A Man Bought A New House, And His Gut Told Him To Dig In The Backyard
In a yard in Arizona, a man stood triumphant next to several feet of rubble. Tipped off by the home's previous owners, he knew he had discovered something remarkable beneath the earth in the yard. But as he began to pry open the door, he was struck by a terrifying thought. Whatever was down there had been buried for 50 years...and may not have wanted to be unearthed.
His dream home
It was 2015, and John Sims was on the hunt for his dream home. A fire department rescue technician from Tucson, Arizona, Sims was determined to find a house that wasn't only comfortable, but affordable. So when his friend put his house up for sale, it seemed like the perfect solution for Sims.
The house's secret
"Seemed" being the operative word. Although the home had a lot of potential, it also had a secret. Sims’ friend had something to say about the property that was a little different from the usual sales speech.
A mysterious hatch
According to Sims' friend, a mysterious hatch was rumored to be buried in the yard. Sims was immediately intrigued by the notion. Why would there be a hidden underground hatch in his yard?! Apparently, the rumor was based in something that happened all the way back in the 1960s.
The rumored shelter
At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government prepared for potential nuclear conflict at a military base in Tucson, and with explosive results. This led Sims’ friend to suspect that the hatch might lead to some kind of secret fallout shelter beneath the property.
