b'Conversations about aliens are not new,happened that night, but sources have reported especially for those of us living in Nevada.that it is likely something crashed into the yard, According to the Las Vegas Review-Journalbut exactly what remained is unclear.archives, the States first documented UFO sighting was reported in North Las Vegas,With the highly secret United States Air Force when a woman reported seeing a UFO nearBase Area 51 less than 100 miles away from the McCarran Field (now Harry Reid InternationalLas Vegas Strip, alien sightings shouldnt be a Airport). From the Review-Journal, Thesurprise to those in the area. It is rumored that woman, Mary Tidwell, said she did not believeArea 51 is the center for alien researchthat the object, which made a whirring noise overwithin its depths alien bodies, spacecraft and her house, could have been an airplane or jet. other proof that were not alone in the universe are held. Two pilots from different airliners also reported seeing a lighted object, but Civil AeronauticsThe chances that well ever know exactly what Authority tower controllers said nothinggoes on inside Area 51 are slim. In operation unusual could be observed. since the 1950s, the government only formally acknowledged the existence of Area 51 for the This report came ten years after the infamousfirst time in 2013 when information about Roswell sighting, where a flying saucer was seenthe base was revealed in CIA declassified hovering over the New Mexico skies in 1947.documents. It will likely be decades before any Since then, thousands of UFO sightings havemore information is made publicly available, been reported throughout the world.and even then, the level of information may be low. However, speculation about what could Until recently, these reports have just beenexist in outer space is a pastime that wont end stories. Most evidence of sightings has beenwith any amount of declassified information.dismissed, as most people do not possess substantial evidence of the sighting they claim.Aliens and UFOs have been a mainstay in However, with the United States governmentsmovies and television since the dawn of the confirmation that there have been objects in theentertainment industry. In fact, much of the list countrys airspace of unknown origin, its safe toof Hollywoods top-grossing movies of all time assume that any sightings from now on must beis made up of movies featuring beings from taken with more than just a grain of salt.other planets. Star Wars debuted its first movie in 1977. The X-Files ran for nine seasons with Were already seeing the shift in how seriouslymore than 200 episodes. The next movie in these claims are taken. On April 30, 2023,the Aliens cinematic universe is scheduled to around 11:50 p.m., a Las Vegas Metro policepremiere later this year. Whether on the silver officers body camera video recorded asscreen or on TV, UFOs, aliens and galaxies far, something streaked low across the sky. far away will likely be a part of our lives.Moments later, a family called the emergencyWith alien life confirmed, their visits to the line 911 to state that two, 8-foot beings wereplanet Earth highly likely, and our own goals moving around in their backyard. Instead ofto explore Mars and beyond, its clear that our being dismissed as absurd, cameras were placedgalaxy is destined to get a little more crowded. in the familys backyard and a full investigationThe aliens could be among us or preparingwas conducted. The results of that investigationfor their first major appearance, one thing isremain confidential and the family hasfor sure:requested privacy. We may never know whatThe truth is out there.21'