2007-02-17 07:27:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Area 51, aka "The Groom Lake Facility" is just an American military base in Nevada.
The base was classified as top secret and the government denied it's existance officially until Bill Clinton signed an affidavid officially recognizing it.
UFO buffs long claimed that the base housed alien technology, and possibly aliens themselves, but this is very doubtful. Others claim the base was a test facility for the speculated about top secret "Aurora" spy plane; a far more plausible scenario.
The existance of the Groom Lake facility came to light in the mid 80's when a lawsuit was filed by the wife of one of the civilian workers there on behalf of her husband, who she claimed died from exposure to toxic chemicals. The suit claimed that the base was not following EPA guidelines and federal pollution laws when disposing of chemicals, burning them in the open desert. Of course the government officially denied all existance of such a base. It wasn't until the USGS inadvertantly snapped an aerial photo of the base that the government could no longer deny it's existance.
2007-02-17 09:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally no. not all or any ufo's are from outer space. as the name states. the objects are just unidentified.
Area 51 is the laymans name for Groom lake air force base. it was. was the super secret test base for such famous planes as the sr-71, u-2, and the stealth fighter. and suppsoed home of the aroura (mach 3+ plane) since its public outing. the base is not as active as it once was. supposali it was replaced by a base in utah.
2007-02-17 15:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by jglende33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no UFOs. I live near area 51. It is about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It is an airforce/military base.
2007-02-17 15:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once I saw a glowing red light, then it exploded.
Area 51 is fake!
2007-02-17 17:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by GOD OF PURE MUSCLE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sightings yet,
classified top secret military base in the nevada desert
2007-02-17 15:36:05 · answer #5 · answered by blinkky winkky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but in hollywood movies only.
2007-02-18 23:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