times when something was going on outdoors that none of us needed to see. 546 00:39:22,898 --> 00:39:29,897 And we would go to the mess hall and it pulled blackout curtains and would sit there for three hours. 547 00:39:29,897 --> 00:39:36,895 If any strange technology was being tested, if you weren't a part of the program, you didn't see it. 548 00:39:37,895 --> 00:39:46,893 What do you know about UFOs and reverse engineering taking place? 549 00:39:46,893 --> 00:39:50,892 None of us ever knew the opinion that was going on. I'm not saying it didn't happen. 550 00:39:50,892 --> 00:39:56,891 So it might have been feasible for some kind of reverse engineering project to be going on there, 551 00:39:56,891 --> 00:39:58,890 is that of course you wouldn't know about. 552 00:39:58,890 --> 00:40:01,890 I wouldn't know about it. Anything like that would be possible. 553 00:40:01,890 --> 00:40:09,888 The possibility exists that they could have been flying some extraterrestrial spacecraft over the base. 554 00:40:09,888 --> 00:40:15,887 Everybody's held in the mess hall. All the shades were drawn. You'd never see it. 555 00:40:15,887 --> 00:40:20,886 That's how compartmentalized and secret life was at Area 51. 556 00:40:22,885 --> 00:40:26,884 But are Lazar's claims of UFO test flights true? 557 00:40:26,884 --> 00:40:32,883 On the outskirts of Area 51, the three high-resolution surveillance cameras Ted set up 558 00:40:32,883 --> 00:40:36,882 are capturing some unexplained aerial phenomenon. 559 00:40:36,882 --> 00:40:40,881 The cameras were recording continuously for three days. 560 00:40:40,881 --> 00:40:47,880 And now, Ted and image analyst Terence Masson are taking a closer look at the footage. 561 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:57,878 On the first night at 10.39 p.m., this strange light is seen appearing in the middle of the night sky over Area 51 562 00:40:57,878 --> 00:41:00,877 and descending quickly behind the mountains. 563 00:41:00,877 --> 00:41:06,876 For it to be that bright, I don't think it's lighting. I think it's got to be some sort of propulsion system or jet. 564 00:41:06,876 --> 00:41:12,875 Can we overlay the daylight shot that has the terrain and the mountains with the nighttime shot? 565 00:41:13,874 --> 00:41:18,873 Terence combines the two images and is surprised by what he finds. 566 00:41:18,873 --> 00:41:25,872 We can crossfade between the two of these and we can see that as this thing approaches the horizon just before it blinks out, 567 00:41:25,872 --> 00:41:28,871 it's actually a good bit above the horizon line, above the mountain line. 568 00:41:28,871 --> 00:41:33,870 So it's not getting cut off exactly as it falls behind the ridge line. 569 00:41:33,870 --> 00:41:38,869 Whatever was captured on camera seems to be blinking off. 570 00:41:38,869 --> 00:41:44,868 Where it ends up there is pretty close to the beginning of the approach for the runway to Area 51. 571 00:41:44,868 --> 00:41:47,867 Let's see if we can get an estimate of the speed of that. 572 00:41:47,867 --> 00:41:53,866 Ted uses the known distance between the camera and Area 51, about 15 miles, 573 00:41:53,866 --> 00:42:00,864 as well as the height and distance to the mountains in the foreground to estimate the speed of the object. 574 00:42:00,864 --> 00:42:05,863 How much distance on the frame is the object falling compared to the height of the mountain range? 575 00:42:05,863 --> 00:42:09,862 It's roughly about twice the relative height of the mountain range off the ground. 576 00:42:09,862 --> 00:42:15,861 If it's dropping over Area 51, we're seeing it travel about 10,000 feet in about 2.2 seconds. 577 00:42:15,861 --> 00:42:19,860 That's about 3,600 miles per hour. That's pretty fast. 578 00:42:19,860 --> 00:42:21,860 That's pretty fast. 579 00:42:21,860 --> 00:42:25,859 3,600 miles per hour. This is faster than any of our aircraft. 580 00:42:25,859 --> 00:42:30,858 If it's further away than that, if it's beyond Area 51, say 20 or 30 more miles away, 581 00:42:30,858 --> 00:42:35,857 it's going at extremely high speeds that would only be consistent with a meteorite. 582 00:42:38,856 --> 00:42:43,855 This wouldn't be consistent in my experience with a meteorite, with this kind of visual data, right? 583 00:42:43,855 --> 00:42:47,854 Because it would be going way too slow. Everybody's seen shooting stars meteorites. 584 00:42:47,854 --> 00:42:50,854 It was just a straight, right across from the second. 585 00:42:50,854 --> 00:42:56,852 The only manned aircraft to travel at speeds of this magnitude was the X-15, 586 00:42:56,852 --> 00:43:01,851 which was able to break speeds over 4,500 miles per hour. 587 00:43:01,851 --> 00:43:07,850 But that aircraft's final flight was October 24, 1968. 588 00:43:07,850 --> 00:43:12,849 No publicly known aircraft has reported speeds like that since. 589 00:43:12,849 --> 00:43:15,848 It stumps us, so we're kind of left with a mystery. 590 00:43:15,848 --> 00:43:21,847 Something descended at high speed down into Area 51, and we're just not sure what it is. 591 00:43:27,846 --> 00:43:30,845 We've driven around this place, we've tried to look inside. 592 00:43:30,845 --> 00:43:33,844 What we have here is ultimate secrecy. 593 00:43:33,844 --> 00:43:38,843 Area 51 is fact. It's not fiction. It's been here since 1955. 594 00:43:38,843 --> 00:43:44,842 While the facility itself has never been secret, what happens in the facility has always been extremely top secret. 595 00:43:45,842 --> 00:43:50,841 After everything else is eliminated, what is the big secret of Area 51? 596 00:43:50,841 --> 00:43:53,840 Are the saucers still out there in those mountains? 597 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:56,840 What are they hiding? What's there? 598 00:43:59,839 --> 00:44:04,838 The closest looks at Area 51 prove that the base is still active. 599 00:44:04,838 --> 00:44:13,836 And with massive hangers, impossibly fast objects, and recent sightings of large triangles all across the globe, 600 00:44:13,836 --> 00:44:19,835 Area 51 may be the source of a worldwide UFO phenomenon. 601 00:44:23,834 --> 00:44:28,833 Thank you for watching.