Rutra understood it from a different perspective. To this day, Area-51 is where the world's most technologically advanced airplanes are tested. In addition to the veteran F-117A, which is being retired, the Lockheed U-2, the Blackbird SR-71, the B-2 stealth bomber, the mysterious Aurora project, and others were developed here.
Ruzi was obsessed with something else. She wouldn't stop.
Everyone I've talked to claims that all the super-secret inventions could only come into existence due to the activities of the ufological laboratory of the S4 facility, that is, due to the use of alien technology.
That's it? Ruthra asked with slight displeasure.
Everything," she replied guiltily and resentfully.
Then, looking at Ruthra hopefully, she said, eyes wide:
Find Gabo in the spatial metrology bay.
Ruthra understood everything. Lunch was over. They got up and walked back, she went into her compartment, Rutra went to the nearest scoreboard. In parting she said: "I want to go to the sea." Ruthra realized it was a request and a hint, nodded to her, turned around, looked for the space metrology bay on the schematic. He followed the laser line down the wizened corridors and floors. It was very interesting if someone walked toward him. Because of his inexperience, Ruthra often failed to see them in time and was constantly bumping into them.
Chapter 2: The Meaning of Thought
Ruthra finally found the bay, the badge blinked, signaling no access. A voice came over the speaker of the clearance system:
Who are you?
I'm here at Ruzi's request," Ruthra explained and introduced himself. You can call me Dr. Rutra.
A few seconds later, the door opened. Behind the door, a man sat on a special device. He was an invalid, just as Ruzi had warned. He had something that looked like an outgrowth instead of legs. He had probably had polio as a child.
I'm Dr. Gabo," he introduced himself, while looking intently at Rutra, "pausing" to study his eyes, then opening his own wide.
Ruthra realized what this was all about.
Come in, just call me Gabo. Come with me.
He, sitting on something that looked like a cushion, pressed a button on a key fob that hung from his belt, the "cushion" moved it to the side, no leverage or hydraulics. It was a magnetic cushion rig, it literally floated in the air. Gabo pressed another button and "flew" forward.
It's convenient with the button, you know exactly what you thought and duplicate it physically," he commented on the process, realizing that for someone who is allowed into such "holy of holies", it's backward technology.
Ruthra followed him. Soon they were in a room as empty and mirrored as all the corridors. Gabo pulled an object from his pocket that looked like a flashlight and inserted it into a hole in the floor. What happened next prompted Rutru to think that there was something else that could surprise him. Light "poured" from the flashlight, there was no other way to explain it. The blue light slowly began to illuminate and envelope Rutru and Gabo in a "dome". Soon the mirrored walls were no longer visible and neither were the floor and ceiling. They were inside the sphere.
We've got half an hour before this gets suspicious. If anything, you and I were talking about the properties of the photoelectric effect. Alibis are important. I hope you don't get confused.
Which one?
The one that won Einstein the Nobel Prize.
About the 3rd law of the photoelectric effect?
All of them.
Be more specific.
Ruthra asked for clarification, since Gabo had emphasized that the alibi was important. Rutra understood it himself, not quite realizing the essence of the meeting yet. And clarifications were needed, because the entire photoeffect was explained in 1905 by Albert Einstein on the basis of Max Planck's hypothesis about the quantum nature of light. For which, in 1921, he, thanks to the nomination of Swedish physicist Carl Wilhelm Oseen, received the Nobel Prize.
It's not that hard to explain if the discovery has already been made," Gabo replied, thus making it clear that he understood the "topic", and at the same time it was a "marker" for the reaction by which they began to understand "their topic".
Well, that explains it, now for the main point," Ruthra said.
Are you the scientist Ruzi warned me about?
I guess. I don't know what she warned you about or when.
She's known about your visit for a long time. What are you interested in?
Encryption, decryption, masking of the signal source. Covert, top-secret dual-purpose installations that can be used for this purpose.
Why would you do that?
We picked up a signal that the coded system accepted as valid.
So what?
This system is the Perimeter Program. Do you know about it?
Oh, yeah. That's it?
Rutra didn't like that Gabo wasn't serious about what he said, so he decided to change the subject. As it turned out, it didn't work.
