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| Area 51 |
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.^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ You're just seconds away from going deep inside the sometimes twisted world of Area 51 society.- AREA 51 SYSTEM 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC area51system.com [Source type: Original source]
^ At 9:25 the next morning we lay eyes on the Tonopah Test Range, a second classified installation just down the road from Area 51.
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KXTA |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military |
| Operator |
United States Air Force |
| Location |
Southern Nevada,  United States |
| Elevation AMSL |
4462 ft / 1360 m |
| Coordinates |
37°14′06″N 115°48′40″W / 37.235°N 115.81111°W / 37.235; -115.81111 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 14L/32R |
12,000 |
3,658 |
Asphalt |
| 12/30 |
5,420 |
1,652 |
Asphalt |
| 09L/27R |
11,440 |
3,489 |
Salt |
| 09R/27L |
11,440 |
3,489 |
Salt |
| 03L/21R |
10,030 |
3,057 |
Salt |
| 03R/21L |
10,030 |
3,057 |
Salt |
| 14R/32L |
23,270 |
7,093 |
Closed |
.^ The following info is a glympse from Wikipedia.com Area 51 Area 51 is a remote tract of land in the southwestern portion of southern Nevada in the western United States.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ Area 51 is the most secured area in the United States.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Yes, Pyrodes would like to turn your attention to that military base from the movies and America’s folklore past: Area 51.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
.^ Situated at its center, on the southern shore of a dry lakebed (salt lake), is a large military airfield, one of the most secretive places in the world.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ Not all once-secret planes from Groom Lake that crashed have been buried there, including the first production F-117A, tail No.
^ "Area 51" is a part of an off-limits military base near Groom Dry Lake in Nevada...- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.
[1][2]
.^ The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 160 miles (260 km) from Groom (AFFTC homepage), and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ And says he was hired by the United States Navy to work at a facility that he called S-4, a few miles south of Groom Lake on the Nellis Range.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around 160 miles (260 km) from Groom (AFFTC homepage), and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3).- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ Other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch,[5] Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake[6] and most recently Homey Airport.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
[3][4]
.^ Other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch,[5] Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake[6] and most recently Homey Airport.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ By now the various nicknames for the base are familiar to many of us: Groom Lake, Dreamland, Watertown Strip, The Ranch, The Funny Farm, and Area 51.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
[8] The area is part of the Nellis
Military Operations Area, and the
restricted airspace around the field is referred to as (R-4808N
[9]), known by the military pilots in the area as "The Box" or "the Container".
[10]
.^ UFO's - Unidentified Flying Objects UFO's are unidentified flying objects that appear to be under intelligent contro...- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges, has led it to become the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and UFO folklore.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ The extreme secrecy surrounding the base (the very reality of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges) has led it to become the numerous subject of conspiracy theories and UFO folklore.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
[6]
Geography
Map showing Area 51, NAFR, and the NTS
.^ Area 51 is the most secured area in the United States.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But you cant get within 40 miles of Area 51.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There were no nuclear weapons tests that were performed in Area 51.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ So its all kind of part of the same area.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch,[5] Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake[6] and most recently Homey Airport.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ In my job we had responsibility for and access to all of the areas of the Nevada Test Site which encompasses about 1800 square miles.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
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.^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ The area is part of the Nellis Military Operations Area, and military pilots refer to the forbidden airspace around it (R-4808N[8]) as The Box.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ Nellis pilots who fly near the area refer to it simply as "The Box," named for its highly restricted airspace around that facility.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
The area is connected to the internal NTS road network, with paved roads leading south to
Mercury and west to Yucca Flat.
.^ The road is well maintained as it hosts daily unmarked buses for Area 51 workers.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ But, on with the road trip… After you turn here, follow “Mailbox Road” down to a dirt intersection where you will pick up a path called Groom Lake Road.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
The road formerly led to mines in the Groom basin, but has been improved since their closure.
