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Newsletter: Groom Lake Desert Rat*. Latest goings on at the border, reported by Psychospy. One of Wired Magazine's Top Ten On-Line 'Zines. Current issue: #35, April 1996.
Current News
- Latest News Articles
  - 3/17: 60 Minutes. "Area 51: Catch 22." Producer, Richard Bonin, correpondent, Leslie Stahl. Report on lawsuit against Air Force.
  - 3/07: Las Vegas Review Journal, "Groom Lake Suit Bounced: A federal judge dismisses an action brought by former workers at a classified Air Force facility", by Warren Bates.
  - Other articles
- Current Conflicts: War on the E.T. Highway
- Latest Government Document: Determination Exempting USAF from Conservation Laws. (1/31/96) [Original exemption order. (9/29/95)]
- Latest Cartoon: "Trust US: Groom Lake Is A Safe Place To Work," (10/6/95, 100k). Other cartoons: "Secrets" (3/29/95, 94 k), "Entering Lincoln County." (7/26/94, 67 k), "Goon Lake" (?/95, 74 k) , "Stamps" (6/23/96, 80 k), "Summer Vacations" (7/11/95, 20 k)
- Warning to Tourists: Freedom Ridge and Whitesides are now closed. See DR#25
Upcoming Events
- June 22: Hike to Mt.Charleston plane crash site near Las Vegas. [details]
- July 3: Scheduled nationwide release of the movie Independence Day which is partly set at Area 51. See Highway Page for synopsis.
- July: Second hike of Tikaboo Peak (date not set)
- Other Hikes Planned
References: List of published articles and TV reports: 1996 | 1995 | 1994. Includes the full text for many of them.
Newsgroup: alt.conspiracy.area51 | Charter
Area 51 Personalities: People connected publicly with Area 51, including UFO researchers, aviation watchers and government representatives. (Alphabetical order.)
Other Web Sites: Tom Mahood's Blue Fire
Products: Mail Order Catalog* for Area 51 Research Center
Photos: Photographs and images related to Groom and surrounding areas.
Maps & Geography
- Location: Latitude/Longitude List (2k)
- Xerox PARC Map Viewer* with location of Groom Lake base marked.
- Map of inner area of Groom base. (61k) A selected portion of the unofficial Groom map published by the Area 51 Research Center [ordering info], showing waste burial trenches and many support buildings. (6/21/95)
- Nevada Restricted Areas Map*, from Paul McGinnis
- Map of Highway 375 in surrounding Area, from Alien Highway article
Base Operations
- Groom Lake Security Manual (39k+pix) A 29-page manual of general information for security guards at the Groom Lake base. (6/20/95)
- Groom Lake Building List (6k) List of building at the base and their numbers, from the unofficial map. (6/20/95)
- Janet 737 flight schedules, equipment and frequencies. (Updated 02/01/96)
- Cammo Dude Gallery. Photos of Groom Lake security personnel from previously published sources. (2k+200k pix)
- EG&G Profile. (22K) Private government contractor with a major presence at Groom Lake. Links to other info. Summary by Wayne Busse.
- Wackenhut Corp., which provides security at the Nevada Test Site.
Base History
- 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.
- 1959 aerial view of Watertown facility. From USGS photo. (164k)
- 1908 Map of Groom Lake vicinity. (30k)
Conflicts & Issues
- War on the E.T. Highway
- Hazardous Waste Lawsuit, latest articles. Widows and former employees suing Groom base authorities for alleged injuries relating to illegal toxic waste disposal.
- Campbell Obstruction Charges. Activist convicted of obstructing Sheriff's deputy during seizure of news crew's video tape. Appeals.
- Open Skies Treaty. Allows our former Communist enemies--but not U.S. citizens--to overfly and photograph the base.
  - Air Force Press Release: Overflights begin, (6/95)
  - News report: "Former Enemies Now Overflying U.S." (6/20/95)
Major Articles
- 2/08: The Wall Street Journal, "A Secret Air Base Broke the Law on Waste, Lawsuit Alleges; Government Stonewalls".
  - Other articles: 1996 | 1995 | 1994
Investigations
- The links between Groom Lake and California's Antelope Valley* by Paul McGuiness.
Testimonials: Testimonials and anecdotes about Area 51, including UFO sightings.
UFO Claims
- Bob Lazar. Claims to have worked with alien craft at "Area S-4" near Groom Lake.
- "Jarod 2" Engineer who claims to have helped design flight simulators for government reproductions of alien craft. ("JAY-rod")
- "Alfred." Worked at Nevada Test Site in early 1960s. Claims personal sightings of distant craft and secondhand accounts.
  - Initial Report in DR#23.
  - Reader Comments in DR#24.
  - Doubts raised about Aztec Crash in 1991 article
Theories
- Psychology
  - "The Psychology of Dreamland"*. Article by Terry Hansen.
- Conspiracy
  - Fake Alien Invasion Coming.
  - "Dreamland in the Rockies"*. Recounts author's theory that Dreamland is a vast underground base system in Western U.S. Says there are three races of aliens. (125K)
Area 51 in Popular Culture
Related Military Bases and Restricted Government Installations
- Nevada Facilities
  - Nellis Air Force Base and Range, North Las Vegas
  - Nevada Test Site (DOE)
    - Dept. of Energy OpenNet Database searching for: Area 51 | Groom | Papoose | Watertown | S4
  - Fallon Naval Air Station, Fallon
  - Groom Lake/Area 51 (this page), Secret air base 35 miles west of Alamo
  - Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne
  - "Pittman Station, Henderson." Mentioned in Groom Lake Security Manual
  - Tonopah Army Air Field, 7 miles southeast of Tonopah. Defunct WWII airfield, now a municipal airport.
  - Tonopah Test Range (DOE/USAF), Semi-secret aircraft testing base 25 miles southeast of Tonopah
  - Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project (DOE), official*
  - Other Government Agencies and Contractors in Nevada
    - U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada*
    - Bechtel
    - EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc.*
    - Johnson Controls Nevada
    - Raytheon Services Nevada*
    - Lockheed Skunk Works: unofficial* | Lockheed Home*
    - Nevada Bureau of Mines*
    - Wackenhut Security: Conspiracy Claims
- Military Bases in Other States
  - Edwards Air Force Base, official*
  - China Lake Naval Weapons Center, official*
  - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, official*
  - Hill Air Force Base, Salt Lake City, official*
Lincoln County, NV
- Lincoln County: Politics, statistics and economic information.
- Lincoln County Justice. An exposé of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.
Lost and Found
- Camera found on Freedom Ridge, early 1995, contact Psychopsy@aol.com.
- Wedding band found on Tikaboo Peak, 1/96, contact alien@brecknet.com.
Selected External Resources
- Government Secrecy
  - The Project On Government Oversight, a watchdog group in Washington D.C.
  - Federation of American Scientists*. Government oversight organization, Washington, D.C.
  - Reforming U.S. Military Secrecy*. Paul McGinness's archive of government documents, Santa Ana, CA.
- UFOs
  - Internet UFO Group* | IUFOG UFO Hyperlinks* | Virtual Library UFOs* | Yahoo UFOs | Georgia Skeptics | Dzurik's ET Resources | Paul's UFO Page

* Above refers to external WWW pages, beyond our control.

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