Astronomy

**Area 51 and it's secrets.**
Area 51 is a nickname used for the Air Force base and test facility in Nevada on the southern shore of Groom Lake, which is in the middle where Area 51's main airstrip is. Area 51's other nickname's are Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake and most recently Homey Airport. Area 51 is one of the most secretive place's on earth. Military planes have been tested at Area 51. Most commonly seen and used in the military are the F-117 NightHawk, The F-22, and the B-2 Stealth Bomber were all tested at Area 51. Area 51 is non-existent to the government, or so they say. The government turns down any stories of Area 51 and denies it's existence. Area 51 is beleived to be a base where aliens are captured and tested on. There is no evidence to prove this theory.

Area 51's very first plane that was tested and experimented with at Area 51 was the U-2 Spyplane. The altitude the U-2 could reach were unreached by russian MIG's. On May 1st, the U-2 Spy Plane was on a route but was followed by russian MIG's but was unreachable because of altitude so the russians used a technologically advanced ground to air missile. From then on the U-2 was not used any longer because of weak defense systems. The F-117 Nighthawk was tested and first tested from Area 51 on June of 1981. The F-117 project began in July of 1975. the stealth plane was first released into the army in 1982. The NightHawk can reach speeds up to Mach 0.9. To build one F-117 it costs 45 million dollars.The F-117 is now a big part of the military commonly being used at night time for stealth missions because of how it's undetectable on enemy radar. Today, there are 54 F-117 NIghtHawks active.

Area 51 is believed to be a base where aliens and ufo's and the supernatural are examined and tested on. There is no evidence to this theory, but people who live near Area 51 are rumored to see mysterious flying objects at night time. There have been numerous stories about people who have been abducted or who have seen aliens or ufo's. If you would like to read a story of a person who worked near Area 51 click [|here]. This person worked at area 51 and was hired to work onto a circular object, but he was not told what he was working out.

If aliens do not exist, I think the government would not have cammo guys trying to hide and protect area 51 if there was something they did not want us to see or find out about.There has to be something in Area 51 that we are not supposed to know about like an alien, or a ufo. The government would not spend all our money to just spend it all on just trying to test just planes.