.^ Yes, Pyrodes would like to turn your attention to that military base from the movies and America’s folklore past: Area 51.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ Nellis pilots who fly near the area refer to it simply as "The Box," named for its highly restricted airspace around that facility.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Its an area that has armed guards around it, surveillance devices, its a restricted air space, you cant fly over it.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ For interested travelers, your first stop on this conspiracy tour should start in Rachel, NV, a small town along the Extraterrestrial Highway that has capitalized on its proximity to the government alien coverup.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ If you are left wanting more after your dirt road derby, you can join the truly committed and trek into the surrounding mountains that dot this area of Nevada.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ Pack up your car and drive several miles south of Rachel along Highway 375; eventually, you will come upon a dirt road on your right, almost poetically marked with a black mailbox.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
Operations at Groom Lake
.^ And says he was hired by the United States Navy to work at a facility that he called S-4, a few miles south of Groom Lake on the Nellis Range.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Not all once-secret planes from Groom Lake that crashed have been buried there, including the first production F-117A, tail No.
^ "There is an operating location near Groom dry lake.
.^ Former workers at the 38,400-acre Groom Lake installation, most of which sits in Lincoln County, have said it is used to test high-tech U.S. aircraft.
^ "The range is used for the testing of technologies and systems and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. military forces and the security of the United States".
^ All I can say is sometime, during my tenure at the Nevada Test Site, there was debris from Roswell, New Mexico stored away at Area 51.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Apparently one of these units had been taken out of the disk, and inside the hangar and they conducted experiments with that.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "The range is used for the testing of technologies and systems and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. military forces and the security of the United States".
^ The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
.^ The glory days of Area 51 perhaps date back several decades ago to the middle of the Cold War, and the base shows no sign of slowing down in inspiring intrigue.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ He saw 8 others that were stored in these hangars built into the side of a mountain at S-4, which is located on Papoose Dry Lake.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ North Base The four large hangars at the north of the base, present in the 1968 image, have evidently been enlarged by the time of the 1998 image.
Satellite view of Area 51 from 1968.
U-2 program
Main article:
Lockheed U-2.^ In its early days, Area 51 was used to develop the now famous U-2 and SR-71 spy planes.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ Other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch,[5] Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake[6] and most recently Homey Airport.- Area 51- Roswell And Aliens 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: General]
^ Former workers at the 38,400-acre Groom Lake installation, most of which sits in Lincoln County, have said it is used to test high-tech U.S. aircraft.
[14][15] .^ "The range is used for the testing of technologies and systems and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. military forces and the security of the United States".
^ At 9:25 the next morning we lay eyes on the Tonopah Test Range, a second classified installation just down the road from Area 51.
^ Unofficially it is an operational testing range for the cutting edge technological developments of America’s armed forces.
.^ We head toward the Little A'Le'Inn, a restaurant-shrine to extraterrestrial visitors, located in the nearby town of Rachel (population 65), a huddle of small houses and trailers.
^ New Construction - South Base Ikonos imagery has revealed that this 32 acre facility is a small weapons storage area with three small igloos and two larger igloos.
^ It was so bright, that when he stared at it for more than a few seconds, his eyes hurt.
.^ "It was originally called the Ranch, and it was started by Lockheed in 1955 because they were developing the U-2 spy plane," Paglen says.
^ The 1988 imagery shows a large asphalt plant, that was used to construct the new 11,960 foot runway.
^ On April 20, 1982, Lockheed test pilot Robert Riedenauer was at the controls of that plane when it cartwheeled wing over wing attempting to take off from a Groom Lake runway.
[14] The first U-2 lifted off from Groom on August 4, 1955. A U-2 fleet under the control of the
CIA began overflights of
Soviet territory by mid-1956.
During this period, the NTS continued to perform a series of atmospheric nuclear explosions.
