The unidentified flying object (UFO) was photographed over Palm Springs, California, prompting claims of an alien craft in the skies. According to self-described UFO expert Scott C Waring, the UFO may have come from the highly classified US Air Force base known as Area 51. Area 51 has been at the heart of many UFO stories and alien conspiracy theories, including the 1947 Roswell incident.
Mr Waring said on his blog ET Data Base: “This UFO was seen over Palm Springs, California this week.
“The object was only seen for a few seconds.
“It’s located on far southern California so it’s mostly rocky desert.
“This is one of the prime areas that UFOs will be seen from Area S4, which is inside Area 51.”
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The UFO photo was originally shared to MUFON or the Mutual UFO Network by an eyewitness on May 24.
The photo appears to show a blurry, grey object flying far behind a power transformer seen in the foreground.
According to the original eyewitness statement, the UFO appeared and disappeared “in a blink of the eye”.
The eyewitness said the object was tic tac-shaped with appendages.
The UFO also disappeared as soon as its photo was taken.
Mr Waring argued on his blog the UFO could be extraterrestrial in origin and is being used by the US military.
The UFO expert said: “Bob Lazar was a nuclear physicist who worked on one of eight alien disks in Area S4 said that pilots would often take the craft out for testing.
“This craft may well be an alien tech craft being tested out from Area 51.”
Although Area 51 has been prime fodder for conspiracy theorists, there is no evidence the Air Force base is home to alien technology.
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The remote military installation sits in the Nevada Desert where it is officially known as Homey Airport or Groom Lake.
The base forms part of the Nevada Test and Training Range and the US Air Force only recognises it only as an open testing facility.
Area 51 is believed to facilitate the development of experimental aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 spy plane.
Mr Waring is, however, convinced something much more sinister is going on at Area 51.
In July 2019, for instance, he claimed to have discovered a flying saucer near the base.
That same month, he shared pictures of what he believed was a metallic UFO as part of “top secret Area 51 project”.
Most scientists, however, agree there is no plausible evidence for the existence of extraterrestrials on Earth or anywhere in the solar system.
According to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, UFO eyewitnesses often jump to the easiest conclusion when they see events they cannot explain.
He told CNN’s Alison Camerota: “The universe brims with mysteries.
“Just because you don’t know what it is you’re looking at doesn’t mean it’s intelligent aliens visiting from another planet”
