The US Air Force has raised suspicions about an incident near the secretive Area 51 base, after confirming that the FBI is investigating a recent crash.
According to an October 4th announcement from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, a plane was “involved in an incident,” crashing in the desert just a few miles from the restricted zone surrounding Area 51 on September 23rd.
The notorious base has been linked for decades to theories of extraterrestrial life, with UFO researchers and conspiracy theorists claiming that secret government projects have been taking place there since the 1950s.
While the Air Force said the flight was part of the base and belonged to the 432nd Wing, some social media users noted that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had imposed a temporary flight ban over the area for an entire week, without providing detailed explanations, only arguing "national security."
The location of the flight restriction placed the crash about 12 miles east of the Area 51 security boundary, and about 24 miles from the base.
However, the Air Force discovered that strange activity had occurred even after the site was cleared by military personnel, leaving little or no trace for the public.
Investigators found a defunct practice bomb and a piece of an unidentified aircraft at the crash site on October 3, prompting the FBI to get involved. A defunct practice bomb is a practical explosive that cannot explode.
The plane fragment is suspected to be a panel, but its origin remains unknown.
Joerg Arnu, a renowned Area 51 researcher and host of the website Dreamland Resort, visited the crash site on September 27 and found only a cleared area and a few tire tracks from military vehicles that had searched the wreckage. He said it was “impossible to find an impact mark.”
The Air Force stressed that there were no injuries or casualties during the mysterious incident, and that other details are not available at this time.
Creech Air Force Base is located less than 60 miles from the crash site and is home to the 432nd Wing, which operates MQ-9 Reaper armed drones, RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones and other equipment for intelligence, surveillance and combat missions.
Reapers have been in service for two decades and it is not uncommon for them to crash due to human error or mechanical failure. However, conspiracy theorists point out that the cover-up of the incident and the FBI's swift investigation may indicate that it was no ordinary drone.
Recently, the Air Force's secret RAT55 aircraft was spotted flying over Area 51, confirming rumors that this radar plane operates from the secret Groom Lake base.
Area 51 has also been the site of the development and testing of experimental aircraft, including the F-117 Nighthawk, the US's first stealth bomber. /GazetaExpress/
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