Ruzi said you were going to tell me about a certain Lazarus.
She got the point. Did you get any signals from outer space?
I counseled, there was this version as well.
Ruthra remembered the scientist in the hallway, after counseling.
There are much more fantastic things going on here, perhaps they are connected in a single chain," Gabo said mysteriously, his voice changing. If you are interested in the story connected with Lazar, listen. One night in May 1989, a Las Vegas radio station broadcast an unusual story. A young physicist, speaking under the pseudonym Dennis, told of nine "flying saucers" being investigated by a small government group at a secret base near Groom Lake. Dennis stated that he had worked at the base and was very knowledgeable about its research and development.
And what did he narrate? Rutra asked, with the same intonation that Gabo had used before, as if to declare a commitment to empirical reasoning.
Gabo moved to the table and now no longer unwittingly distracted by his appearance, coupled with the "magic" installation on which he sat, businesslike, like a former veteran, began to tell a certain story.
Robert Lazar was assigned to Area-51 for research, and then to an even more classified location, here in S4. Had you heard anything about her before? he asked abruptly.
How on earth could I have ended up here? Before Lazar was in the media, Soviet satellites photographed Area 51 and S4 three times a month. After Lazar spoke on television about the ongoing projects in S4, the Soviets began photographing the dry lake area almost daily. The initial Soviet interest in this area in Nevada was sparked by information about the Stealth and SR71 projects underway in Area-51.
Understandable, but factual the alien technology was researched and implemented in S4, not there.
What did you do directly with Lazar?
I helped him at the time, everything I know I know from his words.
Which is what?
Here scientists were engaged not only in physical and technical research, but also familiarized themselves with various aspects of everything that concerns aliens from outer space. According to Lazar, evolution on Earth has been controlled by aliens for many millennia, and for the past 15 years there has been a direct exchange of technology between them and the S4 scientists.
A quiet beeping sounded in the room.
Come on, time's up," Gabo said fearfully. I'll show you something. You don't need a pass, I'm the boss. Then we'll come back and talk about what must not be known.
You don't know me at all. Are you recruiting me? Ruthra asked, surprised at this trust in him.
You worked with Alikhanov, that's enough," he replied calmly and confidently, turned off the flashlight, then "flew" into the next corridor.
Ruthra followed him. Soon they were in front of the doors, behind which the guide claimed was the underground complex that held the most secret of all. They went down there, entering the compartment itself. It was interesting, among other things, to watch the movement on Gabo's rig. Watching it, involuntarily his stories no longer seemed so fantastic.
Look what's in here. Can you imagine this? he asked Rutra as soon as they crossed the threshold.
In the center of the huge hangar was something that could really be mistaken for what everyone called a "flying saucer". Ruthra was used to it, so he wasn't even surprised. He decided to see if it was an experiment or a real working model.
This is the 'saucer' that was available to Lazar for research," Rutre Gabo introduced it.
Have you been working on it?
This place is called the Gravitational Systems Laboratory, Lazar's primary workplace, where he was paired with a scientist named Barry Castillo. The Galileo project Lazar was involved in was to study the physics and mechanics of the saucer's propulsion system. His attention was also attracted to the Sidekick and Looking Glass projects, as they addressed the problems of gravitational forces. The former was devoted to research on beam weapons, and the latter to all observed anomalous gravitational effects.
Ruthra had a doubt about that; he knew too much and in too much detail, all from the words of a certain mythical Lazar.
What is the gist of it all, why are you telling me this, what is the secrecy of the story presented in parts? Ruthra asked, pointing sideways, alluding to the part of the story in the Lightroom and here.
Didn't you talk to Ruzi?
Saying.
Then listen up.
"Perhaps the semantic climax is ahead of us," Ruthra thought, and decided to listen to the whole story.
Such observed UFO phenomena as instant disappearance, rotations at almost impossible angles, changes in shape and color, occur due to distortion of space around the UFO. A sort of "gravitational bubble" is formed, containing the saucer inside. In this mode of operation, it can become invisible to an outside observer, although it will still be in the same place.
Ruthra's hair stood on end as she heard the explanation, excitement surging like a tornado.
Wait, wait, I saw something like that the other day. What about the light? Why do we see what's behind the object?
