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1998: Nellis, UFO Buffs, War Games And Deadly Crashes

Source: The Las Vegas Sun [NV] Date: Sept 5 1998 Tim Dahlberg [AP] LAS VEGAS – The F-117 stealth fighter flew secret nighttime tests there. So did the U-2 and other spy planes. UFO buffs believe the government studies aliens in a top-security area on its northern fringe. Military mysteries aside, it’s no secret Nellis Air Force Base range can be a deadly place. The crash of two helicopters about 25 miles south of the top-secret Area 51 section of the range in the early morning darkness Friday was the latest deadly mishap in an area where pilots and crew practice dangerous war games nearly every day high above desert floor. Though Area 51 and its secret programs are steeped in mystery, the war games […] Read More

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1998: Nellis, UFO Buffs, War Games And Deadly Crashes

Source: The Las Vegas Sun [NV] Date: Sept 5 1998 Tim Dahlberg [AP] LAS VEGAS – The F-117 stealth fighter flew secret nighttime tests there. So did the U-2 and other spy planes. UFO buffs believe the government studies aliens in a top-security area on its northern fringe. Military mysteries aside, it’s no secret Nellis Air Force Base range can be a deadly place. The crash of two helicopters about 25 miles south of the top-secret Area 51 section of the range in the early morning darkness Friday was the latest deadly mishap in an area where pilots and crew practice dangerous war games nearly every day high above the desert floor. Though Area 51 and its secret programs are steeped in mystery, the war […] Read More

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2007: New Top Secret Construction at Area 51

George Knapp, Chief Investigative Reporter I-Team: New Top Secret Construction at Area 51 July 23, 2007, 06:11 PM Something big is in the works at Nevada’s legendary Area 51 military base. A massive new building is under construction at the top-secret location. Aviation experts say there’s a good chance that a new, highly classified aircraft might soon be zipping around the Nevada skies. What kind of aircraft? One possibility is a successor to the SR-71 spy plane, the SR-72. The SR-71 Blackbird is widely regarded as the greatest airplane ever built. It sliced through the sky at Mach 3 and still reigns, officially anyway, as the fastest plane in history. Groom Lake, also known as Area 51, was home for the Blackbird during its […] Read More