Area 51 Revealed in CIA Spy Plane Documents

Good Morning America - Area 51 Revealed in CIA Spy Plane Documents (ABC News) Area 51 in Nevada has long been the subject of wild conspiracy theories about extraterrestrials, time travel and alien autopsies, but newly released declassified documents from the CIA finally acknowledge its existence. The report does not detail the sensational stories that have played out in pop culture for decades, but states that Area 51 was started as a testing site for the government's U-2 spy plane. The report, more than 400 pages, is titled "Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance: The U-2 and Oxcart Programs, 1954-1974." The U-2 spy planes were commonly used by the United States during the Cold War in reconnaissance missions around the globe. Officials and former employees have previously acknowledged in passing the existence of the facility and how it was used for testing U-2 planes, but this is the first time the U.S. government has openly referred to Area 51 and given specifics on its operations. The report also features a map of the area. It makes no reference to the status of Area 51 after 1974.

The U-2 planes flew at an altitude of 60,000 feet, which was higher than any other plane at the time, according to the documents. When people who lived nearby saw the unfamiliar planes, they became suspicious and believed Earth was being visited by aliens. "High-altitude testing of the U-2 soon led to an unexpected side effect -- a tremendous increase in reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs)," the report states. Air Force investigators then attempted to explain such sightings by linking them to natural phenomena, the report says. "U-2 and later OXCART flights accounted for more than one-half of all UFO reports during the late 1950s and most of the 1960s," according to the documents. Security at the facility and its secretive nature have been a constant in the years since Area 51 officially opened for business in 1955. "As the deliveries of U-2 airframes to the testing site increased, a major logistic problem arose: how to transfer Lockheed employees from Burbank to Area 51 without arousing a great deal of curiosity," according to the documents. "The project staff decided that the simplest approach would be to fly the essential personnel to the site on Monday morning and return them to Burbank on Friday evening." The information also documents three fatal crashes that took place during 1956 with U-2 planes. To make Area 51, a facility "in the middle of nowhere," sound more attractive to workers, it was referred to as "Paradise Ranch," or simply "the Ranch." George Washington University's National Security Archive obtained a CIA history of the U-2 spy plane program through a Freedom of Information request and released it Thursday. National Security Archive senior fellow Jeffrey Richelson reviewed the history in 2002, but all mentions of Area 51 had been redacted, according to The Associated Press. Richelson says he requested the history again in 2005 and received a version a few weeks ago with mentions of Area 51 restored. Will the conspiracy theories finally come to an end? Not likely, and after all, some parts of the report are still redacted.

Unearthed Peruvian tomb confirms that women ruled over brutal ancient culture

This ancient Peruvian priestess ruled over her people roughly 1,200 years ago. Archaeologists digging in an ancient Peruvian tomb have unearthed a skeleton, confirming that a mysterious people known as the Moche were ruled by a succession of queens that presided over a brutal and ritualistic society. Centuries ago, in the Sechura Desert of northern Peru — one of the most arid and brutal environments on our planet — the Moche people developed an equally-brutal culture. With no written history left behind, much of their society still remains a mystery, but paintings on pottery have shown researchers evidence of a rigid culture of survival, with ritualized combats where the losing side was sacrificed. Findings in recent years expanded the tale of these people even further, telling a story of how they were ruled by women, priestesses who also acted as queens. The first of the discoveries that hinted at this possibility, apparently, was the Lady of Cao, a mummy unearthed from a tomb in 2006 that showed signs of dying during childbirth. The discovery of yet another priestess's skeleton, the latest of eight found so far, has confirmed this. The body was buried in an elaborate 1,200 year old tomb in Chepén, along with adult and child sacrifices. "This find makes it clear that women didn't just run rituals in this area but governed here and were queens of Mochica society," said project director Luis Jaime Castillo, according to the Associated Free Press. "It is the eighth priestess to be discovered," he added. "Our excavations have only turned up tombs with women, never men." Another important find involved how the Moche culture disappeared. Originally, it was thought that they died off due to a devastating climate upheaval — a 'mega-El Nino' that lasted for 30 years. Evidence in the mountains of northern Peru showed that, sometime between 560 and 650 A.D., there was 30 years of drought followed by 30 years of heavy rain and snow. It's known that when the mountains experience these weather conditions, the Sechura Desert gets the opposite effect, so the Moche would have been subjected to 30 years of rainy weather followed by 30 years of extreme drought. However, recent evidence points to a more violent downturn for the Moche. They apparently survived the extreme shifts in climate, but with scarce resources left over in the aftermath, they turned on each other, exchanging their ritualized combats for a bloody civil war that eventually destroyed them.

