Essay Archive - Area 51
Area 51
Located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, the primary mission of Nellis
Air Force Base is the training of pilots and flight crews in realistic air
combat exercises. The vast, Connecticut-size Nellis Range Complex, north
and west of Las Vegas, is attached to the base. It contains at least two
secret bases, Groom Lake and the Tonopah Test Range, both used for the
testing of advanced technologies.
Further south of Groom Lake is Papoose Lake, sometimes known as
Site 4 or "Dreamland." This is the supposed location of several flying
saucers that are in the....
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