The truth IS out there… CIA finally admits to existence of Area 51 after years of silence...

The Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel in Nevada was established by the Nevada Legislature in 1996 and runs along the eastern border of Area 51 (Picture: AP/Laura Rauch)

Conspiracy theorists across the globe may be jumping with elation today and proclaiming ‘we told you so’, after US officials confirmed that Area 51 does indeed exist.
A senior fellow from The National Security Archive at George Washington University had filed a freedom of information request wanting to know more about the CIA’s U-2 spy programme, in which high-altitude U-2 aircraft were tested on the site and then used for surveillance during the Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Jeffrey Richelson had reportedly requested the information in 2005, only receiving the document a few weeks ago.
The release follows decades of silence from the US government on the existence of the base, despite being one of the most well-known military bases in the world.
Mentions of Area 51 were freckled within the document, a stark difference from when Richelson requested the information in 2002 where all mentions of the secret base had been redacted.

A map of Area 51 included in the released document (Picture: NSI)

The very existence of Area 51 has been the subject of speculation for years, with some believing that it harboured aliens, machinery for time travel or even that the US military was building an anti-matter-powered flying saucer there.
The document can now, however, reveal something slightly less thrilling.
It gives an official map, which still cannot be found on Google, of the Area 51 base and the salt flat called Groom Lake, located in central Nevada.

A U-2 plane on the ground being prepared for flight in Area 51 (Picture: NSI)

It also features the names of pilots who flew the U-2 missions, details of flights over the Soviet Union, as well as more than three pages on British participation in the U-2 programme.
Some cryptonyms and codewords are also listed, such as ‘HBJARGON’ which is the U-2 base in Pakistan.
Richelson said on the George Washington University website: ‘The latest release is notable for the significant amount of newly declassified material with respect to the U-2 – with regard to names of pilots, codenames and cryptonyms, locations, funding and cover arrangements, electronic countermeasures equipment, organization, cooperation with foreign governments, and operations, particularly in Asia.’