10 Secret Alien Bases Around The World

7. Nazi Base 211 Antarctica

Of course the Nazis had a secret UFO base in Antarctica! That just makes sense. Everyone realises that Iron Sky and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were based on true stories, right? Okay, maybe not, but the Third Reich did express a documented interest in all things occult and paranormal, assuming such powers might help them with the war. There's a bundle of tangled conspiracy theories which suggest Nazi Base 211 was dedicated to breeding some sort of advanced Aryan civilisation in secret, which would then be used to topple the rest of the world. Combine that with Nazi experiments in stealth planes and rockets, and boom €“ aliens. Geologist and oceanographer Colin Summerhayes published a study systematically dismantling why it was impossible for the Nazis to have a secret base beneath a mountain in the South Pole, but he didn't reckon on them either teaming up or utilising alien technology for their experiments, did he?
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