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News.com.au
a day ago
- News.com.au
‘Run by aliens': Conspiracies erupt over secret underground base
A secret underground facility has been at the heart of one of the wildest alien conspiracies in America, and believers say it's still active. For nearly 50 years, the base has been tied to chilling claims of genetic experiments, UFOs, and a deadly firefight between aliens and humans. Some conspiracy theorists say the government is hiding a war that broke out after workers accidentally drilled into an alien domain. They believe the hidden base is located inside Archuleta Mesa, near the remote town of Dulce, New Mexico. The area has been dubbed 'Alien Mountain' by locals who claim to have seen strange creatures, glowing crafts, and mutilated cattle. Although no hard evidence has ever confirmed the existence of a facility inside the mesa, researchers and residents remain convinced it's real. 'The whole town of Dulce, whoever you want to talk to, they'll tell you what they've seen, a lot of them,' resident Geraldine Julian told the Santa Fe New Mexican in 2016. She said she once saw a creature with the lower half of a goat and the upper body of a human, a supposed product of an alien experimentation. Other locals say they have seen steam rising from the mountain, and even claim to have photos of UFOs flying nearby. Dory Vigil, who snapped one of the eerie photos, said he would take a lie-detector test to prove he is telling the truth. 'It's not just a fairy tale,' Julian said. 'All the things are true, and I believe every last one of them, too, because I've seen it myself.' Much of the modern conspiracy theory centres around author, ex-government employee, and conspiracy theorist Phil Schneider, who claimed he helped build the base, per the Daily Mail. Schneider, who died in 1996, alleged that during construction, his team accidentally breached an alien section and triggered a deadly shootout underground. He said 66 people were killed, including military personnel and scientists, and showed off missing fingers as proof of his injuries. He also described a seven-level facility with sections devoted to alien housing, mind control, and advanced tech. Before his death, Schneider toured UFO conventions with a piece of metal he said came from the base, allegedly used today in stealth aircraft. While sceptics dismissed him, newly declassified documents have sparked fresh interest in whether such a base could be real. Government records show that in the 1970s, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory developed a nuclear-powered tunnelling machine called the Subterrene. The device was designed to melt rock and carve smooth tunnels underground. Los Alamos is located just 100 miles from Dulce. Though there's no official record linking the Subterrene to the mesa, conspiracy research says it shows the tech may have existed to build such a base. The first rumours began in the mid-1970s, when New Mexico State Police officer Gabe Valdez investigated mutilated cattle near the area. He and others believed the animal deaths were not natural, and the theories about an underground facility only grew from there. Years later, a mix of strange sightings, government tech, and eerie testimony has kept the legend of the Dulce Base alive and far from settled.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Science
- Daily Mail
Mysterious underground base tied to deadly UFO encounters may exist after decades of rumors
Rumors that a secret mountain base in the US controlled by aliens has been swirling for 50 years, but locals and UFO researchers are convinced it's real. The base allegedly sits inside Archuleta Mesa in New Mexico, but has gained the nickname ' Alien Mountain' because of the conspiracy theories, strange phenomena, and alleged eyewitness accounts all tied to the nearby town of Dulce. While there's no physical evidence that a base has somehow been carved out inside the large mountain, UFO researchers have continued to examine the claims surrounding the facility, including a battle with aliens that reportedly left 66 people dead. Since the 1970s, residents have claimed they've seen UFOs, extraterrestrials, and even genetic experiments that look like human-alien hybrids walking around the town. Geraldine Julian, a Dulce resident, told the Santa Fe New Mexican: 'The whole town of Dulce, whoever you want to talk to, they'll tell you what they've seen, a lot of them.' The local community hasn't just seen things in the sky, as they've taken photos of strange craft around the mountain, as well as unexplained cow mutilations in nearby fields. Recently, declassified records have revealed how the US government could have created the massive complex inside Archuleta Mesa, using a machine that literally melts rock instead of drilling. The records may one day help prove the stories of at least one alleged whistleblower, who claimed he survived that deadly encounter with the aliens hiding inside the government facility. UFO and government conspiracy researcher John Greenewald was able to uncover documents revealing that a machine called the Subterrene was built and tested in the 1970s. The Subterrene is a nuclear-powered tunneling machine developed to bore through rock and soil by melting them with extreme heat, creating smooth, glass-lined tunnels. It was created by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, just 100 miles from the site of the alleged New Mexico base inside Archuleta Mesa. Although the declassified documents confirmed that the Subterrene exists, there were no records of it being used to build Dulce Base. If the mountain base does exist, however, one man already revealed what it looks like, claiming that Dulce Base has seven floors devoted to genetic experiments, extraterrestrial technology, mind control, and housing for alien beings. The man who allegedly saw the inside of Dulce Base was Phil Schneider, a self-proclaimed former government engineer and geologist. Before he died in 1996, Schneider repeatedly claimed that he suffered severe injuries, including the loss of several fingers, during a deadly battle with aliens inside the complex. According to Schneider, who never showed proof of his government ties, 66 military personnel and government workers perished in the fight after a human team accidentally drilled into an alien-controlled section of the base. Schneider also made unsubstantiated claims that the US government was creating hundreds of these mountain bases around the nation using advanced technology. At UFO lectures, Schneider would also reveal a piece of metal that he claimed was alien technology from the Dulce base, and that it was now being used in US stealth aircraft. The rumors of a mysterious Dulce base go back to the mid-1970s, when New Mexico State Police officer Gabe Valdez was one of many locals who started finding the mangled remains of cattle near the mountain. These cows hadn't been killed by a local predator. They appeared to have been surgically disassembled, with specific organs removed and all the blood drained out. In local radio interviews, Valdez also claimed that gas masks, glow sticks, and other equipment had been left behind at the scene of the attacks. In 1979, Albuquerque businessman and physicist Paul Bennewitz claimed he intercepted unusual electronic signals near Dulce. He would go on to theorize that the signals were coming from an underground base being used by both aliens and the US government, a theory that became widely shared among UFO researchers at the time. However, Bennewitz's claims were later dismissed by the UFO community after several researchers discovered declassified Air Force documents linking the businessman to a government disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting UFO stories. Despite being seemingly debunked by the Air Force documents in the 1990s, locals in Dulce continue to maintain that the mountain is a true UFO hotspot. 'It's not just a fairy tale,' Julian said in 2016. 'All the things are true, and I believe every last one of them, too, because I've seen it myself.' Julian added in an interview with KOAT that she saw one of the genetic experiments allegedly created in Dulce Base, saying that it was a 'goat with a tail' from the waist down, but had the upper body and head of a human. Other locals said they've seen the ground open up near the mountain, with steam coming out of the opening. Dory Vigil, a Dulce resident who captured a photo of a UFO near Archuleta Mesa, said he'd take a lie detector test to prove he and others in the community aren't making up what continues to be seen in this small town of just 2,700 people.
