Tag Archives: Area 51

September 22, 1979

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 22, 1979 a bright flash, now known as the Vela Incident, was observed in the Indian Ocean near Prince Edward Islands. It was detected by the American Vela satellite which carried various sensors designed to detect… Continue reading →

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September 7, 1996

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Joel Byers

On September 7, 1996, Rapper and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur was fatally shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be a result of an earlier fistfight with a Crips gang member. Tupac… Continue reading →

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August 7, 1991

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 7, 1991, ex-Panamanian strongman and CIA favorite Colonel Manuel Noriega was being tried in the United States for drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering. He had petitioned the Court for the right to access… Continue reading →

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November 26, 1977

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Joel Byers

On November 26, 1977, Britain’s Southern Television was hijacked for 6 minutes starting at 5:12 PM. An entity claiming to be Vrillon of the Ashtar Galactic Command gave a voice message to the people of Earth warning them of a possible, yet unnamed disaster, that they could avoid. The viewers in England were confused and … Continue reading →

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August 15, 1960

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 15, 1960, it was reported that a UFO was sighted by two California highway patrolmen searching for a speeding motorcyclist. Patrolmen Stanley Scott and Charles Carson claimed that it was a large red glowing football shaped object. It was spotted suspiciously hovering over a field. They were able to chase it as it … Continue reading →

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June 24, 1947

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold made the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. This was also the first case of piloting a spacecraft while under the influence. Craxx, a Grey from Alpha Centauri, had left the intergalactic gambling establishments that are located at Area 51, three sheets to the wind, or … Continue reading →

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February 21, 1857

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 21, 1857, the US Congress outlawed foreign currency as legal tender in the United States. Up until that time, foreign coin (especially the Spanish dollar) was allowed as legal tender throughout America, with the metal value of the foreign coins propping up the American economy. By 1857, the US mint was finally producing … Continue reading →

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July 8, 1947

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joel Byers

On this date in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl, adventurer and captain of the balsa-wood raft the “Kon-Tiki” was floating on the Pacific ocean when news of a “space-ship crash” at Roswell, New Mexico was broadcasted. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Heyerdahl was a space alien from a near-earth planet located in a star-system located … Continue reading →

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