The name Area 51 instantly brings to mind flying saucers, alien autopsies and government cover-ups. In reality, Area 51 is a highly classified US military testing site in Nevada. But decades of ...

The first widespread reports of UFOs in Nevada took place during 1947's "flying disc craze." Here's what Northern Nevadans claimed to see that summer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 16—From a person who staged UFO hoaxes with friends as a teenager to a U.S. Navy radar operator who spotted about 100 objects ...

Area 51, a classified US military testing site in Nevada, became synonymous with aliens due to Cold War secrecy, UFO sightings and decades of speculation.