LAS DROGAS LEGALES DEL PASADO

Un frasco de heroína Bayer. Entre 1890 y 1910, la heroína era divulgada como un sustituto no adictivo de la morfina y un remedio contra la tos para niños. Vino de coca:

El vino de coca Metcalf era uno entre la gran cantidad de vinos que contenían coca, disponibles en el mercado. Todos afirmaban que tenían efectos medicinales, pero indudablemente que eran consumidos por su alto valor "recreativo" .. Vino Mariani:

El Vino Mariani (1865) era el principal vino de coca de su tiempo. El Papa León XIII llevaba siempre un frasco de Vino Mariani consigo y premió a su creador, Ángelo Mariani, con una medalla de oro. Maltine:

Este vino de coca, fue fabricado por Maltine Manufacturing Company de New York. Obtuvo diez medallas de oro. La dosis indicada era: "Una copa llena junto con (o inmediatamente después de) las refacciones". Niños en proporción. Un pisapapeles de propaganda, de C. F. Boehringer & Soehne (Mannheim, Alemania), "los mayores fabricantes del mundo de quinina y cocaína". Este fabricante tenía el orgullo de su posición de líder en el mercado de la cocaína. Glyco-Heroína:

Propaganda de heroína Martin H. Smith Company, de Nueva York. La heroína era ampliamente usada no solo como analgésico, sino también como remedio contra el asma, la tos y la neumonía. Mezclar heroína con glicerina (y comúnmente azúcar y saborizantes) volvía más agradable el sabor del opiáceo amargo para su consumo por vía oral. Opio para el asma:

Este National Vaporizer Vapor-OL estaba indicado "Para el asma y otras afecciones espasmódicas". El líquido volátil era colocado en una olla y calentado con una lámpara de queroseno. Tableta de cocaína (1900):

Estas tabletas de cocaína eran "Indispensables para los cantantes, maestros y oradores". También calmaban el dolor de garganta y tenían un efecto "reanimador" para que estos profesionales rindieran al máximo en sus performances. "Gotas de Cocaína para el Dolor de Muelas. Cura instantánea":

Las gotas de cocaína para el dolor de muelas (1885) eran populares para los niños. No solo acababan con el dolor, sino que también mejoraban el "humor" de los usuarios. Opio para bebés recién-nacidos:

Usted cree que nuestra vida moderna es confortable? Antiguamente para aquietar a bebés recién nacidos, no era necesario un gran esfuerzo por parte de los padres, pero sí era necesario algo de opio. Este frasco de paregórico (sedativo) de Stickney and Poor era una mezcla de opio y alcohol, distribuída del mismo modo que los condimentos por los cuales la empresa era conocida. Dosis:* Para niños de cinco días... 5 gotas.* Para niños de 2 semanas, 8 gotas. * Para niños de 5 años, 25 gotas.* Para adultos una cucharada llena.El producto era muy potente y contenía 46% de alcohol.

Fluorescent Oil Swirls Over An Experimental Aircraft

irflow Over a Wind Tunnel Model NASA Langley/Preston Martin When NASA Langley Research Center engineers wanted to put one of their aircraft models through a wind tunnel test, they needed a way to visualize how wind flowed over the design. So they sprayed fluorescent oil onto the model, which is 5.8 percent of the final craft's size. You can see the results here. The tests took place at Langley Research Center's Subsonic Wind Tunnel, which is used for testing aircraft that can take off and land without long runways. The tunnel works well for testing stability, aerodynamics, acoustics and basic airflow, according a NASA description.