.^ Now the people at Groom Lake say they know when anyone is on the mountain and that these intrusions force them to shut down all of their operations.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
The OXCART program
.^ Even before I became involved in the project I was one of the greatest disbelievers on Earth.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The SR-71 was designed as a spy plane for the CIA in the 60s and designated the A-12.
^ In its early days, Area 51 was used to develop the now famous U-2 and SR-71 spy planes.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
.^ Former workers at the 38,400-acre Groom Lake installation, most of which sits in Lincoln County, have said it is used to test high-tech U.S. aircraft.
^ And says he was hired by the United States Navy to work at a facility that he called S-4, a few miles south of Groom Lake on the Nellis Range.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ George will give us a history of what are called "Black Projects," meaning highly classified, at Groom Lake NV, an Air Force facility just north of Las Vegas.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
[16] .^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In 1984 the Air Force illegally ceased 89,000 acres of land around Groom Lake to use as a further buffer between the public and black projects.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ When they got off the bus he realised he was at the Groom Lake facility.
The facility received eight F-101s for training, two T-33s for proficiency flying, a C-130 for cargo transport, a U-3A for administrative purposes, a helicopter for search and rescue, and a Cessna-180 for liaison use, and Lockheed provided an F-104 chase plane.
[16] The first OXCART was covertly trucked to the base in February 1962, assembled, and it made its first flight 26 April 1962. At the time, the base boasted a complement of over 1,000 personnel. It had fueling tanks, a control tower, and a
baseball diamond.
.^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ By now the various nicknames for the base are familiar to many of us: Groom Lake, Dreamland, Watertown Strip, The Ranch, The Funny Farm, and Area 51.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Merlin and three other sources who worked at the base said base officials wanted to retrieve one of the Have Blue airframes buried somewhere near the Groom Lake installation but were unable to find it.
The SR-71 Blackbird, by contrast, first flew at Palmdale, California in December 1964, and Palmdale and Edwards AFB served as the primary operation sites for that model until
Beale Air Force Base became active in early 1966.
Have Blue/F-117 program
.^ "We knew there was a stealth fighter.
^ There are no headstones or markers to denote the final resting place for such high-tech aircraft as the predecessors to the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter jet and the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
^ Not all once-secret planes from Groom Lake that crashed have been buried there, including the first production F-117A, tail No.
.^ There were no nuclear weapons tests that were performed in Area 51.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Third friend, Doc, was a former SR-71 spy plane pilot and a USAF test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base.
^ On April 20, 1982, Lockheed test pilot Robert Riedenauer was at the controls of that plane when it cartwheeled wing over wing attempting to take off from a Groom Lake runway.
.^ George will give us a history of what are called "Black Projects," meaning highly classified, at Groom Lake NV, an Air Force facility just north of Las Vegas.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "The range is used for the testing of technologies and systems and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. military forces and the security of the United States".
^ At 9:25 the next morning we lay eyes on the Tonopah Test Range, a second classified installation just down the road from Area 51.
.^ Warning signs on the edge of Area 51 tell of heavy penalties for intruders, including the authorisation for the deadly use of force.
^ Area 51 is the most secured area in the United States.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ One screams in capital letters, "PHOTOGRAPHY OF THIS AREA IS PROHIBITED." Another notes, "Use of deadly force authorized."
A government vehicle is parked on the hilltop; from there, security agents observe the approach to Groom Lake.
Later operations
.^ "There is an operating location near Groom dry lake.
.^ The Federal Government tests aircraft at Area 51 that they want to keep secret.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The base boasts one of the world’s longest runways, although the need for this is not clear unless landings from sub-orbital vehicles are necessitated.
^ Area 51 happens to sit in a place where, as I said, security has to be absolutely tight because its nothing but desert, government public lands, its secured public land.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
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.^ When they got off the bus he realised he was at the Groom Lake facility.
