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Col. Bryon McGarry, public affairs chief at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, said he was aware that Arnu\u2019s properties had been searched by FBI and Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents. McGarry said he could provide no additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A press official with the FBI in Las Vegas declined to comment. The Air Force OSI did not immediately respond to email messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arnu said that since 1999 he has owned and operated his <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamlandresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">internet site<\/a>, subtitled \u201cSecrets of Area 51 Revealed.\u201d A new posting on the site dubs it \u201cEndorsed by the FBI and USAF OSI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The searches were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/military\/air-force-fbi-raid-homes-in-probe-of-area-51-website-2677764\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported Wednesday<\/a> by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, describing the site as a collection of YouTube videos taken from drones flown around Area 51, satellite images of the base, a discussion forum, and articles about UFOs, test flights and mysterious \u201cblack projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arnu said he was conferring with his lawyer but declined to provide his lawyer\u2019s name. He said he believes material on his website \u201cwas legally obtained and legal to publish,\u201d but said he has removed some of it \u201cin an effort to defuse the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConsidering how this went down I have no intention of removing any more material unless ordered to do so by a federal judge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arnu said agents confiscated \u201claptops, phones, backup drives, camera gear and my drone,\u201d and caused thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of damage to his homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He alleged that he was given an incomplete search warrant and that case records were sealed, \u201cso I cannot look up the reason for the search and I do not want to speculate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arnu\u2019s home in Rachel is one of a cluster of residences in a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/082c5d117bc44cf79a4891212e100f5e\" 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