I put it at less than .0000001% chance that thousands of people have kept an enormous secret for 57 years - which would be a first in human history.
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People sworn to real secrets keep them to the grave - none of them want to have their lives ruined, lose their jobs, credit, homes, families. And in some cases, their lives - should they talk.
How many thousands of people have worked at Groom Lake since it began? All of them were sworn to secrecy. If your theory were remotely correct, we would be inundated by tales from their work lives but crickets. How many thousands of people have worked for NSA or the CIA? Do wee read about their missions on a daily basis? All of them were sworn to secrecy. Or Spec Ops guys bragging about classified missions they did? All of them were sworn to secrecy.
They’re all humans and never 100% perfect - especially large numbers. Secrets being leaked from “top secret” organizations are by no means unheard of. Resentment, financial incentives, ego...there are many reasons to spill the beans.
If my theory” is “remotely correct? Lol - I stand by my “theory”.