Finally, perhaps the best history of Area 51 was recently compiled by
Peter Merlin, an aerospace historian who resides near Edwards Air Force

Base in

California:

Area 51 Was Never A Secret, Classified Base
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/pete/no_secret.html


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Thanks to Peter Merlin for an excellent account of the Area 51/Groom Lake
base history.