China Lake and UAPs
Just what is China Lake?
Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake is the U.S. Navy’s largest single territory, covering over 1.1 million acres in California’s Mojave Desert. Established in 1943, it is the Navy’s premier research, development, testing, and evaluation facility for weapons and armaments. It goes back a long way, and the fact a naval research zone should be in the desert is deliciously ironic.
The station represents a significant chunk of the Navy’s worldwide acreage. It occupies 19,000 square miles of restricted military airspace, making it a perfect, unencroached zone for live-fire and other tactical assessments. Needless to say, access to the installation is highly restricted.
The base is adjacent to the community of China Lake and the city of Ridgecrest, which serves as the main residential area for base personnel and contractors.
The UAP connection
The remote, highly restricted airspace of China Lake has long been a focal point for military UFO accounts. Journalists have reported that China Lake has faced an increase in unauthorized drone and UAP swarms. These are alleged to be so disruptive that they have intermittently hindered weapons and laser testing. By its very nature the base will attract mysterious and unexplainable phenomena, but military and intelligence experts suggest a more earthly threat. U.S. defense officials have highlighted that highly sophisticated unauthorized drones have been detected flying near sensitive Navy and Air Force bases.
Alleged incidents
Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart [News Nation] reported that multiple military, science, and security sources have confirmed the remote weapons testing base has been repeatedly “swarmed” by UAPs. The persistent presence of these objects has purportedly hindered rocket and laser research. Insiders believe that the US has brought down anomalous craft in this area.
Lately, of course, the U.S. government started to release tranches of declassified documents and footage, revealing decades of records detailing encounters with various UAPs. This release is in its infant stage and is ongoing. These records include information that even suggests nations like Russia and China may have independently retrieved or analyzed crashed or anomalous objects. No concrete evidence is forthcoming.
In addition, congressional hearings have sparked growing concern among experts that major global powers are secretly competing to reverse-engineer technology recovered from UAPs. This is yet to be determined but appears to be being discussed seriously.
Summary
No matter how you view any incidents at China Lake and other defense/military locations around the world, they must be of concern to authorities if they are unexplained. There may be suspicions of other foreign powers but the silence surrounding alleged incursions is polar opposite to that which accompanied the infamous balloon flights over the USA [which were all over the news].
Incidentally if you are looking to visit this region, there is what appears to be a fascinating museum for those interested in things military [see third link below].
References and further reading
https://www.aol.com/news/pentagon-files-reveal-agents-reports-100020695.html
https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/781
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