As Las Vegas prepares to celebrate its centennial, another Nevada institution is marking a milestone birthday this month. The world's best-known secret military base, Area 51, turns 50 years old this month.Area 51, located at dry Groom Lake in Lincoln County, has been "the" location of choice for the most classified military programs in the world. For many years, the government would not admit its existence. People who worked there were sworn to secrecy. Now, they're talking. Area 51 wasn't supposed to be a permanent base. It was built in 1955 for the U-2 spy plane. But when that work was finished, other so-called black projects were sent there, and today it is a multi-billion dollar facility that essentially cannot be duplicated. The people who've worked there over the years are justifiably proud about their work in protecting our national security. But they've never been able to talk about it, not to their spouses, not even to each other.

Now, the people who were there, and the secrets they kept for so long, are breaking their silence.Buses with blacked-out windows, cameras that scan for any movement, sensors buried in the dirt, armed choppers that patrol the skies are all ominous signs that warn of deadly force. The secrecy that's long been the trademark of Area 51 is as pronounced today as it's ever been.

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I personally have never believed that any aliens have been captured and are being held at this base, no aliens space crafts. Its all about top secret projects and to be honest they are protecting their projects well and its in their and our interest for them to hide everything that is important and advanced.

It would be foolish to let information leak into other governments hands. You dont want over countries to steal information about top classified projects then have your enemy build or try to build on what they found out from this leaked info.

Well the more we know the less mysterious the place looks its probably some stupid weapon facility all just to fight wars.

Exactly, whoa. I completely agree with you. It's obvious that secrets need to be kept. That's the funny thing about it, all these conspiracy theorists trying to uncover what's going on there, are more than likely putting the defense of the nation at risk! Who knows what will happen if the USA's secret military projects fall into terrorist hands.

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So this story lead one to believe
that everything about the base is declassified
which in reality only some of what went on there was.

The headline made me read the whole article though to find this out.

See, what has Uncle Walken always been saying?

Evreythings being taken out. It's a smoke screen. The base will soon be all but abandoned. Where the real action is has not been discovered quite yet.

While stationed at Castle AFB, near Merced, Ca. in 1973 & 74 an Airman was transferred to our 93rd Bombarbment maintenance Sq. I had a chace to talk to him while doing a BPO on a B-52 one night. I had heard rumors of Area 51, and the supposed UFO housed there. He would not elaborate, but said that people would be amazed at what was in their hanger 18. Being in a security Area my self I didn't push for more.

Now I don't believe the UFO theorys, but will bet some of the new designs and scientific discovers have come out of that base. And knowing what they had in 74 for ECM equipment on our Bombers, the thoughts of what now is available to the U.S.A.F.'s new warplanes must be FAntastic. I glade same of the past secrets are now being told so people know what our tax dollars are paying for. The jump in every day tools and Tech I have seen in the last 30 years is unprecedented come pared to the last 100 years.

I think ti would have been better if we didn't know it exsisted. Its not like governements should have to tell the people everything especially if it is for their own good.

i dont get it this is not new info what i read on
http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=...78&nav=168XZX0A
seems old i have seen many tv shows about area 51 and its projects....
whats the big deal?

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Friday night at 11, the I-Team will look at Area 51's other claim to fame -- UFO's."
yay!

It kinda makes you wonder why they would even say anything about the base.

Then they come out and say "it was only a place to make planes and test them."

It's just kinda odd how the government would even waste their time in saying these things, unless of course, the government was lying to begin with.

I don't believe aliens were kept there.

However, I do believe it was the scene where they pretended to land on the moon.

Well as long as their are conspiracy theroists out there, no matter what is said, there will always be the theory that aliens and their spacecraft were kept there. And I doubt there will be a shortage of conspiracy theorists anytime soon!

Oh man, UM should have a big meet there some day

Well I'm actually going on a road trip through Nevarda to Las Vegas in a couple of years time. I'll be staying at the little A'le'Inn

You've still got it there Walken

IT'S ALL REAL ALIENS AN DE VERYHING IS DOWN THERE