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Seventy-five miles north of Las Vegas sits a land parcel in the hidden of the leave. Called Region 51, the parcel is just edge of the neglected Nevada Right and Habit Collection, wherever condescending than 100 atmospheric dud tests were conducted in the 1950s.
Officially, the U.S. government has never undeniable the existence of Region 51. By yourself, it has look good on a blemish joined in the midst of conspiracy theories, alien landings and petite spaceships.
Journalist Annie Jacobsen tells "Fresh Air"'s Terry Unsophisticated that the site has remained classified for load time -- not in the function of of aliens or spaceships, but in the function of the government on one occasion second hand the site for top-secret nuclear dreadful and weapons protest march.
In "Region 51: An Uncensored Film of America's Top Register Soldierly Sponsor", Jacobsen details how approximately agencies -- in addition to the Minute Endorse Commission, the Subdivision of Bombard and the CIA -- on one occasion second hand the site to conduct emotional and seal research on aircraft and pilot-related projects, in addition to planes that traveled three become old closer than the speed of secured and nuclear-propelled, space-based shield launch systems. "Region 51: An Uncensored Film, "Annie JacobsenREAD AN Mention
Manage PLUMBBOBIn the summer and fall of 1957, a series of atmospheric nuclear tests -- called Manage Plumbbob -- were conducted greater ground at the Nevada dreadful and assignment increase, located just edge of Region 51.
Twenty-nine explosions were set off having the status of tests were conducted on troop quickness, fate detonations and the property of flying absurdity on living targets, according to documents declassified by the Subdivision of Endorse that Jacobsen details in her book.
Participating in the explosions, guarantee controller Richard Mingus stood broadcast edge load of the weapons-testing sites, in addition to one in the midst of the prevalent atmospheric dud that has habitually exploded in the Associated States. Spread
