Area 51

Area 51 as seen from a satellite

Fact or Fiction ?
Area 51, also known as Groom Lake, is a secret military facility about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The number refers to a 6-by-10-mile block of land, at the center of which is a large air base the government will not discuss. The site was selected in the mid-1950s for testing of the U-2 spy plane, due to its remoteness, proximity to existing facilities and presence of a dry lake bed for landings.

Groom Lake is America's traditional testing ground for "black budget" aircraft before they are publicly acknowledged. The facility and surrounding areas are also associated - with varying levels of credibility - with UFO and conspiracy stories. In 1989, Bob Lazar claimed on a Las Vegas television station that he had worked with alien spacecraft at Papoose Lake, south of Area 51. Since then, "Area 51" has become a popular symbol for the alleged U.S. Government UFO cover-up. For decades the rumours have flown as to what really exists at Area 51.The American government have always rejected the claims as to its existence, not even admitting to it being used as a development site for aircraft. Because of their reluctance to this, the rumours as to what the base is used for have persisted. The experts say it is merely a site for the research and development of military aircraft. The skeptics to this believe it has been the center of major ufo investigations, even going as far as to claim that the base actually holds "unidentified flying objects".

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History of Area 51
For a government facility the size of Area 51 not to be acknowledged gives you an idea how secretive the work carried out there is. Even with the weight of video and photographic proof, the American government are reluctant to speak about it. For decades it has been well documented that groom lake is used as a research and development facility for some of America's finest aircraft

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