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Area 51 - History and Update

[Feb 20, 1995] Much to the chagrin of the United States military establishment, their "secret" test facility on the Nellis Air Force Range northwest of Las Vegas has become one of the best known military bases on the entire planet. In fact, continuing to call the base "secret" can really only be done with tongue in cheek. It is probably more accurate to call the facility "unacknowledged" -- at least from the military's perspective.

As close as anyone can come to an official name for this remote outpost -- which doesn't even appear on FAA pilots' charts or U.S. Geological Survey maps -- is "Area 51," as it was identified on old government maps. Over the years, numerous monikers have been hung on the base, such as Groom Lake, Dreamland, The Pig Farm, The Ranch, Watertown Strip, and on and on.

While the government continues to deny the existence of Area 51, it is common knowledge that the facility has long played a key role in the test and development of this country's super-secret aircraft. It was Area 51's runways -- the longest in the world -- that gave flight to the likes of the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117A Stealth fighter.

CNI News update article

Area 51 is the site of a super-secret U.S. testing center for advanced aircraft, located at Groom Dry Lake in central Nevada, north of Las Vegas. The U.S Air Force continues to deny that the base exists, even though clear photos of Area 51 made by Russian spy satellites and U.S. photographers have circulated for several years.

According to the Times article, rumors that Area 51 may also be a testing site for alien technology are neither substantiated nor refuted by the newly discovered film footage.