Area 51 : In July 1947, there was a widespread craze of UFOs in America. All across the country, people reported seeing flying saucers, UFOs. The craze began a month ago on 24th June, when private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw 9 shining UFOs near a hill around Seattle.
He claimed that they were flying very fast with speeds of 2,000 km per hour. Within 2 weeks from this, people reported seeing flying UFOs from all across America. This was heavily discussed in the media. This map shows the sites of UFO sightings in America.
Media started linking it to atomic sites. They focused on the three areas with the most UFO sightings. These were the sites of nuclear tests.
