Area 51 is one of the most top secret locations in the United States and a favorite topic of conspiracy theorists and UFO truthers. But what does it look like on the inside?
Well unfortunately that's not a question we can answer, but what we can do is show off some photos of the area to get a better sense of the place. From the infamous modern "raid" to legendary Cold War aircraft, here are 17 out-of-this-world photos of Area 51.
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Kelly Johnson with a YF-12 Blackbird at Area 51.
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“We passed near area 51 and saw these 3 lights. They where so bright you had to squint when looking at them.”
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There's a baseball field at Area 51.
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Area 51 back gate, January 2019.
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'Tacit Blue' in flight, top secret stealth experiment at Area 51 1978-1986, declassified by the CIA in 1996, Northrup-Grumman archive photo.
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Unloading the Lockheed A-12 Archangel inside a hangar at Area 51, 1962.
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People Naruto Running in the entry of the Area 51.
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Convoy transporting the secret CIA spy plane Lockheed A-12 to Groom Lake, commonly known as Area 51. 1962.
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“I took my senior photos at Area 51.”
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A mock-up of an A-12 plane is radar tested on a pylon at Nevada's secret Area 51 base in the late 1950s.
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A kid at the Area 51 Gate.
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A-12s, TA-12 and 2 YF-12As lined up on the North Run-way of Area 51. Mid 1960s.
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Alleged photo of Bill Clinton and Elon Musk eating together in an Area 51 bunker.
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Map outlining Area 51’s approximate dimensions.
