14 DAY TRIAL // The 42nd US President Bill Clinton made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live the other night and, as Kimmel himself says in the video below, because it’s not that often that he gets to interview the most important man in the country (in the world, some might argue), he really wanted to know Clinton’s version of what’s going on at Area 51.
Are there aliens? Is there any truth to the myths perpetuated by big Hollywood productions, even though CIA documents on the controversial Area 51 have been declassified to show its exact location and its purpose (the latter only partially)?
Clinton promises that they never had aliens hidden underground and that they never kept from the public evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
“People thought that because everybody who works there has to stop about an hour away and put on special clothing, and that's because a lot of our stealth technology is made there. We know that now, but there are no aliens there,” he explains.
That’s not to say that he believes there are no aliens out there, though. Clinton stresses that, in a universe as vast and ever-expanding as ours, it would be unfathomable that we were the only intelligent form of life.
He doesn’t rule out the possibility of being visited by one such species but, while he’d prefer a friendly call, he notes that the reverse would also be possible. In such a case, there would be only one upside to a scenario like in Roland Emmerich’s movie “Independence Day”: all the peoples of the world would come together to fight a common enemy.
Officially, Area 51 (also called Paradise Ranch or The Ranch) has been located in Nevada, 125 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It now appears on Google Maps as well and, as Clinton says, its purpose is stated as being that of testing spy planes.
The project was a secret since its founding, which has encouraged plenty of wild theories about its purpose throughout the years.
In recently declassified CIA documents, all mentions about the base are limited strictly to the development and testing of military equipment so, much to the disappointment of any respectable theory conspirationist, there is no official record of it ever handling alien life or equipment in any form.
Back to the Clinton interview, Kimmel’s expression during the chat is to die for: he’s like a kid who’s just found his way to the candy shop without his parents’ knowledge and his pockets full of coins. Enjoy!
