Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, located on 120 square kilometers of land and water in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has long been a subject of international controversy. The U.S. leased the base for use as a naval and coal station in 1903 and continues to maintain it today, despite protests from the Cuban government, which views its presence as a violation of international law.

Since 2002, the base has been home to a military prison housing detainees captured in conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other regions during the global war on terror. Reports of prisoner mistreatment have drawn international condemnation.

Recently, however, a former American soldier’s startling revelations have added a new layer of intrigue to Guantanamo’s story. He claims that during his service at the base in 1968 and 1969, he witnessed alien spacecraft taking off and flying from a massive underwater base near the bay. These observations were shared with the Mutual UFO Network, an organization that investigates UFO sightings.