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Aug 14, 2023 · Reports like this of unidentified flying objects in the 1950s and 1960s fueled controversy and attention for Area 51. This was for three main reasons: Area 51 was highly secret and not...
Sep 19, 2019 · Area 51 was created during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union as a testing and development facility for aircraft, including the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance planes.
Dec 9, 2013 · At one time, Area 51 was one of the most famous military installations in the world — a place widely talked about, yet so secret that the U.S. government refused to confirm its existence.
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Sep 20, 2019 · While the internet is awash with Area 51 alien hunting memes and conspiracy enthusiasts are preparing for the trip to Nevada, several scientists around the world are actually researching the...
- What Does The Phrase “Area 51” Even Mean? It’s unknown exactly why Area 51 is called Area 51. Per Dictionary.com, diagrams dating back to the 1960s identify the facility as such; the designation is thought to have been connected to the numbered grid system the former Atomic Energy Commission used to identify the various parts of the Nevada Test Site (now known as the Nevada National Security Site).
- Exactly How Big Is The Facility? The actual base appears to be quite small — on the surface, at least. Although it’s situated on more than 90,000 acres, according to How Stuff Works, all you can really see is a hangar, a guard shack, housing, a mess hall, offices, shelters, radar antennae, and some runways (it is an airport, technically speaking).
- Who Are The “Cammo Dudes?” The security guards who patrol Area 51 and the surrounding Nellis Air Force Base aren’t military. We know that much. That’s why they’re colloquially known as “cammo dudes” — they wear desert camouflage gear and they’re heavily armed, but they’re not actually soldiers.
- What’s The Meaning Of The “Janet” Planes’ Name? People who work at Area 51 have an unusual commute: They’re flown in from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on a fleet of planes operated for the U.S. Air Force that fly under the name “Janet.”
Aug 14, 2023 · You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51. That’s because it’s a top-secret government facility. But the secrecy has to do with spy planes, not space aliens.
Aug 16, 2013 · Area 51 is confirmed in declassified CIA documents posted online Thursday by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. A dogged researcher pried from the CIA a report on...
