The Airplanes of Area 51
So, a lot of folks were confused as to what mysterious UFOs were seen around the ever-elusive Area 51. This is the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane. The government later said that this was the root cause of the alien rumors around Area 51 since this is a type of plane no one has ever seen before. Likely story! This photo was taken around the same time as the alien rumors.