CIA Says Area 51 Exists, But Forget About UFOs

[Big Money]

The storied spot in the Nevada desert known by science-fiction fans, UFO chasers and plane-spotters as Area 51 is real, according to a document recently declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency.

George Washington University’s National Security Archive obtained a document from the CIA about the history of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft under a public records request and released it this week. While it acknowledges Area 51’s existence, there is no mention of the government storing wrecked alien spacecraft there as movies like “Independence Day” have fantasized.

The document includes information about how officials from the CIA and aircraft maker Lockheed came across the old World War II airstrip that later became known as Area 51, a name based on map coordinates. It was also known as Paradise Ranch and simply “the ranch” in part to make the desolate location seem more appealing.

Lockheed’s secret-plane division, known as the Skunk Works, developed and tested numerous aircraft at Area 51 including the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 “stealth fighter” and even a number of unmanned models.


http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/...ors_picks=true

[Anti-Party]

The storied spot in the Nevada desert known by science-fiction fans, UFO chasers and plane-spotters as Area 51 is real, according to a document recently declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency.

George Washington University’s National Security Archive obtained a document from the CIA about the history of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft under a public records request and released it this week. While it acknowledges Area 51’s existence, there is no mention of the government storing wrecked alien spacecraft there as movies like “Independence Day” have fantasized.

The document includes information about how officials from the CIA and aircraft maker Lockheed came across the old World War II airstrip that later became known as Area 51, a name based on map coordinates. It was also known as Paradise Ranch and simply “the ranch” in part to make the desolate location seem more appealing.

Lockheed’s secret-plane division, known as the Skunk Works, developed and tested numerous aircraft at Area 51 including the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 “stealth fighter” and even a number of unmanned models.


http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/...ors_picks=true

When did you post this kid? 10 years ago? 20?

Area 51 was the spot where they took German Scientists to enslave them in a "more humane" matter than the Nazi's enslaved them after we won the war. You should love this story because people that don't know EVERYTHING about Government can become ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

At Area51 they worked on things like Flying Saucers and Flares. They only did their tests at night and the entire region went crazy when they saw flares for the first time.

Area51 talk was like America talk today. The idiots that don't know everything about every single undercover mission we do use their own brains and go absolutely crazy with Conspiracy Theories. But this is why I like Conspiracy Theories. They are all based on something, the problem is, only IDIOTS talk about them on a regular basis and they don't have the ability to be an information collectivist.