^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Now the people at Groom Lake say they know when anyone is on the mountain and that these intrusions force them to shut down all of their operations.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ But, on with the road trip… After you turn here, follow “Mailbox Road” down to a dirt intersection where you will pick up a path called Groom Lake Road.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ When they got off the bus he realised he was at the Groom Lake facility.
^ A Nellis radar technician says he tracked something that traveled at 7,000 miles an hour, but which could stop on a dime above Groom Lake.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
Runways
.^ The base boasts one of the world’s longest runways, although the need for this is not clear unless landings from sub-orbital vehicles are necessitated.
The closed runway, 14R/32L, is also by far the longest with a total length of approximately 23,300 feet (7,100 m), not including stopway.
.^ He saw 8 others that were stored in these hangars built into the side of a mountain at S-4, which is located on Papoose Dry Lake.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Fouche also received input from four other SR-71 pilots, two U-2 pilots, a TR-1 pilot, and about two dozen bomber and fighter jocks.
These four runways are 09L/27R and 09R/27L, which are both approximately 11,450 feet (3,490 m), and 03L/21R and 03R/21L, which are both approximately 10,000 feet (3,000 m). The base also has a helipad.
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.^ Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 is now available to the public at large.- Alienware - Desktop Area-51® | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC personafile.com [Source type: General]
^ I won't go into every detail about this, because much has been written about the incident, suffice to say that he did go public at my insistence, probably should have talked to a lawyer before he did it.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Consider the fact that the Federal Government wont even tell you the truth about the budget process let alone anything else.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
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U.S. government's positions on Area 51
A letter from the USAF replying to a query about Area 51
.^ "There is an operating location near Groom dry lake.
^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Now the people at Groom Lake say they know when anyone is on the mountain and that these intrusions force them to shut down all of their operations.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ On closer inspection of the immediate area surrounding the base, which includes the Tanopah test range and Nellis Air Force base, we noticed some very odd anomalies deep in the Nevada desert and off-limits to non military personnel.
^ The National Security Council includes both the civilian and the military, the National Security Council includes the Joint Chiefs of Staff.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Right next to Area 51 is the Nellis/Indian Springs AFB bombing and gunnery range and thats where all the armored experiments go on.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
Radar stations protect the area, and unauthorized personnel are quickly expelled.
.^ Nellis pilots who fly near the area refer to it simply as "The Box," named for its highly restricted airspace around that facility.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They've been spending millions and millions of dollars on military technology that we really don't need, just in order for it to go into their pockets.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
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A montage of available USGS satellite photography showing southern Nevada. The NTS and the surrounding lands are visible; the NAFR and neighboring land has been removed
.^ This ‘no man’s land’ around Groom Lake is patrolled constantly by infamous camouflaged guards, (nicknamed cammo dudes) who travel in Cherokee Jeeps to monitor the borders and stop any unwanted visitors getting inside of the base.
^ John Harbor is the name of a former Air Force security officer who worked at Groom Lake in the late 80's.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ You might spot the infamous Cammo Dudes, who are contracted security guys who work for the defense contractor Wackenhut.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
.^ And was stored and studied at a base called Indian Springs, which is near Area 51.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Its an area that has armed guards around it, surveillance devices, its a restricted air space, you cant fly over it.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
^ For them, Area 51 is the focus of fevered, conspiratorial speculation, a remote and incredibly well-guarded location where the government has hidden a fleet of alien spacecraft.
.^ Warning signs on the edge of Area 51 tell of heavy penalties for intruders, including the authorisation for the deadly use of force.
^ Stories about encounters with security forces near the area are now the stuff of legend.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ John Harbor is the name of a former Air Force security officer who worked at Groom Lake in the late 80's.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ And, as a side note, to tell you about his association with Lazar, Taglione was grilled by Air Force OSI agents following the broadcast of my 1989 report.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
Some observers have been detained on public land for pointing camera equipment at the base.
.^ They are supported by electronic surveillance systems, including motion sensors and other monitoring equipment that is said to have the ability to pick up human sweat.
