Another popular theory regarding the top hat symbolism argues that season five could be directly linked to Operation Top Hat, a local field exercise conducted by the United States Army Chemical Corps between September 15th-19th, 1953. Reddit user ace_VXIII suggests that the real-life story of how personnel were unknowingly exposed to biological and chemical warfare could provide a disturbing backdrop for the next series. As this is AHS though, the government conspiracy story line would obviously be intertwined with paranormal occurrences, leading some fans to suggest that the aliens from Asylum could make their return in a link to Area 51. This would make sense as the aliens could help connect the different seasons and Murphy has reportedly been scouting sites in New Mexico, the apparent location of Area 51. It would be fascinating to explore the ramifications of secret government experiments on a small isolated town, potentially leading to more mutated freaks and alien visitations, although this could run the risk of becoming too repetitive due to parallels with the events of season two. Imagine Jessica Lange as an alien queen abducting small-town Americans. And you thought a German accent would be a stretch for her!
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