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The main gate of the Nevada Test and Training Range, colloquially known as Area 51. Area 51 is a common name given to a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in the Nevada Test and Training Range. Opening in 1955, the facility functioned as an aircraft testing and development facility during the Cold War.
It contains numerous references to Area 51 and Groom Lake, along with a map of the area. [9] Media reports stated that releasing the CIA history was the first governmental acknowledgement of Area 51's existence; [53] [54] [15] rather, it was the first official acknowledgement of specific activity at the site. [50]
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In the Warner Bros. movie Looney Tunes Back in Action, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck visit a secret military base in the Nevada Desert, used mainly as a storage for extraterrestrial lifeforms and technology and government secrets, called Area 52. In the movie, this base is the "real" Area 51, and the name "Area 51" is only a cover for Area 52.
On November 10, 2014, outdoorsman, YouTuber and experienced hiker Kenny Veach disappeared near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States. [2] Veach, who resided in Las Vegas, [2] was known for his YouTube channel where he shared videos of his adventures in the deserts and mountains of Nevada under the name snakebitmgee. [3]
Articles relating to Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport (ICAO: KXTA, FAA LID: XTA) or Groom Lake (after the salt flat next to its airfield). Details of its ...
The NTTR is at the serpentine section of the Great Basin Divide in southern Nevada and uses numerous landforms for military operations, e.g., Groom Lake near the northeast NTTR border is the airstrip for Area 51, the 1955 Site II west of the lake's WWII field.
Emigrant Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] Emigrant Valley was named for a party of emigrants who traveled through it. [2] The valley is home to the Groom Lake Facility of the Nevada Test Range, popularly known as Area 51.