AREA 51

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Area 51

• Area 51 is an open training range for the US Air Force.
• The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which is a unit of the Nellis Air Force Base.
• According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the name Area 51 comes from its map designation.  It was also previously referred to as “Paradise Ranch”.

Timeline

• April 1955: CIA officer Richard Bissell, first sees the site that would become known as Area 51 while on an “aerial scouting mission.”
• July 1955: The CIA begins using Area 51 to develop the high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance plane.
• November 1959: A radar test facility is established at Area 51.
• December 1961: The first A-12 arrives at Area 51.
• August 1976: Recommended that the management of Area 51 be transferred from CIA to Air Force by fiscal year 1978.
• March 1996:  A citizen suit between former employees at Area 51 and the Department of Defense is filed.
• July 1996: A citizen suit between former employees at Area 51 and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is filed.
• April 2000: A Russian-built satellite reveals views of Area 51.

Source: CNN

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