| ▲ | cookiengineer 7 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
These nutjobs still don't want to grasp the reality that the UFO sighting at Area 51 was the radar test of the A-12 prototype, which was made out of shiny unpainted titanium and done in the salt desert due to its properties of absorbing electromagnetic waves. And then some people that saw this around Roswell were spreading the rumor of UFOs because at the time that was the trend on television. Always bet on stupidity, they'll say anything to get their 5 minutes of attention on TV / social media. I mean, there were even senate and court hearings over this. Over a rumor that was disproven decades ago. The US (and probably by extend our species) has a serious education and information validation problem. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_A-12 edit: Downvotes without comments create the downvote paradox, and kind of prove my point | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | reactordev 7 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
It wasn’t the A-12 but a precursor. The A-12 didn’t come about until the late 50s. The Roswell incident happened in the late 40s. There were a few experiments with supersonic jet propulsion around that time. There were also Generals who would gladly stoke the UFO flames to protect the secrecy of their anti-radar research. I know this because my family was involved. | |||||||||||||||||
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