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.^ The base consists of a series of buildings, hangars, and a very long air strip that covers the now dried up lake bed of Groom Lake.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ We highly recommend you to download the program because it can show you the vast area of the base in great detail.
^ Area 51 happens to sit in a place where, as I said, security has to be absolutely tight because its nothing but desert, government public lands, its secured public land.- Area 51 - A Personal Account - Transcript of Custer, South Dakota Meeting 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.all-natural.com [Source type: Original source]
[27] .^ Nellis pilots who fly near the area refer to it simply as "The Box," named for its highly restricted airspace around that facility.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Ed Fouche claims that Area 51's Groom Lake facility has the massive 6km-long runway, which makes it the longest in the world, for the landing of the CIA's latest super-hitech spy plane: the SR-75.
^ When they got off the bus he realised he was at the Groom Lake facility.
^ And says he was hired by the United States Navy to work at a facility that he called S-4, a few miles south of Groom Lake on the Nellis Range.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
[29] .^ And says he was hired by the United States Navy to work at a facility that he called S-4, a few miles south of Groom Lake on the Nellis Range.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
Although officially declassified, the original film taken by U.S.
Corona spy satellite in the 1960s has been altered prior to declassification; in answer to freedom of information queries, the government responds that these exposures (which map to Groom and the entire NAFR) appear to have been destroyed.
[31] Terra satellite images (which were publicly available) were removed from web servers (including
Microsoft's "Terraserver") in 2004,
[32] and from the monochrome 1 m resolution USGS data dump made publicly available. NASA
Landsat 7 images are still available (these are used in the
NASA World Wind).
.^ Recently, some very good aerial satellite images of the area have been available through Google Earth , which is an amazing 3D map of Earth that has most areas mapped down to a resolution of just a few thousand feet.
^ During our recent update of this page we came across a great program called 'Google Earth' which has some amazing satellite imagery of the entire World, including this top secret base.
^ Ikonos Satellite Imagery .
.^ We highly recommend you to download the program because it can show you the vast area of the base in great detail.
^ The base boasts one of the world’s longest runways, although the need for this is not clear unless landings from sub-orbital vehicles are necessitated.
.^ And that some of that material had been taken to Area 51.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Welcome to our Area 51 section.
^ For interested travelers, your first stop on this conspiracy tour should start in Rachel, NV, a small town along the Extraterrestrial Highway that has capitalized on its proximity to the government alien coverup.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Lincoln County Commission meeting, Dunleavy told commissioners the secret tax agreement stemmed from a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found Nevada's use-tax law unconstitutional because it taxed the federal government, not the private contractors who operate at government facilities.
^ Bush's memo exempts the Air Force from following federal, state or local solid-waste and hazardous-waste laws if classified information would be disclosed.- Area 51 Secrets! UFOs Spotted in UK & USA! US Indians Vs. Arnold inRecall! Arctic Shelf Splits & More! 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC richlabonte.net [Source type: General]
.^ Yes, Pyrodes would like to turn your attention to that military base from the movies and America’s folklore past: Area 51.- Sneaking into Area 51, Wackenhut, black mailbox | Pyrodés.com 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.pyrodes.com [Source type: General]
^ "This is a very poor county, and this is a lot of money for this county," said Dunleavy, who noted Lincoln County is home to about 4,100 residents.
^ County Assessor Bill Lloyd confirmed that the check was for taxes at the Groom Lake installation, commonly known as Area 51.
[34]
Environmental lawsuit
Area 51 viewed from distant Tikaboo Peak
In 1994, five unnamed civilian contractors and the widows of contractors Walter Kasza and Robert Frost sued the
USAF and the
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
.^ "It is baffling to see the government continue to cover up what went on at Area 51," said Turley, a George Washington University law professor.- Area 51 Secrets! UFOs Spotted in UK & USA! US Indians Vs. Arnold inRecall! Arctic Shelf Splits & More! 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC richlabonte.net [Source type: General]
^ Air Force claiming they were exposed to toxic fumes from hazardous waste burned in open pits at the installation, the Air Force issued a statement that has become its boilerplate answer to questions about the installation.
