What Is Area 51?

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Area 51 is an area deep in the Nevada Desert that has attracted a lot of attention over the years. The US government is very secretive about what goes on here, and rumors and conspiracy theories ranging from alien activity to powerful top-secret weapons are abound.

The site has recently been in the news thanks to a movement on social media encouraging a million people to turn up and storm the site, but there are doubts over whether this will happen. These factors lead to the question of just what is Area 51?

1. US Air Force Base

The official line is that the facility is a US Air Force base. This would make a lot of sense because it is common for any military to want their installations to be well away from the public eye. As an air force base, its remote location will not be a problem because the airport allows goods and people to come and go with ease. We know that there is an airport at the facility, that much has been confirmed by the government. Indeed, one of the official names of the site is Homey Airport. It even has its own ICAO code (KXTA). While that much is not a mystery, exactly what goes on at the site is less clear.

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