Alaska Triangle -- Mount Hayes and the Underground Base Theory
Alaska Triangle -- Mount Hayes and the Underground Base Theory
Mount Hayes
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Eastern Alaska Range; approximately 100 miles east of Fairbanks; within the Alaska Triangle's interior |
| Elevation | 13,832 feet (4,216 metres); highest peak in the eastern Alaska Range |
| Character | Heavily glaciated; remote; rarely climbed; not accessible by road; the surrounding terrain includes the Delta River drainage and expansive wilderness |
| Scientific facilities | None documented near the summit or within the immediate vicinity |
| Military history | No documented military installation on or under Mount Hayes in the public record |
The Sightings
Mount Hayes is the most consistently cited specific location for UFO activity within the Alaska Triangle. Reports of anomalous aerial phenomena around Mount Hayes include:
- Multiple bush pilots reporting lights appearing to rise from or descend toward the mountain during overnight flights past the Alaska Range
- Hikers and mountaineers in the Delta River area observing lights in the vicinity of Mount Hayes that do not correspond to any known aircraft flight paths
- Reports of electromagnetic disturbances (compass anomalies, radio interference) in the approaches to Mount Hayes that exceed what would be expected from the mountain's known geology
- Historical accounts from indigenous peoples in the region describing Mount Hayes as a place of power and associated with unusual phenomena
The Underground Base Theory
The persistent pattern of UFO sightings specifically associated with Mount Hayes has generated a theory: that an underground extraterrestrial base exists beneath the mountain, using the remote, heavily glaciated terrain as cover for operations that require concealment from human observation.
The theory holds that:
- The lights observed ascending from and descending toward Mount Hayes represent craft entering and leaving the underground facility
- The electromagnetic disturbances near the mountain reflect the facility's power generation or drive systems
- The remote location was chosen specifically because it provides cover from human observation while remaining within helicopter or aircraft range of populated Alaskan areas
- The underground geology of the eastern Alaska Range provides the space and shielding required for large-scale operations
The Remote Viewing Claims
Mount Hayes achieved specific notoriety in UAP research circles through claimed remote viewing data. Remote viewing -- a practice developed within the U.S. government's Stargate program for intelligence gathering -- involved trained viewers attempting to "see" distant locations through non-physical means. Some accounts in the paranormal research literature claim that remote viewers assigned to the Alaska Triangle identified Mount Hayes as the location of a subsurface non-human installation, with specific architectural features described.
These remote viewing accounts are impossible to verify through conventional investigative means, but their existence in the research literature and their specific geographic identification of Mount Hayes is notable given the independent cluster of conventional sighting reports.
What Physical Investigation Has Found
No documented physical expedition to Mount Hayes with the specific goal of investigating the underground base theory has been conducted and published. The mountain's remoteness, technical climbing difficulty, and the absence of funded research interest have prevented systematic investigation. Aerial and satellite surveys of the area have not identified surface features inconsistent with the natural geological and glaciological environment.