Biopsies taken from the complainants were analyzed by
Rutgers University biochemists, who found high levels of
dioxin,
dibenzofuran, and
trichloroethylene in their body fat. The complainants alleged they had sustained skin, liver, and respiratory injuries due to their work at Groom, and that this had contributed to the deaths of Frost and Kasza. The suit sought compensation for the injuries they had sustained, claiming the USAF had illegally handled toxic materials, and that the EPA had failed in its duty to enforce the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (which governs handling of dangerous materials.)
.^ Letters they have written to each other, that I have acquired, clearly state that they hope to take all their information to the movie studio in order to quash this film project.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
Congressman
Lee H. Hamilton, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told
60 Minutes reporter
Leslie Stahl, "The Air Force is classifying all information about Area 51 in order to protect themselves from a lawsuit."
[35].^ Everything else – including the most seemingly mundane facts – is classified in the name of national security.
^ "The range is used for the testing of technologies and systems and training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U.S. military forces and the security of the United States".
^ A Las Vegas attorney who served in the military in the '70's, says he witnessed a disk-shaped craft land outside of Area 51, where it was quickly surrounded by security personnel.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
[36] .^ The Air Force has never publicly acknowledged the existence of a "base" near Groom Lake.
^ "There is an operating location near Groom dry lake.
^ President Clinton first issued the base's exemption in 1995 in response to two lawsuits filed by injured workers seeking information about the military's environmental practices at the site.- Area 51 Secrets! UFOs Spotted in UK & USA! US Indians Vs. Arnold inRecall! Arctic Shelf Splits & More! 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC richlabonte.net [Source type: General]
Consequently, Pro dismissed the suit due to lack of evidence. Turley appealed to the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on the grounds that the government was abusing its power to classify material.
Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall filed a brief that stated that disclosures of the materials present in the air and water near Groom "can reveal military operational capabilities or the nature and scope of classified operations." The Ninth Circuit rejected Turley's appeal,
[37] and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear it, putting an end to the complainants' case.
A closed-circuit TV camera watches over the perimeter of Area 51
The
President continues to annually issue a determination continuing the Groom exception.
[38][39][40] .^ Former workers at the 38,400-acre Groom Lake installation, most of which sits in Lincoln County, have said it is used to test high-tech U.S. aircraft.
^ He has done more harm to ufology than any other single person I can think of.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He says he worked for The Atomic Energy Commission at Groom Lake in the 1960's and claimed he saw an alien disk in flight along with a lot of other detailed information.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The U.S. government will divulge nothing about the site, except that it's an "operating location" overseen by the U.S. Air Force.
^ "There are a variety of activities, some of which are classified, throughout what is often called the Air Force's Nellis Range Complex," the statement said.
^ Fouche was considered an Air Force expert with classified electronics countermeasures test equipment, cryptological equipment owned by the National Security Agency, and Automatic Test Equipment.
The memo was removed shortly after journalists became aware of it.
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1974 Skylab photography
In January 2006, space historian
Dwayne A. Day published an article in online aerospace magazine
The Space Review titled "Astronauts and Area 51: the Skylab Incident." The article was based on a memo written in 1974 to
CIA director
William Colby by an unknown CIA official. The memo reported that astronauts on board
Skylab 4 had, as part of a larger program, inadvertently photographed a location of which the memo said:
There were specific instructions not to do this. <redacted> was the only location which had such an instruction.
.^ "There is an operating location near Groom dry lake.
^ John Harbor is the name of a former Air Force security officer who worked at Groom Lake in the late 80's.- Area 51- The Best Evidence 19 January 2010 8:47 UTC www.rense.com [Source type: Original source]
As Day noted:
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