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Joe Sheahan, 54, broke a 60-year silence last week about his family’s very real tale of the trials and tribulations that come alongside being located next to Area 51, which has perhaps been the subject of more urban legends and conspiracy theories than any other place in the United States. But the only thing creepy to the Sheahan family is the number of problems associated with having the nation’s most secretive base in their back yard. The most recent chapter in their story is an offer of $5.2 million from the Air Force that runs the secret base. The Sheahans said on Monday that they refused, prompting the Air Force to threaten to use eminent domain to seize the property on September 10 if the family doesn’t accept the offer, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Henderson, Nevada-based family says that their 400 acres of mining-rich land is worth considerably more.