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Area 51

Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas.

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Owner
Department of Defense
Built
1955 (1955) (as Paradise Ranch)
Condition
Operational
Controlled by
Air Force Materiel Command
Elevation
4,494 feet (1,370 m) AMSL
Events
Storm Area 51 (2019)

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Area 51

Nodes182
Edges181
Triples266
Avg. degree1.99
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Area 51

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related to history · 34
Area 51 → According, AEC, Air Force, Another, Area, Atomic Energy Commission, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Conception Mines, Dreamland, English, Groom, Groom Dry Lake, Groom Lake, Groom Range, Groome Lead Mines Limited, Homey Airport, It, Lead, Maria
related to U-2 program · 25
Area 51 → According, AEC, April, Area, Bissell Jr, CIA, Edwards Air Force Base, Emigrant Valley's, Groom Lake, He, Kelly Johnson, Las Vegas, Lockheed, Lockheed U-2, Lockheed's Palmdale, Lockheed's U-2, Nevada Test Site, NTS, Project, Project AQUATONE
related to U.S. government's positions on Area 51 · 24
Area 51 → Area, Even, Groom Mine, Groom's, Harry Reid International Airport, IKONOS, Janet, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Department, Nevada Test, Russian, Security, Surveillance, Survey, The, The National Atlas, The United States, The United States Geological, There, These
related to Foreign technology evaluation · 22
Area 51 → After, Air Force Flight Test, Air Force Systems Command, Air Materiel Control Department, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Area, Army Air Forces, ATIC, Beginning, California, Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Foreign Technology Division, In, Korean War, Soviet, Tactical Air Command, The, This, United States
related to Area 51 · 21
Area 51 → After, Area, Energy, Extraterrestrial Highway, Groom, Groom Lake, Groom Lake Road, It, Jumbled Hills, Leading, Mercury, Nevada Test Site, NTS, NTS's Yucca Flat, Rachel, State Route, The, The Yucca Mountain, Tikaboo Valley, United States Department
related to Environmental lawsuit · 21
Area 51 → Agency, Area, Congressman Lee Hamilton, EPA, Frost, Groom, House Intelligence Committee, In, Kasza, Lesley Stahl, Minutes, Recovery Act, Resource Conservation, Robert Frost, Rutgers University, The, The Air Force, They, United States Environmental Protection, USAF
related to 1974 Skylab photography · 20
Area 51 → Area, Astronauts, CIA, Day, Defense, Department, Dwayne, Earth, Even, Groom Lake, It, January, NASA, National Photographic Interpretation Center, Skylab, Skylab Incident, State Department, The, The Space Review, William Colby
related to In popular culture · 20
Area 51 → Area, Because, Canadian, Carl Johnson, Chris Hadfield, Cold War, FBI, Grand Theft Auto, In, Independence Day, MiG-25, Paul, Rockstar Games, San Andreas, Soviet Air Force, The Defector, The X-Files, UFO, United States, Works
related to Have Blue/F-117 program · 19
Area 51 → Air Force, Area, At, December, F-117, F-117 Nighthawk, FSD, Groom, Hal Farley, In, January, June, Lockheed, Lockheed Corporation's Advanced Development, Lockheed Skunk Works, On, Projects, The Lockheed Have Blue, YF-117A
related to OXCART program · 18
Area 51 → A-12, Archimedean, Area, August, Engineering Company, For, Groom Lake, Lockheed A-12, October, Project, Project OXCART, REECo, Reynolds Electrical, September, The, The Hook, They, This

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area 51 air groom lake force aircraft base test usaf pilots first lockheed site flight testing would cia nevada facility

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Area 51Built1955 (1955) (as Paradise Ranch)1.00infobox
Area 51ConditionOperational1.00infobox
Area 51Controlled byAir Force Materiel Command1.00infobox
Area 51Coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Area 51Elevation4,494 feet (1,370 m) AMSL1.00infobox
Area 51EventsStorm Area 51 (2019)1.00infobox
Area 51GarrisonAir Force Test Center (Detachment 3)1.00infobox
Area 51IdentifiersICAO: KXTA, FAA LID: XTA1.00infobox
Area 51In use1955–present1.00infobox
Area 51OperatorUnited States Air Force1.00infobox
Area 51OwnerDepartment of Defense1.00infobox
Area 51RunwaysRunways Direction Length and surface 14L/32R 3,657 metres (11,998 ft) asphalt 12/30[a] 1,652 metres (5,420 ft) paved 09L/27R 3,470 metres (11,385 ft) dry lake 09R/27L 3,470 metr…1.00infobox
Area 51TypeDevelopment and testing facility1.00infobox
Area 51is ahighly classified United States Air Force0.90text
Area 51is acommon destination for Janet airlines0.90text

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