The Truth about Area 51

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I Went to Area 51 and This is What I Found Get 40% off Ground News’ unlimited access Vantage Plan at https://ground.news/johnnyharris for only $5/month, explore how stories are framed worldwide and across the political spectrum. Join the waitlist to be part of what comes next: https://newpress.com Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bP1p9fWUVIbBEAyPbeYDJJ177jcPJNvaRwvlONU8R5c/edit?tab=t.0 Area 51 has long been linked to aliens and UFOs, but the real story is even stranger. We went to Area 51 ourselves to uncover the secret history of America’s most classified base, from Cold War deception to the creation of stealth technology, and to understand why Area 51 still captures the world’s imagination. Special thanks to: - Peter W. Merlin, Author of _Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51_ - Joerg Arnu, Founder of Dreamland Resort: https://www.dreamlandresort.com/ MORE CHANNELS: Check out my new channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision https://www.youtube.com/@christophe Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party https://youtube.com/@SearchParty All the music for this video was created by our in-house composer Tom Fox and is available to license or just to listen to on our music channel Chromatic. Here's the soundtrack to this video: https://youtu.be/OA7jMqbCByA Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing Get our World Map t-shirts now! White "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 2:11 First Contact 6:25 Close Encounters 13:36 Signs 18:05 Arrival 20:33 Dreamland 23:41 Extra-Terrestrial 32:27 Contact AI Disclosure: Occasionally, we use AI to create some of the imagery in our videos, which our (very talented) animators then spend weeks developing into what you see in the final video. When AI is used to generate any imagery that may appear onscreen, we'll add this to the video description. We're learning as we go about AI usage and transparency, and appreciate your thoughts. About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox