Theoretical Frame

 

One of the most extensive academic ideas I will be using is the use of secrecy and how it is used to cover the national security state and possibly, alien technology. Regardless of what side of the conspiracy theory one looks at, the concept of concealment is involved. If Area 51 is a base where the government tests military technologies, “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base” discusses that the idea of UFOs may be used to cover the development of the surveillance technologies being developed. Additionally, there was concealment and secrecy involved in the testing of the aircrafts at Area 51. There had to be secrecy as the United States couldn’t afford the Soviet Union and other competing countries to find out what technologies they had been working on. If Area 51 is a place of UFO research, then the government has been concealing the truth for many decades, and Lazar had t have kept quiet about some matters as well, as seen in the “Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers” documentary. Lazar had to be secretive about the people who backed him up as he didn’t want there to be a risk to their lives like there was a risk to his. In sources such as these, the world concealment may not be directly used; however, there is that constant theme of manipulation, secrecy, and suppression.


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