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Denver International Airport It’s not just an airport – it’s A secret underground bunker for the global elite; a Freemason headquarters; And possibly home to a colony of lizard people. That is, if you believe conspiracy theories Which has been circulating for years.
These strange stories began long before the first flight took off in 1995.
Denver already had Stapleton International Airport, only ten miles from the city. So when officials announced plans to build an even larger airport, residents were stunned.
The official explanation was that Stapleton’s runways were too close to each other, often leading to shutdowns during inclement weather. But skeptics saw something else: a cover story for a much darker construction project.
When Denver International Airport finally opened, six years after opening in 1989, it was too big – twice the size of Manhattan – and $2 million over budget.
To this day, this huge complex is shrouded in mystery and remains a magnet for conspiracy theories. And airport officials have come right in, posting signs on the walls for travelers: “Yes, lizard people are real.”
To conspiracy theorists, the remote location, high cost and many other vague claims could only mean one thing – something sinister was going on beneath the runway.
Here are some of the strangest conspiracy theories surrounding airports.
Nazi Runaways and the ‘New World Order’
One of the oldest and persistent claims is that the swastika shape is formed on airport runways.
Aerial photographs show a pinwheel design, but aviation engineers have said this is merely a practical layout that allows multiple aircraft to land in varying wind conditions.
But theorists insist that the swastika-like figure is a sign Nazi-Linked to the “New World Order” – the secret organization that allegedly pulls the strings behind global governments.
The airport’s dedication capstone, near the main terminal, also features a granite plaque bearing the Masonic square and compass symbol, and is attributed to a group called the New World Airport Commission. VisitDenver.comBut the group doesn’t exist, which, of course, only adds fuel to the fire,
Local historians say the “Commission” was a short-lived committee formed to organize the grand opening ceremony of the airport, which was named after Dvořák’s New World Symphony.
But for theorists, it is proof positive that the airport was funded by shady elites – either the Illuminati, the Freemasons, or both. The dedication date, March 19, 1994, doesn’t help either: if you add the numbers (1+9+1+9+9+4), you get 33, which is the highest level of Freemasonry.
‘Blucifer’
Before you even step inside, the airport’s most infamous resident greets you from the Pena Boulevard side – a 32-foot-long cobalt blue Mustang with glowing red eyes.
Officially named the Mustang, locals call the fiberglass beast Bluecifer.
Some say its flaming eyes are a reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Others believe that they glow with the souls of the damned.
The real story is quite sad. In 2006, a piece of the sculpture fell on 65-year-old artist Luis Jimenez during construction, severing an artery and killing him.
His studio later completed the artwork and it was installed in 2008, more than 15 years after it was commissioned.
While many believed that the horse’s glowing red eyes were the gates to hell and proof of the Mustang’s demonic nature, airport officials explained that the eyes were simply LED flood lights.
Red Eyes is also a tribute to the artist’s father, who owned a neon-sign shop in El Paso, Texas, where he apprenticed. Jimenez’s wife Susan told Colorado Public Radio in 2019 that his death was a tragic accident and that the horse’s eyes had no ill intentions.
She said she remembered an incident years ago, where her husband had heard a noise in their house and went to investigate.
“He sees these two eyes,” she said. “And he said the hair on the back of his neck stood up.”
But it turned out to be his horse Black Jack, a model of Jiménez’s final work, who had mysteriously entered his living room.
“so [do the eyes] You have something to do with that event and thus you are afraid of something but still it is okay [because you realize] It’s familiar,” she said. “I don’t know. But there is no bad intention of any kind in the eyes.”
underground lizard people
A network of tunnels beneath the airport was built to house a failing baggage system – but some say it is now home to reptilian humanoids, government bunkers and alien research laboratories.
The airport’s vast underground tunnels were built to serve an ambitious, automated baggage system that never came to fruition.
So left behind was a labyrinth of disused tunnels and maintenance locations, the perfect setting for decades of speculation.
Some believe these tunnels connect to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, 90 miles away. Others believe they have built bunkers for the world’s elite to wait out the apocalypse.
Airport officials say the tunnels are exactly what they seem – industrial corridors used for baggage transportation and maintenance. Nevertheless, their scale and secrecy have ensured that the myth lives on.
doomsday graffiti
Inside the terminals, artist Leo Tanguma’s massive murals depicting war, destruction and children in coffins have sparked endless debate for years, and according to theorists, are coded predictions of the New World Order’s plan for global dominance.
In one particularly notorious section, a soldier wearing a gas mask holds a sword over a dead pigeon as children crouch nearby – a chilling image that theorists have claimed symbolizes a fascist future.
However, Tanguma emphasizes that the murals tell a story of hope, peace and environmental unity.
Gargoyles and Egyptian Gods
If the graffiti weren’t bizarre enough, the airport once housed a 22-foot-tall statue of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death—which was briefly installed to promote the King Tut exhibit.
Of course, conspiracy theorists saw this as more evidence of covert influence.
Nearby, two bronze gargoyles labeled Notre Danvers sit in open suitcases above baggage claim.
Artist Terry Allen said they were meant to protect passengers’ luggage, but they have also joined the ranks of the airport’s “questionable” decorations.
Today, new animatronic gargoyles talk to passengers, jokingly welcoming them to “Illuminati Headquarters… I mean, Denver International Airport.”
‘The Den Files’
Rather than deny the absurd claims, Denver International Airport has embraced its notoriety.
The airport also launched a website, den files, A play on “The X-Files” TV show, which documents its favorite conspiracy theories.
During the ongoing renovation, the airport has covered its construction walls with posters featuring aliens, pyramidal eyes and lizards in hard hats.
One reads: “What are we doing behind this wall? Adding new restaurants… or hiding the Illuminati?”
Another shows a gargoyle in a TSA line and asks: “Streamlined security? Or more secrets?”
But according to airport officials, the truth is that the ads are part of a marketing series to promote Great Hall Project, A large-scale renovation of Jeppesen Terminal, expected to be completed in 2027.
Or, is it just another mystery?