Ancient Kingdom Discovered Beneath Mound in Iraq

A domestic structure, with at least two rooms, that may date to relatively late in the life of the newfound … In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq archaeologists have discovered an ancient city called Idu, hidden beneath a mound. Cuneiform inscriptions and works of art reveal the palaces that flourished in the city throughout its history thousands of years ago. Located in a valley on the northern bank of the lower Zab River, the city's remains are now part of a mound created by human occupation called a tell, which rises about 32 feet (10 meters) above the surrounding plain. The earliest remains date back to Neolithic times, when farming first appeared in the Middle East, and a modern-day village called Satu Qala now lies on top of the tell. The city thrived between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago, said Cinzia Pappi, an archaeologist at the Universität Leipzig in Germany. At the start of this period, the city was under the control of the Assyrian Empire and was used to administer the surrounding territory. Later on, as the empire declined, the city gained its independence and became the center of a kingdom that lasted for about 140 years, until the Assyrians reconquered it. [See Photos of Discoveries at the Ancient City of Idu] The researchers were able to determine the site's ancient name when, during a survey of the area in 2008, a villager brought them an inscription with the city's ancient name engraved on it. Excavations were conducted in 2010 and 2011, and the team reported its findings in the most recent edition of the journal Anatolica. "Very few archaeological excavations had been conducted in Iraqi Kurdistan before 2008," Pappi wrote in an email to LiveScience. Conflicts in Iraq over the past three decades have made it difficult to work there. Additionally archaeologists before that time tended to favor excavations in the south of Iraq at places like Uruk and Ur. The effects of recent history are evident on the mound. In 1987, Saddam Hussein's forces attacked and partly burnt the modern-day village as part of a larger campaign against the Kurds, and "traces of this attack are still visible," Pappi said. Ancient palaces The art and cuneiform inscriptions the team uncovered provide glimpses of the ancient city's extravagant palaces. When Idu was an independent city, one of its rulers, Ba'ilanu, went so far as to boast that his palace was better than any of his predecessors'. "The palace which he built he made greater than that of his fathers," he claimed in the translated inscription. (His father, Abbi-zeri, made no such boast.) Two works of art hint at the decorations adorning the palaces at the time Idu was independent. One piece of artwork, a bearded sphinx with the head of a human male and the body of a winged lion, was drawn onto a glazed brick that the researchers found in four fragments. Above and below the sphinx, a surviving inscription reads, "Palace of Ba'auri, king of the land of Idu, son of Edima, also king of the land of Idu." Another work that was created for the same ruler, and bearing the same inscription as that on the sphinx, shows a "striding horse crowned with a semicircular headstall and led by a halter by a bearded man wearing a fringed short robe," Pappi and colleague Arne Wossink wrote in the journal article. Even during Assyrian rule, when Idu was used to administer the surrounding territory, finely decorated palaces were still built. For instance, the team discovered part of a glazed plaque whose colored decorations include a palmette, pomegranates and zigzag patterns. Only part of the inscription survives, but it reads, "Palace of Assurnasirpal, (king of the land of Assur)." Assurnasirpal refers to Assurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), the researchers said, adding that he, or one of his governors, must have built or rebuilt a palace at Idu after the Assyrians reconquered the city. A hero facing a griffon Another intriguing artifact, which may be from a palace, is a cylinder seal dating back about 2,600 years. When it was rolled on a piece of clay, it would have revealed a vivid mythical scene. The scene would have shown a bow-wielding man crouching down before a griffon, as well as a morning star (a symbol of the goddess Ishtar), a lunar crescent (a symbol of the moon god) and a solar disc symbolizing the sun god. A symbol called a rhomb, which represented fertility, was also shown. "The image of the crouching hero with the bow is typical for warrior gods," Pappi wrote in the email. "The most common of these was the god Ninurta, who also played an important role in the [Assyrian] state religion, and it is possible that the figure on the seal is meant to represent him." Future work Before conducting more digs, the researchers will need approval from both the local government and the people of the village. "For wide-scale excavations to continue, at least some of these houses will have to be removed," Pappi said. "Unfortunately, until a settlement is reached between the villagers and the Kurdistan regional government, further work is currently not possible." Although digging is not currently possible, the artifacts already excavated were recently analyzed further and more publications of the team's work will be appearing in the future. The archaeologists also plan to survey the surrounding area to get a sense of the size of the kingdom of Idu.

