Area 51 — Official Acknowledgment
The CIA's existence of the Nevada Test and Training Range site at Groom Lake (Area 51) was formally acknowledged in a 2013 FOIA release. The site was developed for U-2 and later OXCART (A-12) reconnaissance aircraft testing.
Key Claims
- 01Area 51 was built in 1955 for U-2 program testing.
- 02OXCART/A-12 (SR-71 predecessor) flew from Groom Lake from 1962.
- 03Decades of denials about its existence ended with the 2013 release.
Counter-Evidence & Fact-Checks
The base is officially a classified flight-test facility. No publicly released documents indicate non-human origin technology.
Timeline of Record
- 1955-04-12Construction begins at Groom Lake.
- 1962-04-26First A-12 flight.
- 2013-08-15CIA releases unredacted U-2/OXCART history acknowledging Area 51.
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