The light coming from the object behind the "flying saucer" will go to the observer not in a straight line, but bypassing the "bubble", giving the person the illusion that there is nothing between him and the object.
I see. What else? Ruthra asked, hoping to learn something else "close" to his interests.
The last questions changed the expression on Gabo's face. He could clearly see that he was pleased at Rutra's interest. He went on with great enthusiasm.
There was something behind it all, but Ruthra couldn't make it out yet. He and Gabo walked a little farther into the compartment, to where the work was being done. There Gabo continued his explanation.
Soviet scientists also took part in the project. One of them was Alikhanov. He was the first to come to a conclusion about the energy source for the plates. Immediately after this discovery, the Soviet scientists were kicked out of S4.
So why were they kicked out?
I don't know, even I have limited access to all the information.
Who knows?
I don't know, I thought that's why you were here.
I told you why I'm here.
I'm sorry, we both understand the structure we work in, your legend is too simple.
That's funny. Go ahead.
Someone wanted to know their secrets. Do you understand me? To have power over the world. A world government, a new world order. Do you understand?
I've heard that, too. Everyone here seems to be concerned about it. You're telling me this responsibly, as a scientist? I'm sorry, your story is too fantastic. Could it be some top-secret service posing as aliens? Did you see them yourself?
Not by sight itself, only by cause and effect. You will not deny the existence of the Sun if you see only its light, will you? There's no such thing as an effect without a cause. The alien equipment and technology was left at the base, which scientists have since investigated on their own, trying to understand and recreate them under Earth conditions. Some of the results of regenerative engineering are the basis for scientific and technological advances, especially in the military field, what we're doing now. They are very pale, albino, with little or no hair cover, and the skin is almost transparent, with the entire subcutaneous circulatory system visible through it. The organs of hearing have virtually no ear buds. This gave reason to say that aliens communicate telepathically.
Ruthra remembered the "alien" on the "last frontier" and the "polygon-style" mental communication.
In fact, they may simply use a higher sound frequency than humans. For more evolved beings, this makes sense: the higher the frequency, the more information can be transmitted per unit of time. Perhaps they have a chip in their brain. By the way, does that mean anything to you? You are familiar with it, aren't you? Gabo asked, looking suspiciously at Rutra.
Ruthra smiled in response.
Did you see them? Ruthra asked a second time, also looking at the doctor suspiciously.
No," Gabo replied without a shadow of embarrassment.
Don't you think your friend has an overactive imagination? Maybe it was those kind of people.
People like that? What kind of people? What was done to them, why hide them?
Ruthra looked at the scientist from a different angle: an invalid, locked in here, constantly communicating with his imaginary peers, living under the strictest regime of secrecy and non-disclosure, where the next cubicle was no less of a secret than the one on the other side of the world. All of this left an indelible imprint on the worldview. There may have been aliens, though. Why not? Why is it assumed that if they were real, everyone should know about it. Naturally, it would be a secret, more secret than anything else. All the more so if the power in the land of the powerful depended on them. After all that had been said, their existence was not so implausible to Ruthra. Most likely something existed, but not quite what the stories said. At least their "spirit" was in the air here, like atmospheric pressure, whose degree we cannot know without instruments, but whose rise and fall we can feel.
Despite his fatigue, Ruthra decided to listen.
I'm listening to you, very interesting.
So, according to the information given by these, as you called, "such people", they completely control and correct human evolution, directing it in the direction they want. They consider a human being only as a genetic container, that's roughly what they call it. The main tool of the aliens in changing DNA is a virus, as it is the only organism capable of transmitting a new genetic code to humans.
Ruthra wanted to say that he had heard that, but decided to keep quiet. Apparently, this topic had been discussed many times here and was a household name.
Maybe we should talk about this later. I don't have much time, to be honest," Ruthra tried to hint that he wasn't here for that.
I'll make it quick. Believe me, it's important," Gabo said, and in his gaze, as in Ruzi's, Ruthra saw bitterness, sadness, and hope.
Religions have been brought to Earth to preserve the "containers" from destruction. The aliens also claim to be able to covertly influence the human psyche.
Something like this I've heard before and I think I've seen.
Ruthra thought, "And participated too."