This is real, but is it a conspiracy?
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project
This technology is based on the research of Nikola Tesla.
This is a US military research project. The patents on HAARP where filed by a man named Eastland. The company that owned his patents was purchased by E-Systems and E-Systems was purchased by Raytheon.
You can see more pictures of HAARP from the HAARP Home Page.