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Histories

• Groom Lake Timeline*, by Tom Mahood. Major historical events.
• Expansion of base for A-12 program, 1960-64. From Oxcart Story.
• "Area 51 Suffered Effects Of Nearby Nuclear Testing," by Peter W. Merlin.
• "Project 57: Plutonium Dispersal Took Place Near Groom Lake", by Peter W. Merlin.
• "The Day We Bombed Utah', by John G. Fuller. Account of March 24, 1953 Nancy test shot on sheepherders ranging in Tickaboo Valley and downwind in Utah. Mentions Groom Mine and Bald Mountain.

Images

• 1959 aerial view of Watertown facility. From USGS photo. (164k)
• Satelite photo of Groom Lake, circa 1968. (72k)
• 1908 Map of Groom Lake vicinity. (30k)

Recent History

• Past Public Hikes sponsored by Area 51 Research Center.
• 11/26/96: Death Valley trip begins for new 49ers*. This is the group that claimed to have permission to cross Area 51.Las Vegas Sun.
• 11/18/96: No Backpacking Across Area 51! A non-story became front page news when the Las Vegas Sun printed a nonsense article on its front page: "Group Retraces Trail of Lost Gold Seekers: Backpackers OK'd to pass through Area 51."

Unconfirmed

• Claimed Groom Lake Runway History from Robert Hover (dubious source: may be "psychic" information). [8/28/96]
  • First reported in What's New, September 1996

Web Search

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General Links

• Modern 49ers struggle over historic Nevada trail - 12/3/96 article in Las Vegas Sun reports progress of modern party retracing route of pioneers. <12/4/96 #1>
  • The Complete Area 51 (Groom) History: - Includes Timeline, Photographs, Articles and Stories of the incredible base. - By htmlgeek - Source: A Peak into the Black Budget... <5/26 #1.1>
• Groom Lake Land and Airspace Prior to 1958+ - Message on Area 51 Mailing list on public land orders and airspace. <12/8/96 #2>
• Earliest References to Area 51+ - Message on Area 51 Mailing list, cites JAN 1960 as first reference to "Area 51" <12/8/96 #3>
• Kevin Randle and Stanton Friedman Debate Area 51 History+ - Area 51 Mailing List. <12/8/96 #4>
• Early History of Groom Lake Explored in Article+ - Area 51 Mailing List. Reference to an article in Quarterly of Nevada Historical society on Groom Lake. Also see message #12. <12/10/96 #5>
• New 49ers weather snowstorms - History buffs halfway on trek to Death Valley. Las Vegas Sun, 12/10/96 <12/12/96 #6>
• New pioneers relive history on the trail of the Lost 49ers - 12/18/96 Las Vegas Sun article mentions Groom Lake, Papoose Lake, Nye Canyon <12/20/96 #7>
• 'New Lost 49ers' complete successful trek across West - 1/10/97 Las Vegas Sun Article <1/19/97 #8>
• Athena's Paper on Area 51 - A History of Area 51, summarized from other sources. - Report <6/11/97 #9>
• A Place Where Dreams Are Made (An Area 51 History)+ (109 lines) - Message - Published: 7/31/97 - Source: Area 51 (Mailing List) [Posted by Lee Wallace] <7/31/97 #10>
• Death of Tony LeVier; his Area 51 role+ (30 lines) - Message - By Chris Pocock - Published: 2/11/98 - Source: Ufomind (Mailing List) <2/11/98 #11>
• An Area 51 History: 70 years of lies? [Loon]+ - Claims the base was built in 1930s (74 lines) - Message - Published: 5/3/98 - Source: alt.conspiracy.area51 (Mailing List) [Posted by Ken MacGray] <5/3/98 #12>
• Area 51 - A report about the history of the facility and its Black Projects (Air Craft). Click on Reports and Articles, on the menu, for access to the report. - Research report <7/12/98 #13>
• Chris Pocock on Origin of Area 51+ (56 lines) - Message - Published: 9/28/98 - Source: Ufomind (Mailing List) [Posted by "Chris Pocock"] <9/28/98 #14>
• Agent Radeoaktv's Area 51 Web Page - An Interceptor page with info on the base and other cool things. <4/24 #15>
• An Area 51 Timeline, Information, Facts and Photo Gallery! - Some incredible Area 51 Information, along with Stories, History, Timelines, and Photos... - By htmlgeek - Source: A Peak into the Black Budget... <5/30 #16>
• Area 51 Information - Follow the links to find MUCH information on Area 51, and the paranormal in general. - By DJBeirne@home.com - Source: The Ultimate Page to the Unexplained <8/9 #17>

Books from our Catalog

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Dark Eagles: A History of Top Secret U S Aircraft Programs by Curtis Peebles - $17.95

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