Area 51 .. the, not so secret, United States Military base in the Nevada Desert .. Area 51, also officially known as Groom Lake, is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base .. according to the CIA, the correct names for the Area 51 facility are, the Nevada Test and Training Range and Groom Lake, though the name Area 51 was used in a cia document from the vietnam war .. other names used for the facility include Dreamland, and nicknames Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown, and Groom Lake .. the area around the field is referred to as R-4808N .. it's located in the southern portion of nevada in the western U.S. 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas .. situated at its center, on the southern shore of groom lake, is a large military airfield .. the base's current primary purpose is officially undetermined .. however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems .. the intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to UFO folklore .. although the base has never been declared a secret base, all research and everything occurring in Area 51 are top secret/sensitive compartmentalized information or TS/SCI in military terms .. in July 2013, following a freedom of information act request filed in 2005, the central intelligence agency publicly acknowledged the existence of the base for the first time by declassifying documents detailing the history and purpose of Area 51..
Area 51 .. the, not so secret, United States Military base in the Nevada Desert .. Area 51, also officially known as Groom Lake, is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base .. according to the CIA, the correct names for the Area 51 facility are, the Nevada Test and Training Range and Groom Lake, though the name Area 51 was used in a cia document from the vietnam war .. other names used for the facility include Dreamland, and nicknames Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown, and Groom Lake .. the area around the field is referred to as R-4808N .. it's located in the southern portion of nevada in the western U.S. 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas .. situated at its center, on the southern shore of groom lake, is a large military airfield .. the base's current primary purpose is officially undetermined .. however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems .. the intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to UFO folklore .. although the base has never been declared a secret base, all research and everything occurring in Area 51 are top secret/sensitive compartmentalized information or TS/SCI in military terms .. in July 2013, following a freedom of information act request filed in 2005, the central intelligence agency publicly acknowledged the existence of the base for the first time by declassifying documents detailing the history and purpose of Area 51..