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The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a... →
To understand how black projects began, and how they continue to function today, one must start with the creation of the atomic bomb. The men who ran... →
In 1957, with the arms race in full swing, the Department of Defense had decided it was just a matter of time before an airplane transporting an... →
Everything that goes on at Area 51 is classified 'top secret' when it's going on.
The problem is the myths of Area 51 are hard to dispute if no one can speak on the record about what actually happened there.
Who would have thought that in the 1950s, Burbank was a hotbed of international espionage?
Area 51 is located in southern Nevada desert about 75 miles north of Las Vegas. It's set inside a greater land parcel that's about the size... →
In the late 1960s, Ontario Airport was a throwback to a bygone era. Located 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the airport served only two... →
One of the few things the Air Force did admit to me existed out there presently without admitting that it was Area 51 is this drone called the... →
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government... →
As far as I know, all the presidents know about Area 51. It would almost be impossible for them not to.
Can a democratic nation fight a War on Terror and at the same time bend over backward so as not to offend a few visitors' rights?
I believe it is called 'Area 51' because of a project, the very first project that went on out there, in 1951.
Annie Jacobsen is an American freelance journalist and contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine.