By John L. Smith
You didn’t hear this from me, but some long-retired CIA contract workers have been cleared for takeoff to talk about their experiences at Area 51.
As you’d expect, they’re sticking to the old dodge that goes something like, “We saw a lot of incredible military technology, but no alien spacecraft or LGM.” (Little Green Men.) Eric Lacitis of the Seattle Times is the latest reporter to break the story that not only could burst the bubble of millions of star-gazers and self-styled UFOlogists, but also theoretically threatens the economy of Rachel, the positively otherworldly roadside attraction located in Sand Spring Valley 115 miles northwest of Las Vegas on Highway 375, also known as the “Extraterrestrial Highway.”