The Groom Lake Test Facility, usually known by its nickname
"Area 51", is a highly secret military base and research centre in a
remote desert region of Nevada USA. Since 1955 it has been used to build and
test the latest American warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft, and, as I have
heard from many sources, other classified projects as well; see background
articles below for more information. Since I became interested in Area 51 I've
come across several people claiming that the secret base has been scaled back
in recent years. The facility was constantly expanding from its humble
beginnings as a set of temporary buildings and an airstrip, into one of the
largest military bases in the world with a series of huge and highly developed
constructions including two full-size concrete runways; one of them is the
longest on Earth. Judging by the number of people known to work there, there
must be a sizeable basement infrastructure too. Nobody knows for certain what
is going on down there, but there's good reason to think that it may be related
to UFO's, esoteric science or the New World Order, as I explain in the
background articles. Since the 1990's some pundits have claimed that many of
the projects being carried out at Area 51 have been moved to other locations;
one place nominated is the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, a former chemical and
biological warfare testing site. The future, they say, will consist of
operations at the Groom Lake
site being steadily reduced and the institution eventually closed. Based on the
latest evidence, this is not a point of view I share. The base has not been
scaled back at all and there's every indication that operations there are
running normally. Area 51 is as busy as it's ever been; maybe more so in fact.
There have been several major building projects there in the
last few years. These have been spotted by the Terraserver satellites and published
on this military journalism website: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/new-area-51-satellite-imagery-shows-massive-new-hangar-1713501996.
The Janet terminal at the base has been renovated, meaning that even more
personnel need to be flown in on the covert shuttle services from McCarran
International Airport
in Las Vegas . The hangars at Area 51
are larger than those of most airfields and two new ones have recently been
built. They are among the most significant developments in the facility's sixty
year history. The first one was completed in 2007. This is at the south end of
the apron and is shielded from the rest of the base by an earth berm, probably for
either safety or security reasons. The second hangar was started in 2011 and is
nearing a state of completion today. The hangar almost finished today is the
most interesting for several reasons. Firstly it is huge, even by Area 51
standards, 225 feet across; and it's also very tall, 90 feet. This means it
could accommodate something as big as a Boeing 747 airliner. Most modern
stealth aircraft are quite flat in profile, lacking a tail and other vertical
control surfaces. Either the machine destined to live at the new hangar has a large
tail, or there's another explanation. It could be a two-stage spacecraft like
the Virgin Galactic. A larger aircraft with a small spaceplane attached to it.
The larger first stage carries the spaceplane to a certain altitude and speed
before it detaches and continues flying alone. The height of the hangar could
indicate that there's a crane or hoist designed to lift the secondary stage on
to the top of the mothership. Far more unusual is its location in the base's
geography. It sits way off the main estate right at the end of the near runway,
over three miles away from the rest of the establishment. There could be
several reasons why the architects chose to site the hangar so remotely. It
could be that it is dealing with something extra-secret; even more so than what
goes on in the rest of the secret base. The distance means that the new hangar
is out of sight from the main flightline. It also gives whatever is in the
hangar quick and easy access to the runway without any delaying and obtrusive
taxiing around; making it vulnerable to being spotted by people on the ground
or spy satellites flying over. It can get in and out speedily and
clandestinely. This leads the article's author, Tyler Rogoway, to speculate
that this is some kind of strategic strike aircraft rather than a spyplane.
There may be a safety element too. Many aviation experts have wondered whether
the next generation of military aircraft might use an entirely new type of
propulsion system. I'm not necessarily talking about free energy or
antigravitics for the purposes of this article, although I take that subject very
seriously; but how about an experimental jet engine that uses a very volatile
fuel that needs special handling? If anything goes wrong and there's a fire or
explosion it could be very serious; and you wouldn't want it spreading to the
rest of the base infrastructure. I don't suspect that this new hangar is
specifically related to any UFO or NWO matters, but I could be wrong. Recently
high quality panoramic ground photographs have been published on the Dreamland
Resort website and they clearly show both new hangars. These were taken from Tikaboo
Peak which is just twenty-six miles
away, as close as you can get to the Area 51 on public land. The previous top
viewing spot was "Freedom Ridge" which was even closer, but that's
now been acquired by the government. The new 2014 hangar is on the far left,
see: http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/panorama_0814.html.
What are both these new hangars for and what will the technology within them be
used for? We don't know yet, but I'll keep my eye on this issue and provide any
updates if and when they emerge.
See here for
background: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/area-51-revealed.html.
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Good post.
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