India, April 12 -- A mysterious structure spotted on Google Earth within the highly classified Area 51 military base has reignited a storm of alien conspiracy theories online. Located deep in the Nevada desert, Area 51 is a top-secret 2.3 million-acre US Air Force facility long associated with speculation about extraterrestrial activity and secret military experiments.

The latest discovery, a triangular tower casting a long shadow, was noticed by eagle-eyed Google Earth users who shared it widely online. The structure, found at coordinates 37deg14'46.5"N 115deg49'24.0"W, has surprisingly not been removed from the platform, further fuelling public curiosity.

Social media users quickly latched onto the sci-fi nature of the find. One perso...