"It marks an end to official secrecy about the facts of Area 51," Jeffrey Richelson, a senior fellow with the National Security Archive, told the Las Vegas Sun. But the fact that Area 51 is explicitly mentioned in a publicly available document is nevertheless notable.
"Nearly all of the newly released information is already in my books," British author Chris Pocock said in a commentary distributed by the National Security Archive. Much of the material was already known to Area 51 aficionados.
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The CIA's story about the legendary test site is contained in "The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance: the U-2 and Oxcart Programs." The document was approved for release in June, with just a few remaining redactions, in response to a Freedom of Information request filed by George Washington University's National Security Archive back in 2005. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.Ī newly declassified CIA history from 20 years ago spills the story about Nevada's Area 51 and its secret mission - which was not to study UFOs, but to test the U-2 and other spy planes. Video: A newly declassified government map reveals there was a super-secret government testing site in a dry lake bed, its exact location long suspected.
A Facebook event on Area 51Īs the announcement about the planned storming gained popularity online, the US Air Force issued a statement warning against any attempt to enter the high security premises. This was following a Freedom of Information request filed in 2005 by Dr Jeffrey T Richelson, a senior fellow at the George Washington University National Security Archive. It was only in 2013 that the CIA published declassified documents admitting that the Area 51 is a secret military site. The CIA, according to official documents, has been using the facility since 1955 to develop and test supersonic aircraft and stealth fighter jets.
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