A former Area 51 staff member has explained the ‘life-threatening health conditions’ that they’re suffering from after working at a top secret base.
The super secretive US Air Force base is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) and is famed for its secrecy, leading many to believe it’s involved in the study of extraterrestrial life and UFOs.
First established in 1955, the facility was pretty much unknown up until 1989 when Robert Lazar spoke out on TV claiming that he worked at a site studying alien technology and spacecraft.
While those who have worked at the base are sworn to secrecy, it has become a hot topic in recent years as to whether working at Area 51 in the 80s and 90s left people with deadly health conditions.
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However, the people who claim they have been impacted by this are struggling to obtain government-provided medical treatment and compensation, allegedly due to the fact that their records are ‘data masked’.
David Crete, a former Air Force Sergeant who'd worked at NTTR from 1983 through 1987, runs a group called The Invisible Enemy.
As per NewsNation, this is 'a nonprofit fighting for government transparency, pushing for legislation that would provide medical treatment and compensation for military personnel and their families who were exposed to contamination at the Nevada Test and Training Range'.
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Back in 2016, Crete hosted a reunion BBQ and invited his fellow Air Force friends to his Las Vegas home.
Fellow veteran Randy Groves said that he had a lump on his back, sparking Crete to share his own experiences after having a 'grapefruit-sized tumor' removed from his back.
The large lump was just one of more than 20 lipomas on his body. Crete also has something called brain atrophy, which causes a loss of neurons and connections between neurons, Cleveland Clinic says.
Discussing their ailments further, it went on to be revealed that eight people around the table had reportedly developed tumors.
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Groves said of this: "It just kind of confirmed it. There was an issue where we were. That’s the one common denominator. We were all there."
Mike Nemcic is another veteran said to have developed tumors and has faced four bouts of cancer: throat, salivary gland, bladder and colon. Additionally Robert Krouse has had cancer twice, one of which resulted in him needing 80 percent of his tongue removed, NewsNation further reports.
It's believed that their illnesses are a result of being exposed to nuclear radiation while working at Area 51.
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But the US Department of Defense are said to have denied that these veterans were ever at Area 51 as their records are 'Data Masked' meaning they cannot get access to Veterans Affairs — which provides healthcare to eligible military veterans.
When NewsNation approached the US Air Force about the claims, it told the outlet: "We don’t have any information available from that time frame."
LADbible Group has also approached the Air Force for comment.