El perverso y seductor asesino en serie doctor Holmes

El perverso y seductor asesino en serie Herman Webster Mudgett, conocido como Dr. Holmes (Wikimedia commons)Varias han sido las ocasiones en las que en elCuaderno de Historias les hemos acercado relatos sobre personajes realmente perversos que se convirtieron en destacados asesinos en serie. El protagonista del post de hoy es un norteamericano llamado Herman Webster Mudgett, aunque pasaría a la posteridad por uno de sus muchos seudónimos: H. H. Holmes. La peculiaridad del Dr. Holmes, como también era conocido, fue su habilidad para seducir a multitud de mujeres y tras engañarlas sacarles todo el dinero y posesiones, para acabar siendo asesinadas cruelmente. Holmes poseía una privilegiada inteligencia y un don innato que, aplicado con su verborrea y facilidad para convencer, lograba prácticamente engañar a cualquier persona que se propusiera. Desde bien joven su principal objetivo fue el acumular una importante fortuna que le permitiese vivir cómoda y lujosamente, llevando a cabo un buen número de estafas y engaños. Entre las más destacadas, en su época de estudiante en la facultad de medicina, estuvo la de robar cadáveres, colocarlos en el lugar donde hubiese ocurrido alguna desgracia o accidente (como un derrumbe, incendio…) y declarar que se trataba de un familiar suyo, para así poderse embolsar el correspondiente subsidio y/o indemnización que daba la administración. También se presentó en infinidad de ocasiones como inventor de fabulosos artefactos, que no dejaban de ser máquinas modificadas para engañar a los incautos. Pero lo que realmente hizo ganar grandes sumas de dinero y le proporcionó pasar a la Historia fuecapacidad para seducir y enamorar a un buen número de mujeres adineradas. Una de las víctimas más destacadas del seductor Dr. Holmes fue la esposa de un rico y enfermo farmacéutico de Chicago apellidado Holton, entrando a trabajar a su servicio en la botica mientras se beneficiaba a escondidas de los favores sexuales de su fogosa esposa. Tras el fallecimiento del señor Holton, Holmes sirvió de consuelo para la desconsolada viuda, quien había percibido una importante herencia. Prometiéndole amor eterno y un compromiso de matrimonio, el joven embaucador logró convencer a la mujer para que le cediese todas sus propiedades y dinero. Poco tiempo después, la viuda de Holton, junto a su pequeña hija, desaparecieron de la noche a la mañana de aquel lugar. Cuando era preguntado por el paradero de ésta, Holmes contestaba que había viajado hasta el Oeste en busca de mejor clima para la niña.

El Holmes Castle tambien conocido como el Hotel del horror (elbauldejosete)Junto a la farmacia (que había pasado a ser propiedad de H. H. Holmes) había un solar en el que decidió levantar un fastuoso edificio con el propósito de convertirlo en hotel de cara a la Exposición Universal que debía celebrarse enChicago a partir de 1893. Lo bautizó como‘Holmes Castle’ y tras su regia apariencia de confortable lugar de hospedaje se escondía un elaborado y perverso edificio lleno de escondrijos, toboganes y pasadizos secretos, cámaras de tortura y gas, crematorios subterráneos y una fosa de cal viva. Varios fueron los clientes que hasta allí llegaron para hospedarse y que nunca más se supo de ellos. Lo mismo ocurrió con jóvenes muchachas a las que contrataba para la recepción y servicio del hotel, a quienes posteriormente seducía, sacaba lo poco que tenían y acababa con sus vidas. El Castillo Holmes se había convertido en un terrorífico lugar salpicado de crimen y tragedia, pero la necesidad de su propietario por seguir matando parecía no tener límites ni fin. Poco después de acabarse la Exposición Universal pocas personas llegaban a la ciudad y muchas menos al hotel, haciéndose cada vez más insoportable la muchísimas deudas económicas que había adquirido. Esto provocó que decidiese intentar engañar a la compañía de seguros provocando un incendio en el hotel, pero la solidez del edificio hizo que éste no se quemase en su totalidad, dejando al descubierto muchas de las trampas que en él había construido Holmes. Algo que hizo que la compañía de seguros desconfiase y decidiese abrir una investigación para averiguar el motivo real del fuego. Antes de verse descubierto decidió darse a la fuga, trasladándose a Texas, donde la desesperación por conseguir dinero de un modo rápido llevó a Holmes a cometer pequeños delitos y estafas, siendo pillado en una de ellas y llevado a la cárcel

Who is the time travelling man John Titor?

