(13) Why are there so many secrets surrounding Area 51? (14) What’s really going on there? (15) The truth is that few people know. (16) Photos taken from the air show a military base, an airstrip, and some airplane hangars. (17) Nothing looks strange. (18) The most likely explanation is that it is testing new types of aircraft there. (19) In fact, the government has admitted to testing a spy plane in the area in 1955. (20) However, this doesn’t answer all the questions about the extra security around Area 51. (21) Why wouldn’t the government just admit to a testing Program and explain that it needs to remain a secret? (22) Some people think that the government has been quiet because it wants Area 51 to remain a mystery.