Classified Facts About Area 51, America’s Top Secret Project
It’s the facility which has fueled endless conspiracy theories since it was first established. Area 51 is wrapped up in so much speculation and mystery that it's hard to imagine anyone having any genuine facts about the place. Because of the high-level secrecy, people have gleefully speculated on the assurance that nobody could technically prove them wrong. But is there anything that we do know for sure? Here are 42 mysterious facts about Area 51.
1. On the Map
You can find Area 51 in the deserts of Nevada, just 83 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It’s located beside a dry lake known as Groom Lake. We don’t recommend that you get too close, however, for your own safety.
2. Is That All?
You might be wondering why it’s called “Area 51” and the answer might surprise you for how ordinary it is. It was derived from a grid reference that existed on an atomic energy commission map.
What, were you expecting something a bit more sinister?
3. Bit of a Distance Away, No?
Although Area 51 is found in Nevada, its administrators are actually found in southern California. These administrators are the staff of Edwards Air Force Base.
4. The Mutants Are Coming!
Interestingly, Area 51 shares a border with the Nevada Test Sites’ Yucca Flat region. In case that name doesn’t mean anything, this region is where more than 700 nuclear tests were carried out by the United States Department of Energy.
Does this mean that Godzilla might rise up from Groom Lake one of these days?
