Saw a documentary on it. What do they actually do there?
Any Idea?
2007-09-12 07:10:22 · 9 answers · asked by Raaj 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Wow... Area 51 is not in New Mexico. Area 51 is also known as the Groom Lake Facility. It is a very high-security military airbase located on the Groom Dry Lakebed in the central Nevada desert.
Its existence has been denied for a long time but the government more recently acknowledged its existence, mostly because it's pretty much impossible to hide it anymore, with things like Google Earth and russian spy satellites seeing it.
It has long been a favorite of alien conspiracy theorists as a place where crashed/captured alien spacecraft are kept and researched. More likely it is just a place where secret experimental aircraft are tested. The F-117 nighthawk stealth fighter was probably tested there before its existence was made public.
2007-09-12 07:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's in Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas. It is definitely not in or near Roswell.
In Area 51 they test and develop advanced (but not alien) aircraft. Example: the F-117s were initially tested there in the 1980s before being moved to another adjacent area for night-time flight testing, and being deployed (and made public) in the late 1980s / early 90s
Things that are being developed in Area 51 right now might see combat in 2020 and beyond, and when they are made public they will astound both you and the enemies of the US.
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2007-09-12 08:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an old military base in Roswell, New Mexico that the government denies exists. Supposedly a UFO crashed there in the 50s and the wreckage and alien bodies were taken to Area 51 by the Air Force.
2007-09-12 07:17:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cinderelly 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its the area that comes after Area 50.
2007-09-12 12:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by ~cmd~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only Arkalius gave a reasonably good answer; Area 51 is
in Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas. The armed forces
use it as a test site - for what? Aircraft? weapons?
Who knows... that's the reason it is kept secret!
2007-09-12 07:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by Reginald 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your the one that saw the documentary, all I know is it was part of a regulalr military air base in roswell, new mexico
2007-09-12 07:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by Marmeladov 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the area after 50.
2007-09-12 07:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A military base in the deserts of New Mexico used for top secret military research and development, frequently associated with conspiracy theories regarding aliens, UFOs etc.
2007-09-12 07:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by James M 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Secret stuff!
2007-09-12 07:19:39 · answer #9 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