John took and released photographs of several documents pertaining to his time travel. This is the "time displacement unit" that was fitted into the 1987 Chevrolet.

A scan from the time machine's technical manual, which refers to the device as a General Electric Army Model C204 Gravity Distortion Time Displacement Unit. BACK in late 2000, a man surfaced on the internet claiming to have travelled through time. The man, who came to be known as John Titor, alleged to have travelled from 2036 by using a time machine installed in a 1987 Chevrolet. According to Titor, it was the first time machine of its kind, produced and built by multinational conglomerate GE (or General Electric) in 2034. “No bright flash of light is seen. Outside, the vehicle appears to accelerate as the light is bent around it,” he said of the experience. “Personally I think it looks like your (sic) driving under a rainbow. After that, it appears to fade to black and remains totally black until the unit is turned off. We are advised to keep the windows closed as a great deal of heat builds up outside the car.”

A diagram of the General Electric Army Model C204 Gravity Distortion Time Displacement Unit that John Titor claims brought him to Earth. It’s easy to palm it off as an elaborate hoax, but during the five months of John Titor’s online existence, he spent hours answering questions from believers and sceptics on (now defunct) public conspiracy forum Art Bell about the future, time travel and his own life, including eerie predictions that some internet types believe are coming true. Perhaps the most compelling argument revolves around the search for an IBM 5100 computer, mentioned by John in one of his first posts. “The first ‘leg’ of my trip was from 2036 to 1975. After two VGL checks, the divergence was estimated at about 2.5 per cent (from my 2036). I was ‘sent’ to get an IBM computer system called the 5100. It was one the first portable computers made and it has the ability to read the older IBM programming languages in addition to APL and Basic.” In other words, the computer had the ability to imitate other programming languages. This fact was not widely known during that time frame, reports Kernel Mag. This time, it seemed different. Real. Believable. “A world war in 2015 killed nearly three billion people,” he wrote. “The people that survived grew closer together. Life is centred on the family and then the community. I cannot imagine living even a few hundred miles away from my parents.” “There is no large industrial complex creating masses of useless food and recreational items. Food and livestock is grown and sold locally. People spend much more time reading and talking together face to face. Religion is taken seriously and everyone can multiply and divide in their heads.” Asked why he used a conspiracy forum to reach the public, he wrote: >TimeTravel_0: I enjoy the “paranormal” chat rooms for 2 reasons. >TimeTravel_0: 1. I find the people here are more open to ideas. >TimeTravel_0: 2. I find it ironic that when what they are looking for falls in their lap, they can’t believe it. In March 2001, Titor announced he was going offline to travel the boundaries of time yet again, leaving us with this cryptic message: “Bring a gas can with you when the car dies on the side of the road. Farewell. John.” Since then, private investigators and amateur sleuths have been persistent in trying to crack the mystery of John Titor. Who was he and was he legit? In a video posted to YouTube, a group of sleuths track down Dr Larry Haber, a Florida-based entertainment lawyer who represents Kay Titor, a woman who has claimed to be the mother of John since 2006. In the clip, Haber is asked for further details about Ms Titor, but asks the crew to delete his comments. Haber remains fairly tight-lipped throughout the interview, and denies allegations the story is a hoax. No wonder. Haber is the CEO of The John Titor Foundation, the company behind the merchandise and book sales that profit from perpetuating John’s story. He continues to deny allegations his brother, John “Rick” Haber, was John Titor, even though an Italian investigative TV show, Voyager, directly linked him to John and is seen to be the most credible explanation. His expertise in IT has been well documented, as have the skills of Haber’s son, Brandon. Brandon’s extensive IT knowledge has led him to work for various US government organisations including NASA and the US Air Force. The problem is there is little evidence to suggest who John Titor was, real or not. It’s unlikely the mystery will be solved. His mother has never gone public — in fact there is no evidence she even exists. Maybe John Titor is real. Maybe, at this very moment in time, he’s rolling around with prehistoric reptiles, or conversing with cavemen, or dodging dinosaurs. Maybe, as Titor suggests, an incredible piece of history has fallen into our lap, and we simply can’t believe it.