Grand Canyon, Arizona – A jaw-dropping claim has emerged from a self-described former CIA insider, who alleges the existence of a top-secret underground base hidden deep beneath the Grand Canyon — and what it allegedly contains has the internet buzzing: time travelers.

In a recently leaked interview circulating on fringe forums and alternative media channels, the unnamed whistleblower described the supposed base as a “classified black site” buried miles beneath the surface of one of America’s most iconic natural wonders.

“It’s not just a base,” the source claimed. “It’s a temporal research facility — a place where the U.S. government is allegedly holding individuals who are not from this time.”

According to the insider, the project dates back to the Cold War, when the U.S. and the Soviet Union were allegedly racing to weaponize time manipulation. The Grand Canyon was chosen due to its natural geological shielding — a feature that supposedly helps stabilize temporal distortions.

While the claims are entirely unverified and dismissed by officials as science fiction, the story has ignited fierce debates across conspiracy circles. Some believe the Grand Canyon has long held ancient secrets, citing mysterious cave systems, Native American legends, and a well-known 1909 article from the Arizona Gazette that hinted at Egyptian-style ruins in the area — a story the Smithsonian has repeatedly denied.

Critics argue the “leak” is simply the latest in a string of elaborate hoaxes. But believers say it fits a pattern of historical cover-ups, pointing to strange disappearances and restricted zones in the Grand Canyon’s more remote regions.

So far, the CIA has made no comment, and no physical evidence has surfaced — only the whistleblower’s eerily detailed account.

As with many tales in the shadowy world of black projects and temporal experimentation, this one leaves more questions than answers:
Is this just a hoax — or could America’s most majestic canyon be hiding something beyond imagination?