Area 51

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Everyone knows about the mystery of Area 51 in Nevada that started back in 1955 regarding supposed UFO's. Recent CIA files released in 2013 don't mention those but they do talk about certain aircraft that were designed at that location. With our little tiffs with Russia back in the day, Lockheed designed the U2 to fly over Russia at 13,000 ft to determine what types of military might that they had. It turns out though that Russia was able to spot the U2 which brought about a new aircraft; the A12 (Oxcart), which was coated in Titanium allowing us to fly over without detection. Now being that Titanium was really only available in Russia, in 1968 a Russian pilot stole a MIG 21 and brought it to the US. The main reason being that our pilots were not as savvy as Russian pilots in fighting capabilities. In the mid 70's, the CIA turned over Area 51 to the Air Force to make advancements in aircraft so they would not be detectable from the air. Project Havblue was a new subsonic jet that was invisible to radar and less visible. Following advancements in non-detection came the F-117 (Nighthawk) used in two Iraqui Wars and then came the Stealth which was covered in RAM (Radar Absorbent Material), which allowed our planes to be invisible. Area 51 has and is still in use with new hangers, runways and buildings and the B2, Raptor and Drones are still being advanced for use in war. So even though UFO's may not be part of the mystery, Area 51 is still guarded in secrecy.