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Area 51. Area 51 viewed from distant Tikaboo Peak. The original rectangular base of 6 by 10 miles (10 by 16 km) is now part of the so-called "Groom box", a rectangular area, measuring 23 by 25 miles (37 by 40 km), of restricted airspace.
Oct 21, 2024 · When did Area 51 first become publicly known, and how did it gain its mysterious reputation? What types of aircraft and technology have been developed or tested at Area 51? How has Area 51 been depicted in popular culture, such as movies and books?
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- What Is Area 51?
- What Is The Proposed “Raid”?
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Area 51, officially named the Nevada Test and Training Range at Groom Lake, is a high-security open training range for the U.S. Air Force in southern Nevada — though the site is still very secretive. The public found out that Area 51 officially existed in August 2013 after Dr. Jeffrey T. Richelson, a senior fellow at the George Washington Universit...
In a pinned post on Facebook event’s page, Jackson Barns, who says he created the joke event, details his tongue-in-cheek plan to invade Area 51. It involves Monster energy drinks, “Kyles” (the internet name for white men and boys who have anger issues and punch drywall) and Naruto-running, inspired by a Japanese anime show. “Then the Rock Throwers...
A spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force told several media outlets that they are aware of the plans to “raid” Area 51 — and are staunchly against them. “Any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged,” an Air Force spokesperson told NPR in a Monday statement, along with several other media outlets. “[Area 51] is an open training range...
When Sgt. Anderson told the Reno Evening Gazette (now known as the Reno Gazette-Journal) about spotting a U.F.O. back in 1959, the outlet also reported that the Nellis Air Force Base, located about 130 miles south of Area 51, had received two previous reports in the past three weeks of U.F.O. sightings. Those reports came just a few years after rum...
Sep 19, 2019 · Area 51 refers to a map location and is the popular name for a United States Air Force base. It is at Groom Lake, a dry lake bed in the Nevada Desert, 85 miles (135km) north of Las Vegas.
Jul 1, 2022 · Area 51 (also known as “Groom Lake,” “Paradise Ranch,” and several other names) was a secret testing site for CIA’s highly classified U-2 and A-12 OXCART reconnaissance aircraft programs, as well as a training site for the pilots.
Aug 15, 2013 · Area 51 is a touchstone of America's cultural mythology. It rose to notoriety in 1989, when a Las Vegas man claimed he had worked at the secret facility to discover the secrets of crashed alien...
Aug 14, 2023 · Area 51 is the name on maps for the area within the Nevada National Security Site where the government carried out secret operations.
