Horus
12-13-2007, 02:54 AM
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Area 51 is known by the general public as a pocket of land in southern Nevada, allegedly containing a secret aircraft testing facility. It is also known as a subject of many rumoured UFO conspiracy theories, of which we may or may never be able to prove.
ABOUT AREA 51
Area 51 is a section of land of approximately 60 square miles in Lincoln County, Nevada, USA. It is part of the vast (4687 square miles) Nellis Range Complex. The area consists largely of the wide Emigrant Valley, framed by the Groom and Papoose mountain ranges. Between the two ranges lies Groom Dry Lake, a dry alkali lake bed roughly three miles (5 km) in diameter. A large air base exists on the southwest corner of the lake with two concrete runways, at least one of which extends onto the lake bed, and two unprepared runways on the lake bed itself.
Area 51 shares a border with the Yucca Flats region of the Nevada Test Site (NTS), the location of many of the U.S. Department of Energy's nuclear weapons tests. The Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility is approximately 40 miles (64km) southwest of Groom Lake. The designation "Area 51" is somewhat contentious, appearing on older maps of the NTS and not newer ones, but the same naming scheme is used for other parts of the Nevada Test Site.
WHAT GOES ON AT AREA 51
Groom Lake is not a conventional airbase, and front-line units are not normally deployed there. It appears, rather, to be used during the development, test and training phases for new aircraft. Once those aircraft have been accepted by the USAF, operation of that aircraft is generally shifted to a normal airforce base. Groom is reported, however, to be the permanent home for a small number of aircraft of Soviet design (obtained by various means). These are reportedly analysed and used for training purposes.
Soviet spy satellites obtained photographs of the Groom Lake area during the height of the Cold War, but these support only modest conclusions about the base. They depict a nondescript base, airstrip, hangars, etc., but nothing that supports some of the wilder claims about underground facilities. Later commercial satellite images show the base has grown, but remains superficially unexceptional.
CONSPIRACY
Now this is the fun part. Many of the more inquisitive public like to speculate on the precise purpose of Area 51, but it draws a lot of indecision. For those of us who still like to guess, here are some of the rumoured undertakings;
Meetings or joint undertakings with extra-terrestrials
The development of exotic energy weapons (for SDI applications or otherwise) or means of weather control
Activities related to a supposed shadowy world government
It's a great point of discussion, even though the government refuses to either prove nor deny its existence. For me, it's one of the most secretive areas on the planet, something which is in place for good reason. Secrets are put in place to avoid information falling into the wrong hands, to put a fine point on it. Something goes on there, and perhaps the Freedom of Information Act is being violated by us not knowing about it.
Your thoughts? What do YOU think goes on here, and what does the future hold?
Area 51 is known by the general public as a pocket of land in southern Nevada, allegedly containing a secret aircraft testing facility. It is also known as a subject of many rumoured UFO conspiracy theories, of which we may or may never be able to prove.
ABOUT AREA 51
Area 51 is a section of land of approximately 60 square miles in Lincoln County, Nevada, USA. It is part of the vast (4687 square miles) Nellis Range Complex. The area consists largely of the wide Emigrant Valley, framed by the Groom and Papoose mountain ranges. Between the two ranges lies Groom Dry Lake, a dry alkali lake bed roughly three miles (5 km) in diameter. A large air base exists on the southwest corner of the lake with two concrete runways, at least one of which extends onto the lake bed, and two unprepared runways on the lake bed itself.
Area 51 shares a border with the Yucca Flats region of the Nevada Test Site (NTS), the location of many of the U.S. Department of Energy's nuclear weapons tests. The Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility is approximately 40 miles (64km) southwest of Groom Lake. The designation "Area 51" is somewhat contentious, appearing on older maps of the NTS and not newer ones, but the same naming scheme is used for other parts of the Nevada Test Site.
WHAT GOES ON AT AREA 51
Groom Lake is not a conventional airbase, and front-line units are not normally deployed there. It appears, rather, to be used during the development, test and training phases for new aircraft. Once those aircraft have been accepted by the USAF, operation of that aircraft is generally shifted to a normal airforce base. Groom is reported, however, to be the permanent home for a small number of aircraft of Soviet design (obtained by various means). These are reportedly analysed and used for training purposes.
Soviet spy satellites obtained photographs of the Groom Lake area during the height of the Cold War, but these support only modest conclusions about the base. They depict a nondescript base, airstrip, hangars, etc., but nothing that supports some of the wilder claims about underground facilities. Later commercial satellite images show the base has grown, but remains superficially unexceptional.
CONSPIRACY
Now this is the fun part. Many of the more inquisitive public like to speculate on the precise purpose of Area 51, but it draws a lot of indecision. For those of us who still like to guess, here are some of the rumoured undertakings;
Meetings or joint undertakings with extra-terrestrials
The development of exotic energy weapons (for SDI applications or otherwise) or means of weather control
Activities related to a supposed shadowy world government
It's a great point of discussion, even though the government refuses to either prove nor deny its existence. For me, it's one of the most secretive areas on the planet, something which is in place for good reason. Secrets are put in place to avoid information falling into the wrong hands, to put a fine point on it. Something goes on there, and perhaps the Freedom of Information Act is being violated by us not knowing about it.
Your thoughts? What do YOU think goes on here, and what does the future hold?